Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Resources/Advice

Advice

• Wikigraphists :

Check the copyright status of the images you work on!
If possible, put the final images on Wikimedia Commons. Formats: JPEG should only be used for photographs, GIF should only be used for images which require animation. Other formats should be used where the image best fits them
Use transparent backgrounds
Upload your works over top of the original if possible. Check and maintain the useful software list

• Photographers :

Photograph your objects on monochromatic backgrounds if possible;
Upload the images to Commons;
Propose your images to improve.