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==Game of Thrones Wiki==
Hey Abjiklam, we are reforming our heraldry on the [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Wiki Game of Thrones Wiki]: most notably, we'll be switching from PNG to SVG format and changing the shield shape to a simple heater design. However none of us are really experienced with vector graphics, so seeing as how great your work on this wiki has been, I'm wondering if you'd like to assist us. Are you interested? [[User:Potsk|Potsk]] ([[User talk:Potsk|talk]]) 02:59, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
:Hi Potsk, I don't really want to get too involved in the GOT wiki, but I can help a bit. What are you planning? [[User:Abjiklam|Abjiklam]] ([[User talk:Abjiklam|talk]]) 11:27, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

::Basically we're planning to switch [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Images_of_main_shields these shields] to SVG images and change them to an escutcheon [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/File:House-Baratheon-Test-Shield.PNG roughly this shape], in 400x480. You don't have to personally tend to every image, but just some guidance will save us a lot of headache. Firstly I'd like to know whether we'd have to redo everything from scratch to achieve the desired result, or if there is a more streamlined solution. [[User:Potsk|Potsk]] ([[User talk:Potsk|talk]]) 12:37, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
:::Going from raster (PNG) to verctor (SVG) graphics does require you to redraw everything, but you can find a lot of elements on commons.wikimedia.org and on this wiki. On commons, you can search for "Category:<X> in heraldry", like [[:commons:Category:Bears in heraldry|Category:Bears in heraldry]]. [https://inkscape.org/ Inkscape] is a good free software for vector graphics that I've used a lot. [[User:Abjiklam|Abjiklam]] ([[User talk:Abjiklam|talk]]) 14:23, 9 September 2022 (UTC)