Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Illustration workshop

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)   Bumping thread. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 12:37, 10 November 2024 (UTC)   Bumping thread. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 10:39, 2 January 2025 (UTC)   Bumping thread. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 13:43, 3 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

Is the dragon meant to be identical between the coat of arms and the flag? Just asking, since that coat of arms image that you sent is by far the highest quality version I've been able to find, so I'd like to use it as a reference for both.

DeVosMax [ contribs • talk • created media ] 05:29, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

@DeVos Max: Yes, I agree that the dragon from the version of the COA in the link should be used as a reference in the update of both files. Thanks for your interest! Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 15:52, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

I think the dragon shown on this drawing looks very close to the ones on the flag. I will vectorize this drawing from scratch and use it for the files.

Feitidede ☆ﾟ.* 20:10, 3 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Snow Lion Fenian I have overwritten both files. I designed the new dragon from scratch based on the image linked above. Let me know if you find any issues.   Done Feitidede ☆ﾟ.* 04:31, 4 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Undone: The overwritten versions of the arms and the flags have been restored, as these overwrites, mainly, are conflicting with Commons:Overwriting existing files ; morevoer, the specific design of an element doesn't make the arms or the flag invalid, thus current versions are fully compliant with their description. Ping @Bzh-99 and Jpgibert:

--Kontributor 2K (talk) 14:05, 4 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

The current files have clear mistakes in rendering and are even flagged as improper SVGs. The current files also are not compliant with their description because they are missing the colleté d'hermine. The overwritten versions don't appear to vastly differ from the original ones. I can't believe these versions are being gate-kept from being improved. Feitidede ☆ﾟ.* 18:16, 4 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Feitidede: Thank you for your undertaking of this request. Given the apparent dispute over the matter of overwriting the existing files, I would instead propose uploading the correct versions of the flag and arms as completely new files, for which I've provided potential titles above (both of which use the native Breton name of the town to avoid confusion with the existing files).

Also, and sorry that I didn't make this clearer in the original request, but the corrected version of the COA should actually have the surrounding embellishments along with the shield (namely the yellow crown/castle at the top, the yellow branches on both sides, and the intertwining scroll with the words "WAR EVEZ"), as in the link. Any chance that could be rectified in the new version of the file as well? Sorry again for the hassle. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 01:08, 5 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

• 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)   Bumping thread. 109.78.223.88 (talk) 23:00, 16 November 2024 (UTC)This request is still open.--109.78.223.88 (talk) 23:00, 16 November 2024 (UTC)  Bumping thread. 93.107.203.142 (talk) 16:09, 16 December 2024 (UTC)Still waiting for this!--93.107.203.142 (talk) 16:09, 16 December 2024 (UTC) Just a quick reminder!   Bumping thread. 109.79.60.70 (talk) 20:18, 13 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@93.107.203.142:, I just need to point out that the flags you were linking to have been deleted from Commons for Copyvios. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 10:41, 2 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Crap! I will find new files soon.--93.107.203.142 (talk) 19:40, 2 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Found one here, please click the link to see it! https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/codegeass/images/f/fb/HBE.png/revision/latest?cb=20190817213238 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.43.161.95 (talk) 20:07, 4 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

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  The receiver side of the system

Article(s)

GL Mk. I radar

Request

I would like to get separate illustrations of the two main parts of the system in this article, the transmitter and receiver. The image I've linked to above is the receiver. It is not obvious due to the low quality of the image, but the important part is a series of horizontal metal rods in front of the lower truss work that form the main antenna.

The only photograph I have found of the transmitter is here. It has even less detail than the image above though. I have also found an old illustration of it, but it is blacklisted so I can only suggest that one goes to https://en . topwar . ru to their page at /199210-britanskie-i-amerikanskie-radiolokatory-perioda-vtoroj-mirovoj-vojny-ispolzovavshiesja-v-sovetskoj-pvo.html. The image is about half way down the page (yellowish). The transmitter is overall very similar to the receiver in that it is a box on top of a gun carriage, and differs mostly in the details of the antenna and truss work.

It is quite difficult to see the receiver antennas in the photograph, you can see a series of rods at the top of the lower truss, but I don't believe that is them, there is another row of rods below it but they are very difficult to make out. The illustration also lacks detail of the receiver antenna, but they would look very similar to the two seen on the transmitter.

Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:47, 23 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

This would probably get taken up sooner at c:COM:GLI. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 15:50, 28 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

@Maury Markowitz: I can take this but you will have to support me during the work, OK? --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 13:06, 9 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Goran tek-en: - absolutely, this is a technical topic so I suspect there will be many questions! Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:14, 9 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Request taken by --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 14:08, 9 January 2025 (UTC).Reply

@Maury Markowitz

I found those pages and probably we can pick up some details from them?

https://peterlud.wordpress.com/2021/09/25/radar-at-point-lookout/

https://timesofmalta.com/article/radar-stations-during-wartime-malta.293741

https://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Engagement-Fire-Control.html --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 15:42, 9 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz Is it an line illustration like this or a more realistic (photo like) one you are looking for. --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 16:05, 9 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Goran tek-en: The first reference has the best quality and I think mostly you can use that as a guide. The first of the two images is the transmitter, which matches the one I have in the article. The active part of this system are a series of antenna "elements" (which together make the antenna as a whole) made from "have-wave dipoles", which are simply two wires placed end-to-end with a gap between them an a total length across the two one-half of the radio wavelength. The idea is like a guitar, if your "string" is one-half the wavelength of the note you play it will resonate, as long as you pluck it somewhere near the middle. Here you "pluck" it with an electrical generator connected at the mid-point.

An interesting detail that is only visible in this image (not the ones I had seen earlier) is that the antennas have an interesting L shape, which I have not seen before. The "active" part of the antenna elements are the horizontal portions, which match the layout/polarization of the receiver antennas. I'm not sure what role the vertical portion plays, and none of my references seem to mention it. It appears they have connections at the top, but those might be supports, not electrical connections. Very interesting! Also note that the antenna mounted on the ladder has the same arrangement, but in this case it is upside down.

The receiver is much simpler, with more "standard" horizontal elements. There are three of them along the main section, which you can make out in this image (barely) and then another mounted up top again. The idea was that the two on the outside part of the horizontal line would be compared to calculate the horizontal angle, and the upper one with the center to get the vertical angle. Also notice the whip-like vertical antennas behind the "ladder". There appear to be two of these, which strongly suggests they are IFF receivers. These are not part of the radar itself, they are a separate receiver tuned to the radios of friendly aircraft.

This page is very useful, excellent find!

I did not see anything related on the ausairpower page, perhaps that is the wrong URL? Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:16, 9 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

-- and I think a line illustration would be best in this case? Or perhaps line art but isometric? Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:16, 9 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz I don't understand what you mean by "Or perhaps line art but isometric?", I will start and see where we end up. --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 16:48, 9 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Goran tek-en: Yeah, any format will work, the line art you linked to is a good place to start. Maury Markowitz (talk) 19:46, 10 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz

Before I continue I need your feedback on some drafts. I might have gone to much into details but that is up to you to say, if you want a simpler cleaner illustration I can do that or I can make like this and then make another line version or so.

So give me feed back, just say what you think, thanks.

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Those drafts are PNG versions of the original SVG file I'm working in and will upload to commons.

Those drafts are shown for proofreading only.

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• Draft transmitter-1 100%
• Draft transmitter-1 200%
• Draft transmitter-1 100% ground shadows
• Draft transmitter-1 200% ground shadows

--always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 18:40, 14 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Goran tek-en: I'm not sure I see much of a difference between the 100% an 200%, but that might be just my end. Of the four here, I think the first one is the best. It's clear but also has details. I don't think the shadows aid the visualization. Maury Markowitz (talk) 19:52, 14 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz

As I work in a svg file the uploaded file can be enlarged without loosing any details. So my intention with the 200% files was (as the are png) to show you a bit more details, you can zoom in more on them. --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 15:00, 15 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz

• I would need your help to understand the parts encircled here. I have found this picture where you can see it a bit better, but are they the same? Are they long-wave transmitters or what? If we know what they are maybe me can find better images.
• I also find those pages/images
  • image
  • page 17 here has a closer image.

Are those relevant for us? --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 12:14, 16 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Goran tek-en: I am curious about those too! The actual antennas are connected to these objects. The antennas themselves cannot be seen in this photo though, but the very first URL you posted above (lookout point) does show the antennas themselves more clearly, they are the L-shaped objects. I believe the circled object is just a support rod of some sort, and not really important. If you look on that same image, it appears there are several more of these connected to the truss work, connecting at several points on the antenna, so I think this was just a mounting system that was intended to keep the antennas SOLIDLY fixed to the truss so you didn't have to re-adjust anything after moving the radar site.

The first of the two new URLs you posted solves a mystery! That image is clearly the basis for the line drawing I posted on the Russian page. It is very annoying they have watermarked this, as the image is in the public domain (it's PD-50 as UK crown). The receiver is the item in the center of the image, with transmitters on the left and right sides. The details of the receiver are slightly more obvious here, but it is still not great.

The French PDF also has several images of GL systems. The page "Grande Distance" shows a Mk. I transmitter on the right, I've not seen a description of what the smaller truss above the main one does but I suspect it is part of the EL attachment. On the Pas tous pareils page we see a more clear image of those "supports" in the upper right, but again the detail is lacking. The lower-right image shows the receiver in what I assume is the folded-up state for travel. Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:07, 16 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz Do you think the first image here shows what the antennas should look like? --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 14:07, 19 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Goran tek-en: The antennas on the receiver will look just like this. These are classic "dipoles", the horizontal rods in this image. They don't look like it here, but they are two separate rods, one on either side of the supports. If you look at the second from the top on the left you can see the small gap between them, but it's not easily seen in the other ones.

On the transmitter van, the antennas are different and I've never found out why. On the transmitter, the dipoles have extensions that go up, and appear to be the same length as the horizontal part. So instead of two horizontal letter I's, pointed end-to-end like - -, it is two L shapes, like ⅃ L. The rods you were asking about earlier appear to be supports, like the ones visible in the link you just provided, but with another set of them holding the top of the L's. I hope that makes sense! Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:48, 20 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz

I need you to check this Draft transmitter-2 before I continue, thanks. --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 17:51, 22 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Goran tek-en: That looks EXCELLENT! Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:02, 22 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz So you think it's more or less correct, there are details I had to guess or look at other images? --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 18:30, 22 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Goran tek-en: The only think I see that is missing is the second antenna up the "ladder" but I assume that was going to be a later project. I think all the key details are here, and certainly all the ones I need for the description part that I want to use this image to help explain. Maury Markowitz (talk) 19:35, 22 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz

So now you have to check this Draft transmitter-3.I have made this png draft big so you can zoom in. I need your fresh eyes and knowledge to check this, thanks. --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 13:17, 1 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Goran tek-en: The structure looks perfect. I have only two suggestions: you have colored most of the "support" structure in a sort of green-grey, and the antennas in silver-grey. The exception is the support bars that connect the upper part of the L shaped antennas to the top of the truss, which are dark-grey. I think these should be the green color like the other supports below. The other is perhaps make the antennas themselves "brighter" ("lighter", "more visible"?) so that they stand out a little better compared to the truss. Other that that I can't see any other changes. Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:24, 1 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz Draft transmitter-4. --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 12:20, 2 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Perfect! Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:29, 2 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz Upload this or start with receiver? --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 17:09, 2 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Go ahead and upload this one, I can put it in as is. Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:50, 3 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz Please always ping me, the notification doesn't work all the time to commons, thanks

I will need the following;

• Name of the file
• Description (/language)
• Captions/s (/language)
• Category/ies at commons
• Structured data/Items portrayed in this file, the Q#, to be able to upload it at commons, thanks.

--always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 17:24, 5 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Goran tek-en: If you can upload it to GL_Mk.II_transmitter with a placeholder description I can fill out the rest. Maury Markowitz (talk) 19:03, 5 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Maury Markowitz

I don't understand what you mean by a "placeholder description" and as I'm the one uploading I really want to have that asked for information. If you want to change it later that's up to you, thanks. --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 19:34, 5 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

• File:Flag of the Gjøa.svg

Article(s)

Gjøa, List of Norwegian flags

Request

Can someone please create an SVG file of the flag flown by the ship Gjøa during Roald Amundsen's voyage through the Northwest Passage (1903–1906), consisting of a blue-green swallowtail pennant with a white orle (except along the hoist side), and the name "GJØA." (full stop included at the end) in white letters, as seen within this image here? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 18:24, 24 December 2024 (UTC)   Bumping thread. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 21:17, 1 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

Do you have more references of this flag? Feitidede ☆ﾟ.* 18:02, 3 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

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  Flag of Mníšek (JPG Version)
• Flag of Mníšek (SVG Version)
  Flag of Mníšek (SVG Version)
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  Flag of Strijbeek (use this as a base)
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  Coat of arms of Mníšek (JPG Version)
• Coat of arms of Mníšek (SVG Version)
  Coat of arms of Mníšek (SVG Version)
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  Flag of Soběslav (use this as a possible base for the roses)
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  Flag of Hořice na Šumavě (use this as a possible base for the roses)
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  Rosary.svg (use this as a possible base for the rosary)
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  Coat of arms of Tisovec (use this as a possible base for the yew leaf)

Article(s)

Mníšek

Request

Hi! I was wondering if someone can kindly please vectorize the flag of the Czech town of Mníšek? The flag has a pattern of four parts bisected in a Nordic Cross manner though without an actual cross. On the top line, a white square on the left and a green rectangle on the right. On the bottom line, a red square on the left and a red white rectangle on the right. In the white square at the top is the emblem from Mníšek's coat of arms containing a yew leaf surrounded by rosary beads. In addition, there is a visual pun in the design, (what is known as "canting arms" in heraldry) where some of the beads in the rosary are replaced with actual roses. The black outline on the flag file posted is not actually part of the flag. I have included several other files that use similar design elements to use as bases so the request can be done more quickly). I'll be grateful to see it done. Thanks in advance. --93.107.203.142 (talk) 23:30, 30 December 2024 (UTC)   Bumping thread. 109.79.27.183 (talk) 20:29, 29 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

93.107.203.142 (talk) 23:30, 30 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

I will do this from scratch and vectorize the coat of arms exactly as it shows on REKOS.   Request taken. Feitidede ☆ﾟ.* 19:30, 3 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

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  My attempt at making an SVG
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  PNG image

Article(s)

Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force

Request

This is the emblem of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force, which currently has no high quality SVG emblem. -- CROIX^talk 16:57, 12 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

• File:Edward Wilson's flag of Gonville and Caius College.svg
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  Arms of G&C College, which could be used in the creation of the flag (albeit with changes to the shape).

Article(s)

Edward Wilson (explorer), List of alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, List of Antarctic flags

Request

Could someone please create an SVG file of Edward Wilson's flag representing Gonville and Caius College, which he took to Antarctica during the 1910–1913 Terra Nova Expedition, as seen here? For the background, I'd recommend using the same shade of light blue displayed as part of the College's official colours in its page's infobox. Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 21:09, 15 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

• File:James Wordie's sledge flag.svg

Article(s)

James Wordie, List of Antarctic flags, Flag of Scotland, List of Scottish flags

Request

Can somebody please create an SVG file of the sledge flag brought by James Wordie on the Antarctic-bound Endurance Expedition (1914–1917), as seen here and here? Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 00:43, 17 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

Do you know the dimensions of the flag. @Snow Lion Fenian History6042😊 (Contact me) 21:07, 26 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

@History6042: I don't actually know for certain, sorry. But I do feel that the artistic depiction in the second link seems like a mostly accurate representation of the photograph in the first link. The only differences I can see are that the Scottish flag in the hoist should have a darker blue background, as well as a "bulkier" saltire. What do you think? Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 01:05, 27 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Well, this would be my first svg file I have ever created so I am not sure how to do everything. I do agree with what you said though. History6042😊 (Contact me) 01:30, 27 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Forgot to ping, @Snow Lion Fenian History6042😊 (Contact me) 01:31, 27 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Article(s)

$Trump

Request

Someone please vectorize this logo--Trade (talk) 19:24, 20 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

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  Flag of North Dakota

Article(s)

North Dakota, Flag of North Dakota, etc

Request

Could someone fix the mismatched "North Dakota" text on the state flag? It would be much appreciated. -- HapHaxion _{(talk / contribs)} 20:03, 24 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

Article(s)

Ananta (video game)

Request

Please convert to SVG, thanks. -- Ahri Boy (talk) 11:54, 25 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

Article(s)

Dragon Age

Request

Please convert to SVG. -- Ahri Boy (talk) 11:58, 25 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

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  Quilon Syrian copper plates - rare inscription from India [in Arabic (Kufic script), Middle Persian (cursive Pahlavi script), and Judeo-Persian (standard square Hebrew script)]

Article(s)

Quilon Syrian copper plates

Request

There are 11 inscribed faces in the image (marked as plates 1 to 6). Kindly remove/erase the two faces marked as plate 5 (faces 8 and 9, while counting as three columns, from top to bottom). That one is not part of this particular record - might have been included by a mistake from the source [The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 7, No. 2 (1843)] JamesMdp (talk) 04:52, 26 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

Please, can someone realize a “sodocanized” version of these coats of arms of princely families of Rome? Thanks a lot!

151.30.182.32 (talk) 08:33, 27 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

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  Map including East Germany and South Yemen

Article(s)

State atheism

Request

This is a version of human-editable map of State atheism using present-day borders. I've added East Germany and South Yemen using BlankMap-World 1985. Nevertheless, there are small problems in rendering these two additional countries (e.g. position, scale, and South Yemen white border). Could you help me fix them? Thanks in advance.-- Carnby (talk) 10:16, 28 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

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  SVG
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  PNG

Article(s)

Schuko

Request

Could you please suggest me a way to hatch Denmark (in red) and Italy and Albania (in blue), like the PNG version, without using Inkscape? Thanks -- Carnby (talk) 08:19, 1 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

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  Flag of Sacramento County, California (PNG Version)
• Flag of Sacramento County, California (SVG Version)
  Flag of Sacramento County, California (SVG Version)
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  Seal of Sacramento County, California (use this as a base)

Article(s)

Sacramento County, California

Request

Hi! I was wondering if someone can kindly please vectorize the flag of Sacramento County, California? The most complicated part of the flag, the seal in the middle, is already vectorized and is placed here to use as a base so the request can be done even more quickly. Thanks in advance-- 109.79.92.233 (talk) 22:00, 1 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

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  Baryon supermultiplet

Article(s)

File:Baryon_Supermultiplet_using_four-quark_models_and_half_spin.png#Global file usage

Request

The image has two mistakes

1. ${\displaystyle \Lambda }$  should be ${\displaystyle \Lambda ^{0}}$  (towards the bottom, in the middle, next to uds)
2. ${\displaystyle \Xi ^{+}}$  should be ${\displaystyle \Xi ^{0}}$  (towards the bottom right, next to uss).

This will show the two symbols in need of updates.

The PNG description has the svg code for it. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 01:50, 5 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Discussion