Crypto Punks

cryptopunks - mint your own 24×24 pixel punk images off chain from the True Official Genuine CryptoPunks™ sha256-verified original 10 000 unique character collection; incl. 2x/4x/8x zoom for bigger sizes

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Command Line

Use the punk (or cryptopunk) command line tool. Try:

$ punk -h

resulting in:

Usage: cryptopunk [options] IDs
  Mint punk characters from composite (./punks.png) - for IDs use 0 to 9999

  Options:
    -z, --zoom=ZOOM   Zoom factor x2, x4, x8, etc. (default: 1)
    -d, --dir=DIR     Output directory (default: .)
    -f, --file=FILE   True Official Genuine CryptoPunks

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 »

Now let's give it a try. Let's mint punk #0, #2890, and #8219:

$ punk 0 2890 8219

printing:

==> reading >./punks.png<...
     >ac39af4793119ee46bbff351d8cb6b5f23da60222126add4268e261199a2921b< SHA256 hash matching

And voila!

Bonus: Try the -z/--zoom factor x2, x4, x8, etc.

Let's give it a try. Let's mint punk #0, #2890, and #8219 in 2x format:

$ punk --zoom 2 0 2890 8219
# -or-
$ punk -z2 0 2890 8219

printing:

==> reading >./punks.png<...
     >ac39af4793119ee46bbff351d8cb6b5f23da60222126add4268e261199a2921b< SHA256 hash matching

And voila!

And x4:

And x8:

And so on.

Usage in Your Scripts

Yes, you can mint punks in your own scripts and much more. See the Programming CryptoPunks & Copypastas Step-by-Step Booklet / Guide »

Install

Just install the gem:

$ gem install cryptopunks

License

The scripts are dedicated to the public domain. Use it as you please with no restrictions whatsoever.

Questions? Comments?

Post them on the CryptoPunksDev reddit. Thanks.