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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.

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Seals of Puerto Rico

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  Coat of Arms of Puerto Rico(SVG)
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  Seal of Puerto Rico
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  Seal of the House of Representatives
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  Seal of the Senate

Article(s): Puerto Rico

Request: Please recreate the following seals in SVG. They can be uploaded to the Commons under the same license as the Coat of Arms. The first seal, the Seal of Puerto Rico, takes most of it's elements from the Coat of Arms I have provided. Thanks very much to whoever takes this, I really appreciate it. Fry1989 (talk)

Graphist opinion(s):

The CoA file goes crazy when opened in Illustrator. You need someone who works with Inkscape to do it. Sorry! -- Orionist ★ talk 18:27, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Damn. Well, thanks for trying. Is there anybody else who could pleasee do this????? Fry1989 (talk) 18:52, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Southern Sudan

Stale

 – DyceBot (talk) 07:00, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 03:45, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Please create File:Emblem of Southern Sudan.svg, using File:Coat of arms of Sudan.gif as a base

Please create File:Coat of arms of the Republic of South Sudan (proposed).svg

Article(s): Southern Sudan

Request: In light of independence per referendum, please vectorize. In the event of the referendum supporting separation from Sudan, Southern Sudan will become an independent country on 9 July 2011. [1]. Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 11:16, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

European neighborhood initiatives

Stale

 – DyceBot (talk) 07:00, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

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  The European Union and its neighbors

Article(s): Eurosphere, Greater Europe, European integration

Request: Convert it to SVG, and explain in the legend what dark blue (Switzerland and Norway) represents. 129.10.230.225 (talk) 21:25, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): Simple legends and captions should not be included in graphics. They should be moved to the image description pages and the captions in the articles. Kaldari (talk) 21:07, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Nebraska highway marker

Stale

 – DyceBot (talk) 07:00, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

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  File:N-Blank.svg

Article(s): Used as the image on {{Nebraska-road-stub}}, but was used as a template for the files in commons:Category:Nebraska State Highway Shields

Request: This is already an SVG, but it has issues. My concern is with the drawing at the bottom. I'm not even sure how to accurately describe what's wrong with it, but there are lines which seem to be extending randomly from the oxen and wagon and some color is missing. This image shows what the image should look like. –Fredddie™ 05:21, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): Those are artifacts from auto-tracing. The signs will likely need some tender loving care (i.e., drawing from scratch), given the Nebraska state's highway collection doesn't include this figure. It would be of tremendous help if there are clean, high-resolution raster image of this - all the ones I could find on the web are quite low resolution. Jon C (talk) 18:48, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Once you delete the artifacts you'll find the stroked paths much cleaner than usual auto-tracing results. The file looks funny, but still salvageable, although it'd take some time to do. If tracing from scratch is not possible, here's what you can do: The black-filled areas and some rogue paths should be deleted, the stroked paths are for some weird reason divided into small segments, you can select segments that are supposed to be one path and use 'join' function to combine (obvious example would be the text), or you can lock them and trace above them (with smart guides on) with the picture linked above an additional reference. Regards, -- Orionist ★ talk 19:34, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

I did find this image on this page if it's of any use. –Fredddie™ 00:00, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Kolkata Knight Riders Logo

Stale

 – DyceBot (talk) 07:00, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

 Not doable

KKR Logo

Article(s): Kolkata Knight Riders

Request: Vectorize.--Kkm010 | Talk with me 05:44, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

The logo is not suitable for vectorization and the original itself is likely to be a bitmap. —Quibik (talk) 16:58, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

We apologize, but this request is not doable. Regards, -- Orionist ★ talk 19:42, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Creating Scribus Template for "Wikipedia Tutorials"

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 – DyceBot (talk) 07:00, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Request: Hi there, I need to get File:DYK Tutorial.pdf, which was created in PowerPoint using minimal graphic design skills, into the Scribus format. Basically, this document will be used as a template for future "Wikipedia Tutorials" for the US Public Policy Initiative, which is working with numerous college classes to include Wikipedia in their curriculum, so the students need quick, easy-to-read, and easy-on-the-eyes tutorial documents to help them out in their early days. So if this could be made in Scribus, that would be great.

Also, use your design judgment to make the document better if you'd like. I'll also need a 2nd page template (i.e., the pdf I linked before is only a one-page document; for multipage documents, I'll need a template page for those other pages, too). You've got a good amount of graphic freedom here, I'm just giving you a starting point. The ultimate goal is to have a recognizable format so that when a student sees one of these documents, they know it's from the same source as the rest of the documents we're handing out to them. If nobody here is familiar with Scribus, if you could point me where else I should try, that would be great. Thanks! upstateNYer (Ambassador) 01:14, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jkwchui (talk • contribs) 03:50, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Periodic table image

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  Periodic table discovery periods
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  A SVG base to start from

Article(s): Timeline of chemical elements discoveries

Request: Add the elements beyond Rg (i.e. Cn, Uut, Uuq, Uup, Uuh, Uus, Uuo), with Cn and Uuq going into the 1950-1999 period and, I suppose, the rest going into a new "2000+" period. Lanthanum-138 (talk) 04:44, 2 February 2011 (UTC) (This seems to be one of the last un-updated periodic table images. If there are any more like this one, please fix them too! Lanthanum-138 (talk) 04:47, 2 February 2011 (UTC))

Graphist opinion(s): I think a vector version is useful (the original is a screenshot), and added link to a SVG periodic table. But I recommend against adding the unconfirmed elements to the table. Jon C (talk) 05:37, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Alternatively, one may not want to do this as an image, but instead through the periodic table template. Jon C (talk) 20:49, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Or the compact one. Jon C (talk) 20:51, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

 Request taken by jkwchui.; ongoing progress here.

 Done Lanthanum-138 did all the hard work. It looks great! Do you mind if I modify the colors to something that suggest a pattern (e.g., red->orange->green->blue)? The current colors as it is sorta random (looking through the code it seems the original author simply picked between "CC" "00" and "FF" ;) ). Also, I find the short template looks better than the one currently in article - the readers don't really need to know the extra details like group# within that context. Jon C (talk) 21:35, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

See the following, using both the color-wheel and saturation as guidance (the newly discovered elements are "brighter/fresher" than the older ones):

Now I'm doing Template:Periodic table (discovery periods). Lanthanum-138 (talk) 11:25, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

 Question: I've tried a variety of things, but don't seem to be able to get the dashed box to go away. Can someone versed in Wikitables help? Jon C (talk) 19:48, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh flags

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  Belfast: SVGify
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  Cardiff : SVGify
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  Edinburgh: SVGify
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  Edinburgh could have a flag derived (and modified) from this file

Need SVG illustrations for the following:

• Flag of Belfast - examples here and here
• Flag of Cardiff - examples here and here
• Flag of Edinburgh - examples here and here

Request: Hi all, we have a File:Flag of the City of London.svg, but we don't have illustrations for the other three British capitals (Belfast for Northern Ireland; Cardiff for Wales; and Edinburgh for Scotland). SVG flags of these would be greatly appreciated. Please note, this request has also been made at the less active Wikimedia Commons Illustration Workshop too. 86.159.104.235 (talk) 12:46, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

I found the Cardiff and Edinburgh flags at the Flag Institute website (PD) and uploaded them in PNG. -- Orionist ★ talk 17:42, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

Orbital capture animation cleanup

An animation depicting a hypothetical capture of Phobos (small flat-ish round one) and Deimos (small round-ish grey one) by Mars (red). The Sun (yellow) and Jupiter (at itself) are depicted.

Article(s): Moons of Mars, others?

Request: Unhorrify? The Sun should be fixed, and the orbit artifacts cleaned up. Planets should always be centered on the orbit lines (they wobble around them), and Phobos/Deimos should be labeled P/D for clarity, although if you can think of a language-independent identification scheme, go for it. More frames would be nice, although I know know if it's possible. The exact shape/scales/speed of the orbits aren't important here, so feel free to recreate this from scratch. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 08:02, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

White house room locator diagrams

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  note low contrast
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  this one is even worse
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  this more like what is intended

Article(s): Map Room (White House), Library (White House), and Vermeil Room

Request: The contrast in the first two images for the indicated room is too low. I tried fixing the first one but got a file that was three times as large. Mangoe (talk) 20:39, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): Can you use File:WHground.svg instead? It could be turned into a locator diagram fairly easily if it's not already sufficient. Makeemlighter (talk) 20:49, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Hmmm... It would be better to make a set of these but let me get back to you on that. Mangoe (talk) 22:10, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

It would be preferable to have a separate locator diagram for each room given that most such diagrams exist, as it would be hard to get people to stop using them. I would suggest replacing existing diagrams (and adding any that may be missing) by taking the diagram you indicate (and the matching diagrams for the other floors) and blanking out all but the room in question. Mangoe (talk) 18:37, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

 Done See next gallery for links. Jon C (talk) 21:27, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

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  Vermeil room
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  Oval office
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  Map room
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  Library
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  China room
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  Center hall

SMEAT patch

SMEAT patch

Article(s): Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test, Skylab

Request: Hi folks, would someone please be kind enough to vectorise this patch and remove the watermark (the embroidered version of the patch doesn't display it, see here)? Many thanks in advance, Colds7ream (talk) 18:57, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): This is one graphic that I would recommend against vectorizing. The original is notable in that the Snoopy was drawn by Charles Schultz himself. This has historical merit, is of high enough resolution for screen, and a vector reproduction will not capture the nuances from his hand. Jon C (talk) 18:05, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Fair enough; would there be any way to tidy the non-Snoopy parts of the image whilst leaving the illustration intact? Colds7ream (talk) 12:37, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

The Mall at the World Trade Center

• Floor plan of The Mall at the World Trade Center, prior to 9/11
  Floor plan of The Mall at the World Trade Center, prior to 9/11
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  Version with non-modifiable text
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  Version with modifiable text

Article(s): The Mall at the World Trade Center

Request: Requesting that this floorplan be converted to SVG. Thanks! SchuminWeb (Talk) 03:51, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): Request taken by Makeemlighter.
 Done I've uploaded versions with and without modifiable text. The non-modifiable version renders better, so it should be used in articles. The other version is good for translation and making corrections. If there are any errors or if you'd like anything changed, just let me know. Cheers, Makeemlighter (talk) 23:22, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

<sigh> changed font to Arial, because it scales properly on wikimedia sites. For other watching wikigraphists, this fixes most font scaling problems. gringer (talk) 12:21, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

 Question: Really? How does that work? Arial isn't even on the supported fonts list... Jon C (talk) 18:19, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

It's pointless to change the font. It's far better to just create a version with text converted to paths and put that version in the articles. The modifiable version is then listed in other version and is available for translation, corrections, etc. Makeemlighter (talk) 18:58, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Wow! Thank you very much! It looks awesome. SchuminWeb (Talk) 03:06, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Signature

Resolved

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  Please redraw as a SVG
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  SVG

Article(s): L. Ron Hubbard

Request: Please redraw as a SVG. P. S. Burton (talk) 19:58, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):  Done Jon C (talk) 19:55, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Great. Thank you very much! P. S. Burton (talk) 23:24, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

United States Bankruptcy Court Seal

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  Seal of the United States Bankruptcy Court

Article(s): Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code, Chapter 7, Title 11, United States Code, United States bankruptcy court, Chapter 13, Title 11, United States Code, United States Trustee Program, Bankruptcy in the United States, Claim in bankruptcy, Chapter 12, Title 11, United States Code, Trustee in bankruptcy, Debtor in possession, Bankruptcy discharge, Chapter 15, Title 11, United States Code, Title 11 of the United States Code, Chapter 9, Title 11, United States Code, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel

Request: Replace white background with transparency. --Cybercobra (talk) 07:11, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): this is a png -file and therefore the request should be done on the photography workshop-page. Wereldburger758 (talk) 12:32, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

 Done Since this is used in many articles, and the source is small (192x192px), a vector version would be useful at some point. Jon C (talk) 19:48, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Coat of Arms of the Government of Northern Ireland

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  The Coat of Arms of the Government of Northern Ireland (requires SVGification).

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  This crown could be used for that on the shield...
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  This hand could also be used for that on the shield...
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  This image could be used for the shape of the shield, and for the banners (note the harp too)...
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  The lion in this coat of arms could be flipped, re-coloured and adjusted...
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  The deer in this coat of arms could be adjusted to create the elk?

Article(s): Several, including Northern Ireland, Coat of arms of Northern Ireland, Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland and many others.

Request: SVGification, ideally to User:Sodacanian standards (!)... Note that the file should properly be uploaded as "Coat of Arms of the Government of Northern Ireland". 86.159.104.235 (talk) 18:40, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):  Request taken by Sodacan., I have one which is almost finished, ready for upload in a few days. Sodacan (talk) 18:44, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia

Article(s): Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia

Request: squash just slightly so the rope is round, trim excess space... Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:07, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

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Bharat Scouts and Guides

Article(s): Bharat Scouts and Guides

Request: change blue wheel to gold and remove black keylining per org website... Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:13, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

NCPUL Logo

[2]

Article(s): National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language

Request: Please upload the logo under fair use for the article. 92.12.173.145 (talk) 17:37, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): The supplied link is far too low resolution for reasonable use, and we would not be able to vectorize it as it is either. Jon C (talk) 21:55, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Two diocesan coat of arms

• Coat of arms of the Diocese of Truro
  Coat of arms of the Diocese of Truro
• Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lichfield
  Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lichfield

Article(s): Diocese of Truro, Diocese of Lichfield

Request: I am forwarding this request; could an editor please create images of the coat of arms of the above two diocese. The shape of the shield is irrelevant; however, the common shape for English arms lately may be seen here.

An image of the arms of Lichfield's diocese may be found here. The larger cross at centre is a cross potent, the smaller four surrounding it are crosses pattée.

The arms of Truro's diocese are without an image to copy from, bur are described as, "Argent, on a saltire gules, a key, ward upward, in bend, surmounted by a sword, hilt upward, in bend sinister, both or. In base, a fleur de lys sable. The whole within a bordure sable, fifteen bezants. Ensigned with a mitre." In other words, the shield needs to be white with a red saltire, which is an "X" shape, across it. On and within the red saltire there needs to be a key and sword crossed over one another, each yellow in colour. The key needs to be in the backslash position, the sword in the forward slash, and where the two meet in the middle the sword must overlap the key. It is also important the ward of the key is at the top, and the hilt of the sword at the bottom. In the white space at the bottom, there needs to be a black fleur de lys. A mitre rests atop the shield like in the image linked above for the Lichfield.
Η936631 (talk) 08:42, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

NLGJA logo

• 2nd image (If there is one)
  2nd image (If there is one)
• Don't request too many at once, though
  Don't request too many at once, though

Article(s): name of article

National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association

Request: The logo on the page is an old version. I have a copy of the new one but seem to be unable to upload it. Suggestions/step-by-step instructions/help? Oaklandnjb (talk) 19:59, 14 February 2011 (UTC) oaklandnjb

Graphist opinion(s):

Coat of Arms of Rēzekne

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  On this COA
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  correct SVG COA

Article(s): Rēzekne

Request: Please correct SVG Coat of Arms of Rēzekne Dark Eagle (talk) 20:41, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Please explain what corrections are required. gringer (talk) 12:22, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Mostly shield & silhouette --Dark Eagle (talk) 18:31, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Personal flag of the office holder of the Principal Deputy Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Defense

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Article(s): Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Request: Vectorize. Thanks. Connormah (talk) 23:51, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):