What is the ShieldGenerator and how do I use it?

ShieldGenerator builds the classic look — a monogram crest on a traditional shield. It draws the crest by code instead of pasting together clip art, which is why it prints razor-sharp at every size we make and stays editable forever. It's included with the designer and doesn't use credits.

1. Open it. In HeadBuilder Studio, click Add Images in the left toolbar, then ShieldGenerator.

2. Work the sections top to bottom. Live Preview redraws with every choice you make, so you're never guessing.

• Shape — fifty shields to choose from. Fifteen are on screen and More Shapes opens the rest.
• Shield Options — the shield's own colors and fill.
• Exterior Lines and Interior Lines — the banding and division lines that give a crest its structure.
• Text — your letters, plus Font, Size, Spacing, Nudge, Text Color, Outline and Shadow.

3. Set your monogram. Open Text and type your letters. They're cropped by the shield mask and skew to match the interior-line angle automatically, so a two-letter monogram sits the way a real crest would rather than looking pasted on.

4. Place on Head. The crest drops onto your head as a layer you can move, scale and rotate like anything else. Or use Send to ImageAgent as reference if you'd rather have ImageAgent build a full piece of artwork around your crest.

Tip: it never stops being a shield. Select the crest on your head and click Edit Shield to reopen it with every setting exactly where you left it — come back next season, change a letter or a color, and it redraws perfectly.