genart

# Generative art Help design, write and check long-form generative artworks — pieces where one algorithm produces a whole edition, each output derived from a hash the blockchain hands you at mint time. ## Default practices, and when to break them These are defaults that work most of the time, not rules. Every one of them has legitimate counter-examples, and those are often the interesting pieces. State the default, then state what breaking it costs. | Default | Breaking it is legitimate when… | |---|---| | All variation comes from the hash | The piece deliberately reads live onchain state (owner, block data). It is then no longer reproducible from the hash alone — own that choice and document it | | One seeded PRNG, fixed consumption order | Almost never. But *named sub-streams* let you add a draw without shifting the whole edition — that is how you get flexibility without breaking the property | | No network, no CDN, no system fonts | Some platforms have an explicit external-asset mode, under their own rules | | No wall clock | The piece is about time passing, or is genuinely interactive. The preview render must stay stable regardless | | Sizes relative to the canvas dimension | The piece is deliberately adaptive and reveals more detail with more room. A choice, not an accident — then know what size it will be captured at | | Runs on current browsers and devices — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, mobile included | A piece built on a bleeding-edge API (WebGPU…) or needing real GP...