Final EDIT Mk2: To see this year's stats for our instance on canvas, click here (20 slrpnk users participated, collectively placing a whopping 9188 pixels!!, that's 3x more than our previous record, and made us the 9th most active fediverse instance on canvas this year). You can also see every pixel placed by a slrpnk user on this image here.
Final EDIT: 48 hours later, the event has come to a close. Massive thanks to everyone who participated! We really hit it out of the park this year with some fantastic pieces of art, and this is by far the largest amount we've drawn in our history of Canvas events.
To see the final state of the canvas without any template to get in the way, click here.
To see a complete timelapse of the event, click here.
Big thanks to the Furry community this year, who graciously let us be their neighbors, and who contributed towards our works so much in mutual aid! You all rock! ^^
And be sure to leave a comment of appreciation here to the awesome folk who created and hosted the event, it'd mean a lot to them :)
I hope you all had fun! Here's looking forward to next year's Canvas! :D
Original Post (spoiler to save space)
EDIT 3: The first 24 hour time-lapse of the Canvas Event is now available to watch! Check it out here :)
EDIT 2: Looks like we've finished our goals already! If anyone has any other templates they want to add (I recommend Pixelorama for making them), I can pop em anywhere on the canvas as long as you're sure they'll fit somewhere. You can also create your own 'team' here to submit templates yourself, which everyone here will also be able to see (use the gear icon at the top right to create the team, then log in with it with the button next to it).
EDIT: Additional art to draw was added since we're blazing through them!
Welcome everyone! the 2026 Canvas Event ~~is now live~~, which means it's time for us to gather together to make our mark on it!
>> Click here to go to the Canvas Page with the template already loaded! <<
Be sure that your template's opacity is set to 50% so you can see what pixels still need to be placed. you can adjust the template opacity by clicking the settings button below your username at the top right:
For those unfamiliar with what the Canvas event is, refer to our previous planning thread here. But short version is: You can place 1 pixel every 30 seconds. You can also build up to 6 pixels to put down all at once just by waiting. !canvas@toast.ooo is the main Canvas community, where users can post and talk.
How do I join? - At the login on Canvas, use your existing Lemmy username (in my case, it would be ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net), which will prompt the website to send you a message to your Lemmy inbox with a code. Use that code along with your Lemmy username to log into the Canvas site so you can begin placing pixels.
What will we be drawing on the Canvas? - We're going attempt to draw ~~two~~ three different images, one of a stylized SLRPNK logo:
This lovely image submitted by Terradragon:
An idea submitted by Vegafjord: the Indigenous peoples of the Americas' flag for North America/Earth, which they refer to as Turtle Island.
And lastly, a .net to go after our slrpnk logo, so people know it's a website (which I forgot to put into the original submission). I realized I could add it as its own seperate template next to our existing one, so no possibility of it messing up the positioning :)
EDIT: I edited this and changed the positioning on the template so it's taking up less room on the canvas, and so it ensures that it stays connected to the main logo. Sorry for the extra work!
Where will we be drawing them on the Canvas? - The Furry artwork team, part of which is comprised of the Pawb.social lemmy instance, has agreed to let us create our artworks near them. You can see where we ours is planned to be in relation to theirs on this preview template map (look toward the bottom left corner): https://chocolatecakecodes.goip.de/cotemplate/ui/template/20260520-Canvas26_main
Their group has been incredibly helpful and kind, and were absolutely essential to helping us solidify our claim, as well as provide essential advice on how to use Canvas. If you have any spare pixels, consider helping out their projects in the bottom left corner as well in mutual aid. As far as I'm concerned, they've been absolute legends. :)
How do we begin drawing the artwork? - It'll be best to begin with the outlines of each artwork, as that will help both stake our claim, and help us ensure the overall dimensions are right before we begin filling it in with the details.
I've created a set of instructions on what order to create each artwork in, progressing in 20% increments. Click each one below to expand it:
SLRPNK Logo 20% Steps:
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Hope is Rebellion 20% Steps:
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Better image, the text is done! 🥳
