WARNING! YOU MUST HAVE A GOOGLE ACCOUNT TO DO THIS!

A decade and some change ago I created a set of award templates, which were just pdfs, intending for parks that do not have someone who can create something good looking for awards. This was in the before time, when awards could be a scrap of paper. Parks used them, and continue to use them, but I really don't want them to. My focus has changed, in that instead of doing it all for amtgarders, that I should instead enable amtgarders who can create their own award templates for their group. This is the end result of that effort.

How it Works

Read this page!

Click "Make this Award" below, it will open in a new tab or download the google sites mobile app and it will open there. This will make a copy of the award in your own google drive.

Edit to your heart's content, put in names, reasons for the awards, specialized order artwork, text, fonts, heraldry, whatever you want.

Print! Save as a pdf for printing later. Save a .jpg or .png for displaying online.

Using Google Slides and Google Sheets to Make Automatic Custom Award Templates

Using Google Slides and Google Sheets to Make Automatic Custom Award Templates

All Orders Awards

Use these to make one single award template for all the orders you are giving out.

All Orders Award

Sword & Flower All Orders

Alona Award Test All Orders

Specific Orders

These awards are designed to be one specific order, and not part of any specific set of awards

Order of Battle

Order of the Crown

Order of the Warrior

Fairy Tale Award Set

A full set of awards that I had originally made for Neverwinter, in a fairy tale theme. I think I just liked this border at the time.

Fairy Tale Battle

Fairy Tale Crown

Fairy Tale Dragon

Fairy Tale Garber

Fairy Tale Jovius

Fairy Tale Lion

Fairy Tale Mask

Fairy Tale Owl

Fairy Tale Rose

Fairy Take Smith

Fairy Tale Warrior

A Note About Copyright

You can use any of the artwork I have provided on this page below, I am giving it away free for use, under creative commons. You can use it in personal and commercial use. I have either come up with the designs myself, or used free for use copyright free artwork to create these pieces. If you find something that you think someone else has made a piece and it is falsely put online by me, send me an email and I will be glad to remove it.

Now, if you want to use other images that you find online, that is up to you. I recommend using .png files, because they can have transparent backgrounds, making them easier to layer text and images.

I recommend these sites to find free for reuse artwork:

Assets

Backgrounds

You can change the background of the award to anything you want. If you use a background that is not sized exactly like the award, it will squish it, so keep that in mind. To change backgrounds, right click on some blank space in the award and select "Change Background" You can then put in anything you want.

Borders

You can edit or insert a new border image, or layer multiple images on top of each other easily, simply click on Insert>Image and select a file on your computer, or in your google drive. Then, you can click on the blue corner circles surrounding your image, and drag it to make it larger or smaller. You can also use Arrange>Order to move the image above or below the other images and text you might have on the screen.

Orders

If you would like to make your editable awards to be more unique than this generic one I have above, you can add images specific to the award type you are giving. Insert and arrange your graphics as wanted.

Award Text

This can be the hardest part of making awards. Seriously, this is hard. So. I have created two different resources that you can use to help you come up with award verbiage.

Award text can vary from a full page of flowery text, to a simple statement. Personally, I try not to write too much, partially because my calligraphy isn’t terribly up to par. I like to think that most award verbiage is in three parts:


The Announcement

Where you call for attention to let everyone know that an award is being given. Examples of this include:

Let it be known that Amtgard, and the Kingdom of ______ announces that on this day we celebrate___________,


The Explanation

Where the person who is receiving, and what they are receiving it for is written out. Examples of this include:

__________, of ___________, in the kingdom of ___________, who through their service/craft/ability in ___________, has shown that they are fit to receive this, the ___ order of the __________.


King/Queen/Duke/Duchess/Baron/Baroness/Sheriff ______, of _________ has seen fit to elevate and receive all adornments thereof, _______, of ________, to the rank of __________.


The Sign Off

The end cap, where the day and date is stated, and the award is signed by the person giving the award. Examples of this include:

On this day, the __ of ______, in the year _______

________________________________________

King _______, Monarch of _________


By my hand, ______________________________Queen ______ , of _______, Day/Date/Year

You can also change the fonts of your artwork up by clicking on the More Fonts in the drop down font menu. There is a lot of options.

Heraldry

Add your park, your kingdom, or the person receiving this award's heraldry to your editable awards. I have an awful lot of heraldry I have collected over the years, and I have it available for use, and if you would like to submit heraldry for further use, feel free to submit yours to help others.

FAQ

Here are a few things you might find issues with, and possible free solutions:

  • Your images are not .pngs with a transparent background. Transparent Image Online will help you convert.

  • I did not provide the color combination you want in this clipart. I want to enable you to use free tools to help you create your own artwork. Personally, I use Adobe products, but they are a big investment financially, so I recommend the following:

Free Photoshop Alternatives:

Free Illustrator Alternatives:

Further Award Resources:

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