1y ago

Canvas 2024 is here!

Hi all!

Canvas is an event that is like reddit's r/place, where users can paint one pixel at a time and we all work together to make some art. You can see more at last year's conclusion post.

You use your Lemmy account to log in, where it messages you a code to confirm it's you (no password required). This year they have a one account per person rule, so we will need all hands on deck!

We have a template for the design we have put together, you can jump straight to Canvas with the template enabled by clicking this link: https://canvas.fediverse.events/#x=162&y=328&zoom=4&tu=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.nz%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F497358ad-b655-4ae1-9e42-ea70c303a63e.png&tw=112&tx=100&ty=300&ts=ONE_TO_ONE

The event starts today (Friday) at 4pm, and runs for 72 hours.

If you use Matrix (or are willing to use Matrix) join the chatroom by following the instructions here.

We can also use this post for coordination, or if anyone is having trouble getting logged in or other issues.

Edit: Updated link

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Every pixel (and more) has been placed! Great work everyone :D
- Amazing! Only 1/3 of the way in!
  I'm playing with some sort of background for the !newzealand@lemmy.nz bit, am starting by extending the blue kiwi background leaving a white border around the text, but might end up doing all around the text and making the text white.
  
  I threw a few pixels your way! Let me know if you would like some more help with it and if you have a template ready for it.
- I've now started on a lazer beam for the big kiwi, going straight across the canvas, with the intention to carry on right to the far side.
  Who else is in?
  
  What's the plan to connect it with the eyes?
I'm Aussie, but I'm helping out as the design is much cooler than just a flag (which is what the Aus comm is doing). Is the Kiwi going to get lazer eyes?
- Thanks for the help! Hadn't thought that far ahead. No reason it can't have laser eyes 😆
- It isn't that I hate the flag, it's just been done over and over. I would much prefer something else to get behind.
- The small one is, no reason why we can't do the big one. I was thinking straight across for him/her/them.
I'm gonna give the kiwi lazer eyes.
- I knew it would happen 😆
  It's starting to look like something now.
Thought I''d post an update. Looking good! I've started to fill in some background and doing some refinement on the edges of where things touch.
If it's not clear, click the "Login" part of this at the bottom. It seems the formatting is a bit broken:
Edit: Looks like they fixed it a bit, now it looks more like a button.
Sorry, messed up the link a little. Here is an updated one where the alignment should be better: https://canvas.fediverse.events/#x=162&y=328&zoom=4&tu=https%3A%2F%2Flemmy.nz%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F497358ad-b655-4ae1-9e42-ea70c303a63e.png&tw=112&tx=100&ty=300&ts=ONE_TO_ONE
- And by default the template is solid, but not too helpful like that. In the settings at the top left you can change the opacity to make it transparent.
It's coming together nicely
- You've done some amazing work on that big kiwi! Just woke up to find how much progress you've made during the night.
I’m doing my part 🫡
- Thanks!
I do like how they let you build up pixels.
I tried, got the code, then a 400 bad request.
- Try again 😆. There are teething issues, and the main dev has been doing patches to fix things several times. When this happens, the server goes down for a few minutes each time. Many bugs are being resolved but there are still some quirks.
  I'd suggest to try to follow through the process again and see if you get it working. If not, try again tomorrow.
  
  I placed a pixel. Oh yeah!
  
  OK I'm in. Never done this before. Will have a look!
Done!
Here's our part:
If anyone wants to see the whole canvas it's at: https://canvas.fediverse.events
- Really happy with how this turned out :)
  
  Me too! Looks amazing!
I'm routing the ocean/river through Aotearoa / NZ along with a few boats. If you follow it back there are plenty more boats on it as well as a kraken. It's really cool.
Also, someone made my pot plant flower, which looks really nice :)
- I'll help! I was doing the yellow background but apparently I'm not smart enough for that because despite careful measuring when two parts came together they didn't line up 🤦
  
  It's ok. I've lined it up with whatever you had going. I also added a border around "no.lastname.nz" as it was getting hard to read
  Edit: also thanks for helping continue the water!
Morning progress. Amazing work by whomever worked after I went to bed!

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