Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Resources/Wikigraphist abilities

Graphics Lab/Resources/Wikigraphist abilities

The Graphics Lab is a project to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. Requests for image improvements can be added to the workshop pages: Illustrations, Photographs and Maps. For questions or suggestions one can use the talk pages: Talk:Graphics Lab, Talk:Illustrations, Talk:Photographs and Talk:Maps.
This specific page is a listing of volunteers, past and present, who have worked at the graphics lab. Further information is given below.

Graphic workers

This page is for Wikigraphists to specify their skills at certain common requested tasks. To add yourself to this list, see the template documentation page.

Just because a person is listed on here, does not imply that they are actively answering requests. Many users are currently inactive here or altogether, and many people answering image requests are not listed here. To see if a particular user is active, check their contributions.

Notes:

1. There is no "admission" to the list: Anyone is free to add themselves who is doing or going to do work in the lab.
2. Knowing who is good at what is not required to request an image improvement or creation: Just post a request at Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Image workshop. If you want to request a particular user work on an image (EG. Because they worked on it before), ask on their talk page.
3. Anyone may work on the image without needing to be "on the list". This is purely for convenience of identification.

Newbies are recommended to read the "Advice" at the bottom of the page

Username	SVG skills	Background cleaning?	Objects removal	Color work
A Lambent Eye
Aethalides	Competent
Ahnode	Very skilled
Andykitchen	Competent
Arnaud.ramey	Very skilled
Auawise	Skilled
AuroraMysteria
Awesoham	Competent
B10Reaper	Skilled
Carovallejomar	Very skilled
Casperruegg	Skilled
Centpacrr
ChrisDHDR	Skilled
Connormah	Skilled
Cradel	Skilled
CreatingCat	Competent
Criticalistic	Skilled
Crmadsen	Skilled
Cronholm144	Very skilled
DMS
Danielh32	Skilled
David	Skilled
Dhatfield	Very skilled
Dreamweaver3959	Competent
Dymogeek	Competent
EWikist
Finemann	Skilled
Fir0002	Competent
Fma12	Very skilled
Frenzie23	Skilled
FrigidNinja	Competent
Gauravjuvekar	Competent
Goldsztajn	Competent
Gringer	Skilled
Gökhan	Skilled
H3llkn0wz
Henrikb4	Very skilled
HereToHelp	Skilled
Houdinipeter	Skilled
Ilmari Karonen	Skilled
Irunongames	Competent
It Is Me Here	Skilled
Ivan Akira
James1293	Skilled
Jeff Dahl	Very skilled
Kamangir1214	Competent
Kilojake	Skilled
Koman90	Skilled
L'Aquatique	Skilled
LadyofHats	Very skilled
Liandrei	Competent
Lokal_Profil	Skilled
Lycaon	Skilled
MIckStephenson	Skilled
MacMed	Skilled
Martinor	Skilled
Me6620	Skilled
MissMJ	Very skilled
MjolnirPants	Skilled
Mmxx	Skilled
Mononomic	Very skilled
Mono	Skilled
Morgan_Phoenix	Skilled
Mski.benj	Competent
Neon Clear	Competent
Nicoguaro	Skilled
Nkocharh	Skilled
Odysseus1479	Competent
OisinisiO	Skilled
Parcly Taxel	Very skilled
Pbroks13	Very skilled
Quasar Jarosz	Competent
Quibik	Skilled
QuickQuokka	Competent
Rannpháirtí anaithnid	Competent
Reciencito	Skilled
Rishu Shukla	Competent
Rugby471	Very skilled
Sagredo	Skilled
Sisyphos23	Skilled
Skrelk	Skilled
Slashme	Skilled
SonicChao	Very skilled
Syed	Skilled
T3rminatr	Competent
Thepixelator	Skilled
Tkgd2007	Very skilled
Trex2001	Very skilled
Tris T7	Very skilled
Ufo karadagli	Skilled
Vanderdecken
Vladsinger	Skilled
Weegaweek	Competent
Wegates	Skilled
Wine Guy	Competent
Wordhunter	Competent
XcepticZP	Very skilled
Xerxes2k	Skilled
Yjenith
ZooFari	Skilled
Zoohouse	Competent
bsayusd	Skilled
jthornburgh	Skilled
nagualdesign
Elaboratebreakast	Competent
Noshplar
JMKTIN	Very skilled
Zippybonzo	Competent
Jooja	Skilled
YashTheSoni	Skilled

Advice to those working here

Graphists:

• Watch the copyrights of your images and requested images. If something cannot be justified as fair use no matter what (and isn't free to begin with), any work on it will likely be wasted.
• If the images are not copyrighted/fair use, try and upload them onto Wikimedia Commons.
• Use the best format:
  • JPEG: Best for photographs and should only be used for them.
  • PNG: Supports alpha transparency.
  • GIF: Only when images require animation, or uses simple colors.
  • SVG: Any diagram or other image that can take advantage of SVGification. Flags, logos and coats of arms are prime candidates.
  • Other formats: As appropriate. The above three should cover almost everything.
• Use transparent backgrounds.
• If possible, overwrite the original image so people don't have to do a lot of editing.
• You may be interested in {{user Wikigraphist}} userbox, {{Mbox Wikigraphist}} message box, or Wikigraphist topicon.

Photographers:

• If photographing objects that you can move, control, etc. place them in front of monochromatic backgrounds.
• Upload your images to Commons.
• If you need help cleaning up or retouching images, request assistance.