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Article(s): Fujita scale
Request: This image explains the technical details of the Fujita scale pretty well, but it suffers from severe quality issues. Cleanup/vectorization would be nice. Titoxd( ?!? - cool stuff) 05:59, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
Okay, i'll get to work on creating a vector > Rugby471 talk 07:00, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Sorry about that, when you are working up close with both images, it is hard to see those details.However some of them, i admit, I forgot to put there. I have corrected all the points you said and also looked for any other errors, I couldn't find any more. Is this version okay ? ( I put an opaque background as I wasn't sure whether you wanted transparent or white ) > Rugby471 talk 07:46, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Article(s):For All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Request:Self created but I'm not graphist, can some one make it look better Gnevin 22:10, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
Yup, that looks quite easy, i'll get to work on it > Rugby471 talk 07:14, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Okay here's the first edit, is everything factually correct ? > Rugby471 talk 09:36, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
This okay ? > Rugby471 talk 16:04, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Don't worry about that, FINISHED ! > Rugby471 talk
Article(s): Hyatt Regency walkway collapse
Request: Would someone please re-draw this in SVG? It's a pretty simple diagram explaining how forces changed before and after on a cross-beam. Ideally you would add color too. 128.158.145.51 18:25, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: It looks simple enough; I'll start creating a vector version. What sort of colors should be used? -- Dave the Rave (DTR) 20:10, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): List of Japanese flags
Request: Hello! If you have the time/inclination, could you please have a look at List of Japanese flags and SVGize any flags which aren't already? They are fairly simple shapes and would probably lend themselves well to vectorizing. Note that some of them, like the first pic in the gallery above, are of fairly high quality, so I'm not sure if they're worth converting. I'll leave that to your discretion. However, some like the second pic could certainly use an update. At any rate, it's not urgent at all. Thank you for your time and effort! -- LeoNomis 11:46, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Would these images, derived from fair use images, also have to be fair use?-- Here T oHelp 13:07, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Is this allowed? Can fair use symbols be vectorized? Template:Non-free symbol states that the image should be low resolution. Vector versions have not low resolution anymore. Chabacano 17:45, 15 June 2007 (UTC) | Quote: "[On fair-use rationales:] Other text indicating conformance with the Wikipedia:Logos guideline may be added, such as confirmation that the logo has been rendered at a small size and with lower detail if it is a scalable vector image." from Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline Both vector images are small (notably Image:Hiroshima Symbol.svg, compared to the original) and not particluarly detailed. I don't know much about fair-use and all that, but I can't see anything that indicates there is anything wrong with vector-images. If anyone else knows anything to the contrary, speak up. -- Dave the Rave (DTR) talk 20:04, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Wikipedia:Local_Embassy/Français
Request:
I have a complicated request to ask you. Would it be possible to:
Thanks,
Booksworm Talk to me! 19:56, 13 May 2007 (UTC) (Please place any queries to my talk page as well as leaving them here...) (You may note that I did this logo quite quickly using Fireworks...)
Graphist opinion:
Do you mean the greek letters for franco ... or the actual english characters ? Rugby471 17:49, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
I shall get to work on it ! I have done the first version of it ( no color scheme yet, but I have done the letters. For some reason, they don't look just right, can someone else have a look at the them ? Rugby471 17:18, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
I have just done the color scheme, does it look okay ? Rugby471 15:52, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
I'll start work on that, but I can't think it will look that good... Rugby471 16:57, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
I'm half way through the way you suggested, but I don't think it looks that good .. Should I continue ? Rugby471 16:29, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
The original image has some serious copyright issues, and I have nominated it for deletion on Commons. I do personally think the Wikimedia Foundation should just release its logos under a free license (though still subject to trademarks, of course), but until they grow some spine and do that, we can't just make them free by insisting that they are so. â Ilmari Karonen ( talk) 20:24, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Too many to list. See [1]
Request: This has been nominated for featured picture status at least times, for the obvious reasons. And four times, it's failed, for the obvious reasons. Is there anything that can be done to reduce the glare, just a little? Especially above the left head, and on the right? Ben Aveling 12:10, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Working on it Javit 19:49, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
Cleanup and adjustments. Is that ok? Javit 20:19, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
Images should be at least 1000 pixels in resolution in width or height to be supported, unless they are of historical significance or animated; even larger sizes are generally preferred.
Article(s): Coat of arms of Denmark
Request: This image shows a version of the Danish arms used for almost 100 years, making it one of the most important variants. The original work of art was located in a dimly lit place, and this is the reason why a flash was used. The resulting image would benefit from a little sharpening, see the shield and the gold pattern on the royal robe. Any help would be great. Valentinian T / C 16:51, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Is there a vector version? If so, i can be used for reference. If not, it might be worth it to create one if possible.-- Here T oHelp 17:33, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
Can anybody help me to improve my photo of tenrec (Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec - Echinops telfairi)? If thats possible?
Article(s): no article yet
Request: Pinky sl 16:46, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Hiya. I think the photo is fairly blurred and not very well composed for content. Yet there is room for improvement post-processing, but probably not worth it unless you demonstrate that the photograph would be a useful addition to a linked article. Thanks! -- Javit 17:34, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Dental caries
Request: This is a involved request. I would understand if some people would want to break up the work. Basically, this idea came from a series of pictures on dental caries (tooth decay) in the french wikipedia. The series of pictures showed the progression of caries. I think it would be absolutely amazing change the series of pictures into an animated gif AND have the images be more accurate with what actually happens in a tooth. I have posted two pictures of a tooth that might be preferred to be cropped to focus on a single area. I am not sure which would be better. The first one looks more anatomically correct, but the colors are really distracting. The second one is less anatomically correct, but there is less color. Because of the anatomy, I would prefer the first picture if the colors can be more neutral and if the picture could be cropped to focus on the crown of the tooth.
In addition, I have posted my absolutely terrible sketches to show what the progression should look like. For anyone who would be willing to help with this project, I will try to explain what is going on in the pictures and of course feel free to ask any questions if I am not clear:
There are two types of caries. I figured each type could have its own animation.
Pit and fissure caries (the first shown) is described as looking like two triangles sharing the same base. It begins as a point in a pit/fissure, gets larger as it goes down to the dentin. Then, at the location where enamel and dentin meet, the decay spreads laterally rapidly. Then, as it moves toward the pulp, the caries in dentin sharpens into a point.
Smooth surface caries (the second series shown) is described as looking like two triangles, with an apex of one triangle touching the base of the other. It begins as a large area in enamel and shrinks to a point as it nears the location where enamel and dentin meet. Once the decay reaches dentin, it again spreads laterally rapidly and sharpens into a point again as it moves toward the pulp.
I realize this may be a lot to do, but I would very much appreciate it! And the article would appreciate it too!!!! - Dozenist talk 22:42, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
I've created an SVG of the image, with a more realistic colour scheme. The dentine and pulp out towards are faded out towards the bottom which IMO looks better than simply cropping it to the top. Would using the same image (without the fading out) be acceptable for the animations? Time3000 14:24, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
OK, I've done an animation of pit and fissure caries. It's fairly basic, but it's fairly accurate (as far as I can tell). Time3000 12:25, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Okay, I ran across this request and thought it wouldn't be too hard. I've uploaded my animation of smooth surface caries to the gallery above. Let me know what you think. -- VegitaU 18:59, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): This is an emergency priority - this image is used all over creation - in template:baseball-stub, for example.
Request: Please de-hideousify Image:Baseball (crop).jpg. When Image:Baseball (ball) closeup.jpg (which was used all over everywhere) was deleted on Commons, I made Image:Baseball (crop).jpg as a stop-gap measure. But it looks hideous and needs a transparent background. Thanks. BigΔT 04:29, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: I won't be doing this one...I do vector graphics, but you are going to need to be very specific about your request if you want something to be done, good luck-- Cronholm 144 06:18, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Would fit into articles about Project Mercury
Request: I really like this photo, but it's very noisy and the shadows are hard. Maybe it can be improved? -- startaq 20:01, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: (Disclaimer:I'm not a graphist but I think the photo caught my eye.) I went through Project Mercury and found that it didn't really have a place for it. This is a problem with the article rather than the image; having read and seen The Right Stuff I know the astronauts had to endure all sorts of preparation (like this photo) and yet the article doesn't mention it. I still think that it is worthy of the attention of a qualified graphist.-- Here T oHelp 23:12, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Photoclinometry
Request: If someone could make an image (probably not SVG, I don't know) that depicts the process or result of photoclinometry. It would be much appreciated. → Icez { talk | contrib} 21:49, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
Graphist Opinion:
If you wrote what that was, maybe you would get more offers Rugby471 17:23, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Bermuda, Coat of arms of Bermuda, among others
Request: To be honest, with all of the high-quality flags and coats of arms out there on Wikipedia, I was shocked to see this representation of the Bermudan coat of arms. Frankly, it looks as if it was done in MS Paint, or at least the lion part. The sad fact is, though, most of the images out on the internet are also of pretty poor quality. There are a few that I found that may come in handy, though:
As far as I searched, the rest were pretty much the same as (if not worse than) the existing image or were too low-quality for them to be usable (I'm referring mainly to photos). I really hope we can improve this because if someone were to recreate my country's flag like this, I'd be pretty peeved. - Nameneko 22:09, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
I will start work on it, an higher quality images of the actual flag would be great though.-- Cronholm 144 18:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
How did you make that? SVG is preferable to JPG. Could you export it as such? If not I will use your edition as base for an SVG. Cheers-- Cronholm 144 00:16, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
No no, your attempt made my life ten times easier. I was working with the black and white, but now that I have you version I can focus on just vectorizing. It will take a while but I will periodically update. Inkscape is a great little tool I encourage you to type svg into commons and start vectorizing the images(images that need to use vector graphics) it pops up. The only problem with jpgs is that they can't be scaled like svgs.-- Cronholm 144 01:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Well, that took awhile... I think I captured the general idea though. Any suggestions VegitaU?-- Cronholm 144 17:07, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps we use the svg for the flags and the jpg when the seal is standalone-- Cronholm 144 22:13, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps someone should send an E-mail to Bermuda telling them that we finished their COA for them :-)-- Cronholm 144 02:21, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Scouting in Laos
Request: I would ask that the images be merged, so to speak, find a median size between them; using the line art, make the details in the deep blue of the badge, except where they are red or white on the badge, and incorporate both the color scheme and the scroll and knot into the new image.
Chris 05:56, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
I would like to have the text in unicode or in some format that will allow me to put it in the graphic i.e. legible :)-- Cronholm 144 13:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Is there a online dictionary of Lao terms? All we really need is the scout motto, right?-- Cronholm 144 20:30, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
The scroll is symmetric (when flipped it is the same in inkscape at least), the petals are probably creating an illusion.-- Cronholm 144 12:30, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
The red tree and the letter need to be vertically stretched slightly. Other than that, the badge looks great. Kaptanteo 07:06, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
ຕຣຽມພຣ້ອມ (pronounced like เตรียมพร้อม in Thai) is what it said. Letter "້" should be over "ຣ" cause of font bug on some user. I also add this to the scout motto page. --
Octra Bond 08:14, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
I enlarged, I can do more if you like but it might start to compromise readability.-- Cronholm 144 17:52, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Ethiopia Scout Association
Request: I would ask that the images again be merged, to show the text on the scroll from the line art, but with the color scheme of the smaller variant, and again to find a median size, and clean up the coloration to uniform. Chris 05:56, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Okay, i'll get to work on creating a vector. > Rugby471 talk ⚔ 15:41, 27 June 2007 (UTC) First update on it is above, I will continuing working on it (obviously), but if there is anything you object to, please say now. > Rugby471 talk ⚔ 16:17, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
I created the alternate 1970's svg, but that lion thing is too small to make out.-- Cronholm 144 03:19, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Thanks I will get on it. There is the lion, its rough because I had to base it off of a very pixelated image but I think if someone synthesizes the two it will be done. I can't download svgs for some reason so it will have to be someone else-- Cronholm 144 04:36, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Uploaded a second update, changed the colors to match Cronholm's one and added the 'banner thing' at the bottom. Only thing now is the lion, unfortunately I can't do it as I don't have enough time. @Cronholm, if that is the finished lion then tell me and i'll put it in my SVG, if it isn't could you upload ( with your svg ) the finished one, cheers. > Rugby471 talk ⚔ 16:43, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Hey Rugby, I will work on the lion tonight, I think that we should go with the colour scheme in the newest badge, the colours that I picked were awful and last minute. Also, looking at the new badge it appears that they are using the non-uniform star, should we switch? Anyway, I would go ahead and finish everything up by combining yours and mine for a final version but I can't download svg (or I just don't know how). So I think that we should combine my scroll and your trefoil. And maybe switch the stars, then its just a matter of adding the lion.-- Cronholm 144 17:36, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
1) (I see you are using Firefox) go to the SVG's page, and below the image where it says ****.svg (file size: 133 KB, MIME type: image/svg+xml) and right click on that, and select Save link as and you have your SVG!
Unfortunately my computer doesn't give svg as an option, and that is at the heart of my troubles. I think it is the fact that I use Vista...sigh.-- Cronholm 144 21:42, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
I can only "save as" in png format for svgs.-- Cronholm 144 22:50, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Got it! Thanks for your patience. I was misreading your concise instructions, completely my fault.-- Cronholm 144 11:04, 29 June 2007 (UTC) |
Corrected colors and added the Lion to my Version >
Rugby471
talk ⚔ 06:57, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Okay I'll put them in > Rugby471 talk ⚔
I think we be done. Thanks for the upload Rugby, I was halfway through drawing the characters when I noticed it had already been done. :) I wonder if the rounded scroll is necessary... if it is we will need a trans.-- Cronholm 144 16:10, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
I will add it in for comparison, give me 10 minutes-- Cronholm 144 21:05, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Done-- Cronholm 144 21:44, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
I see you don't need any more help with Amharic translations here - but let me know if you need something in the future Alcinoe 16:25, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Military of Georgia (country)
Request: There seems to be a bug in these files. The stars / crosses are ok at full size, but they appear misshaped when the images are shrunk to gallery size. Any help would be great. Valentinian T / C 01:47, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: I see what you mean, I might as well convert them to svg, they'll be a lot more useful in Wikipedia and it should get rid of any bugs. > Rugby471 talk 06:52, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Okay, turning them into SVG's proved a little more difficult than I anticipated, the only thing that is holding me back, is the crown and the emblem in the middle of the crest. Currently I don't have enough time on my hands to draw them, so what I have done is converted the images to PNG ( that should sort out any bugs ) and uploaded two work in progresses of the SVG's, if any other Graphists sees this, feel free to pick up where I left off on the SVG side of things. Again sorry I couldn't do the SVG's. > Rugby471 talk 09:36, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
I've had a go at the emblem in the middle, and updated one of the SVGs. I've put a slight outline on all the shapes, for consistency with the GIFs, but also because the finer details look better with an outline, and I thought it would be better to be consistent.
I added a rough crown.-- Cronholm 144 16:42, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Crap... I should have read the conversation... I based my crown on the png... I will remake-- Cronholm 144 16:55, 29 June 2007 (UTC) I added a new crown-- Cronholm 144 18:10, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Yours is better. How did you figure out the details?-- Cronholm 144 00:37, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
Hey Pine, why don't you just insert your crown into the images and We can consider this case closed. -- Cronholm 144 06:52, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
These next four requests are related, the Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting has articles on Scouting in every country, and I am writing those on the nations that Scouting has been suppressed in or where it has lain dormant in for years. Most modern Scout organizations have made readily available good-quality legible variants of their national emblems for educational purposes such as Wikipedia. For defunct or dormant organizations, generally the only images available are poor photocopies passed from hand to hand, or scans of decades-old patches where the insignia is not clear or bright. We have good images for Mainland China, Vietnam and Cuba, but lack in some other areas. With the exception of Ethiopia, all of these are not-presently-in-use, and based on the governments the copyrights may or may not be valid, but with the improvements I am asking for, these would be Wikipedia renditions separate from any copyrighted variant. Our goal is to have these emblems available on Commons once there are usable variants of them. Someday these nations will have their Scouts back, and we want to provide them with good histories they can use as they rebuild.
Article(s): Scouting in Burma
Request: I would ask that the image be enlarged to show detail, the green brightened up so as not to show as black on some monitors, the details on the griffins crisped-up to show detail, and the text on the scroll also made clearer. Chris 05:56, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Do you need an exact copy of the griffin but optimized, or do you want it recolored also? Akiramenai 08:55, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
I made the svg of the text but I don't know how to get it to bend, if someone can do that and put it in the pic, all that would be left is the finalisation.-- Cronholm 144 15:37, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
I'll get on it.-- Cronholm 144 11:36, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
BTW if you specify the pixel count you can make the image as large or as small as you want.-- Cronholm 144 16:44, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Bueno! Just the text, now, and this one will be complete! Thank you so much! Chris 22:38, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
The white rmval will come last... I don't know if there is a way to keep the spaces and have a uniform pic. Look closely at the raw you provided. There are no spaces. As for the hate, I took an oath to give back more than it gave to me... so it's really the least I can do.-- Cronholm 144 12:34, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
Look at the green emblem you provided...no spaces there just isn't room unless I scale down the whole thing but it will look wierd. -- Cronholm 144 02:40, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
This page, part of the
Graphics Lab Wikiproject, is an
archive of requests for June 2007. Please do not edit the contents of this page. You can submit new requests here. |
Article(s): Fujita scale
Request: This image explains the technical details of the Fujita scale pretty well, but it suffers from severe quality issues. Cleanup/vectorization would be nice. Titoxd( ?!? - cool stuff) 05:59, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
Okay, i'll get to work on creating a vector > Rugby471 talk 07:00, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Sorry about that, when you are working up close with both images, it is hard to see those details.However some of them, i admit, I forgot to put there. I have corrected all the points you said and also looked for any other errors, I couldn't find any more. Is this version okay ? ( I put an opaque background as I wasn't sure whether you wanted transparent or white ) > Rugby471 talk 07:46, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Article(s):For All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Request:Self created but I'm not graphist, can some one make it look better Gnevin 22:10, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
Yup, that looks quite easy, i'll get to work on it > Rugby471 talk 07:14, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Okay here's the first edit, is everything factually correct ? > Rugby471 talk 09:36, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
This okay ? > Rugby471 talk 16:04, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Don't worry about that, FINISHED ! > Rugby471 talk
Article(s): Hyatt Regency walkway collapse
Request: Would someone please re-draw this in SVG? It's a pretty simple diagram explaining how forces changed before and after on a cross-beam. Ideally you would add color too. 128.158.145.51 18:25, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: It looks simple enough; I'll start creating a vector version. What sort of colors should be used? -- Dave the Rave (DTR) 20:10, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): List of Japanese flags
Request: Hello! If you have the time/inclination, could you please have a look at List of Japanese flags and SVGize any flags which aren't already? They are fairly simple shapes and would probably lend themselves well to vectorizing. Note that some of them, like the first pic in the gallery above, are of fairly high quality, so I'm not sure if they're worth converting. I'll leave that to your discretion. However, some like the second pic could certainly use an update. At any rate, it's not urgent at all. Thank you for your time and effort! -- LeoNomis 11:46, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Would these images, derived from fair use images, also have to be fair use?-- Here T oHelp 13:07, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
Is this allowed? Can fair use symbols be vectorized? Template:Non-free symbol states that the image should be low resolution. Vector versions have not low resolution anymore. Chabacano 17:45, 15 June 2007 (UTC) | Quote: "[On fair-use rationales:] Other text indicating conformance with the Wikipedia:Logos guideline may be added, such as confirmation that the logo has been rendered at a small size and with lower detail if it is a scalable vector image." from Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline Both vector images are small (notably Image:Hiroshima Symbol.svg, compared to the original) and not particluarly detailed. I don't know much about fair-use and all that, but I can't see anything that indicates there is anything wrong with vector-images. If anyone else knows anything to the contrary, speak up. -- Dave the Rave (DTR) talk 20:04, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Wikipedia:Local_Embassy/Français
Request:
I have a complicated request to ask you. Would it be possible to:
Thanks,
Booksworm Talk to me! 19:56, 13 May 2007 (UTC) (Please place any queries to my talk page as well as leaving them here...) (You may note that I did this logo quite quickly using Fireworks...)
Graphist opinion:
Do you mean the greek letters for franco ... or the actual english characters ? Rugby471 17:49, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
I shall get to work on it ! I have done the first version of it ( no color scheme yet, but I have done the letters. For some reason, they don't look just right, can someone else have a look at the them ? Rugby471 17:18, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
I have just done the color scheme, does it look okay ? Rugby471 15:52, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
I'll start work on that, but I can't think it will look that good... Rugby471 16:57, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
I'm half way through the way you suggested, but I don't think it looks that good .. Should I continue ? Rugby471 16:29, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
The original image has some serious copyright issues, and I have nominated it for deletion on Commons. I do personally think the Wikimedia Foundation should just release its logos under a free license (though still subject to trademarks, of course), but until they grow some spine and do that, we can't just make them free by insisting that they are so. â Ilmari Karonen ( talk) 20:24, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Too many to list. See [1]
Request: This has been nominated for featured picture status at least times, for the obvious reasons. And four times, it's failed, for the obvious reasons. Is there anything that can be done to reduce the glare, just a little? Especially above the left head, and on the right? Ben Aveling 12:10, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Working on it Javit 19:49, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
Cleanup and adjustments. Is that ok? Javit 20:19, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
Images should be at least 1000 pixels in resolution in width or height to be supported, unless they are of historical significance or animated; even larger sizes are generally preferred.
Article(s): Coat of arms of Denmark
Request: This image shows a version of the Danish arms used for almost 100 years, making it one of the most important variants. The original work of art was located in a dimly lit place, and this is the reason why a flash was used. The resulting image would benefit from a little sharpening, see the shield and the gold pattern on the royal robe. Any help would be great. Valentinian T / C 16:51, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Is there a vector version? If so, i can be used for reference. If not, it might be worth it to create one if possible.-- Here T oHelp 17:33, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
Can anybody help me to improve my photo of tenrec (Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec - Echinops telfairi)? If thats possible?
Article(s): no article yet
Request: Pinky sl 16:46, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Hiya. I think the photo is fairly blurred and not very well composed for content. Yet there is room for improvement post-processing, but probably not worth it unless you demonstrate that the photograph would be a useful addition to a linked article. Thanks! -- Javit 17:34, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Dental caries
Request: This is a involved request. I would understand if some people would want to break up the work. Basically, this idea came from a series of pictures on dental caries (tooth decay) in the french wikipedia. The series of pictures showed the progression of caries. I think it would be absolutely amazing change the series of pictures into an animated gif AND have the images be more accurate with what actually happens in a tooth. I have posted two pictures of a tooth that might be preferred to be cropped to focus on a single area. I am not sure which would be better. The first one looks more anatomically correct, but the colors are really distracting. The second one is less anatomically correct, but there is less color. Because of the anatomy, I would prefer the first picture if the colors can be more neutral and if the picture could be cropped to focus on the crown of the tooth.
In addition, I have posted my absolutely terrible sketches to show what the progression should look like. For anyone who would be willing to help with this project, I will try to explain what is going on in the pictures and of course feel free to ask any questions if I am not clear:
There are two types of caries. I figured each type could have its own animation.
Pit and fissure caries (the first shown) is described as looking like two triangles sharing the same base. It begins as a point in a pit/fissure, gets larger as it goes down to the dentin. Then, at the location where enamel and dentin meet, the decay spreads laterally rapidly. Then, as it moves toward the pulp, the caries in dentin sharpens into a point.
Smooth surface caries (the second series shown) is described as looking like two triangles, with an apex of one triangle touching the base of the other. It begins as a large area in enamel and shrinks to a point as it nears the location where enamel and dentin meet. Once the decay reaches dentin, it again spreads laterally rapidly and sharpens into a point again as it moves toward the pulp.
I realize this may be a lot to do, but I would very much appreciate it! And the article would appreciate it too!!!! - Dozenist talk 22:42, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
I've created an SVG of the image, with a more realistic colour scheme. The dentine and pulp out towards are faded out towards the bottom which IMO looks better than simply cropping it to the top. Would using the same image (without the fading out) be acceptable for the animations? Time3000 14:24, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
OK, I've done an animation of pit and fissure caries. It's fairly basic, but it's fairly accurate (as far as I can tell). Time3000 12:25, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Okay, I ran across this request and thought it wouldn't be too hard. I've uploaded my animation of smooth surface caries to the gallery above. Let me know what you think. -- VegitaU 18:59, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): This is an emergency priority - this image is used all over creation - in template:baseball-stub, for example.
Request: Please de-hideousify Image:Baseball (crop).jpg. When Image:Baseball (ball) closeup.jpg (which was used all over everywhere) was deleted on Commons, I made Image:Baseball (crop).jpg as a stop-gap measure. But it looks hideous and needs a transparent background. Thanks. BigΔT 04:29, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: I won't be doing this one...I do vector graphics, but you are going to need to be very specific about your request if you want something to be done, good luck-- Cronholm 144 06:18, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Would fit into articles about Project Mercury
Request: I really like this photo, but it's very noisy and the shadows are hard. Maybe it can be improved? -- startaq 20:01, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: (Disclaimer:I'm not a graphist but I think the photo caught my eye.) I went through Project Mercury and found that it didn't really have a place for it. This is a problem with the article rather than the image; having read and seen The Right Stuff I know the astronauts had to endure all sorts of preparation (like this photo) and yet the article doesn't mention it. I still think that it is worthy of the attention of a qualified graphist.-- Here T oHelp 23:12, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Photoclinometry
Request: If someone could make an image (probably not SVG, I don't know) that depicts the process or result of photoclinometry. It would be much appreciated. → Icez { talk | contrib} 21:49, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
Graphist Opinion:
If you wrote what that was, maybe you would get more offers Rugby471 17:23, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Bermuda, Coat of arms of Bermuda, among others
Request: To be honest, with all of the high-quality flags and coats of arms out there on Wikipedia, I was shocked to see this representation of the Bermudan coat of arms. Frankly, it looks as if it was done in MS Paint, or at least the lion part. The sad fact is, though, most of the images out on the internet are also of pretty poor quality. There are a few that I found that may come in handy, though:
As far as I searched, the rest were pretty much the same as (if not worse than) the existing image or were too low-quality for them to be usable (I'm referring mainly to photos). I really hope we can improve this because if someone were to recreate my country's flag like this, I'd be pretty peeved. - Nameneko 22:09, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
I will start work on it, an higher quality images of the actual flag would be great though.-- Cronholm 144 18:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
How did you make that? SVG is preferable to JPG. Could you export it as such? If not I will use your edition as base for an SVG. Cheers-- Cronholm 144 00:16, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
No no, your attempt made my life ten times easier. I was working with the black and white, but now that I have you version I can focus on just vectorizing. It will take a while but I will periodically update. Inkscape is a great little tool I encourage you to type svg into commons and start vectorizing the images(images that need to use vector graphics) it pops up. The only problem with jpgs is that they can't be scaled like svgs.-- Cronholm 144 01:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Well, that took awhile... I think I captured the general idea though. Any suggestions VegitaU?-- Cronholm 144 17:07, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps we use the svg for the flags and the jpg when the seal is standalone-- Cronholm 144 22:13, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps someone should send an E-mail to Bermuda telling them that we finished their COA for them :-)-- Cronholm 144 02:21, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Scouting in Laos
Request: I would ask that the images be merged, so to speak, find a median size between them; using the line art, make the details in the deep blue of the badge, except where they are red or white on the badge, and incorporate both the color scheme and the scroll and knot into the new image.
Chris 05:56, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion:
I would like to have the text in unicode or in some format that will allow me to put it in the graphic i.e. legible :)-- Cronholm 144 13:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Is there a online dictionary of Lao terms? All we really need is the scout motto, right?-- Cronholm 144 20:30, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
The scroll is symmetric (when flipped it is the same in inkscape at least), the petals are probably creating an illusion.-- Cronholm 144 12:30, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
The red tree and the letter need to be vertically stretched slightly. Other than that, the badge looks great. Kaptanteo 07:06, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
ຕຣຽມພຣ້ອມ (pronounced like เตรียมพร้อม in Thai) is what it said. Letter "້" should be over "ຣ" cause of font bug on some user. I also add this to the scout motto page. --
Octra Bond 08:14, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
I enlarged, I can do more if you like but it might start to compromise readability.-- Cronholm 144 17:52, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Ethiopia Scout Association
Request: I would ask that the images again be merged, to show the text on the scroll from the line art, but with the color scheme of the smaller variant, and again to find a median size, and clean up the coloration to uniform. Chris 05:56, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Okay, i'll get to work on creating a vector. > Rugby471 talk ⚔ 15:41, 27 June 2007 (UTC) First update on it is above, I will continuing working on it (obviously), but if there is anything you object to, please say now. > Rugby471 talk ⚔ 16:17, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
I created the alternate 1970's svg, but that lion thing is too small to make out.-- Cronholm 144 03:19, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Thanks I will get on it. There is the lion, its rough because I had to base it off of a very pixelated image but I think if someone synthesizes the two it will be done. I can't download svgs for some reason so it will have to be someone else-- Cronholm 144 04:36, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Uploaded a second update, changed the colors to match Cronholm's one and added the 'banner thing' at the bottom. Only thing now is the lion, unfortunately I can't do it as I don't have enough time. @Cronholm, if that is the finished lion then tell me and i'll put it in my SVG, if it isn't could you upload ( with your svg ) the finished one, cheers. > Rugby471 talk ⚔ 16:43, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Hey Rugby, I will work on the lion tonight, I think that we should go with the colour scheme in the newest badge, the colours that I picked were awful and last minute. Also, looking at the new badge it appears that they are using the non-uniform star, should we switch? Anyway, I would go ahead and finish everything up by combining yours and mine for a final version but I can't download svg (or I just don't know how). So I think that we should combine my scroll and your trefoil. And maybe switch the stars, then its just a matter of adding the lion.-- Cronholm 144 17:36, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
1) (I see you are using Firefox) go to the SVG's page, and below the image where it says ****.svg (file size: 133 KB, MIME type: image/svg+xml) and right click on that, and select Save link as and you have your SVG!
Unfortunately my computer doesn't give svg as an option, and that is at the heart of my troubles. I think it is the fact that I use Vista...sigh.-- Cronholm 144 21:42, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
I can only "save as" in png format for svgs.-- Cronholm 144 22:50, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Got it! Thanks for your patience. I was misreading your concise instructions, completely my fault.-- Cronholm 144 11:04, 29 June 2007 (UTC) |
Corrected colors and added the Lion to my Version >
Rugby471
talk ⚔ 06:57, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Okay I'll put them in > Rugby471 talk ⚔
I think we be done. Thanks for the upload Rugby, I was halfway through drawing the characters when I noticed it had already been done. :) I wonder if the rounded scroll is necessary... if it is we will need a trans.-- Cronholm 144 16:10, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
I will add it in for comparison, give me 10 minutes-- Cronholm 144 21:05, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Done-- Cronholm 144 21:44, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
I see you don't need any more help with Amharic translations here - but let me know if you need something in the future Alcinoe 16:25, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Article(s): Military of Georgia (country)
Request: There seems to be a bug in these files. The stars / crosses are ok at full size, but they appear misshaped when the images are shrunk to gallery size. Any help would be great. Valentinian T / C 01:47, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: I see what you mean, I might as well convert them to svg, they'll be a lot more useful in Wikipedia and it should get rid of any bugs. > Rugby471 talk 06:52, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Okay, turning them into SVG's proved a little more difficult than I anticipated, the only thing that is holding me back, is the crown and the emblem in the middle of the crest. Currently I don't have enough time on my hands to draw them, so what I have done is converted the images to PNG ( that should sort out any bugs ) and uploaded two work in progresses of the SVG's, if any other Graphists sees this, feel free to pick up where I left off on the SVG side of things. Again sorry I couldn't do the SVG's. > Rugby471 talk 09:36, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
I've had a go at the emblem in the middle, and updated one of the SVGs. I've put a slight outline on all the shapes, for consistency with the GIFs, but also because the finer details look better with an outline, and I thought it would be better to be consistent.
I added a rough crown.-- Cronholm 144 16:42, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Crap... I should have read the conversation... I based my crown on the png... I will remake-- Cronholm 144 16:55, 29 June 2007 (UTC) I added a new crown-- Cronholm 144 18:10, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Yours is better. How did you figure out the details?-- Cronholm 144 00:37, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
Hey Pine, why don't you just insert your crown into the images and We can consider this case closed. -- Cronholm 144 06:52, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
These next four requests are related, the Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting has articles on Scouting in every country, and I am writing those on the nations that Scouting has been suppressed in or where it has lain dormant in for years. Most modern Scout organizations have made readily available good-quality legible variants of their national emblems for educational purposes such as Wikipedia. For defunct or dormant organizations, generally the only images available are poor photocopies passed from hand to hand, or scans of decades-old patches where the insignia is not clear or bright. We have good images for Mainland China, Vietnam and Cuba, but lack in some other areas. With the exception of Ethiopia, all of these are not-presently-in-use, and based on the governments the copyrights may or may not be valid, but with the improvements I am asking for, these would be Wikipedia renditions separate from any copyrighted variant. Our goal is to have these emblems available on Commons once there are usable variants of them. Someday these nations will have their Scouts back, and we want to provide them with good histories they can use as they rebuild.
Article(s): Scouting in Burma
Request: I would ask that the image be enlarged to show detail, the green brightened up so as not to show as black on some monitors, the details on the griffins crisped-up to show detail, and the text on the scroll also made clearer. Chris 05:56, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Graphist opinion: Do you need an exact copy of the griffin but optimized, or do you want it recolored also? Akiramenai 08:55, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
I made the svg of the text but I don't know how to get it to bend, if someone can do that and put it in the pic, all that would be left is the finalisation.-- Cronholm 144 15:37, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
I'll get on it.-- Cronholm 144 11:36, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
BTW if you specify the pixel count you can make the image as large or as small as you want.-- Cronholm 144 16:44, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Bueno! Just the text, now, and this one will be complete! Thank you so much! Chris 22:38, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
The white rmval will come last... I don't know if there is a way to keep the spaces and have a uniform pic. Look closely at the raw you provided. There are no spaces. As for the hate, I took an oath to give back more than it gave to me... so it's really the least I can do.-- Cronholm 144 12:34, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
Look at the green emblem you provided...no spaces there just isn't room unless I scale down the whole thing but it will look wierd. -- Cronholm 144 02:40, 3 July 2007 (UTC)