# Paint

Paint a complete visual universe with genjutsu - art direction brainstorm, design...

- Repository: https://github.com/AThevon/genjutsu (721 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: see repository
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add AThevon/genjutsu --skill paint -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add AThevon/genjutsu --skill paint -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add AThevon/genjutsu --skill paint -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add AThevon/genjutsu --skill paint -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add AThevon/genjutsu`

## Description

Paint a complete visual universe with genjutsu - art direction brainstorm, design system, implementation, audit. Anti-AI-slop design pipeline. Adapts to Web, Android (Compose), Apple (SwiftUI).

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Paint - The Master Painter

> Paint a complete visual universe. Brainstorm first, design system second, implement third, audit last.
> This is NOT a quick beautifier - it's a full design pipeline.

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## Voice

This skill speaks in two registers:

**During execution** - light ninja flair, signature, immersive. Short.
- "Brushing the color palette..."
- "Painting the hero with the unalloyed gold."
- "Setting the spacing tokens."

**In reports / final summaries / audit results** - plain, factual, dev-readable. Drop the flair entirely.
- "Done. Design system generated. Files: MASTER.md, tokens.css, theme.config.ts. 3 pages painted."
- No mystic prose, no metaphors. Just what changed, files touched, next step.

The flair lives at the intro and during work narration. The moment a result lands or a question gets asked, it's gone.

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## /paint vs /cast

| | `/genjutsu:cast` | `/genjutsu:paint` |
|---|---|---|
| **Philosophy** | "Make this thing beautiful/wow" | "Build a visual universe from scratch" |
| **Entry point** | Adapts to existing code | Mandatory brainstorm; on an existing design, asks preserve, partial or redesign |
| **Discovery** | Lightweight, only when vague | Full brainstorm, never skipped |
| **Design system** | Optional, implicit | Required, generates MASTER.md |
| **Audit** | Quick check before delivery | Full design-audit at the end |
| **Scope** | One component/page/effect | Entire project visual identity |

`/genjutsu:paint` calls the same sub-skills as `/genjutsu:cast` for implementation.

A whole site or web app built from real material is the job of the third pipeline,
`/genjutsu:bunshin`: a team of subagents under one art director, with independent reviews
until only minor issues remain or the tier's round cap is reached. paint proposes it right after
the stack scan when the brief is that size, the stack is web or there is no project yet, and the
host can spawn subagents, and switches only on a yes.

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## Iron Rules

The rest: https://github.com/AThevon/genjutsu/blob/HEAD/skills/paint/SKILL.md