10,000 generative artworks · fully on-chain · rooted in CryptoPunks
Ousia οὐσία
Color is the essence.
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Palettes
Each palette tells a story.
Color is what remains when everything else is stripped away. Ousia begins with a Punk's palette and pixels, then lets mathematics give them a new form. A new universe, born from an old soul.
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Collection
An essay in color and form.
Ousia is a generative art collection rooted in the color palette of CryptoPunks. Each of the 10,000 artworks is derived from its corresponding Punk's colors and pixel count — preserving what was always there while transforming it into a new, on-chain work of art. Built on precise algorithms and elegant mathematics. Permanent and immutable.
10,000
Editions in the collection
221
Unique colors
100%
Rendered on-chain
2,091,094
Pixels across the collection
Counts
The arithmetic of scarcity.
Distribution across 10,000 — by color count
Distribution across 10,000 — by pixel count
—pixels
—editions
Phases
Note
Minting flows through Delegate Cash — your Punks never leave cold storage. The signature is enough. The vault is untouched.
All token IDs are assigned randomly.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Ousia is a collection of 10,000 fully on-chain generative artworks on Ethereum.
Each artwork is rooted in public on-chain data associated with its corresponding CryptoPunk — its ID, color palette, and pixel count. Ousia takes that data as raw material and transforms it into a new generative artwork through geometric algorithms.
Each artwork is rooted in public on-chain data associated with its corresponding CryptoPunk — its ID, color palette, and pixel count. Ousia takes that data as raw material and transforms it into a new generative artwork through geometric algorithms.
Every artwork is generated from the data of its corresponding Punk: its ID, color palette, and pixel count. These values feed a deterministic algorithm, so the same inputs always produce the same Ousia, while different Punk data produces a distinct result for each token.
The collection's variation comes from the original distribution of palettes, color counts, and pixel counts across CryptoPunks. Some source Punks have rarer palettes, more colors, or denser pixel structures, and those differences carry into Ousia.
The collection's variation comes from the original distribution of palettes, color counts, and pixel counts across CryptoPunks. Some source Punks have rarer palettes, more colors, or denser pixel structures, and those differences carry into Ousia.
Every Ousia artwork is stored fully on-chain on Ethereum.
The metadata, SVG preview, live HTML artwork, generation code, and Punk-derived palette and pixel-count data are returned directly from the contract. Displaying the artwork does not require IPFS, an external server, cloud storage, or a gateway.
Each token's animation_url contains the live artwork as a self-contained HTML page that can be opened in a browser. If Ethereum is accessible, the artwork is accessible.
Learn more in the On-chain section of the Technology page.
The metadata, SVG preview, live HTML artwork, generation code, and Punk-derived palette and pixel-count data are returned directly from the contract. Displaying the artwork does not require IPFS, an external server, cloud storage, or a gateway.
Each token's animation_url contains the live artwork as a self-contained HTML page that can be opened in a browser. If Ethereum is accessible, the artwork is accessible.
Learn more in the On-chain section of the Technology page.
Yes. For any minted token, the Ousia contract can return the complete self-contained HTML through getHTML(tokenId). You can save it and open it in any browser.
The same live artwork is also available through the token's animation_url, returned by tokenURI(tokenId). The website is only an interface; the contract is where the artwork is stored, rendered, and controlled.
See the Contract page for direct on-chain access.
The same live artwork is also available through the token's animation_url, returned by tokenURI(tokenId). The website is only an interface; the contract is where the artwork is stored, rendered, and controlled.
See the Contract page for direct on-chain access.
Each token has two on-chain visual representations.
The image field contains a static SVG preview generated entirely in Solidity for marketplace gallery views. The animation_url field contains the full live artwork: a self-contained HTML page rendered in the browser with p5.js.
The preview and the animation share the same source data, seed, and palette, but produce different visual forms — two readings of the same source Punk.
Learn more in the SVG Preview section of the Technology page.
The image field contains a static SVG preview generated entirely in Solidity for marketplace gallery views. The animation_url field contains the full live artwork: a self-contained HTML page rendered in the browser with p5.js.
The preview and the animation share the same source data, seed, and palette, but produce different visual forms — two readings of the same source Punk.
Learn more in the SVG Preview section of the Technology page.
No. Ousia token IDs are assigned randomly, so you cannot choose or preview the specific artwork you will receive before minting.
The first transaction reserves your mint or claim, but the final token IDs are assigned later through the reveal process. You will see the artwork once your mint has been revealed.
Learn more in the Mint Mechanics section.
The first transaction reserves your mint or claim, but the final token IDs are assigned later through the reveal process. You will see the artwork once your mint has been revealed.
Learn more in the Mint Mechanics section.
The core artwork is permanent and immutable. It cannot be altered, replaced, or deleted.
Token owners can adjust three on-chain display settings: Show Punk, Show Sphere, and Canvas Size. Show Punk displays or hides the source Punk sprite in the corner of the live artwork. Show Sphere toggles the glowing sphere layer. Canvas Size controls the rendering resolution, from the default 800×800 up to 4096×4096.
These settings affect how the artwork is displayed, not what the artwork is. Each change requires a transaction and is stored on-chain for that token.
See the Contract page for owner controls.
Token owners can adjust three on-chain display settings: Show Punk, Show Sphere, and Canvas Size. Show Punk displays or hides the source Punk sprite in the corner of the live artwork. Show Sphere toggles the glowing sphere layer. Canvas Size controls the rendering resolution, from the default 800×800 up to 4096×4096.
These settings affect how the artwork is displayed, not what the artwork is. Each change requires a transaction and is stored on-chain for that token.
See the Contract page for owner controls.
No. You do not need to own a CryptoPunk to participate in the public mint.
Owning a CryptoPunk only matters for Phase 01 — Punks' Claim. During that phase, eligible Punk holders can claim one random Ousia per Punk through Delegate Cash.
See the Mint page for current phases and eligibility.
Owning a CryptoPunk only matters for Phase 01 — Punks' Claim. During that phase, eligible Punk holders can claim one random Ousia per Punk through Delegate Cash.
See the Mint page for current phases and eligibility.
Punks' Claim is Phase 01 of the Ousia mint. During this phase, eligible CryptoPunk holders can claim one random Ousia for each eligible Punk.
The claim works for original CryptoPunks and wrapped Punks, including Ͼ721 and WPUNKS, under the same Delegate Cash claim flow.
Punks' Claim is available through Delegate Cash only. You should keep the Punk in its holding wallet or vault, set up a delegation, and claim from the delegated wallet. Direct claiming from the wallet that holds the Punk is not supported.
The claim works for original CryptoPunks and wrapped Punks, including Ͼ721 and WPUNKS, under the same Delegate Cash claim flow.
Punks' Claim is available through Delegate Cash only. You should keep the Punk in its holding wallet or vault, set up a delegation, and claim from the delegated wallet. Direct claiming from the wallet that holds the Punk is not supported.
Delegate Cash lets a wallet that holds an asset delegate rights to another wallet. For Punks' Claim, this allows a Punk to stay in cold storage while a separate delegated wallet performs the claim. Supported setups such as Gondi collateralized Punks may also work if the correct Delegate Cash delegation is available.
Delegate Cash is required for Phase 01 by design. The claim must be made from the delegated wallet, and the Ousia token will be minted to that claiming wallet. Direct claiming from the wallet that holds the Punk is not supported.
Use token-level delegation when possible. Be careful with broad contract-level or ALL delegations, because a delegated wallet may be able to claim Ousia for eligible Punks.
Delegate Cash is required for Phase 01 by design. The claim must be made from the delegated wallet, and the Ousia token will be minted to that claiming wallet. Direct claiming from the wallet that holds the Punk is not supported.
Use token-level delegation when possible. Be careful with broad contract-level or ALL delegations, because a delegated wallet may be able to claim Ousia for eligible Punks.
Go to the Mint page, connect an Ethereum wallet, and choose the active phase available to you.
Ousia minting happens in phases. Punks' Claim is reserved for eligible Punk holders through Delegate Cash. Community Claim is for allowlisted wallets from the Larva Chads and CIG communities. The public mint is open to everyone and can be paid in ETH or CIG.
Public mint transactions are capped at 14 tokens per transaction. If you mint with CIG, your wallet may first ask you to approve CIG spending before the mint transaction.
See the Mint page for current phases and eligibility.
Ousia minting happens in phases. Punks' Claim is reserved for eligible Punk holders through Delegate Cash. Community Claim is for allowlisted wallets from the Larva Chads and CIG communities. The public mint is open to everyone and can be paid in ETH or CIG.
Public mint transactions are capped at 14 tokens per transaction. If you mint with CIG, your wallet may first ask you to approve CIG spending before the mint transaction.
See the Mint page for current phases and eligibility.
Token IDs are assigned randomly to keep the mint fair.
No wallet can choose, predict, or target a specific Ousia token before minting. Assignment happens through the commit→reveal process, so every minter receives token IDs from the same random allocation mechanism.
This prevents anyone from targeting specific artworks, rare palettes, or high-value source Punks in advance.
No wallet can choose, predict, or target a specific Ousia token before minting. Assignment happens through the commit→reveal process, so every minter receives token IDs from the same random allocation mechanism.
This prevents anyone from targeting specific artworks, rare palettes, or high-value source Punks in advance.
Minting happens in two steps to keep token assignment random and impossible to target in advance.
The first transaction commits your mint or claim: it verifies eligibility or payment and reserves your amount, but no token IDs are assigned yet. After a short wait — usually around 15 minutes, sometimes longer near the end of a round — the reveal step assigns and mints the tokens to your wallet.
Until reveal happens, the token will not appear on OpenSea or in your wallet's NFT tab. This is normal; nothing is broken. On the Ousia website, your wallet may show tokens as pending reveal.
After reveal, marketplaces and wallets may still take a little time to index the token metadata. If OpenSea briefly shows the token as unrevealed, unknown, or outdated, the token already exists on-chain; the marketplace display just has not caught up yet.
See the Mint Mechanics section for the full flow.
The first transaction commits your mint or claim: it verifies eligibility or payment and reserves your amount, but no token IDs are assigned yet. After a short wait — usually around 15 minutes, sometimes longer near the end of a round — the reveal step assigns and mints the tokens to your wallet.
Until reveal happens, the token will not appear on OpenSea or in your wallet's NFT tab. This is normal; nothing is broken. On the Ousia website, your wallet may show tokens as pending reveal.
After reveal, marketplaces and wallets may still take a little time to index the token metadata. If OpenSea briefly shows the token as unrevealed, unknown, or outdated, the token already exists on-chain; the marketplace display just has not caught up yet.
See the Mint Mechanics section for the full flow.
Yes. The Ousia website is only an interface.
After the first transaction, the remaining mint steps are permissionless and can be completed directly from the contract. Anyone can settle the round and reveal assigned tokens, but the tokens always mint to the original committer's wallet.
See the Contract page for direct on-chain access.
After the first transaction, the remaining mint steps are permissionless and can be completed directly from the contract. Anyone can settle the round and reveal assigned tokens, but the tokens always mint to the original committer's wallet.
See the Contract page for direct on-chain access.
CIG, or Cigarette Token, is an independent community token connected to the culture around CryptoPunks. It launched in December 2021 and was inspired by the cigarette trait — the second most common CryptoPunks trait.
At launch, 1 billion CIG was sent to the CryptoPunks contract for claiming, with 100,000 CIG available for each CryptoPunk. Any eligible Punk holder can claim the allocation associated with their Punk. As of July 2026, 40.4% of claimable CIG had been claimed, so many Punk-linked CIG allocations remain unclaimed.
CIG also includes an unofficial Harberger-tax "CEO of CryptoPunks" mechanism inside the CIG system. Anyone can buy the title with CIG, and keeping it requires paying a daily tax. CIG used to buy the title or pay the tax is burned.
Ousia accepts CIG as an optional payment method during the public mint. You can acquire CIG on SushiSwap or through getcig.eth.limo.
At launch, 1 billion CIG was sent to the CryptoPunks contract for claiming, with 100,000 CIG available for each CryptoPunk. Any eligible Punk holder can claim the allocation associated with their Punk. As of July 2026, 40.4% of claimable CIG had been claimed, so many Punk-linked CIG allocations remain unclaimed.
CIG also includes an unofficial Harberger-tax "CEO of CryptoPunks" mechanism inside the CIG system. Anyone can buy the title with CIG, and keeping it requires paying a daily tax. CIG used to buy the title or pay the tax is burned.
Ousia accepts CIG as an optional payment method during the public mint. You can acquire CIG on SushiSwap or through getcig.eth.limo.
Ousia accepts CIG as an optional payment method during the public mint because its creator holds the unofficial "CEO of CryptoPunks" title inside the CIG system and wants to support wider awareness of the Cigarette Token.
The title is a community role maintained through CIG's Harberger-tax mechanism. It is not an official position at CryptoPunks or any CryptoPunks rights holder.
CIG payments support the continued development and operation of Ousia, while acknowledging the community experiment that made the title possible.
The title is a community role maintained through CIG's Harberger-tax mechanism. It is not an official position at CryptoPunks or any CryptoPunks rights holder.
CIG payments support the continued development and operation of Ousia, while acknowledging the community experiment that made the title possible.
Yes. Ousia has a 4% creator royalty through EIP-2981. Whether that royalty is paid depends on the marketplace: some support creator royalties, while others make them optional or do not enforce them.
Royalties help support the continued development, maintenance, and presentation of Ousia.
Royalties help support the continued development, maintenance, and presentation of Ousia.
No. Ousia is an independent art project.
It uses public on-chain data associated with CryptoPunks — the same data anyone can read from Ethereum contracts.
Ousia is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to CryptoPunks, Larva Labs, Yuga Labs, The Infinite Node Foundation (NODE), or any CryptoPunks rights holder.
It uses public on-chain data associated with CryptoPunks — the same data anyone can read from Ethereum contracts.
Ousia is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to CryptoPunks, Larva Labs, Yuga Labs, The Infinite Node Foundation (NODE), or any CryptoPunks rights holder.
The full Terms & License are available on the Terms page.
They explain the artwork license, CryptoPunks reference position, owner rights, third-party IP limitations, royalties, refunds, privacy note, and general risk disclaimers.
Ousia is an on-chain generative art collection, not an investment product. Minting and blockchain transactions are final once confirmed.
They explain the artwork license, CryptoPunks reference position, owner rights, third-party IP limitations, royalties, refunds, privacy note, and general risk disclaimers.
Ousia is an on-chain generative art collection, not an investment product. Minting and blockchain transactions are final once confirmed.