canvas-design

Create static canvas artwork

Deliver the requested visual artifact, not a prose manifesto. Build an original composition from the subject, audience, viewing distance, physical or digital format, and one deliberate visual thesis. Do not load the bundled font library when this skill activates.

State machine

1. FRAME

Confirm canvas size, orientation, output format, required text, brand or legal constraints, and whether the work is primarily expressive or informational. Infer non-blocking choices from the brief. Ask only when missing dimensions, copy, or brand assets would materially change the deliverable.

2. DIRECT

Define a compact visual system before production:

• one compositional idea and focal point;
• palette with functional roles;
• type roles and hierarchy when text is required;
• grid, margins, rhythm, and intended negative space;
• one signature element tied to the subject.

Translate artist references into general visual attributes; do not copy a recognizable work or imitate a living artist. Use text as content, not filler, and never invent event, legal, pricing, or contact details.

3. BUILD

Create only the formats requested. Use vector or code-native geometry where it improves print quality. Inspect canvas-fonts/ only after choosing required type roles, then load the minimum matching font files and retain their license files. Keep all content inside safe margins and make typography readable at the intended viewing size.

4. VERIFY

Render the final PNG/PDF and inspect the actual image. Check dimensions, resolution, crop/bleed requirements, contrast, text accuracy, font rendering, alignment, clipping, unintended overlap, and export artifacts. Make a second pass that removes or refines weak elements instead of adding decoration.

Stop conditions

Stop when the composition has a clear focal hierarchy, all required copy is accurate, the rendered output is clean at normal and zoomed viewing, and the delivered files match the requested dimensions and formats.