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This workshop is part of the Graphics Lab, a project aimed at picture retouching to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. More information about the lab can be found on its main page and requests pages (Illustrations ; Photographs ; Maps ; Video and Sound). To ask questions or make a suggestions, see the talk page of the graphic lab page.

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Emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Angola

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  Flag of UNITA

Article(s): en:Democratic People's Republic of Angola

Request

Hello, I'm looking to see if anyone could remake the emblem used by UNITA's rival government of the Democratic People's Republic of Angola; the emblem is the same as the middle of the one on UNITA's party emblem but with the text SOCIALISMO, NEGRITUDE, DEMOCRACIA NÃO-ALINHAMENTO.
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• Military Ranks as used by UNITA's armed forces
• Pin
• Stamps

Colors should be all the same as the one on the current logo of UNITA and the rooster & sun should be the same as the colors on the flag.
Thanks a million in advance if anyone takes this request :) --NorthTension (talk) 16:28, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

I made some progress in Inkscape (not the full emblem though)

https://editsvgcode.com/d22r00ohf5lr2t17c4 SVG-image-maker (talk) 01:19, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

This is fantastic! Can't wait to see you finish :) NorthTension (talk) 18:22, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Oh right, @SVG-image-maker you should drop a message saying the request is taken in the Graphist opinion section. NorthTension (talk) 04:00, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Hey I'm sorry to ping you again, but it's been two months now, did you make any headway with this? NorthTension (talk) 19:28, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

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Revectorization of File:Coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1936–1946).svg

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  Official design from 1937 law
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Article(s): w:en:State Emblem of the Soviet Union, w:en:Coat of arms of Russia, w:ru:Великая Отечественная война, w:ru:Герб СССР, and other sister projects

Request

Coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1936–1946).svg is the only vector file of the 1936 coat of arms of the Soviet Union. However, it's a poorly vectorized version since it's a bitmap tracing of a raster image. It's also not the most accurate to the official design as approved on May 27, 1937 (shown below). Could somebody please revectorize that image to make it a proper vector image and also an accurate representation of the official design? For reference, this file here is an accurate vector representation of the 1956 coat of arms. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Colohisto (talk • contribs) 00:58, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

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Coats of arms of Venlo in the Belgium period

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  The coats of arms in the Belgium period. I need a vectorised file/version of this coats of arms.
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Article(s): nl:Wapen van Venlo

Request

Best,

I see that during Belgian times a coat of arms was also granted to the city of Venlo, of which there is no known image on Commons. The coat of arms can be found here in a photo of the awarded weapons diploma. Would anyone like to draw this coats of arms on an .svg file?

Yours sincerely,

--Grasmat (talk) 16:10, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Update: I already have a jpg. file uploaded of this coat of arms, which you can find above. It's copyright free and hopefully it will help with the drawing. --Grasmat (talk) 12:39, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

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@Grasmat:  Request taken by --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 16:35, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

@Grasmat Just want you to know I'm working on this but it will take some time. It's complex and the source is not that good. Will be back. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 10:42, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

@Goran tek-en, No problem :). I know it's more complex then the other requests, so I have to be patient. --Grasmat (talk) 15:39, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

@Grasmat Hi, I want to check with you.

I see now that I started of maybe a bit to detailed so it takes a lot of time for this, sorry for that.

I want you to check this partial Draft if you think the appearance of this is fine with you? If so I will continue with the work so just let me know, thanks. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 16:46, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

@Grasmat Updated Partial Draft-2

Hi Goran tek-en, sorry for the late answer. It looks good for me. But the crown looks in the diploma yellow and not decorated with blue and red parels (but it is not very visible either). Thanks for letting me know. --Grasmat (talk) 14:23, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

P icon People's Republic of China rapid transit

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Article(s): en:Template:PRChina-metro-stub

Request

Can someone vectorite and superimpose image of Chinese rapid transit over P_blank.svg? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.109.162.46 (talk • contribs) 17:46, 5. January 2024 (UTC)

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Erroneous flag of Washington (Liggett & Myers)

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  The current state seal of Washington. The image of George Washington could be used in the creation of the file in this request.
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Article(s): Flag of Washington

Request

Could someone please create an SVG file of the flag that was erroneously displayed as the state flag of Washington on a cigarette silk available from various brands of the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company circa 1905–1917, as seen as part of this image here. Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 01:32, 7 January 2024 (UTC) Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 22:04, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

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@Snow Lion Fenian:  Done. Basically just a recolor of File:Flag of Washington.svg and remove the rest of the text. I think the erroneous silk has him smiling more, but I think that's more of a stylistic choice. QuickQuokka ^{[⁠talk • contribs]} 20:59, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

@QuickQuokka: Thanks for taking this request! Just a few more things though... perhaps Washington's head could be made bigger, so that the top of it is closer to the rim of the circle, as it appears to be in the link? Also, even though I'm rather uncertain about it myself, I'm also inclined to think that the central circle from the flag in the link is meant to be light blue (albeit a much lighter shade than the modern seal). What do you think? Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 22:39, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

@Snow Lion Fenian: Sorry for such a late response as I've not been well recently. I fixed it per your request. Also, I think the circle isn't a solid blue color, but rather a gradient. QuickQuokka ^{[⁠talk • contribs]} 11:12, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

@QuickQuokka: No need to apologise, and I'm sorry to hear that you've been unwell recently. All you can do is recover at your own pace. And thank you for modifying the flag! What you've done with the blue gradient definitely looks more accurate than what I asked for. Thanks again, and take care! Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 22:12, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Seal of the Territory of New Mexico (1887–1912) - TIF to SVG

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Article(s): New Mexico Territory, Seal of New Mexico

Request

Would anybody be able to redraw the above TIF file of the seal used by the New Mexico Territory from 1887 to 1912 as SVG please? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 13:28, 27 January 2024 (UTC) Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 15:32, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

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Seal of Indiana (1879–1899) - PNG to SVG

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Article(s): Any article this already features on.

Request

Would anyone be able to please redraw the above PNG file of the 1879–1899 State Seal of Indiana as SVG? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 21:29, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

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Modify vector files and vectorize raster files

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  SVG [OK]
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  Raster file #4  Not done

Article(s): en:Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, en:San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, en:Riverside County Transportation Commission, en:Ventura County Transportation Commission, and en:Southern California Rapid Transit District

Request

Hello! I want these two vector files modified, as well as for the four raster files to be vectorized.

To modify the LA Metro Logo, please use this page. To modify the SBCTA logo, please use the full logo on page 7 of this PDF.

Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 02:57, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@OrdinaryScarlett:  Request taken by Mrmw (talk) 05:39, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

• for Raster file #3, there is a sharper image at https://www.newgeography.com/content/004761-los-angeles-rail-others Glrx (talk) 06:00, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

@OrdinaryScarlett: mostly done - i wont do #4 --Mrmw (talk) 20:59, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much! And understandable, haha! —-OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 21:02, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Mauryan Court Flag

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  Image of the flag at the Maurya Court

Article(s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_flags https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurya_Empire (Possibly, I have to get the approval of the other editors.)

Request

Hello, I was looking through the Wikipedia category on vexilloids in hope of finding something, and I stumbled upon this image of a painting of the Maurya court with a flag. I was wondering if someone could vectorize the flag in the image. FYI, a higher resolution image is found here: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_r5smDLKc8XA/StBhngrRK9I/AAAAAAAABpA/OA0sZKp8BZc/s1600-h/Mauryan+emperor+Chandragupta.jpg.--Sci Show With Moh (talk) 20:52, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

@Mrmw Would you possibly be able to do it? If not, who would you reccomend? Sci Show With Moh (talk) 00:55, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

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Diamond record icon.svg

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  A diamond record. Someone on its creator's profile said it looks more like a mango due to the colors.
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  silver
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  white
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  platinum / blue

Article(s): Many, but the Music page on Wikipedia Testsite (test.wikipedia.org) is an example.

Request

Make it look more Diamond-ish, i.e blue? Originally it was clear. A day later, the creator turned it orange. --The Master of Hedgehogs (talk) 21:11, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@The Master of Hedgehogs: there are already two other discs at commons - you should upload new versions as new file instead of changing existing files - are you happy with silver and white? --Mrmw (talk) 05:43, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

yep! The Master of Hedgehogs (talk) 13:08, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

@The Master of Hedgehogs: pls have a look at c:Template:Other versions/Discs --Mrmw (talk) 13:23, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

SVG and split religious habits

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Article(s): a lot of them!

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Hello. On the it.wiki's Graphics Lab we're working on converting to SVG and splitting religios habit/vestments sketches on Commons, so they can be used more easily and without scaling problems. Since it's a really long process, we would like to ask for your help taking some of that work.

More precisely, the steps are the following:

1. Creating an SVG version of the sketches and uploading it
2. Uploading the individual sketches on Commons

If it's possible, I would ask for coherence to make them on the style of those sketches: 1, 2, 3, since it's the one used by most of the sketches already present

Thanks a lot --Sciking (talk) 15:19, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

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SVG emblems request

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  Emblem with motto (but wrong colours)
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  Emblem without motto
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  Non vector emblem with motto
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  Vector emblem without motto

Article(s): en:Indian Navy and en:Indian Air Force

Request

• For the Indian Navy emblem, the colour of the emblem having the motto is wrong, while the emblem with correct colours is missing the motto. Source - Official website of Indian Navy

• For the Indian Air Force emblem, the motto is missing in the vector version of the emblem but the emblem with motto is not in SVG format. Source - Indian Air Force --Bairagi Ram (talk) 12:27, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

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Vectorize raster logo files

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  SVG #3

Article(s): en:West Coast Express, en:Rapid Ride, and en:Line 5 Eglinton

Request

Hi! Please vectorize this raster logo files. Thanks! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 01:19, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

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@OrdinaryScarlett:  Done for #3. #1 is probably best recreated from scratch; I'm having trouble identifying the typeface for #2, but am working on it! Fvasconcellos (t·c) 12:22, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Vectorize raster logo file

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Article(s): id:Sekolah Dinas Luar Negeri

Request

Hi! Could someone help making a vectorized file of this logo? Please supersede the file and put your name on the author, thanks --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael ^(marhata) 00:07, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

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House flag of Bristol City Line

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  Helpful file, just change the colors
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  gray frame

Article(s): en:Bristol City Line

Request

Please make a house flag used by Bristol City Line. [1] [2] Swiãtopôłk (talk) 20:43, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@Swiãtopôłk:  Done Colohisto (talk) 22:42, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

@Colohisto: Thanks for taking care of it so quickly, I would also like a gray frame like in LB to mark the shape. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 20:39, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Full GPT architecture (PNG to SVG)

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  The full architecture of a GPT model
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  SVG [OK]

Article(s): en:GPT-4

Request

Hi! Would it be possible to vectorize this image? Thanks a lot in advance! --Listz3 (talk) 02:49, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

 Request taken by Mrmw (talk) 07:37, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

@Listz3:  Done --Mrmw (talk) 10:30, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

"Gongbi Quanshu" logo and Qiuwen logo

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Article(s): en:Qiuwen

Request

Could you make a green colored variant of the logo without the WMC text? Source

Also please make a SVG of Qiuwen baike logo.--2001:4455:21F:D700:D6:BCEF:F820:63E1 03:04, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

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SVG of Saturn sigil

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  Saturn sigil (Zoso), 1847

Article: Led Zeppelin IV

Request

SVG of public domain Saturn sigil; clean, solid and transparent. For the sake of accessibility, can the file name be short? (e.g. Saturn sigil.svg or Saturn Zoso.svg) Thanks. --Carlinal (talk) 16:42, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

 Comment: This has been previously vectorized and deleted, see Commons:Deletion requests/Logos of Led Zeppelin's fourth album. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 19:28, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

@Fvasconcellos: Why has it been deleted if this symbol is from 1847? The copyright has probably expired since then, and the copyright is presumably not held by Led Zeppelin. QuickQuokka ^{[⁠talk • contribs]} 11:13, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Presumably because Jimmy Page's symbol was seen as unique/original enough from the public domain sigil, and is protected under U.K. TOO as well. Moxy considered Page's logo to be original. The discussion (April 2021) also took place over a year before the upload of the 1847 sigil (August 2022), so I theorize there hasn't been a reevaluation yet. Carlinal (talk) 05:45, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Well I'll be damned. Abzeronow reversed the deletions. Can this be closed as resolved now? Thank you all for the responses, they really shone a long overdue light. Carlinal (talk) 04:21, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Well, I'm glad I was of some assistance (was I? :D). In all seriousness, glad that's cleared up now. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 12:46, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

@Carlinal: I understand that you are satisfied with the restored files, I left a tag closing the request.Swiãtopôłk (talk) 12:40, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you as well, Fvasconcellos and Swiãtopôłk. Carlinal (talk) 14:49, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Great seal of the Ukrainian People’s Republic

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Article(s): en:Ukrainian People's Republic

Request

Please, change the background from white to transparent (because it is a seal). — صلاح الأوكراني (talk) 22:49, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@صلاح الأوكراني:  Done. Just in case there's a rationale for keeping the white-background version, I've uploaded under a different name: File:Great state seal of the Ukrainian People's Republic.svg. This is a tracing and could be redone, but it's a good tracing and I don't think that's necessary. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 13:13, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

@Fvasconcellos: Thank you very much. — صلاح الأوكراني (talk) 09:54, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Seal of the Central Council of Ukraine

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Article(s): en:Central Rada

Request

Can you, please, make an svg-version of this seal (with transparent background)? Additional images of this seal: 1, 2. The text on this seal: Украінська Центральна Рада, У. Ц. Р.. — صلاح الأوكراني (talk) 23:04, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

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Seal of the Islamic State

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  Seal

Article(s): en:Territory of the Islamic State

Request

Please, make an svg-version of this seal. The background should be transparent. Here is a remastered version of the original image: image. — صلاح الأوكراني (talk) 23:15, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@صلاح الأوكراني: Hi! I would try to create this if you would share the text in Arabic, as I don't speak it. QuickQuokka ^{[⁠talk • contribs]} 06:58, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

https://tools.wmflabs.org/ws-google-ocr/api.php?image=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/IS_seal.png&lang=ar

→ الدولة الإسلامية

Glrx (talk) 20:41, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

@QuickQuokka: And the text in small squares below is دولة الخلافة, but letters are separated (not joined), so: د و ل ة     ا ل خ لا ف ة

@QuickQuokka: The upper text (in the circle; الدولة الإسلامية) is written using the thuluth font. — صلاح الأوكراني (talk) 14:31, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Erroneous flag of Alaska (Liggett & Myers)

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  The current state seal of Alaska, the scene from which could be used in the creation of the flag in this request (albeit with modifications to the colours in several places, if possible).

Article(s): Flag of Alaska

Request

Can someone please create an SVG file of the flag that was erroneously displayed as the flag of Alaska on a cigarette silk available from various brands of the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company circa 1905–1917, as seen as part of this image here. Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 22:42, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

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Flag of Malpas, Cornwall

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  The Cross of Saint Piran, which could be used in the creation of the flag in this request.

Article(s): Malpas, Cornwall, List of Cornish flags, Saint Piran's Flag

Request

Could someone please create an SVG file of the flag of the Cornish village of Malpas, as seen here. Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 23:19, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@Snow Lion Fenian: 1) Is the heron wearing a little hat?? 2) Is that water around its legs or a coiled serpent at its feet? Fvasconcellos (t·c) 13:20, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

@Fvasconcellos: 1) Yes, I do get the impression that the heron is indeed wearing a hat. 2) I'm inclined to believe that it is meant to signify water around its legs. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 22:44, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Revectorization of File:National_Emblem_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China_(2).svg

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  This file differs significantly from the reference file I provided and needs to be redrawn.
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  This is a copy of the grid ink line drawing of the Chinese national emblem displayed on the day of its publication in a journal.
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  This is a copy of the vertical cross-section drawing of the Chinese national emblem displayed on the day of its publication in a journal.

Article(s): w:zh:中华人民共和国国徽, [[3]], [[4]]

Request

I have just uploaded sufficiently clear bitmap materials about the Chinese national emblem when it was first released, providing assurance in image quality (600dpi/1200dpi).

This can be considered its appearance when it was first seen by the Chinese people. I hope to see a more accurate vector version.

A comparison reveals that:

Some of the three-dimensional details are inaccurately drawn, failing to reflect the proper perspective.

The wheat ring appears thicker in comparison.

The stacking order of some wheat grains is incorrect.

There are discrepancies in the depiction of Tiananmen.

The gears below Tiananmen are flat, lacking a three-dimensional layout.

The depiction of the folds at the lower end of the ribbon is incorrect, and its position and angle are inconsistent.

The path outline is too thick compared to the material I provided, resulting in lower precision.

HyBoxwood (talk) 0:00, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

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Una voce per San Marino logo

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Article(s): San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest, Una voce per San Marino

Request

Could you please vectorise the logo of Una voce per San Marino? With and without lettering. Thank you.--Carnby (talk) 07:12, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@Carnby:  Done. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 14:18, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you very much!-- Carnby (talk) 14:45, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Flag of Andorra (end of the 19th century-c. 1930s)

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Request

Please correct the crown drawing in this file. Unfortunately, it is not possible to indicate one correct version, but I think that the best model will be this one, even if it is not the original flag. All the images I found show a crown with only outlines, usually black, and five rings (probably pearls) on the top. Old versions of the file show a better but imperfect crown that can be used to help. Swiãtopôłk (talk) 21:25, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

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Vectorize raster seal

Article(s): en:National emblem of East Germany, de:Staatswappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, etc

Request

Can someone vectorize this proposed coat of arms of East Germany from 1949? Although there is no file on Wikimedia Commons depicting this emblem, I believe it can be uploaded with the Template:PD-Coa-Germany copyright template so it will be in the public domain. --Colohisto (talk) 18:53, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

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