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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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Lola Bunny PNG to SVG

Article(s): Lola Bunny
Request: Please convert from PNG to SVG.; I ask this because the image's page in question has a request for it to be so. -- NintenBOUND (talk) 14:13, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion: @NintenBOUND: Redrawing non-free images is prohibited per our non-free content policy. – Pbrks ^(t·c) 03:35, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I understand the reasoning behind this, and I'm not going to argue about it, but I'd like to ask a few questions to clear up any confusion: why is a PNG to SVG request on multiple images on character pages, such as the Yoshi and Elmer Fudd ones, when they aren't free images? Why are there SVG images on characters with presumably non-free images, such as Mr. Krabs or Marvin the Martian? Thank you for your time. NintenBOUND (talk) 13:50, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@NintenBOUND: The difference is that the copyright holder created those SVG images. If we can find SVG images that have been released by the copyright holder, then we can certainly upload them under fair-use, but we cannot redraw them ourselves. – Pbrks ^(t·c) 04:13, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Thanks. NintenBOUND (talk) 14:02, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flag and arms of Plomelin - corrections

File to be overwritten
File to be overwritten

Article(s): All articles these already appear on.
Request: Could somebody please modify the above files representing the flag and coat of arms of Plomelin, so that they look closer to the way they actually should? The proper version of the flag can be seen here and here. And the full version of the arms can be seen here (albeit obviously without the captions at the top and bottom). Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 14:47, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Maps featuring both Palestine and the USSR

File:Palestine Soviet Union Locator.svg
Palestine Soviet Union Locator (cropped).svg Done
Blank map of the world in 1985, which could be used in the creation of both files.

Article(s): Draft:Palestine-Soviet Union Relations
Request: Map featuring both Palestine and the USSR for an article describing relations between the two states -Erin (PhoenixCaelestis) (talk) 12:30, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion: @PhoenixCaelestis: Palestine-Soviet locator (cropped) is complete. Is the first image supposed to be the entire world? If so I have that too. ~~ jyglesias3

Houston / Tennessee Oilers Logo

Article(s)

Houston Oilers

Request

The logo would have less file size and would look better as a SVG. No legitimate source SVGs are available on the internet, as far as I am aware. -- Hurstbergn (talk) 15:33, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Note that the insides of the derrick is supposed to be colored white as far as I see, from several modern paraphernalia and representations (hats, logos on non-white backgrounds, etc.) -- Hurstbergn (talk) 20:51, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hurstbergn: Non-free images are not permitted to be redrawn per our non-free content policy. – Pbrks ^(t·c) 02:39, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seal of the People's Committee of North Korea

File:Seal of the People's Committee of North Korea.svg

Seal of the People's Committee of North Korea.svg

Article(s)

People's Committee of North Korea

Request

A certificate to Chong Yul-song on Feburary 8, 1948 showed the seal of the People's Committee of North Korea, which included the word 北朝鮮人民委員會印 in it. You can see it from these sources:

-- Great Brightstar (talk) 18:29, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Order of the National Hero (Grenada)

Resolved

– Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 11:30, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Badge of the Prestige Order of the National Hero (Grenada)

Article(s): Order of the National Hero (Grenada)
Request: Please make an SVG image of the insignia shown. You may take help from File:Coat of arms of Grenada (shield).svg. Surrounding the shield are seven nutmegs in gold (nutmeg reference: File:Flag of Grenada.svg). Crown may be taken from File:GRN Order of The Nation badge.svg. Peter Ormond 💬 04:09, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion: @Peter Ormond: Done - TheWanderingTraders (talk) 05:42, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Looks great! 👍🏻 Peter Ormond 💬 06:04, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of New Zealand taken to Antarctica

I tried my best, please reply below if you want to revise anything.

Article(s)

List of Antarctic flags

Request

Please make this historical New Zealand flag [1]. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 20:08, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you want the flag background to be slightly grey per the flag displayed or to make it just as blue as the canton? Hwi.padam 21:41, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hwi.padam Change the color, but while the flag probably had various shades of blue from the beginning, it's now faded. I think #1e3850 would be appropriate. It would also be good to change a few details of the inscription, "1" is completely different, there is less space between the beginning and end of the lower inscription and the end of the material, the holes in the "o" are less rounded and there is less space between the letters and dots. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 19:58, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I will change the color and try my best on the inscription. Since it was pretty much a handmade flag, it is practically impossible to find an exactly identical font. I will modify the paths for best resembling the original ensign. Hwi.padam 22:39, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bumping thread. Hwi.padam 19:43, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of Gonville and Caius College taken to Antarctica

Article(s): List of Antarctic flags
Request: Please make this historical College flag [2]. I provided the current coat of arms to help me, but the one on the flag is different. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 20:04, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request to create an SVG image of the flag of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1968 to 1999.

Flag of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1968–1999)

Flag of the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1968–1999)
This is the Governor's Flag template of the British Colonies before 1999. I requested to place the Turks and Caicos Islands coat of arms on the right into this Governor's Flag template and create a new SVG image.
The Turks and Caicos Islands coat of arms can be extracted directly from this flag SVG image.

Article(s): Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Request: I found on the Flags of the World (FOTW) website that the Governor's Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1968 to 1999 is slightly different from the current Governor's Flag. This is the source image link on FOTW, but I can't find the corresponding SVG image on Wikimedia Commons. Can I request to create an SVG image of this old Governor's Flag? Thanks. -- Misaka Eikoto (talk) 04:46, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

I don't see the point of making an extra version of the flag.

The only differences I see, are

the adjustment of colours of the Union Jack to the official colours
the sea shell colouring

These differences can simply be explained by differences in technique, preference or style of the drawers. They do not point to a change in the flag itself. A simple and general referral to WP:FOTW (not a reliable source in itself) is not enough evidence to suggest the flags are different.

Groetjes, Peter (talk) 17:18, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting the creation of an SVG image of the Portuguese Macau government flag from 1935 to 1951.

Flag of the Government of Portuguese Macau (1935–1951)

Flag of the Government of Portuguese Macau (1935–1951)
original PNG image
I propose to use this SVG image as a basis to replace the coat of arms with the 1935 to 1951 version of the Macau coat of arms.
This is the coat of arms of Portuguese Macau from 1935 to 1951.

Article(s): Portuguese Macau#Vexillology and Template:Country data Portuguese Macau
Request: I noticed that the SVG image of the Macau government flag from 1935 to 1951 is missing from Wikimedia Commons. Can I request the creation of this SVG image? Thanks. -- Misaka Eikoto (talk) 12:52, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

I don't see the point in updating this flag. [FOTW: Colonial flags of Macau] state that a blue background wasn't used before 1967. And that this design should never be used as the official flag of Portugese Macau. As stated in the request below, please show us reliable sources that prove the status of the flags first, or we'd better remove them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Groetjes, Peter (talk • contribs) 15:49, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request to update the coat of arms in the flags of the Portuguese Macau Government from 1951 to 1976 and 1976 to 1999 to the correct version.

This is the flag of the Portuguese Macau government from 1951 to 1976, but the Macau coat of arms in this flag is incorrectly designed. It is recommended to replace the coat of arms with the correct version and update this SVG image.
This is the correct version of the Macau coat of arms from 1951 to 1976.
This is the flag of the Portuguese Macau government from 1976 to 1999, but the Macau coat of arms in this flag is incorrectly designed. It is recommended to replace the coat of arms with the correct version and update this SVG image.
This is the correct version of the Macau coat of arms from 1976 to 1999.

Article(s): Portuguese Macau#Vexillology, List of Macanese flags and Template:Country data Portuguese Macau
Request: I found that the designs of the Macau coat of arms in these two SVG images of the Portuguese Macau government flags are all wrong. Can I request an update for these two SVG images of the Macau government flags? Thanks. -- Misaka Eikoto (talk) 13:09, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

I don't see the point in replacing the CoA.

Both versions of the CoA are made by the same person, referring to FOTW. FOTW refers on the Macao - 1967 Colonial Flag Proposal page to a pdf with the official CoA, as stated in 1935. This looks pretty much like the current version.
Your "correct version" has white and blue shields that are more than half shields, which looks to me as being highly unusual, and the white and blue waves go all over the place and have different widths, while these should be a regular wave pattern and have the same dimensions. That makes this "correct" version worse than the current one.
The Colonial flags of Macao page on FOTW does not show any sources, but it specifically says that this is not an official flag at all, and should never be used as an official flag. Locals call it the Financial Times flag of Macao, because a tv-program used it.

So if there should be taken any action it is:

finding reliable sources to prove the official status of the flags in time.
If there are none: removal of the flags

Groetjes, Peter (talk) 15:39, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Coat of arms of Camborne

File:Coat of arms of Camborne, Cornwall.svg

Article(s): Camborne, Cornish corporate heraldry
Request: Can someone please create an SVG file of the arms of the town of Camborne, Cornwall, as seen here (albeit without the unnecessary surrounding circle)? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 15:31, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Stylized combined flag of Communist Party of Vietnam and Vietnam national flag

Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Flag of Vietnam

Article(s): Politics of Vietnam
Request: Hi, may someone help me doing the illustration for the combination of the CPV flag and the SRV national flag symbol according to this illustration (picture 3b and 4a on the second row)? -- Hwi.padam 21:58, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Flag and coat of arms of the Holy Britannian Empire (Code Geass)

Flag of the Holy Britannian Empire (JPG version)
Flag of the Holy Britannian Empire (PNG version)
Coat of arms of the Holy Britannian Empire (PNG version)
Flag of the Holy Britannian Empire (SVG version)

Flag of the Holy Britannian Empire (SVG version)
Coat of arms of the Holy Britannian Empire (SVG version)

Coat of arms of the Holy Britannian Empire (SVG version)

Article(s): List of fictional countries set on Earth, List of Code Geass characters, various pages on other wikis
Request: Hi, I'd like to kindly ask if someone can please vectorize both the flag and coat of arms of the fictional country of the Holy Britannian Empire from the anime Code Geass? I have two versions of the flag and one version of the coat of arms posted to help you with the request. Thanks in advance!--109.79.30.209 (talk) 21:26, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

109.79.30.209 (talk) 21:26, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Help with converting and replacing a logo file

Hello, I recently uploaded a logo for Shankh Air File:Shankh Air logo.webp in WebP format, but I’ve noticed that most logos on Wikipedia are in SVG format for better quality and scalability. Unfortunately, I don’t have the tools or experience to convert it to SVG as I am not used to uploading files to wikipedia commons. Could someone please help me convert the logo to SVG. Thank you Best Regards, AstuteFlicker (talk) 14:20, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That image does not appear to be free, as the graphic is fairly complex (I have started commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Shankh Air logo.webp). If that's true, it is prohibited on commons altogether and only allowed on enwiki for use in a low-resolution form (see WP:NFCC 3b). I don't see what would be gained by switching to a higher quality or infinitely-scalable format if it is required to use only lower-quality and smaller forms of it. After there is a accepted enwiki article about this airline (for example, Draft:Shankh Air moved to mainspace), then it would be allowed to host the lower-quality image here on enwiki for use in that article. DMacks (talk) 23:37, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Background remove request

Title of a page

Article(s): Italian Wikisource
Request: Please, is there someone that can kindly remove background from this image?

Many, many and many thanks in advance for all you can do!!! -- 151.95.216.228 (talk) 13:27, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion: Simple trace. Not really optimized. Shyamal (talk) 15:51, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Coat of arms of St Austell

File:Coat of arms of St Austell.svg

Article(s): St Austell, Cornish corporate heraldry
Request: Can somebody please create an SVG file of the COA of St Austell, Cornwall, as seen here? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 03:42, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

H.R. Bower's sledge flag

Article(s): List of Antarctic flags
Request: Please make this flag [3][4][5] which Terra Nova expedition participant Henry Robertson Bowers displayed on his sled. The flag is a bit faded. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 16:58, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Flag of North Newton

File:Flag of North Newton, Kansas.svg

Article(s): North Newton, Kansas, List of city flags in North America
Request: Would someone please create an SVG file of the recently adopted city flag of North Newton, Kansas, as seen here? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 15:17, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Decrapification of Coulomb's torsion balance diagram

Coulomb's torsion balance

Article(s): Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Coulomb's law, Electric charge, History of electromagnetic theory, Torsion spring
Request: A better imagine is available here: https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/charles-augustin-de-coulomb/ or https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/9dd25524-761a-000d-d79f-86a5086d4774/817f9482-48ce-4e24-b606-79a62a3c85ab/coulomb1.jpg?w=800&h=600&auto=format&q=75&fit=crop; The original can also be found here: https://books.google.ca/books?id=by5EAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA569&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false (scroll down ~10 pages) but sadly the flap is closed, so it's a partial image only.

Given the source is from the 1700s, all of this is public domain. You can just upload over the original. Thanks. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 15:53, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion: @Headbomb: I'm not exactly sure what your request is, but I've uploaded a higher resolution version of the image. Is that was you were looking for? – Pbrks ^(t·c) 03:22, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's much better yes. There could be a cleanup pass to remove 'dirt grains' or whatever you'd call those, and other technical improvements, but that would be a luxury. We can now read the text and make out the letters of the diagram which is mostly what I was looking for. Thanks. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 04:27, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of Cedar City, Utah (pre–2023)

File:Flag of Cedar City, Utah (pre–2023).svg

Article(s): Cedar City, Utah, List of city flags in North America
Request: Could someone please create an SVG file of the former flag of Cedar City, as seen here? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 21:22, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Kick logo

Change color to black

Article(s)

Kick (service)

Request

Per MOS:COLORS, an average reader reading on light mode might not see the logo of the subject. Please change the color to black. -- Ahri Boy (talk) 01:08, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think MOS:COLORS applies for images. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 11:50, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

New GOP logo?

Done

Article(s): Republican Party (United States)
Request: contains 7MB of junk code. Please convert the logo to a real SVG. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 11:48, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion: @Minorax: Done. Changing the Republican Party disc seems to be a bold move and I think it could be reverted soon. Nonetheless, I am replacing the fake svg for now. ~~ J. Dann 16:43, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]