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Canvas Design skill
Produces original static visual art and posters as PNG or PDF.
Canvas Design is Anthropic’s skill for original posters and static visual art.
The Canvas Design skill has the agent write a short design philosophy first, then render it as a static PNG image or PDF, such as a poster or art piece. It stresses original work and avoids imitating existing artists. Anthropic publishes it under Apache-2.0 in the example-skills plugin for Claude Code; it is pre-installed in the Claude apps on paid plans and available through the Skills API.
Install
From the skill’s source repository:
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
/plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
- Skill
- Canvas Design
Questions
What does the Canvas Design skill make?
Original static visual art and posters, saved as PNG or PDF.
How does Canvas Design start a piece?
The agent first writes a short design philosophy, then renders it as the image or PDF.
How do I install the Canvas Design skill in Claude Code?
Add the anthropics/skills marketplace, then install the example-skills plugin with the two commands above.
What license does Canvas Design use?
Apache-2.0.
Sources
- Canvas Design source
- License: Apache-2.0
Checked October 2, 2026.
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