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'''Request:''' The image is an unfinished vector version of the [[Australian coat of arms]] uploaded to commons by a user who couldn't continue working on the project. The shield partitions themselves are quite easy (they can just be taken from [[List of Australian flags#States_and_Territories|state flag]] badges), so all that needs to be done is basically just adding detail the to the shield-bearers, shrubbery, etc. to conform to actual usage, and colour fixes as demonstrated by the raster image. I've also posted this at [[Talk:Australia#Vector coat of arms]], but I'm told to expect apathy over there, there've been issues with the COA since April 2007. I have no doubt an experienced vector graphics editor would find this an easy task and it would be much appreciated. —[[User talk:Happenstance|<font color="teal">''what a crazy random happenstance''</font>]] 12:01, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

:This has come up several times and every time we point out that it shouldn't be vectorized. Look at the painting and you will see that it is carefully pained with tiny strokes. An SVG would be enormous and have no purpose. --[[User:Beao|Bea]]'''[[User talk:Beao|o]]''' 17:35, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

::I disagree, all non-photographic information should be turned into vector images, as our guidelines currently mandate. The vast majority of national coat of arms have already been recreated as svg's despite their complexity, and this image is not even particularly detailed compared to many that are already vector files, look at [[:File:BhutanEmblem emblemof Bhutan.svg|Bhutan]], [[:File:Coat of arms of Myanmar.svg|Burma]] or [[:File:Coat of Arms of Sweden.svg|Sweden]]. PS: I never suggested that this be auto-traced, which I could easily do myself and which would come with the problems you describe, I suggested that it be recreated in vector. Manually. Which wouldn't be too complicated, and would result in a nice, clean image like [[:File:UK Royal Coat of Arms.svg|the British]] and [[:File:Coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg|Czech]] coats of arms. —[[User talk:Happenstance|<font color="teal">''what a crazy random happenstance''</font>]] 17:51, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

:::Those are not as complex in the way I'm trying to explain. But I wont stop anyone from trying to vectorize if you find it useful. --[[User:Beao|Bea]]'''[[User talk:Beao|o]]''' 14:08, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

::Last time I knew "we" regularly vectorized flags, coats, etc. Certainly a well done vector is equal to or better than a raster. See, for instance, Panonkin's magnificent [[:Image:US Great Seal Reverse.svg]] (Featured image on Commons). Having said that, there was a TERRIBLE traced vector version of this that was deleted a while ago. That I know gave alot of people a bad taste for vectorizing this. I especially second this request. [[Special:Contributions/76.117.247.55|76.117.247.55]] ([[User talk:76.117.247.55|talk]]) 02:13, 23 January 2010 (UTC)