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Forum to request image creation or improvement by and for Wikipedia
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Graphics Lab
Types of work done
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Whitening or cleaning the background
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Removal of objects and color improvement
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Image restoration
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Vectorization of raster graphics
Images will be improved on request of a user/IP who submits a request on any of the three image workshops. An explanation of how to do that is shown at the top of the page.
For a better view of the capabilities of the Graphics Lab, see the archives.
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Inkscape, the general standard for creating and editing SVG files | Windows; macOS; Linux | All | |
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GIMP, similar to Adobe Photoshop. Used for the retouching of images, and creating raster graphics (PNG, JPEG). Can also be used to create animations (GIF) when the GIMP Animation Package (GAP) is installed. | Windows; macOS; Linux; Solaris; BSD | Windows, Linux/BSD/Solaris macOS | |
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hugin, for the stitching of panoramic images together into one big image, correction of perspective and various other things. | Windows; macOS; Linux; BSD; Other Unix Systems | All | |
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QGIS, to create GIS maps' layers: topographic background, shaded relief, states/provinces polygons, rivers/lakes/coasts, urban areas, etc. PNG or SVG. | Windows; macOS; Linux; etc. | All | |
| Open Jump GIS, to create SVG or PNG maps and GIS vector datasets. | Windows; macOS; Linux | All | ||
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Blender, for the creation and editing of 3D images. | Windows; macOS; Linux; Solaris; IRIX; C source | All | |
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Scribus, a free desktop publishing application (DTP). | Windows; macOS; Linux; Unix; OS/2; eComStation; ArcaOS | All | |
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POV-Ray, a free 3D ray tracer. | Windows; macOS; Linux | All | |
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Dia, create and edit diagrams and graphics that only require basic shapes. Supports exporting to vector (SVG) and various raster file formats. | Windows; Linux; macOS | All | |
Examples of images created with the above programs.
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GIMP
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hugin
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Blender
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POV-Ray
- WikiProject Maps
- WikiProject Photography
- Wikimedia Commons, place to upload all free images.
- Image reviewers
- Help boards
- Category:Image files for cleanup, categorization of images which need improving. {{Cleanup-image}}
- Category:Images that should be in SVG format, a category of images that should be vectorized. {{SVG}}
- Category:SVGs for cleanup, a category of SVGs needing modifications for improvement. {{Cleanup-SVG}}
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Stale/Archival |