I'm a little late but people have been asking me, so I put together some super quick
@MonkeDAO
art thoughts!
Full thought process and breakdown in the thread 🧵 ↓
I have been back in
@Valheimgame
lately and wanted to try some environmental
#pixelart
A little messy and a few too many colours maybe, but I'd like to try some more like this
Referenced from a screenshot, and some inspiration from
@theartistjulian
Zen0verse is now verified on
@hyperspacexyz
!
Unfortunately,
@MagicEden
refused my request to delist from their platform.
I kindly ask that collectors please relist on Hyperspace. Royalties are important to me and sustain my merch store. Also, I worked damn hard to earn them.
An artist can't rug you.
A "rug" is a scam. It's promising something, but instead taking the money and running.
An artist doesn't promise you anything but their art. If you received the art, the promise is fulfilled.
Does anyone know what happened to Degen Poet?
Cause he sold over 32,000 SOL worth of art, and I don't really see anyone talking about rug pull or anything.
Do rules change when it's a 1/1 artist cause it's all about collecting? Legit curiosity
If you're an artist, you might be having a tough time in the market right now - pushing your auctions and getting sales isn't easy at the moment.
Let's keep sharing good vibes and art 🎨♥️
If you have 1/1 art for sale or an auction live, show me it below 👇
Now that
@TheChimpions
reveals are complete, I've updated this showcase of all of the designs I contributed.
What an incredible opportunity to be a part of this project. I had a blast making these and watching people excitedly discover them🙌
Sold out.
Too speechless to say anything other than just... Thank you. ❤️ 👾
(Oh, and that I'm cooking up surprises for people who collect from both waves. Wave 2 details coming soon. 😉)
Wen Merch?
Now Merch.
⚡ The Zen0 Website is live.
- Free MF T-Shirt for Zen0verse holders
- Exclusive holders-only merch
- Order custom prints directly from your wallet
- Banner builder for Zen0verse pieces
- Pay via wallet with SOL/USDC
👾 Exclusive to Zen0verse holders
With 0rphans mint ongoing and the art revealing, I wanted to share some insight on the creative process and ideas behind the design.
Alongside
@TopoGigio_sol
and
@The_Barrows
, I worked to create something clean, different, and made for an awesome PFP.
Deep dive ↓ 🧵
Today I managed to hit All Time
#1
on
@formfunction
for sales volume.
Will
@VoxelMonkes
/
@maxwelladamsart
dethrone me very soon? Oh, 100%. Am I insanely grateful and enjoying it while it lasts anyway? You bet 😁
Thankyou everyone for believing in the power of tiny pixel vibes!
I have a lot of exciting creations planned for this year (and beyond). It's time to finally shed some light on them.
🕹️ Wen game?
👾 What comes after Monster Friends?
❓ ...and what on earth are Glyphscapes?
↓ Find the answers below ↓
I minted a lot of
@pop_headz
because I want to support a team who worked hard af to bring such a well executed project, full of incredible art, to SOL. Not to mention launching at such a difficult time. It deserves reward.
Great minting experience by
@formfunction
too!
👾 1 year ago, I created my proudest work - Zen0verse.
I never imagined what my humble little pixel art experiments would become. Zen0verse minted on Nov 19th '21, and since then... I haven't really stopped.
Keep reading for a deep dive + some giveaways at the end!
🧵
⚡ New Merch store live!
— Any item FREE for
@glyphscapes
minters
— Up to 30% discount storewide for Zen0 holders
— Open to everyone, no need to be a holder
Limited stock. Premium quality items designed & shipped by me.
Pay with
@Solana
, USDC or Card (via Stripe).
Throwing your art out there can be a rewarding but terrifying thing. I always appreciate the kindness that comes my way within this community 🙏
Thinking on this lately made me want to share positivity around fellow Sol pixel artists that inspire me.
In no particular order 🧵↓
🪐 Collect your piece of the
@Glyphscapes
zone:
— 2048 pieces total
— First wave: 1024 pieces only
— July 13th on
@CodeCanvas_Art
Finally, I want to say thank you to everyone who has supported me so far. ❤️
"Pixel Places", my genesis 1/1 series, will come to an end this week — and I'll be closing the collection with something special.
#16
: "A Checkpoint"
🕹️ Interactive.
⛓️ On-chain.
Auction tomorrow —
Read on for all the details🧵 ↓
1/ ✨ Introducing: Zen0 Artist Spotlight 👽
I'm starting a dedicated artist spotlight for Zen0-holders.
Many of you know I have an open channel for anyone to show their art in my Discord. I also RT artists I find, collect, or bid on.
BUT.. I wanted to do something else too!
Zen0verse is a low supply art collection of 777 procedural places, each panel telling stories of a Monster Friend's adventures.
👽Collect a Zen0verse piece on
@hyperspacexyz
:
↳
Since a few people have been asking, here is a collection of
@TheChimpions
art that I have done so far.
There are more, which have yet to be revealed. 🐵🙏
To celebrate the launch of
@metaplex
's Creator Studio, I'm releasing an exclusive Limited Edition drop.
✨ Mint it for *free* tomorrow, June 1st.
I have 100 spots guaranteed for my holders - available in my Discord.
Non-holders, enter the FCFS whitelist giveaway below ↓
Good news: The Monster Friend plushies are finally in hand and will start shipping!
Bad news: They gained sentience during transit and are escaping, send hel—
Speechless...
Final bids:
◎ 305.69 for Mobi to
@RaviMonke
◎ 225.74 for Lite to
@nev_in_color
Total: ◎ 531.43
Incredibly grateful to set a new ATH while welcoming two legends of the art scene into my community.
Thank you for believing in my art. 👾 🙏
With the
@glyphscapes
mint coming up next week, you may be wondering...
How do I get on the allowlist?!
The first spots will be given to Zen0 holders.
Find out how to secure yours.
🧵 ↓
I'm proud to share that my art will be shown at
@NFT_NYC
as part of the
#NFTNYC2023
Community Artist Showcase!
→ (North Javits, April 12-14)
We out here. 👽
👽How was the
#Zen0verse
created?🪐
How could I turn my hand-drawn 'Pixel Places' into a generative collection without losing what makes them special?
In-depth process thread on how I designed this and what
@cosimo_rip
+
@skeletoncrewrip
were able to build to make it happen 👇
⚡️AUCTION LIVE
💿Skyborn - ROM
#04
Zen-ROM
#04
is live on
@formfunction
.
In tribute to an iconic game, this Monster Friend finds himself facing an epic opponent. But I think it's the Dragon who should be afraid...
24hr / Reserve: 5 SOL
🔊SOUND ON: Music by
@SolKorzai
Link 👇
1/ It's been another wild year for me on Solana, and I couldn't possibly fit it all into one thread... but I did try. Here's a few reflections and key highlights from 2023.
🙏 👾
↓
Who here loves
@FamousFoxFed
? 🦊
I'm super excited to reveal this special 1/1 fox I've created for them.👀This unique Archer TFF will be auctioned for $FOXY this week.
Auction starts on Wed 23 and runs for 72hrs.
...Who's gonna take it home?
If you like my latest piece, Sonar, check out this ~extended~ process video to learn about what goes into these pixels from initial sketch to final animation.
💬🔊 Sound up, cause this one includes a voiceover!
What artists, art collections, or projects would you consider to be culturally significant on Solana? Why?
Whether it's a case of provenance, impact, just raw stats, or something else. Not a question of "favourite" or "best".
Zen0 x Dialect 👾 💬
All of my collectors can get their hands on some cheeky Monster Friend stickers from
@SayDialect
.
📌 Check the announcement in my Discord now to claim.
⚡ Auction Announcement
It's finally here.
The next Zen-ROM: "Hijinx - ROM
#07
" goes live today.
What a masterpiece this game was, and so fun to make a tribute to it.
→ 20:00 UTC /
@formfunction
→ Starting at 5 SOL
🔊 SOUND ON
🎶 Music by
@mintrainmint
&
@MrMimeNFT
So far, over 1600
@Glyphscapes
have been collected, out of 2048.
Pure art. In a bear market.
That's a win.
In a space where it's often "instant sellout or nothing", I wanted to talk about how a gradual, ongoing mint has actually *increased* my confidence in the collection. 🧵↓
Lastly, a few experiments to play around with solving those issues.
Would love to know what everyone thinks, I'm sure this can be improved on further. 🐒
I've been working hard to get the first batch of orders on their way. Keep an eye on your email for updates 📨
FYI: If you ordered a plushie/bundle, stock is expected by Dec 5th and will ship asap.
Thank you everyone (I can't believe how quickly I'm running out of stock😳)!
Congratulations and a huge thank you to the legend
@0xDutch
for taking home Otis with a bid of 305 SOL. 🥳
With that, the Monster Friend series is complete. I'm so grateful for the support that got me here.
But I'm not done... it's time to get back to work on Glyphscapes. 👀
🖼️ The next Zen0 Art Drop was created by
@joiceloo_art
🍅
"First Encounter", an edition of /198, will be a guaranteed airdrop for all Monster Friend holders (including future auction winners).
...plus extras for other Zen0 and Joyce Liu holders 👀
→ Wen? Monday Dec 19th ←
Massive thank you to everyone who took part in the raffle for 0rphans from
@The_Barrows
, plus those of you who've grabbed WL tokens on Tensor.
I'm pretty blown away by the response, but I put a lot of love into these pixels and hope you all love them too come mint day. 👾
Really blown away by the response to today's merch launch❤️
Many months of hard work went into getting it right - and I'm super grateful to be able to give back to my supporters through the discounts and free gifts.
Thanks everyone for the patience through a couple of tech…
Very excited to share this 1/1 commission I created for
@Playground_Sol
.
This piece represents community, art, playfulness.. and how that comes together here on Solana. 🕹️
An absolute honour to create, and a tonne of fun to bring to life with animation. 🙏
"Guardian's Pass"
A free limited edition mint in partnership with
@Metaplex
using creator studio.
- Supply: 1200
- Several variants with different rarities
- Mint Phase 1: Guaranteed Allowlist
- Mint Phase 2: FCFS Allowlist (⚠️ be ready!)
Collect one today at 7PM UTC
Details ↓
1/ It feels impossible to summarise everything I accomplished this year -- I'm so grateful for everyone who's followed my journey and continued to support me and my art. ❤️
2023 will reveal some even more exciting plans from me.
But for now, here's a few highlights of 2022 ↓
☀️ GM!
What are your fondest or most nostalgic gaming memories?
For me, it's the games I played on my Gameboy Color. They still inspire me today. ✨ It has been great fun to relive those while working on this piece..
🍌🎵💾
Zen-ROM
#07
: Auction tomorrow on
@formfunction
WIP↴
👾 Edition Reveal 👾
"Monster Friend steps from the ladder into the inky black.
It feels like he's been here before..."
"A Familiar Place"
Edition of /128
2.56 SOL
Aug 30th @ 20:00 UTC on
@exchgART
"Stasis" — Art Drop coming to Zen0 Holders soon. Created by an absolute pixel art legend -
@Dei_Septentrion
.
Zen0verse enjoyers will recognize lots of references in this incredible piece...
Personally not a fan of artists using the "tag photo" feature to @ me in their auction Tweets. My notifs are already tough to keep up with + it adds a lot of spam.
Always love finding new artists to follow, but would prefer it as a DM introducing yourself and your work. 🙏❤️
Speculate and bet on an artist's career, and you're taking a risk like anything else.
This is why I always say to buy what you love and never lose, because you always have the art.
I hope
@degenpoet
rests, comes back, and makes more art. But he doesn't owe any of us anything.
Merch has always been a fun component of the Monster Friend auctions. For the final, I'm stepping it up a notch.
As well as the custom
@embroidery_boy
hoodie, I've also built a one-off mechanical keyboard for the final collector—complete with matching MF keycap and desk mat 😎
👾 Always wanted to become a Monster Friend but those auctions were just too spicy for you?
I've collected Benji (
#19
) from
@exchgART
and I'm giving you a chance to take him home.
→ Exclusive to
@glyphscapes
holders.
→ Hold Glyphs = get tickets.
Wave 02: Thursday 10th.
Today is exactly 1 year since my first NFTs were released on-chain with
@skeletoncrewrip
. 🤯
I honestly had no expectations, I just wanted to share my art, but that first set of editions paved the way for Pixel Places - my genesis 1/1 series - and the entire Zen0verse...