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The Aussie flag on canvas is basically complete! (aussie.zone)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by eatham@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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The flag is basically complete, aside from art and the rainbow checkerboard. Thank you to everyone who helped!

Special thanks to @veroxii@lemmy.world, @emperor@feddit.uk , and @ianbkulin@c.im who did a very large amount of the flag.

Here are most of the other people that helped. Sorry if i missed anyone, i can't check every pixel.

@ns1@feddit.uk @flamingos@feddit.uk @olicvb@lemmy.ca @eggy_dreams@feddit.uk @Terrance@lemmy.world @caos@feddit.org @RoyaltyInTraining@lemmy.world @yen@feddit.uk @muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee @NorthWestWind@mastodon.art @marius851000@mastodon.mariusdavid.fr @daudix@lemmy.zip @rrconkle@lemmy.zip @fancysprinkle@lemmy.world @MoonlitChaser@mastodon.social @thirdBreakfast@lemmy.world @FireWire400@lemmy.world @cypress@lemmy.hogru.ch @hutonahill@toast.ooo @threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works @fluid@aussie.zone @martinbasic@lemmy.world @Ringmasterincestuous@aussie.zone @ethan@aussie.zone @mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de @mbm@lemmings.world @Linus_Torvalds@lemmy.world @thonofpy@lemmy.world @desuer@lemmynsfw.com @lokloy@lemmy.world @daudix@lemmy.zip @NorthWestWind@lemmy.world @Terrance@lemmy.world @muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world

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[โ€“] Nath@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have been sick all weekend, so haven't been a part of the main event. I just looked at what it'd take to put a simple Bluey on the right of the flag (I killed one of the amongus thingys).

Err, no. I don't have that much time/energy. ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] eatham@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can you send me the exported image from that program with a transparent background?

[โ€“] Nath@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I cannot. I got this from some crochet site I came across after googling something like "bluey pixel art". I can probably find the url if you like.

Edit: https://diycandy.com/bluey-perler-beads/

[โ€“] eatham@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks! Before next canvas I will copy the stuff from that site :)

[โ€“] Fluid@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

Took a lot of patience, team work, and negotiation. Biggest thanks goes to you eatham for driving the whole thing!

[โ€“] MHLoppy@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Would be nice to get some Australian fedi instances (e.g. aussie.zone ) written in either the red or blue sections (I think red might be better?) using pixels that are one shade lighter or darker.

[โ€“] eatham@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Will do next year. If you want to do it now, feel free. The Brits might stop you tho

[โ€“] MHLoppy@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago

There wasn't a lot of time this year since I came into it so late ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] veroxii@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's been fun. Shout out to my 10 year old daughter who spent most of Sunday with me filling in the flag. :-)

[โ€“] veroxii@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

PS: she said we should do a proper Bluey and Bingo one next year with the flag too.

[โ€“] eatham@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago

Next canvas we will. After this canvas I will make a post asking for suggestions on what other things to add to the flag, and for people to draw said other things :)

[โ€“] veroxii@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Too many people attacking now. I can't keep them off. :-(

[โ€“] Nath@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It always happens. People think it's funny to destroy/troll stuff someone has painstakingly created. I remember the poor Canadians couldn't make their maple leaf a few years ago on Place, because people kept vandalising it.

The same trolls that are attacking the flag have messed with the Union Jack itself. I haven't bothered with the template, so I can't be sure how to repair it. Maybe the Brits will wake up and fix it, soon.

Edit: Or not. The Canvas froze 4 minutes ago (12pm WST/2pm EST). We almost got it cleaned up.

[โ€“] veroxii@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah thanks mate. I saw you helping out. It was hectic! I wasn't using the template either - just eyeballing stuff and trying to see what they changed to change it back. I knew it was freezing at 2pm.... so knew we just had to survive. I think it ended pretty well for us considering everything they threw at us in the last 3 hours.

Feels like it was the emu wars all over again!

[โ€“] FireWire400@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I just saw the "finished" canvas and to be honest, it's not that bad; it's mostly the shading they screwed up but from afar, it looks ok.

[โ€“] FireWire400@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I wish there was a real report system for these purposes; I've reported 3 or so users who were vandalising to grant over in the canvas community but haven't heard back from them.

The flag looked so perfect when I went to bed... Oh well

[โ€“] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What is the thing covering the top star meant to be?

[โ€“] veroxii@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Upside down my little pony

[โ€“] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Oh lol. Is it licking something?

[โ€“] eatham@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

It is licking a stu (the little red guy which is all over the canvas)

[โ€“] veroxii@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

You'll have to go ask for details in the pony/brony communities! ๐Ÿ˜†

[โ€“] veroxii@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

People now attacking the flag in the last few hours before the end. Please come help clean up if anyone's available.

[โ€“] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Well done guys it looks great! Especially @eatham@aussie.zone for coordinating this whole thing

[โ€“] FireWire400@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's not over yet, though, and some users (at least two) have been constantly trying to vandalise the flag for a bit now...

Apart from that; it's been a lot of fun. I hope I didn't cross anyone with my pixel placement, I tried joining the Matrix room but it didn't really work