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Hello fellow conspirators!

The starting thread for this project was very successful and we gathered plenty of good ideas!

You can check the starter thread here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168867.0

TLDR; We are collectively developing a project which will result in one or more artworks, which will visualize Bitcoin and its/our collectibles.
Our deadline is 17th November - the 10th Anniversary of The Bitcoin forum!

After gathering many ideas I made two lines of sketches, one abstract and one (mostly) realistic.
The latter got more attention so I developed it further and its potencial made it obvious that we can settle on it.

Abstract idea:
https://i.imgur.com/W1MJKgc.jpg


The winning idea:
https://i.imgur.com/npnW1eE.jpg



Where we are now (I slightly corrected the original plan):

PHASE 1: I make this exact thread in which I invite you to the project. HERE we exchange ideas, we brainstorm and come up with a rough blueprint for me to work on. We also discuss promotion of the project and how it would benefit us. We set the date of finalizing the artworks.  - DONE

PHASE 2: Through sketches, drawings and miniatures I visualize our concept. We evaluate these together and go back and forth until one or more solid arworks are in sight. Many of you become active participants in the project with various benefits in the end. We determine in what way my work and the effort of all included will be rewarded.

PHASE 3: I start working on the project, updating you as regularily as it is possible. We promote the project via our channels and evaluate it as far as it is possible for an artwork in the making.

PHASE 4: The artwork (or initial part of it, if it is serialized) is finished and is sold, auctioned or raffled.

PHASE 5: We celebrate, promote the finished piece/s and figure out if we want to continue on future adventures.

I think we nailed PHASE 1 and already did some of PHASE 2 as well.


One important thing that's still open is how exactly we will distribute/auction/raffle/sell the artwork/s and compensate all involved for their work. Maybe I can arrange one or more auctions on this board, so I get my share for producing it and the active participants get exposure of their products and very possibly - prints! Let me know if that's ok with you and add any suggestions on how to make this fair and fun!


Details on our composition:

We have the above sketch depicting our artworks' content. I'll give it the work title »Collectibles«.

Collectibles is made of three pieces, showing the process of producing a collectible from start to finish in detail.

The composition starts with the piece on the left, which visualizes the internet. The grid is visible on all three pieces as it logically connects everything. Cubic shapes emerge from the center (genesis) because this section is visualized a timeline. Said shapes represent the Blockchain, Bitcointalk, investors, developers and others interacting between each other. This entire piece would be very futuristic and abstract.

The middle piece shows two characters working on and examining the finished product, verifying its value. It works as the bridge between the digital and the physical.

The right piece shows our final product in the hands of the new owner, but could also depict an auction, raffle, maybe an exhibition – stuff happening to various coins. I made a drone deliver the collectible, but that's just one of many ideas that could work here.

I could use real golden leafs for visualising presented collectibles (as I did in other artworks)!


SIGN IN WITH YOUR PART HERE:

To start painting I will need some specific intormation and to make it fun and fair I will ask all of you to answer three questions. You can of course add as much to that as you want!

•   What collectible/thing do you want incorporated (and how or where in the artwork). Please add links to those collectibles/things as you would like them presented.

•   What would you add to the composition?

•   What would you take away/change?


Hopefully this will gather all the neccessary information.

If there will be some conflict of what to add, take away or change, we will settle it as we go along.

One last idea I've been playing with – I could alter the original artwork before printing and change details to fit individual needs. This would mean your favorite collectible could be exposed on the artwork on your wall!

Now it's your turn. Please let others know to check in here, so we make this as big as possible!

Awesome work. I just want to chime in that I really like the steampunk-looking guys in the middle panel.

The right panel is more realistic looking. Maybe change the drone to make it look more stylized/futuristic? I guess I see drones like that on an almost daily basis so they just don't excite me as much. I may be an outlier though.

Disregard if you want to stick with the "real world" theme in the 3rd panel.

Thank you both.

But still WE NEED MUCH MORE INPUT!

Please answer the three questions below. You can of course add as much to that as you want!

•   What collectible/thing do you want incorporated (and how or where in the artwork). Please add links to those collectibles/things as you would like them presented.

•   What would you add to the composition?

•   What would you take away/change?

1) Cas coins are always iconic, CI has some cool projects as well. Maybe satoris. The King K project was cool too:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1615738.0

2) composition, I’m not sure I have the background/expertise to weigh in on this.

3) wouldn’t change anything.

Cool, thanks!

At least 10 more please!

Looking good....I would recommend adding a Bitbills as well. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3334918.0

   And perhaps a hardware wallet too on the table...perhaps a Trezor?

Thanks Krog!

BUMP for everybody else - SIGN IN!!  ;D

I would definitely love to see a Kialara in there, especially the 2014 original.

BUMP again with the request:

Please answer the three questions below. You can of course add as much to that as you want!

•   What collectible/thing do you want incorporated (and how or where in the artwork). Please add links to those collectibles/things as you would like them presented.

•   What would you add to the composition?

•   What would you take away/change?

Help me gather this information in the following week, so I can begin painting in the last week of September!

BUMP

Ok, so since there has only been five check-ins I'll go a bit easier on the whole "let's do this together" thing.

From what I've gathered so far, I think the best thing to do is to just paint after my sketch, go along with my own ideas and come back with the finished piece/s.

I believe I'll start in the beginning of october, so you still have one week to leave a post here.

Later.

Hey everyone.

This update isn't as fun as some of the others. I haven't had time to start working on the final piece. Since there hasn't been that much interest in the last month or so, I've gotten my attention stolen elsewhere. I will try really hard to get this going again, but it seems hard to pull of before the official anniversary next month.

We wanted to do this properly and I be we still do, so I won't force it and do a half-assed job.

I also am not that happy with the sketch anymore, I want to go further with it. As soon as I can.

There will soon be another product with my art presented here, so at least I'll be active that way.

Later.