Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Illustration workshop

 Illustration workshop
New request Photography workshop
  Map workshop
  

Skip to:

• Table of contents
• Tagged requests
• First discussion
• End of page
• ▶ New request ◀

Graphics Lab/Illustration workshop

The Graphics Lab is a project to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. Requests for image improvements can be added to the workshop pages: Illustrations, Photographs and Maps. For questions or suggestions one can use the talk pages: Talk:Graphics Lab, Talk:Illustrations, Talk:Photographs and Talk:Maps.
This specific page is the requests page for the illustration workshop. Anyone can make a request for an illustration to be improved or created for a Wikipedia article. Clicking the "New Request" button will bring you to a standard template for submitting requests, as well as general advice that should be followed.

Advice to requesters

All requests: Please make sure your request is "legitimate" by copyright. If the image(s) are in the public domain or freely licensed, you are fine. If the image(s) are "Fair use", there are only certain things we can do with them without falling afoul of Wikipedia's fair-use policies. If you are requesting assistance with a copyright or fair-use image, don't display it on this page; place {{GLNF|Example.png|caption|align=left}} to create a link to it. Do not add the File: extension. Our fair-use policy does not allow displaying fair-use images out of their articles on ANY account. Please check back regularly to see if progress has been made or if any additional questions need to be answered before the request can be completed. If a request is done to your satisfaction, please mark it with {{resolved}}. SVG requests: Make sure your request can actually BE vectorized. Note that vector drawings are not suitable for certain applications. We generally use SVG format for icons, logos, drawings, maps, flags, and such. Certain things, photographs especially, are totally impossible to vectorize. Per our non-free content policy, vectorization of copyrighted images is not permitted. If a vectorized non-free image is desired, seek out such an image from the copyright holder.

Illustration workshop requests archives
	Requests from recent years: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 This page is automatically archived by ClueBot III.

For graphists:

Page header:

Commons Illustration workshop	SVG help board	Image candidates:
Image requests by subject	SVG help documentation	Quality
SVG maintenance category	Creating charts and graphs	Valued
SVG conversion requests		Featured

Hawaiian sovereignty movements

• 
  example to follow from Commons

Article(s): Hawaiian sovereignty movement

Request: create flags for Nation of Hawai'i (gold/purple/black)[1][2], Ka Lahui Hawai Polynesian sovereignty movement (blue)[3] and Hawai'i Ko Aloha (gaggy rainbow)[4], in that order of use... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 08:10, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):  Request taken by Orionist.

The sources for the flag of the Nation of Hawai'i are of very low res. I found these sources: [5], [6] and [7]. They are okay, but if you know of any better source it'd be of great help! I'll do the other two flags first. -- Orionist ★ talk 03:48, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

I wish I did, sorry.--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 18:21, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Damascus University

Article(s): Damascus University

Request: vectorize, the png is not as clear or useful, I would use the jpg... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 08:11, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Please, before one or the other get deleted.--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 09:26, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

It would probably be easier for you to upload the images to an external source like imgur (or whatever else you like) that way if they get deleted they're still available to whoever wants to do the conversion. §hep^Talk 22:56, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

The png was deleted, please vectorize the jpg.--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 06:47, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

If this logo was designed before 1994 it should be in the public domain in Syria (its home country) and the US. The university was established in 1923, so barring a change of the logo after 1994, it is most probably in the public domain. As for vectorization, I don't think it's possible at this resolution, not mentioning the drawbacks of vectorizing vs procuring the official vector file, as summarized in our advice at the top of the page. I've had a quick look at their website and found nothing. I'll try to do more searching later, but finding something useful seems improbable. -- Orionist ★ talk 04:08, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

USVA headstones

• 
  Sufism Reoriented
• 
  United Moravian Church (Agnus Dei)

Completed:

Source	Vector	Refers
File:USVA headstone emb-17.jpg	File:USVA headstone emb-17.svg	Muslim (Crescent and Star)
File:USVA headstone emb-13.jpg	File:USVA headstone emb-13.svg	Serbian Orthodox
File:USVA headstone emb-20.jpg	File:USVA headstone emb-20.svg	Community of Christ
File:USVA headstone emb-30.jpg	File:USVA headstone emb-30.svg	Christian & Missionary Alliance
File:USVA headstone emb-31.jpg	File:USVA headstone emb-31.svg	United Church of Christ
File:USVA headstone emb-32.jpg	File:Happyman.svg	Humanist Emblem of Spirit (Humanism)
File:USVA headstone emb-33.jpg	File:USVA headstone emb-33.svg	Presbyterian Church (USA)
File:USVA headstone emb-16.jpg	File:USVA headstone emb-16.svg	Atheism
File:USVA headstone emb-38.jpg	File:USVA headstone emb-38.svg	Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
File:USVA headstone emb-39.jpg	File:USVA headstone emb-39.svg	New Apostolic Church
File:USVA headstone emb-23.jpg	File:USVA headstone emb-23.svg	Seicho-No-Ie

Article(s): United States Department of Veterans Affairs emblems for headstones and markers

Request: vectorize. http://www.cem.va.gov/hm/hmemb.asp may be of use. thanks. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 09:27, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Note: The government says it also uses symbols for "Lutheran Church Missouri Synod" and "New Apostolic Church", yet these are not reflected in the article. Might want to add them. §hep^Talk 04:12, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Added "Lutheran Church Missouri Synod", can't find "New Apostolic Church" but it's at http://www.nak.org/en/ --Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 14:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

• The Moravian one can probably be made using pieces from commons:Category:Agnus Dei in heraldry.
• The Sufism logo can probably takes pieces from File:Wingedheart.svg.

Graphist opinion(s):

Yea, though I am most grateful for the fruits of thine labor, yet I am heartily confuseth. Why dost thou upload such images as svg and chance others as jpg, separating the sheep from the goats as the wheat from the chaff? Though perplexed I have faith that in time the answer shall be made known unto me.--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:19, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Umm? The jpgs I uploaded were straight from the government. They were better quality than the originals from a few years ago. I uploaded SVGs of the two that I converted to vectors. The jpgs I uploaded were never vectors. Sorry, I'm not exactly sure what you were asking... §hep^Talk 00:06, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Ah, sorry, I mean I was hoping to get all of these converted to svg, and some you start by first uploading a jpg, so I didn't understand the thought process for uploading two variants. --Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:56, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm not planning to convert them all, I thought the new versions would make the job of whoever does make them an SVG easier. §hep^Talk 01:26, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

I get it, thank you!--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 13:05, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

I've made some progress on the Seicho-No-Ie symbol, but I can't get the outer spokes to come out right. I went ahead and uploaded my best try, but I'm sure it could be done much better. §hep^Talk 18:32, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

You've traced the jpg almost perfectly, when I overlay them - the "problem" is that the spokes aren't evenly shaped in the jpg, and you've faithfully reproduced that... It's probably good enough, but I might try to redraw that outer path with a more even, repeating shape later, if you like - although a better original would help in deciding what that shape should precisely be.  Begoon•talk 06:00, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Ok - there's an attempt to even out the spokes a bit. It's not perfect because, aside from having to interpret what shape they are "supposed" to be, I did it with a 32 point star, masked with a couple of circles - however, I then had to manually add bezier curves to all the nodes, so any unevenness left is where I clumsily didn't do all 64 nodes the same. In the end it's debatable whether it's much "better".  Begoon•talk 07:52, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Comment : on Inkscape, there is a way to select quickly a bunch of nodes in a path. When you are in Path Editing mode (F2), while pressing a key combination like Ctrl+Alt, you can draw a freehand polygon with you mouse. All the nodes contained in the polygon will then be in you selection. And then a Shift+S with make all the nodes in your selection soft Beziers. If your path was regular at the beginning (this is likely, as a boolean operation of regular objects), the soft Beziers will be also. Inkscape is magic ! Arnaud Ramey (talk) 11:05, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

I'll look at that next time - if I can also simultaneously adjust the shape of all the selected beziers then that would indeed have been ideal. I confess to a preference for AI just for the interface, and general usability, but I'll happily use Inkscape for some tasks.  Begoon•talk 11:19, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Seicho-No-Ie is much better, calling it done, close enough for government work. Oh, bad joke...--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 03:09, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Loktantrik Janata Party, Nepal

Loktantrik Janata Party, Nepal election symbol

Article(s): Loktantrik Janata Party, Nepal

Request: Please redraw as SVG Acather96 (talk) 20:01, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Wolf Awards

Bronze Wolf Award

Silver Wolf Award

Article(s): Bronze Wolf Award, Silver Wolf Award

Request: vectorize and unify for style, they are very different presently, but they look very similar... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 09:40, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Seal of State

• Seal of West Bengal
  Seal of West Bengal

Article(s): West Bengal

Request: Redraw as SVG. (Be very careful when your are licensing the logo. Eg here).--Kkm010 | Talk with me 09:53, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Television channel logos

• 
  AXN  Done

Article(s): MTV, VH1 India, Times Now, CNN-IBN, AXN

Request: Vectorize.--Kkm010 | Talk with me 19:10, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Notes: For whoever takes these:

• The MTV logo can be taken and modified from File:MTV Logo.svg.
• The VH1 logo can be taken and modified from File:VH1.svg.
• The CNN-IBN logo is partly here. Only problem is that the globe is a bitmap, the rest looks like a vector. (It also has vectors for Studio 18, Colors (TV channel), and IBN-7 if anyone is feeling ambitious)

§hep^Talk 19:28, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for that work, §hep, it will, indeed, be very helpful to whoever does take these on. I'm afraid I won't personally be doing that until the requester has time to respond to your earlier request for help, and kind offer to assist. Sorry if that seems harsh, but I do feel you at least deserved a response, bearing in mind the effort you have put in.  Begoon•talk 20:06, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Ahmadinejad

• 

Article(s): Ahmadinejad

Request: vectorize, and romanize the new filename correctly as Ahmadinejad signature.svg. Thanks. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 18:24, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Egypt

• 

Article(s): Coat of arms of Egypt

Request: vectorize, inside should be green like the flag, not blue... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 09:33, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Note: I haven't sorted through commons:Category:SVG coat of arms elements, but it will probably contain some useful elements. Shep^Talk 00:46, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Sikorski's autograph

• 
  Radosław Sikorski's autograph

Article(s):

Request: Could you vectorize this one? Vearthy (talk) 14:10, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):  Request taken by Connormah.

Sich Riflemen

• 

Article(s): Sich Riflemen

Request: vectorize... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 09:00, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Coat of arms of the Royal Society

Article(s): Royal Arms of England, Royal Society

Request: Could the arms of the Royal Society be drawn in SVG format? The best reference image is found here, with an additional one here. The "three lions" could (or perhaps, as Commons' strongest version, should) be derived from File:Royal Arms of England (1340-1367).svg. --Jza84 |  Talk  15:23, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):