This thread will be to list pages whose pics are fine as is but are needing quality upgrades, so we don't take up space in the forum with individual threads for them.
Swapping a pic with a better-quality version is a free action, as is swapping a pic with a larger identical version to fit the new image size criteria (800px minimum width). If there are more changes in the proposed swap (e.g. less text, slightly different coloring or crop), however, you might want to post here first.
Resources:
- Reverse image search engines like Google Image Search
, Tineye
, Yandex
, and Bing
are useful for finding larger-quality versions.
- SauceNAO
can locate artwork sources.
- GIMP
(download), Photopea
, and Photoroom
are good freeware for simple manipulations like increasing brightness or removing backgrounds.
Please add pages that need work to the following Sandbox page: Artifacts 'R' Us
Edited by Synchronicity on Aug 30th 2024 at 1:38:40 PM
The artwork for the first 5 entries on Characters.Scythe is pretty bad. I added the most recent 2 entries just now and found decent quality images. Do I have permission to go ahead and update the rest, or will that require a thread?
For the record, I don't even want to change the images used. It's all official artwork from the game. Just wanna update what's there:
For Anna & Wojtek:

For Gunter, Nacht & Tag:

For Zhera & Kar:

For Bjorn & Mox:

For Olga & Changa:

Edited by ginsengaddict on May 17th 2021 at 2:38:48 AM
I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]Even accounting for Zhera and Olga not being exactly the same source image?
I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]Lawful Neutral is pretty poor quality, and I don't like how it's cropped. May I replace it with this White Dwarf cover
which uses the same art? Someone more skilled at editing than me can edit out the text if it's distracting.
Edited by rjd1922 on May 17th 2021 at 3:06:12 AM
Keet cleanupThe One Guy look pretty small and bad. I found a better quality version here,
but the top is cut off a bit.
The image for Bubba the Redneck Werewolf is very small and looks very bad.
Jawbreakers on sale for 99¢![]()
Are we supposed to link images here after we change them?
Hmm, very well:





Edited by ginsengaddict on May 18th 2021 at 4:45:40 AM
I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]I tried updating Always Night. Old one is horizontally squashed and vertically stretched, but the new one is blurry. Which one looks better?


Honestly, I think the image would work better as the page quote, it's better than the current quote.
While the squashing in the old one isn't too obvious, the vertical stretching is quite noticeable, look at the text for instance. The new one is meant to be pixel-perfect, but it was processed by the wiki for being too large; maybe reducing the pixels to be 1x1 instead of 2x2 will fix that.
EDIT: Changing the resolution somehow also moves the text a bit. Anyway, here's actual pixel-perfect size. Any better?

Edited by FernandoLemon on May 24th 2021 at 2:14:54 PM
As I said; it's most likely a reference to Toys-R-Us. The earliest tropers were gen-Xers and older millennials. The now-defunct toy store chain was a touchstone of the youth of many of them. Alternatively, if you're wondering why "Artifact", that's this
.
Katie's image on Characters.The Mitchells Vs The Machines is weirdly blurry.
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.



Popee the Performer was changed without discussion and a thread decided to keep the new image, but multiple people said it needs a quality upgrade.
Edited by rjd1922 on May 16th 2021 at 2:07:21 PM
Keet cleanup