04-cryptopunks.md

Day 4 - cryptopunks Gem - Christie's Nine Colored in Black 'n' White, Ye Olde' Sepia Tone, Blue or Futuristic False 8-Bit Color Palette - Free Punk Downloads - Right-Click and Save Image

Written by {% avatar geraldb %} Gerald Bauer

9 rare CryptoPunks from the LavraLabs [24×24 pixel] series to star in our 21st Century Evening Sale this May [13th] in New York.

All mint numbers under 1k and yes there is a rare Alien! Punks #2, #532, #58, #30, #635, #602, #768, #603, #757. [Estimate: $7,000,000-9,000,0000.]

-- Christie's [- The World's Leading Auction House], April 2021

Let's have a closer looksie at the Christie's Nine line-up in the original Larva Labs 24 x 24 pixel design series. Let's mint a fresh copy.

Step 0 - Download the True Official Genuine CryptoPunks™ composite image

One time / first time only - Download the True Official Genuine CryptoPunks™ composite housing all 10 000 CryptoPunks in a single 2400×2400 image (~830 kb) for free. See punks.png »

Step 1 - Read True Official Genuine CryptoPunks™ composite image

require 'cryptopunks'

punks = Punks::Image::Composite.read( './punks.png' )

Step 2 - Start minting

Note: By default punks get saved in the original 24x24 pixel format and the first punk starts at index zero, that is, 0. running up to 9999.

ids = [2, 532, 58, 30, 635, 602, 768, 603, 757]
ids.each do |id|
  name = '%04d' % id
  punks[id].save( "./punk-#{name}.png" )
end

Voila!

Can you spot the super rare alien?

Punk Philosophy Aside: Two New York hipsters auction off million dollar 24 x 24 pixel art. Is that punk?! Or a cash grab of greedy fraudsters?

Whatever. Fuck the establishment. Let's generate some freebie punks.

Let's change the color to black & white or more scientifically known as 8-bit grayscale, that is, 256 shades of gray starting with black (0x000000) and ending with white (0xffffff).

Let's try the magic grayscale method:

ids.each do |id|
  name = '%04d' % id

  punk_bw = punks[id].grayscale
  punk_bw.save( "./punk-#{name}_bw.png" )
  punk_bw.zoom( 4 ).save( "./punk-#{name}_bw4x.png" )
end

Voila! The Black & White Series.

How does the black & white magic work? Let's look at the colors of punk #2 before and after using the show_colors helper that gathers and prints the insider pixel statistics:

def show_colors( img )
  colors = Hash.new(0)

  img.width.times do |x|
    img.height.times do |y|
      color = img[x,y]
      colors[color] += 1
    end
  end

  puts "#{colors.size} color(s):"
  colors.each_with_index do |(color,count),i|
    print "  [#{i}]  "
    print '%3d pixel(s) - ' % count
    print Color.format( color )
    print "\n"
  end
end

Let's try:

punk = punks[2]
puts "before:"
show_colors( punk )

puts "after:"
show_colors( punk.grayscale )

resulting in:

6 color(s):
  [0]  326 pixel(s) - #000000 / rgb(  0   0   0) - hsl(  0°   0%   0%) - α(  0%) - TRANSPARENT
  [1]  165 pixel(s) - #000000 / rgb(  0   0   0) - hsl(  0°   0%   0%)           - BLACK
  [2]   76 pixel(s) - #dbb180 / rgb(219 177 128) - hsl( 32°  56%  68%)
  [3]    4 pixel(s) - #a66e2c / rgb(166 110  44) - hsl( 32°  58%  41%)
  [4]    2 pixel(s) - #d29d60 / rgb(210 157  96) - hsl( 32°  56%  60%)
  [5]    3 pixel(s) - #711010 / rgb(113  16  16) - hsl(  0°  75%  25%)

and

6 color(s):
  [0]  326 pixel(s) - #000000 / rgb(  0   0   0) - hsl(  0°   0%   0%) - α(  0%) - TRANSPARENT
  [1]  165 pixel(s) - #000000 / rgb(  0   0   0) - hsl(  0°   0%   0%)           - BLACK
  [2]   76 pixel(s) - #b8b8b8 / rgb(184 184 184) - hsl(  0°   0%  72%)           - 8-BIT GRAYSCALE #184
  [3]    4 pixel(s) - #787878 / rgb(120 120 120) - hsl(  0°   0%  47%)           - 8-BIT GRAYSCALE #120
  [4]    2 pixel(s) - #a6a6a6 / rgb(166 166 166) - hsl(  0°   0%  65%)           - 8-BIT GRAYSCALE #166
  [5]    3 pixel(s) - #2d2d2d / rgb( 45  45  45) - hsl(  0°   0%  18%)           - 8-BIT GRAYSCALE #45

See the black & white difference? In the rgb (red/green/blue) color scheme all colors are now between rgb(0 0 0) and rgb(255 255 255) with every rgb triplet having equal values and in the hsl (hue/saturation/lightness) color scheme the hue is now always 0° degree and the saturation is 0% resulting in 8-bit grayscale, that is, 256 shades of gray starting with black (0x000000) and ending with white (0xffffff).

Now having an 8-bit color palette, that is 256 colors from 0 to 255 lets us swap the colors with different 8-bit color palettes. Let's start with the ye olde' sepia that is in the real world a chemical process but in the digital a special effect for an old fashioned and aged vintage foto look.

Let's try:

ids.each do |id|
  name = '%04d' % id

  punk_sepia = punks[id].change_palette8bit( Palette8bit::SEPIA )
  punk_sepia.save( "./punk-#{name}_sepia.png" )
  punk_sepia.zoom( 4 ).save( "./punk-#{name}_sepia4x.png" )
end

Voila! The Ye Olde' Sepia Vintage Series.

What's next? Let's bring back colors!

Let's try a blue theme:

ids.each do |id|
  name = '%04d' % id

  punk_blue = punks[id].change_palette8bit( Palette8bit::BLUE )
  punk_blue.save( "./punk-#{name}_blue.png" )
  punk_blue.zoom( 4 ).save( "./punk-#{name}_blue4x.png" )
end

Voila! The Blue Series.

And to wrap up let's go futuristic.

Let's try a false color palette:

ids.each do |id|
  name = '%04d' % id

  punk_false = punks[id].change_palette8bit( Palette8bit::FALSE )
  punk_false.save( "./punk-#{name}_false.png" )
  punk_false.zoom( 4 ).save( "./punk-#{name}_false4x.png" )
end

Voila! The Futuristic False Color Series.

Now do-it-yourself (DIY) and generate your own punk series in your own colors! Yes, you can!

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References

• Home :: github.com/cryptopunksnotdead/cryptopunks/cryptopunks
• Gem :: cryptopunks
• Docs :: cryptopunks
• Book(let) :: Programming CryptoPunks & Copypastas Step-by-Step Book / Guide. Inside Unique Pixel Art on the Blockchain...