Horse Rider Faction Emblem - Poll
Hi all! This month we're still at the half-orc customizer (gonna show some progress real soon). However, we also need to plan some designs for next month - thus this poll.
And it is an important one!
Please help me decide on the emblem for the horse rider faction!
Option A
This one is the most classic viking animal design style. I do like it because of that, but I'm afraid banners with this one will be difficult to print and especially to paint.
Option B
This is probably my fav, as it has those elegant spirals that could be "embroidered" on a banner.
Option C
For the undecisive, a middle ground between A and B. Less of those hoops and loops around means easier painting.
Option D
This one appeared in the design process and I had to include it just for the laughs 😅
Horse go BOINK BOINK!
Please keep Option D at zero votes 😄
Comments (17)
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b6/90/29/b6902948beb562933ea5e8db77e42d2a.jpg It’s always great when you can include original sources too!
I gave this quest to Janka, our illustrator, so I really didn't make the research 😃 I usually do try to compile a list of historical stuff that was converted for fantasy use, but I fail in the middle when I close all my browser tabs 😅
D looks like the horse in the Bugs Bunny Opera movie.
Haahaha 😂 Exactly!
My friend’s sister was one of the Riders of New Zealand... she also once owned Hades’ chariot horse from Xena. I got a chance to be an extra in the Germania section of Gladiator and actually turned it down 😭😭😭. I would have had to get up at 04.30 to drive to the set..sadly I didn’t have the money to stay over the night before... still annoyed about that.
Oh wow! That would have been quite an adventure! Maybe you'll get a chance for another movie set in the future though 😃 Or you know, create opportunities yourself, gather up some pals and make a short film 😃 (I know I tried and failed miserably 😅).
Ooooh I so wanted to vote D 😂 I went for B instead.
*boink* 😂
Voted A
Might still use this one for something like a royal banner, or maybe decorations in the great hall!
Option D makes me want a My Little Pony Friendship is Magic alternate version of everything..
I know, right? 😅
I know it says not to vote for D but I actually really like the simplicity of it best. Refine the head and front leg shape just a bit and i think it would feel a lot less silly
I'm a fan of simplicity too ;) But I think an emblem should be fairly ornate, it's like a jewel on a banner!
Voting A, thanks for the opportunity to Vote. :)
So, I actually got a question ^^ Is it the design only for the banners? Or for the shields to? For banners only I would go with a more complex style while for shields I would prefer an evean more simplified version of option B Also my favorit would be the body of C with the single ear and mane style from option B.
Thanks for the feedback! Shields have their own specific templates for decorations (e.g. 2 horse heads, instead of a body) due to things like the shield boss in the middle breaking a nice design. I do like the spirals on C very much too! This might be a winner ;)