What a record does and does not show
A record is evidence about how a piece was made. It is never proof that a person, and not a machine, made it — and this site never says it is.
What it shows
That a sequence of images was captured on the artist's device, signed there frame by frame, and anchored on NEAR while the work was made — and how gradually that sequence builds up to the finished file.
Where it can be fooled
- A finished picture revealed patch by patch on camera, by a script or by hand, can read as gradual. Someone could also trace over an existing image, including one made by AI, while recording.
- A live code written into the work proves someone was there and working at that moment. It does not prove who made the rest.
- Times come from the artist's device and are bounded by on-chain anchors, not by a trusted clock.
Where it is unfair to honest work
- Zooming, panning, flipping or rotating the canvas reads as a large jump, so an honest painter can end up at Declared.
- Short sessions and work done off camera show as less gradual than they were.
Who you are trusting
- The evidence service computes the facts and signs the report. It is a server, not tamper-proof hardware; withdrawing its key turns its records back into Declared by the artist.
- Frames the artist keeps private still count towards the facts; only their fingerprints are public.
- Readers' questions are counted, not weighed by who asks; a group of accounts can push one up or down.