User blog:TheGhostOfInky/Flag and ball sprite guidelines

Flags:

 * 1) If there's an SVG version, upload that to the wiki, if you're downloading the flags from wikipedia there's a strong chance they already have an SVG version ( Although be careful, some flags like the Francoism flag are too complex for fandom to handle so download an ~1280 pixels wide PNG if that's the case with your image as well Fixed by the recent upgrade to Mediawiki 1.33).
 * 2) If the flag has no SVG version upload a PNG version with a decent resolution, at the lack of a PNG version a JPEG version without noticeable artifacts and at a decent resolution (above 1000 pixels wide) will suffice.
 * 3) If there's only a very low res or highly jpegified image available contact me and I will attempt to recreate it by vectorizing the original image and making a clean higher resolution version.
 * 4) If there's no flag available check if there's an already uploaded flag in the Ideology flags category that shares a similar design and use that as a starting point for your flag (Eg, Third Way and Social Libertarian's flags are merely a recoloring of Social Democracy's flag) and if posssible export the result as an SVG, or alternatively a 1280 pixel wide PNG.
 * 5) Add the flag to the Ideology flags category after uploading it for easier management and make sure to have a name that reflects the nature of the flag and not just some random gibberish
 * 6) When placing flags on a page add the following template: |thumb between the "How to draw:" line and the first drawing instruction.
 * 7) If the flag you are uploading is not an official ideology flag and was designed by an artist and posted on an online community like Reddit/Deviantart etc remember to credit their name and to add a link to the original post in the page you're adding the flag to.

Sprites:

 * 1) Never shrink a full size ball to sprite size.
 * 2) Use the Icon template: [[File:!.png]], or another icon in the icons list as a starting point, do not draw a random circle with random proportions.
 * 3) Draw the sprite's art pixel by pixel, don't just shrink a full size flag to it, you'll end up with terrible blurry gradients.
 * 4) Add the icon to the icons list in its correct alphabetical position.