The Crowd Canvas was conceived by artist Rames in 2015 and first executed in 2016. Since then, numerous canvases have been created with various themes. For each canvas design, Rames also creates a color example, showing how the canvas would have turned out if he had painted it himself. However, by handing over the coloring to the public, the canvas takes its own direction despite the color example. Working with the crowd proves to be only partially controllable. In the beginning, when only the black-and-white lines are present, everybody is following the example. But after some time, as the crowd grows and the booth is flooded with visitors, the whole Crowd Canvas team have to work hard to keep things under control. By then, it becomes evident that parts are already different from what is intended in the color example. The drowning in the crowd is the moment when the magic begins, and the canvas starts showing the first signs of the direction it wants to take. The combination of beginners to professional artists results in a phenomenal end result that is always different from what the artist would have done alone. At every edition of Heroes Dutch Comic Con we are proud to exhibit one (or more) of these canvases.