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The Heraldic Craftsman was the journal of The Society of Heraldic Arts, first published in 1988.

Articles covered the broadest range of heraldic topics, highlighting artists, techniques, disciplines within heraldic studies, and much more.

Unfortunately, publication of The Heraldic Craftsman ceased with the 100th edition in August 2018. This was essentially due to the cost of producing a quarterly full-colour publication and the increasing burden of posting hard copies to members and academic institutions throughout the world.

Below you will find select articles from previous issues of The Heraldic Craftsman, as well as new articles by Craft Members.

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Illustrated articles are always welcomed for publication in this section of the Society’s website. These should be sent to info@heraldic-arts.com. Ideally, all submissions should be in Microsoft Word DOC/DOCX/RTF format. Illustrations should be 300dpi in color JPG or PNG format as applicable and clearly labeled if captions or specific placement is required (they may be left in place in a Word DOC file and can be adjusted for the website when and if used).

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Colour Blended Letters

Colour Blended Letters

THE TECHNICAL SIDE: COLOUR BLENDED LETTERS* Baz Manning, FSHA The Heraldic Craftsman No. 13, Summer 1993 Colour blending in painted...
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Enamel Paints

Enamel Paints

THE TECHNICAL SIDE: ENAMEL PAINTS* Anthony Wood, FSHA Newsletter No. 8, Spring 1992 Most of us who paint our heraldry...
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Model Achievements

Model Achievements

John Ferguson, FSHA Heraldry as an art form is not only pattern, colour and virile draughtsmanship. It has, in its...
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The Call to Arms

The Call to Arms

Baz Manning, FSHA English armorial bearings were granted to John Basil Edward Manning on the 28th December, 2000: Or semy...
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The Royal Arms Updated

The Royal Arms Updated

THE ROYAL ARMS UPDATED Kevin Arkinstall, FSHA Originally appeared in The Armiger’s News, Volume XLVIII, Number 3, Summer 2025 Many moons...
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Vair

Vair

THE TECHNICAL SIDE: VAIR* Baz Manning, FSHA The Heraldic Craftsman No. 15, Winter 1993 In a departure from our in-depth...
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