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Any shield/ file on the site can be downloaded and edited, simply download the file you want to edit and use either Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape to do so. <br>
Any shield/ file on the site can be downloaded and edited, simply download the file you want to edit and use either Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape to do so. <br>
Metals, tinctures, creatures, elements, etc and can be found under the Heraldic Elements [[Heraldic Elements|section]].
Metals, tinctures, creatures, elements, etc and can be found under the Heraldic Elements [[Heraldic Elements|section]].
== Important ==
A file that contains own artwork and/or artwork from other sites than  WappenWiki is not allowed. It is also not allowed to create new elements from parts of other elements from the site, nor to upload arms with own tinctures.
Uploaded files that don't follow the guidelines stated above will be deleted.
If you are missing an heraldic element, place a request [[User_talk:JSpuller|<u>here</u>]]


== Uploading files ==
== Uploading files ==
=== When uploading a shield/ file to WappenWiki it has to fulfill the following conditions ===
=== When uploading a shield/ file to WappenWiki it has to fulfil the following conditions ===


1. Only SVG format is allowed<br>
1. Only SVG format is allowed<br>
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<u>'''Inkscape'''</u><br>
<u>'''Inkscape'''</u><br>
Not supported as files has a tendency to get corrupted.
Not supported as files has a tendency to get corrupted.
 
Uploaded files that's not following the guidelines stated above will be deleted.

Latest revision as of 17:18, 6 June 2025

Any shield/ file on the site can be downloaded and edited, simply download the file you want to edit and use either Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape to do so.
Metals, tinctures, creatures, elements, etc and can be found under the Heraldic Elements section.

Important

A file that contains own artwork and/or artwork from other sites than WappenWiki is not allowed. It is also not allowed to create new elements from parts of other elements from the site, nor to upload arms with own tinctures.

Uploaded files that don't follow the guidelines stated above will be deleted.

If you are missing an heraldic element, place a request here


Uploading files

When uploading a shield/ file to WappenWiki it has to fulfil the following conditions

1. Only SVG format is allowed
2. Files should be saved as 820x952 pixels
3. The save settings below for SVG files must be used, this allows files and elements to be editable between applications.

Illustrator
Click File -> Save As and choose ’SVG (svg)’ as format
Make sure that the two options below are checked

Options
- Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities

Advance Options
- Style Attributes

Inkscape
Not supported as files has a tendency to get corrupted.