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Revision as of 10:12, 24 December 2016

In order to create certificates for the Registration of Arms, The Augustan Society, Inc., necessarily requires the services of one or more Heraldic Artists. Over time, both volunteer and professional artists have been employed. This page applies equally to both.

The duty of a Heraldic Artist is to receive a blazon in English, to emblazon it in a digital file following such standards as may have been established, and to return it to the officer who submitted it.

The officers authorized to do so are:

While it is expected that work will generally be taken in the order received (with due consideration for cases where insignia or such might need to be researched), there may be times when a late submission should receive higher priority. In those cases, only the Justiciar General may direct a change.

In no case is the Heraldic Artist liable for changes made to the blazon after submission. Should it be discovered that there was an error in the submission, a "stop work" order should be issued at the earliest possible time, with a new blazon (even if unchanged) being submitted at a later date. The Heraldic Artists should never be asked to amend an emblazonment once work has begun, save for the correction of discrepancies between the blazon and emblazonment or violation of established standards.

The goal here is to simplify the work of the Heraldic Artist, and to isolate him from any turmoil that might exist in other committees (which we have seen ample precedent for). When the Heraldic Artist is a paid position, such lack of changes is also an obligation of their contract, which will (one is sure) provide for partial payment for partially completed emblazonments.

This page is a first draft that has not yet been subjected to reality, and may thus prove quite incorrect or incomplete, thus constructive amendments are particularly welcomed.