[The rules are simple:Make a short comment about why you'd want this print or who you'd donate it to.Anyone (including me) may donate merit point/s to anyone that might deserve the print.I'll keep this raffle opened for exactly one week from posting this thread.The post with most merit points wins the print!The shipment cost is on me, so this item is 100% free for the winner.]

Heya everyone!

Print #28 of Bitcoin Forum Metaverse, previously bought by apogio has been returned to me due to undisclosed reasons.

Apogio suggested I gave the print to someone that might appreciate it and I decided to make a free raffle for it.


The rules are simple:

Make a short comment about why you'd want this print or who you'd donate it to.

Anyone (including me) may donate merit point/s to anyone that might deserve the print.

I'll keep this raffle opened for exactly one week from posting this thread.

The post with most merit points wins the print!

The shipment cost is on me, so this item is 100% free for the winner.


Bitcoin Forum Metaverse Print 28/100, 2024, 41x51cm/20"x24"





Print details





Good luck!

[This is the presentation of the artwork BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE created in 2024 by the community and for the community of this great board.]

This is the presentation of the artwork BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE created in 2024 by the community and for the community of this great board.

>> curated by 1Dq <<


Dear member of this amazing place - The Bitcoin Forum!

I'm 1Dq, this forum’s dedicated Bitcoin artist that previously made these:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5216743.0

Besides creating quality Bitcoin-related art I also like working with different kinds of people.
In 2019 I started the first BTCtalk’s collective project in which we put our minds and efforts together and (continuing in 2024) created Bitcollector.
It was all about gathering Bitcoin physical artifacts and artworks and about the person collecting them.
The project showed us that we can cooperate well and have fun discussions that produce a quality product.

That was my fuel to start the next, bigger and more ambitious project.
I remembered that this year was the 15th anniversary of BTCtalk and that instantly sparked the idea.

In the previous (Bitcollector) thread in Collectibles board, I proposed to lead the next project and invited everybody to join.
It was about taking my digital artwork that I created for BTCtalk’s 10th anniversary artwork competition and rebuild it into a masterpiece!
I used this words I still stand by:

This board has not gotten enough credit for all it has contributed, developed, researched, educated and otherwise done for everybody it connects.
I propose to make a visual representation of everything it means to us in the form of a big, detailed painting.
It will serve as a monument in this time and can help people identify, glorify, connect and celebrate this place we are all co-creating every day.
This artwork can be used for any of BTCtalk’s 15th Anniversary events!


________________________________


I originally envisioned the Bitcoin forum as a futuristic world that is under permanent construction.
In the background is the huge tower that stretches towards the skies and has a big BTC on its side.
Below it are the (robot) inhabitants, doing their forumy things, from discussing, trading, educating, developing, collecting…
And in the bottom right was the chief Theymos, overlooking things.


This was the the original artwork:

10 Years of Constructing the Future, 2019, Photoshop, max res 3000x4000pix




I proposed to take on this project and divided its realization into 5 phases:

PHASE 1 (July, August): Brainstorming all kinds of different ideas, from conceptual, to details, promotion, title, style...

PHASE 2 (late July, August): I start visualizing our rough concept through one or more digital sketches.
We evaluate these together until we come to a consensus for how we'd like the finished artwork to appear.

PHASE 3 (September, October): I work on the actual artwork, updating you regularly. We promote the project to all interested, especially on Btctalk.
Changes might still be made to final artwork.

PHASE 4 (October, November): The finished artwork and prints are put on sale/auctions/raffles and/or other means of distribution for compensation.

PHASE 5 (November, December): Final act of the project when we evaluate it and debate developing future projects.


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I offered to create a acrylic painting on canvas from which prints would be created.
Besides that a free downloadable high-resolution scan would also be made available and now it is below!

Brainstorming immediately took off for me and 44 other members.

A lot of suggestions were discussed, combined and incorporated into our living concept.
My job was to first curate the discussion and then visualize what we have brainstormed.


I proposed everybody ask themselves questions such as:

What got me on this board and why I stayed here?
What do I love most about it?
What have I learned here?
How do I visualize my existence here?
What does this forum remind me of?
What are the most meaningful facts about BTCtalk?
Is there anything I don’t like here and what is it?
What question do I want to ask everybody here?

Anyone was welcome to join simply by contributing something useful in one of two threads (one in "Meta" and one in "Collectibles" or privately via DM.

I granted merit to any useful comments which was also the most important measurement for including the most deserved members in the artwork code as the final step of painting.

Users diligently invited their mates to the project in several Local boards and updated its development.
Theymos also put a link in the news, which boosted its popularity substantially.


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I immediately began a new digital artwork as sketch for the upcoming canvas and updated it regularly.


Final version of the digital sketch of the Bitcoin Forum Metaverse:




A lot of details were openly discussed and polished to get to this point, but we got there.

It all went according to plan and I soon after began painting on canvas.

The process of painting took another seven weeks to complete.

I posted the scanned version of the final painting on October 30th.

I calculated I spent around 320 hours on the project, from writing posts, sketching, painting, scanning and all other minor tasks.  

It was ambitious, big, sometimes tough and I'm very proud of the result!

And I'm also very grateful to everybody that contributed to the project in any way - THANK YOU ALL!


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Finally, here's the finished artwork:

»Bitcoin Forum Metaverse«, 2024, Acrylics on Canvas, 60x80cm/22,6″x31,4″





Slightly tilted canvas




The mass of activity and flavor in the center




Bottom left with the Collectibles board, trash pile and incoming newbies




Bottom right with Satoshi, Sirius and Theymos in charge and some newbie members trying to peek in on them




+ A work in progress collage






Here's a short summary to help explore the artwork:

The color scheme rougly uses this logic:
Blue = Wisdom, Green = Positive/Trust, Red = Negative/Alert, Orange = Bitcoin symbol

Starting in the bottom right you see Satoshi, Sirius and Theymos overlooking the place.
Their color is blue, which represents wisdom and flows from them to other parts of the metaverse.

Above them is the slightly scrambled list of most deserved board members and above that unique codes connecting this artwork to previous and following ones.
The main code in utmost top right consists of project number, abbreviated names of 21 most deserved members of the project, date, BTC block number and icons of this and the previous artwork.

In the middle there is the general mix of everything from incoming newbies, spammers, contests, charity auctions, red flag fights, service promotion and more.

Above the crowd is the towering shape of the BTC and "15 YEARS", with its mining/halving column on the right and the much appreciated Local boards on the left.

Left of the center is the Collectibles corner, represented by [M]inerjones, [C]ygan, [K]rogothmanhattan and [Cyrus] on their right overlooking things.

On the far left, furthest from the blue is the red area, with scammer and other trash on the bottom being disposed of and further up shady characters doing shady business.

You can also find the Wall observer, Foxpup cycling, hints of BSFL logos, BPIP visual design, various physical coin manufacturers, "shitcoins", visualized merit transaction and many hidden details...

On the bottom you can see newbies arriving via warp-zones from various channels, like Reddit, recommendations, X and some trying to sneak back in from being banned.


Enjoy exploring the artwork and finding some details I left out!


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HOW TO GET A COPY OF THE ARTWORK AND SUPPORT THE ARTIST?


There are several ways of owning a copy of Bitcoin Forum Metaverse.

1.) You can simply download the promised high-res version here:

https://www.talkimg.com/extra/BitcoinForumMetaverse_BIGJPG.jpg

2.) You can buy a limited edition hand-numbered print here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5517579.0

3.) You can bid on the original canvas like a BTCoss:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5517684.0

4.) Or you can donate any number of your sats to my address:

1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaP


In any case - thank you for your generous support!


________________________________


I guess this is it then and I need a vacation.  
As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions below.
With this, we also officially start Phase #5 of the project, which is evaluation and imagining possible projects in the near and far future.


HAPPY 15TH ANNIVERSARY BITCOIN FORUM!

[Dear member of the BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE. This is where you can bid on the original canvas artwork of the BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE – The artwork created by the community and for the community of this great board.In case you missed it, you can check the development of this amazing project here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5501779.0On auction is »Bitcoin Forum Metaverse«, 2024, Acrylics on Canvas, 60x80cm/22,6″x31,4″ +FIVE limited run hand-numbered PRINTS of Bitcoin Forum Metaverse! This artwork was designed by me and 44 other BTCtalk members from July to August this year. We established everything together - from the overall concept to nearly all details.It then took me another month and a half to paint the original canvas.Bitcoin Forum Metaverse is a monument to this board and everything it has so far accomplished and developed, all the information and all the fun it has provided.It connected many members and companies and launched many products, but it also has its shadier aspects, like spamming and scams and these are also visualized.Bitcoin Forum Metaverse is the visual beacon to BTCtalk's 15 Anniversary on 22nd November 2024 and will help shed light on various parts of this forum especially to newer members.And at the dawn of age of AI algorithms, this is one artwork that was created by real brush and paint. It is meant to show that Bitcoin is an integral part of the real world as is this artwork. Please take some time and explore all the detail and hidden Easter eggs - there is a LOT going on in there. To mention just some, there's Satoshi, Sirius and Theymos on bottom right overlooking the place.Their color is blue, which represents wisdom and flows from them to other parts of the metaverse.Above them is the slightly scrambled list of most deserved board members and above that unique codes connecting this artwork to previous and following ones.In the middle there is the general mix of everything from incoming newbies, spammers, contests, charity auctions, red flag fights, service promotion and a lot more.Above the crowd is the towering shape of the BTC, with its mining/halving column on the right and the much appreciated Local boards on the left.Left of the center is the Collectibles corner, represented by [M]inerjones, [C]ygan, [K]rogothmanhattan and [Cyrus] on their right overlooking things.On the far left, furthest from the blue is the red area, with scammer and other trash on the bottom being disposed of and further up shady characters doing shady business.The rest is up to you to find (or cheat with the reference thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5501779.0)...Bid Format: BTCStarting Bid: 0.02 BTCMinimum Bid Increment: 0.001 BTCBIN: 0.1 BTCAuction End Time: Friday, November 22nd, 2024 @18:00:00 CET countdown clock: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20241122T18&p0=736&msg=Bitcoin+Forum+METAVERSE+Auction+End&font=sanserif&csz=1Sniping: 15 minute standard sniping rule - Any bid made within the last 15 minutes of a auction, will restart a 15 minute clock for each bid thereafter for that auction.Shipping: Free shipping to anywhere! Ships from Europe. Buyer responsible for any and all customs/duties. I am responsible for and guarantee packaging cost and safety.Payment Address: 1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaPPayment Due: Within 24 hoursEscrow: Available at cost of buyer...»Bitcoin Forum Metaverse«, 2024, Acrylics on Canvas, 60x80cm/22,6″x31,4″]

Dear member of the BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE.


This is where you can bid on the original canvas artwork of the BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE – The artwork created by the community and for the community of this great board.
In case you missed it, you can check the development of this amazing project here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5501779.0


On auction is »Bitcoin Forum Metaverse«, 2024, Acrylics on Canvas, 60x80cm/22,6″x31,4″

+

FIVE limited run hand-numbered PRINTS of Bitcoin Forum Metaverse!



This artwork was designed by me and 44 other BTCtalk members from July to August this year.
We established everything together - from the overall concept to nearly all details.
It then took me another month and a half to paint the original canvas.

Bitcoin Forum Metaverse is a monument to this board and everything it has so far accomplished and developed, all the information and all the fun it has provided.
It connected many members and companies and launched many products, but it also has its shadier aspects, like spamming and scams and these are also visualized.
Bitcoin Forum Metaverse is the visual beacon to BTCtalk's 15 Anniversary on 22nd November 2024 and will help shed light on various parts of this forum especially to newer members.
And at the dawn of age of AI algorithms, this is one artwork that was created by real brush and paint.
It is meant to show that Bitcoin is an integral part of the real world as is this artwork.


Please take some time and explore all the detail and hidden Easter eggs - there is a LOT going on in there.
To mention just some, there's Satoshi, Sirius and Theymos on bottom right overlooking the place.
Their color is blue, which represents wisdom and flows from them to other parts of the metaverse.
Above them is the slightly scrambled list of most deserved board members and above that unique codes connecting this artwork to previous and following ones.
In the middle there is the general mix of everything from incoming newbies, spammers, contests, charity auctions, red flag fights, service promotion and a lot more.
Above the crowd is the towering shape of the BTC, with its mining/halving column on the right and the much appreciated Local boards on the left.
Left of the center is the Collectibles corner, represented by [M]inerjones, [C]ygan, [K]rogothmanhattan and [Cyrus] on their right overlooking things.
On the far left, furthest from the blue is the red area, with scammer and other trash on the bottom being disposed of and further up shady characters doing shady business.

The rest is up to you to find (or cheat with the reference thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5501779.0)



...



Bid Format: BTC

Starting Bid: 0.02 BTC

Minimum Bid Increment: 0.001 BTC

BIN: 0.1 BTC

Auction End Time: Friday, November 22nd, 2024 @18:00:00 CET countdown clock: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20241122T18&p0=736&msg=Bitcoin+Forum+METAVERSE+Auction+End&font=sanserif&csz=1

Sniping: 15 minute standard sniping rule - Any bid made within the last 15 minutes of a auction, will restart a 15 minute clock for each bid thereafter for that auction.

Shipping: Free shipping to anywhere! Ships from Europe. Buyer responsible for any and all customs/duties.
I am responsible for and guarantee packaging cost and safety.

Payment Address: 1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaP

Payment Due: Within 24 hours

Escrow: Available at cost of buyer


...


»Bitcoin Forum Metaverse«, 2024, Acrylics on Canvas, 60x80cm/22,6″x31,4″





Slightly tilted canvas




The mass of activity and flavor in the center




Bottom left with the Collectibles board, trash pile and incoming newbies




Bottom right with Satoshi, Sirius and Theymos in charge and some newbie members trying to peek in on them




Work in progress collage





+



5 x Bitcoin forum Metaverse Print, 2024, 41x51cm/20"x24"





Print details







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I hope you enjoy this auction, have fun bidding and happy 15th anniversary!
 

[Dear member of the BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE. This is where you can get your own copy of the limited addition hand numbered print of BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE – The artwork created by the community and for the community of this great board.In case you missed it, you can check the development of this amazing project here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5501779.0This artwork was designed by me and 44 other BTCtalk members from July to August this year. We established everything together - from the overall concept to nearly all details.It then took me another month and a half to paint the original canvas.Bitcoin Forum Metaverse is a monument to this board and everything it has so far accomplished and developed, all the information and all the fun it has provided.It connected many members and companies and launched many products, but it also has its shadier aspects, like spamming and scams. It is also the visual beacon to BTCtalk's 15 Anniversary on 22nd November 2024 and will help shed light on various parts of this forum especially to newer members.And at the dawn of age of AI algorithms, this is one artwork that was created by real brush and paint. It is meant to show that Bitcoin indeed is an integral part of the real world as is this artwork.On sale is the limited run of 100 hand-signed prints of Bitcoin Forum MetaverseAll prints are numbered in a pre-painted empty bracket in the top right corner of the composition.I've numbered the prints personally with the same brush and color I used on the original canvas.They are printed on selected textured glossy paper.They will be carefully rolled and packaged safely in a cardboard tube and sent anywhere on the globe....PRINT SALE RULESBitcoin forum Metaverse Print, 2024, 41x51cm/20"x24"]

Dear member of the BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE.


This is where you can get your own copy of the limited addition hand numbered print of BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE – The artwork created by the community and for the community of this great board.
In case you missed it, you can check the development of this amazing project here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5501779.0

This artwork was designed by me and 44 other BTCtalk members from July to August this year.
We established everything together - from the overall concept to nearly all details.
It then took me another month and a half to paint the original canvas.

Bitcoin Forum Metaverse is a monument to this board and everything it has so far accomplished and developed, all the information and all the fun it has provided.
It connected many members and companies and launched many products, but it also has its shadier aspects, like spamming and scams.
It is also the visual beacon to BTCtalk's 15 Anniversary on 22nd November 2024 and will help shed light on various parts of this forum especially to newer members.
And at the dawn of age of AI algorithms, this is one artwork that was created by real brush and paint.
It is meant to show that Bitcoin indeed is an integral part of the real world as is this artwork.



On sale is the limited run of 100 hand-signed prints of Bitcoin Forum Metaverse

All prints are numbered in a pre-painted empty bracket in the top right corner of the composition.
I've numbered the prints personally with the same brush and color I used on the original canvas.
They are printed on selected textured glossy paper.

They will be carefully rolled and packaged safely in a cardboard tube and sent anywhere on the globe.


...

PRINT SALE RULES

Bitcoin forum Metaverse Print, 2024, 41x51cm/20"x24"

Buy Format: BTC

Price: 0.0012 BTC

Sale End Time: When all 100 are sold or December 31st 2024 at midnight CET.

Shipping: Paid for by buyer - 7€ in EU, 11€ outside EU. Ships from EU. Buyer responsible for any and all customs/duties. Seller is responsible for packaging cost!

Payment Address: 1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaP

Payment Due: Within 24 hours

Escrow: Available at cost of buyer

Users may buy multiple lots


Please use this format: USER – LOT/S



I will update the sale status below on a daily basis.

This will be the only official numbered print run of the Bitcoin Forum Metaverse artwork!

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Bitcoin forum Metaverse Print, 2024, 41x51cm/20"x24"





Print details




Frame proposition (frame not included in sale)




Shipping method:




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Happy 15th Anniversary!

[On auction is my vision of one of the greatest Bitcoin advocated in the World - Andreas M. Antonopoulos]

On auction is my vision of one of the greatest Bitcoin advocated in the World - Andreas M. Antonopoulos


in one of the last unsold original artworks from my initial Bitcoin painting era of 2017-2019.
Complete list of my artworks: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5216743.0


Egging on the Future, 2018, Acrylics and Gold on Canvas, 65x55cm/25,6”x21,7”


Mr. Antonopoulos is positioned firm and commanding in the center, as was always his attitude towards advocating Bitcoin.

His memorable shirt sports a egg pattern, which symbolically expresses the wealth, both technological and economical that Bitcoin brings.
The yolk was painted using real golden leaves.

In the back is a landscape that starts at the bottom as a wreckage of yesterday's fiat remains and raises to the futuristic crypto-enhanced future at the top.

Every aspect of this painting was carefully planned, including the frame.


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Bid Format: BTC

Starting Bid: 0.02 BTC

Minimum Bid Increment: 0.005 BTC

Auction End Time: Sunday, August 4th, 2024 @23:00:00 CET  countdown clock: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20240804T23&p0=736&msg=Egging+on+the+Future+Auction+End&font=sanserif&csz=1

Sniping: 15 minute standard sniping rule - Any bid made within the last 15 minutes of the auction, will restart a 15 minute clock for each bid thereafter.

Shipping: Paid for by buyer. Ships from Europe. Buyer responsible for any and all customs/duties. Seller is responsible for packaging cost!

Payment Address: 1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaP

Payment Due: Within 24 hours

Escrow: Available at cost of buyer

...


Egging on the Future, 2018, Acrylics and Gold on Canvas, 65x55cm/25,6”x21,7”




Detail of gilded coins:





Enjoy exploring this artwork and happy bidding,

1Dq

[Hello.]

Hello.

I'm 1Dq, this forum’s dedicated Bitcoin artist (mostly active in this forum's Collectibles board) that made these:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5216743.0

Besides creating quality Bitcoin-related art I also like working with different kinds of people.
In 2019 I started the first BTCtalk’s collective project in which we put our minds and efforts together and
(continuing in 2024) created Bitcollector.
It was all about gathering Bitcoin physical artifacts and artworks and about the person collecting them.



 

The project ended successfully with a canvas painting and 21 prints.
It showed us that we can cooperate and have fun discussions that produce a quality product.
Recently, we begin our second and bigger project to go a step or two further.


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I INVITE YOU TO JOIN

Bitcoin forum’s 2nd collective artwork with 1Dq, titled

BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE


As you know, 22nd November 2024 is Bitcoin forum’s 15th Anniversary.

This board has not gotten enough credit for all it has contributed, developed, researched, educated and otherwise done for everybody it connects.
I propose to make a visual representation of everything it means to us in the form of a big, detailed painting.
It will serve as a monument in this time and can help people identify, glorify, connect and celebrate this place we are all co-creating every day.
This artwork can be used for any of BTCtalk’s 15th anniversary events!

For basis, we can use my digital artwork, I created for BTCtalk’s 10th anniversary artwork competition:

10 Years of Constructing the Future, 2019, Photoshop, max res 3000x4000pix





I painted the Bitcoin forum as a futuristic world that is under permanent construction.
In the background is the huge tower that stretches towards the skies and has a big BTC on its side.
Below it are the (robot) inhabitants, doing their forumy things, from trading, discussing, educating, collecting… In the bottom right is Theymos, overlooking things.

Above artwork is just a starting point.
With everybody’s ideas and knowledge it can be completely redone and that’s where the fun begins!


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WHAT IS OUR TASK?

We need to rebuild my 5 year old artwork from ground up into an updated, more relevant, bigger and better painting.

My job will be to first curate the discussion and then visualize what we have brainstormed.

To begin, I suggest everybody ask themselves questions such as:

What got me on this board and why I stayed here?
What do I love most about it?
What have I learned here?
How do I visualize my existence here?
What does this forum remind me of?
What are the most meaningful facts about BTCtalk?
Is there anything I don’t like here and what is it?
What question do I want to ask everybody here?


And then post your thoughts in the comments either below here or in the project's main thread:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5501779.0



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HOW AND WHEN ARE WE DOING THIS?

I will track the project in 5 phases:

PHASE 1 (NOW - July, August): Posting all kinds of different ideas, from conceptual, to details, promotion, title, style...

PHASE 2 (August, September): I start visualizing our rough concept through one or more digital sketches.
We evaluate these together until we come to a consensus for how we'd like the finished artwork to appear.
We also determine in what way my work and the effort of all included will be rewarded and how the artwork and prints will be sold.

PHASE 3 (September, October): I work on the actual artwork, updating you regularly. We promote the project to all interested, especially on Btctalk.
Changes might still be made to final artwork.

PHASE 4 (October, November): The finished artwork and prints are put on sale/auctions/raffles and/or other means of distribution for compensation.

PHASE 5 (November, December): Final act of the project when we evaluate it and debate developing future projects.

 We have already started PHASE 1!


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HOW DOES ONE JOIN THE PROJECT AND WHAT DOES JOINING MEAN?

You join simply by contributing something useful either in this thread,
the OG project thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5501779.0 or privately via DM.
It can be through ideas, technical tips or some other help about the concept, the execution, this thread or anything you feel like commenting.
 
Anyone that will contribute a useful post will be granted some merit (usually 1-3)
and might get some sort of a bonus in the end like free shipping for a print they buy.

Top contributors will get their nicknames incorporated into the artwork’s unique visual code,
that you can check on Bitcollectors bottom left corner (more about the code later).


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PROMOTION

To make this project big and artwork truly epic, I'd like to invite everybody from all parts of this forum to come join[/b],
or at least take a peek at what we are developing.
I wouldn’t limit this to members of this forum, this can be a good opportunity to draft new people here,
especially since this artwork will embody this forum’s greatness!

And I’d also ask our admins for help.
It would be awesome if we could get a shoutout on the news bracket!
If anyone can help with that, please let me know.


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TLDR;

I'm painting a new artwork that's all about the Bitcoin Forum as a futuristic world.
You are invited to join in its brainstorming.
We will redo my 5 year old digital artwork (scroll above) into a new acrylics on canvas.
You can participate by sharing ideas on what to visualize from the overall atmosphere to details.
By 22th November, the canvas and prints will be sold and we will celebrate BTCtalk's 15th anniversary.

This is the project's main brainstorming thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5501779.0,
but you can also share your ideas in this one.

Cheers!

[WELCOME TO THE BITCOIN FORUM “METAVERSE” ARTWORK THREAD!]

WELCOME TO THE BITCOIN FORUM “METAVERSE” ARTWORK THREAD!

________________________________


Hello.

I'm 1Dq, this forum’s dedicated Bitcoin artist that made these:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5216743.0

Besides creating quality Bitcoin-related art I also like working with different kinds of people.
In 2019 I started the first BTCtalk’s collective project in which we put our minds and efforts together and
(continuing in 2024) created Bitcollector.
It was all about gathering Bitcoin physical artifacts and artworks and about the person collecting them.



 

The project culminated in a canvas painting and 21 prints.
They were all well accepted and successfully auctioned.
Our first project Bitcollector showed us that we can cooperate and have fun discussions that produce a quality product.
Today, we begin our second and bigger project to go a step or two further.


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I INVITE YOU TO JOIN

Bitcoin forum’s 2nd collective artwork (work)titled

BITCOIN FORUM METAVERSE


22nd November 2024 is Bitcoin forum’s 15th Anniversary.

This board has not gotten enough credit for all it has contributed, developed, researched, educated and otherwise done for everybody it connects.
I propose to make a visual representation of everything it means to us in the form of a big, detailed painting.
It will serve as a monument in this time and can help people identify, glorify, connect and celebrate this place we are all co-creating every day.
This artwork can be used for any of BTCtalk’s 15th anniversary events!

For basis, we can use my digital artwork, I created for BTCtalk’s 10th anniversary artwork competition:

10 Years of Constructing the Future, 2019, Photoshop, max res 3000x4000pix





I painted the Bitcoin forum as a futuristic world that is under permanent construction.
In the background is the huge tower that stretches towards the skies and has a big BTC on its side.
Below it are the (robot) inhabitants, doing their forumy things, from trading, discussing, educating, collecting… In the bottom right is Theymos, overlooking things.

It was a fun and successful image (second in the contest if I remember correctly), but would need to be redone and updated.
As far as materials go, I’d paint our motif with acrylics on a comfortable-sized canvas (maybe around 60x80cm, 22,6″x31,4″).

Besides the canvas and ideally more important would be the prints, that would be affordable to everyone.
Bitcollector gave a good example of how to do them, so I’d go with that only on a larger scale!

Conceptually, above artwork is just a starting point.
With everybody’s ideas and knowledge it can be completely redone and that’s where the fun begins!


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WHAT IS OUR TASK?

We need to rebuild my 5 year old artwork from ground up into an updated, more relevant, bigger and better painting.

Ideas should be freely discussed, combined and incorporated into our soon to be living concept.

My job will be to first curate the discussion and then visualize what we have brainstormed.
Can’t wait to do it too.  

To begin, I suggest everybody ask themselves questions such as:

What got me on this board and why I stayed here?
What do I love most about it?
What have I learned here?
How do I visualize my existence here?
What does this forum remind me of?
What are the most meaningful facts about BTCtalk?
Is there anything I don’t like here and what is it?
What question do I want to ask everybody here?

Most importantly, fire away and comment, share and ask whatever you want!


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HOW AND WHEN ARE WE DOING THIS?

I propose to track the project (again) in 5 phases:

PHASE 1 (July, August): Brainstorming all kinds of different ideas, from conceptual, to details, promotion, title, style...

PHASE 2 (late July, August): I start visualizing our rough concept through one or more digital sketches.
We evaluate these together until we come to a consensus for how we'd like the finished artwork to appear.
We also determine in what way my work and the effort of all included will be rewarded and how the artwork and prints will be sold.

PHASE 3 (September, October): I work on the actual artwork, updating you regularly. We promote the project to all interested, especially on Btctalk.
Changes might still be made to final artwork.

PHASE 4 (October, November): The finished artwork and prints are put on sale/auctions/raffles and/or other means of distribution for compensation.

NOW>> PHASE 5 (November, December): Final act of the project when we evaluate it and debate developing future projects.

The moment this thread was posted, we have started PHASE 1!


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HOW DOES ONE JOIN THE PROJECT AND WHAT DOES JOINING MEAN?

You join simply by contributing something useful in this thread (or if you wish privately via DM).
It can be through ideas, technical tips or some other help about the concept, the execution, this thread or anything you feel like commenting.
 
Anyone that will contribute a useful post will be granted some merit (usually 1-3)
and might get some sort of a bonus in the end like free shipping for a print they buy.

Top contributors will get their nicknames incorporated into the artwork’s unique visual code,
that you can check on Bitcollectors bottom left corner (more about the code later).


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PROMOTION

To make this project big and artwork truly epic, I think we should invite everybody from all parts of this forum to come join,
or at least take a peek at what we are developing.
I wouldn’t limit this to members of this forum, this can be a good opportunity to draft new people here,
especially since this artwork will embody this forum’s greatness!

And I’d also ask our admins for help.
It would be awesome if we could get a shoutout on the news bracket!
If anyone can help with that, please let us know.


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TLDR;

I'm painting a new artwork and you are invited to join in its brainstorming.
We will redo my 5 year old digital artwork (scroll above) into a new acrylics on canvas.
We are visualizing this forum as a futuristic world with a lot of flavorful detail.
You participate by sharing ideas on what exactly to visualize from the overall atmosphere to details.
By 22th November, the canvas and prints will be sold and we will celebrate BTCtalk's 15th anniversary.

Cheers!

[Hello Bitcollectors!Welcome to the second auction of our COLLECTIBLES EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK PROJECT.In case you missed it, you can check the development of this amazing project here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5486960.0On auction is »Bitcollector«, 2024, Acrylics and Golden Leafs on Canvas, 40x30cm 15,7˝x11,8˝ This painting is the result of collective efforts from members of "Collectibles" section of The Bitcoin forum that started in 2019 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168867.0). Together we established everything from the overall concept to almost all details. I overlooked the entire process and created the painting, but I couldn't have done it on my own.Bitcollector visualizes the physical Bitcoin collectibles enthusiast. He is surrounded by artifacts he loves and also helps create (with the help of his mysterious colleague in the background mr. S.N.),such as: Casascius coins, Coldcard wallets, Icarus cards, 1Dq original paintings, The Times article, a Satoshi statue, a Bitcoin ticker, Bitcoin node, Encyclopedia of Physical Bitcoins...and a couple of Easter eggs.This artwork is also the first to have a unique CODE which consists of (from top to bottom):Serial number, First three letters of project collaborators, BTCblock it was finished in with date of executionBottom left has an icon of my previous artwork (Pie contest) and on right is this artwork in Icon form.This painting is the first "block" in our own art blockchain.The coin in the center was made using real gold.Because of all your help, for all members of our project, I offer free shipping....Bid Format: BTCStarting Bid: 0.008 BTCMinimum Bid Increment: 0.0005 BTCAuction End Time: Sunday, June 30th, 2024 @22:59:59 CET countdown clock: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20240630T225929&p0=736&msg=Auction+end&font=cursive&csz=1Sniping: 15 minute standard sniping rule - Any bid made within the last 15 minutes of a auction, will restart a 15 minute clock for each bid thereafter for that auction.Shipping: Paid for by buyer (except for project members!). Ships from Europe. Buyer responsible for any and all customs/duties. I am responsible for packaging cost and safety. So far all my artworks arrived 100% intact.Payment Address: 1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaPPayment Due: Within 24 hoursEscrow: Available at cost of buyer...»Bitcollector«, 2024, Acrylics and Golden Leafs on Canvas, 40x30cm 15,7˝x11,8˝]

Hello Bitcollectors!


Welcome to the second auction of our COLLECTIBLES EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK PROJECT.

In case you missed it, you can check the development of this amazing project here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5486960.0


On auction is »Bitcollector«, 2024, Acrylics and Golden Leafs on Canvas, 40x30cm 15,7˝x11,8˝  


This painting is the result of collective efforts from members of "Collectibles" section of The Bitcoin forum that started in 2019 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168867.0).
Together we established everything from the overall concept to almost all details.
I overlooked the entire process and created the painting, but I couldn't have done it on my own.

Bitcollector visualizes the physical Bitcoin collectibles enthusiast.
He is surrounded by artifacts he loves and also helps create (with the help of his mysterious colleague in the background mr. S.N.),
such as: Casascius coins, Coldcard wallets, Icarus cards, 1Dq original paintings, The Times article, a Satoshi statue,
a Bitcoin ticker, Bitcoin node, Encyclopedia of Physical Bitcoins...and a couple of Easter eggs.

This artwork is also the first to have a unique CODE which consists of (from top to bottom):
Serial number, First three letters of project collaborators, BTCblock it was finished in with date of execution
Bottom left has an icon of my previous artwork (Pie contest) and on right is this artwork in Icon form.
This painting is the first "block" in our own art blockchain.

The coin in the center was made using real gold.

Because of all your help, for all members of our project, I offer free shipping.


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Bid Format: BTC

Starting Bid: 0.008 BTC

Minimum Bid Increment: 0.0005 BTC

Auction End Time: Sunday, June 30th, 2024 @22:59:59 CET countdown clock: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20240630T225929&p0=736&msg=Auction+end&font=cursive&csz=1

Sniping: 15 minute standard sniping rule - Any bid made within the last 15 minutes of a auction, will restart a 15 minute clock for each bid thereafter for that auction.

Shipping: Paid for by buyer (except for project members!). Ships from Europe. Buyer responsible for any and all customs/duties.
I am responsible for packaging cost and safety. So far all my artworks arrived 100% intact.

Payment Address: 1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaP

Payment Due: Within 24 hours

Escrow: Available at cost of buyer


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»Bitcollector«, 2024, Acrylics and Golden Leafs on Canvas, 40x30cm 15,7˝x11,8˝






Here are some more photos of details:











And the canvas in two different outdoor settings









I hope you enjoy this auction and have fun bidding!

Cheers.

[Hello Bitcollectors!I'm proud to present the first result of our COLLECTIBLES EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK PROJECT.In case you missed it, you can check the development of this amazing project here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5486960.0On auction is the limited run of 21 hand signed prints.I have personally overviewed the entire process of making these prints from scanning the original canvas to tuning the colors and selecting the paper in various test runs. I've numbered them personally with the same brush and color I used on the original canvas.They will be packaged extra safely unrolled in a cardboard sandwiched envelope.For all members of our project, as promised before, I offer each free shipping.All members also have their spots reserved for the first three days!...Bitcollector Print, 2024, 39,5x29,5cm/15.5x11.6″]

Hello Bitcollectors!


I'm proud to present the first result of our COLLECTIBLES EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK PROJECT.

In case you missed it, you can check the development of this amazing project here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5486960.0


On auction is the limited run of 21 hand signed prints.


I have personally overviewed the entire process of making these prints from scanning the original canvas to tuning the colors and selecting the paper in various test runs.

I've numbered them personally with the same brush and color I used on the original canvas.

They will be packaged extra safely unrolled in a cardboard sandwiched envelope.


For all members of our project, as promised before, I offer each free shipping.

All members also have their spots reserved for the first three days!


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Bitcollector Print, 2024, 39,5x29,5cm/15.5x11.6″

Bid Format: BTC

Starting Bid: 0.0008 BTC

Minimum Bid Increment: 0.0001 BTC

Auction End Time: Sunday, June 16th, 2024 @23:59:59 CET countdown clock: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20240616T235959&p0=736&msg=Auction+End&font=sanserif

Sniping: 15 minute standard sniping rule - Any bid made within the last 15 minutes of a auction, will restart a 15 minute clock for each bid thereafter for that auction.

Shipping: Paid for by buyer. Ships from Europe. Buyer responsible for any and all customs/duties. Seller is responsible for packaging cost!

Payment Address: 1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaP

Payment Due: Within 24 hours

Escrow: Available at cost of buyer

Users may bid on multiple lots


Please use this format for bids: USER - LOT NUMBER - BID

I will update the auction status below on a daily basis.

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Bitcollector Print, 2024, 39,5x29,5cm/15.5x11.6″







LOTS:

1 - 0.0008 Krogothmanhattan
2 - 0.0008 owlcatz
3 - 0.0008 aoluain
4 - 0.0008 bitbollo
5 - 0.0008 OneDown
6 - 0.0008  mx12.levins
7 - 0.0008 elianite
8 - 0.0008 Cryptogreatdane
9 - 0.0008 cygan
10 - 0.0008 MoparMiningLLC
11 - 0.0008 tweetious
12 - 0.0008 haloxon
13 - 0.0008 tldr-hodl
14 - 0.0008 raghavsood
15 - 0.0008 elianite
16 - 0.0008 Rsincognito
17 - 0.0008 Xprim777
18 - 0.0008 thiago007
19 - 0.0008 raghavsood
20 - 0.0008 Caribbean_Treasures
21 - 0.0008 Frank AlpenCoin


Have fun bidding on these!

Cheers

[Hello Bitcollectors!I have polished my 2019 comic “It’s Nothing!” and upgraded it by gilding the BTC meteorites (more in description below). I’m happy to make it available here and now:It’s Nothing!, 2019 and 2024, Acrylics and Gold leafs on Canvas, 25x30cm/9,8x11,8″]

Hello Bitcollectors!

I have polished my 2019 comic “It’s Nothing!” and upgraded it by gilding the BTC meteorites (more in description below).
I’m happy to make it available here and now:

It’s Nothing!, 2019 and 2024, Acrylics and Gold leafs on Canvas, 25x30cm/9,8x11,8″

Bid Format: BTC

Starting Bid: 0.006 BTC

Minimum Bid Increment: 0.0005 BTC

Auction End Time: Sunday, May 5th, 2024 @23:59:59 CET countdown clock: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/launch?iso=20240505T235959&p0=736&msg=Auction+End&font=cursive&csz=1

Sniping: 15 minute standard sniping rule - Any bid made within the last 15 minutes of the auction, will restart a 15 minute clock for each bid thereafter.

Shipping: Paid for by buyer. Ships from Europe. Buyer responsible for any and all customs/duties. Seller is responsible for packaging cost!

Payment Address: 1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaP

Payment Due: Within 24 hours

Escrow: Available at cost of buyer

...

It’s Nothing!, 2019 and 2024, Acrylics and Gold leafs on Canvas, 25x30cm/9,8x11,8″

Description:

In only three frames this comic covers a lot of BTC-related content

•   It visualizes fiat currencies and organizations still supporting them as prehistoric and at the brink of extinction
•   It tells how our current mainstream economy is based on extracting resources off of everywhere it can to sustain itself – Federal reserve, taxes, third world countries…
•   The old don't take new and upcoming things seriously and give them a chance. These entities are all very much the same and I've painted them as blood-thirsty carnivores.
•   It shows how BTC starts showing up in small drops, but is expected to make a Big Bang revolution.
•   The gold I used for BTCcoins makes a distincion between the value of BTC and most of the world surrounding it.








It's super fun watching the gold glitter when turned.





Have fun bidding on this one!

Cheers

[TLDR]

Welcome!

In case this is the first time you've heard of this project here's a TLDR;

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Hello, I'm 1Dq, a crypto artist that made these: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5216743.0

In 2019, I started a thread titled BECOME PART OF AN EXCLUSIVE BITCOINTALK ART PROJECT in which I invited people to join me in conceptualizing an artwork, that was 100% focused on this board (Collectibles part of Bitcoin forum).

After some brainstorming and sketches we came to a couple of solid ideas for artworks.
I would paint Bitcoin collectibles from its conceptualization to final product.

Here's the original brainstorming thread.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5168867.0

And this was where we got:



We debated them a bit further, but then just before setting everything in motion we run out of steam, I left the project for other work.

Now I'm back, motivated and ready to paint some Bitcoin Collectibles in the making!

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This is where we are now:

•   PHASE 1 Brainstorming different ideas
•   PHASE 2 I visualize our concept through one or more digital sketches. We evaluate these together until we come to a consensus for how we'd like the finished arwork/s to appear. We determine in what way my work and the effort of all included will be rewarded and how the final artifacts will be shared or sold.
•   PHASE 3 I start working on the artwork/s, updating you regularly. We promote the project to all interested, especially on Btctalk. Changes might still be made to final artwork/s.
•   PHASE 4: The finished artwork/s and possible prints are put on sale/auctions/raffles and/or other means of distribution for compensation.
•   PHASE 5: Final step of the project when we evaluate it and debate developing future projects.

After lots thinking, writing and drawing I came to a few ideas I'd like to share with you.

First off, I propose the (work) title for this project to be Bitcollectors, combining Bitcoin and collectors. It seems pretty natural.

I decided to change several aspects to make the artwork more compact and inviting. Here's the completely reworked sketch:
 


Bitcollectors, 2024, Photoshop sketch, version 3

Changes:

•   I went from a three piece to a single piece composition.
This way any owner of a piece will have a easier time positioning it.
Information from three previous pieces was condensed and reworked into the central one.

•   Scenery was redone.
There are several individuals working on production of a physical coin, that is still the centerpiece. From melting, extruding and polishing in the background to adding Bitcoin value to the physical coin in the middle as maybe a hollogram stramp, as well as coding private keys (blockchain, market value chart, bitcoin forum on screens) to the table in the front, where one person assesses the quality of the final product. This way a lot of people will identify with work given in making these artifacts.
It's also educational to a degree, because it shows this is a long process and collectibles don't just magically appear from internet.
In the front of the table is a collection of selected collectibles (to be debated which, could be personalized for buyer).

•   The general atmosphere went from a sterile, internety feel to a more life-like, textured environment. The cleanliness of digital remains on multiple screens, but I again wanted to emphasise the realness (proof) of work and people's life behind making collectible items.

•   I suggest the size of paintings to be 80x60cm (31 ¹/₂ X 23 ⁵/₈˝). That would make them the perfect size for details to be perfectly discernable and not expensive for sending around the globe.

•   The complexity of detail and art style is to a degree open for debate and will vary depending on how we agree to distribute the artwork/s. But I imagine it close to upgraded style of my Bitcoin miner (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5479557.0).

I'd like to also integrate the vizualization of Blockchain with Bitcoin value, timestamps and other useful information (that used to be on the left part of the three-piece composition).
Maybe several screens in the middle section could merge into a large one, showing some sort of a unifying diagram or image (similar as on previous sketch maybe, but reworked to be more functional?).

We could then date this project from 2019-2024 as well as add any other information we found interesting or important.

Another idea I've had was adding some relatable visual attributes of certain members of this forum, especially those involved in this project.
Maybe in the form of avatars or some sort of symbols.


Now for my two biggest changes to the project that might make similar projects very interesting in the future:

First is making this a series of artworks instead of one.
That would mean I'd paint an agreed upon number of paintings, that would look almost the same except…

…Those interested in owning a original piece could have details of the painting tailored to their demands.
Either their personas as main characters or their favorite collectibles or some image in the screen showing some fact.
A lot can be done here and fun can be had doing it.

Besides original painting/s, I also feel it's logical to have prints available of demanded painting variations.
I could also personalize some details on these with Photoshop!
Since I have some friends in the printing business now, I can also make prints and send them myself, but if one would take care of distribution, especially in the US to make it easier, I'm also interested in that.

Having a series of paintings and prints take this to my last and very exciting suggestion concerning fair distribution of all finalized artifacts.


DISTRIBUTION OF PAINTING/S AND PRINTS

First we find out how many people are interested in participating in this project and owning either a painting or print.

Second, I propose my artist's fee to get calculated based on the hours I'd put into work on these artworks.
I'd evaluate a figure before start so we could orient around that.
As well as some sort of proof of commitment from potential buyers (proven members of this board excluded, because I know I can trust them).

One important fact is that painting a series takes (way) less time than painting different pieces, so the more canvases, the less one costs.
I can also adjust my style to the demand here. Size of the paintings and amount of detail are all possibly fluid here.

Prints the same size ( 80x60cm / 31 ¹/₂ X 23 ⁵/₈˝) should probably have an affordable price, (digitally altered copies sligtly pricier) so any Bitcoin collector could afford one.

After the completion of work, first the reserved painting/s would be distributed to buyers for set prices.
Prints would be made and distributed on demand.

For other painting/s of the series there could be a raffle system.
I imagined one that might be exciting and fair both for me and potential winners/ losers of the event:

We set a prize goal for the piece and cost for participation.
As soon as the goal is achieved, the winner is found by some proven shared random generator.
BUT everyone else gets the print version!
So if the print would cost 50$/piece, the raffle might be 70$/piece, so it's not that big a commitment as it is fun!
 
I'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas for upgrades on above ideas.
If it worked, it could mean a new way of artist – collector relationship, that's more exciting and reciprocal.

Alright, your turn now. Please also invite anyone you think might be interested in this project to participate.

Cheers!

[For my first auction this year, I put forward my painting titled BLOCK CREATIONIt's a vital piece, because it served as conceptual base for Cryptoglyphs, so far my biggest Bitcoin painting. More on Cryptoglyphs here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5475816]

For my first auction this year, I put forward my painting titled

BLOCK CREATION


It's a vital piece, because it served as conceptual base for Cryptoglyphs, so far my biggest Bitcoin painting.

More on Cryptoglyphs here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5475816




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Block creation, 2018, Acrylics on canvas, 45x35cm (17,7x13,8″)

Bid Format: BTC

Starting Bid: 0.01 BTC

Minimum Bid Increment: 0.001 BTC

Auction End Time: Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 @18:00:00 New York time - Countdown clock: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20240131T18&p0=179&msg=Auction+end&font=cursive&csz=1

Sniping: 15 minute standard sniping rule - Any bid made within the last 15 minutes of the auction, will restart a 15 minute clock for each bid thereafter.

Shipping: Paid for by buyer. Ships from Europe. Buyer responsible for any and all customs/duties. Seller is responsible for packaging cost!

Payment Address: 1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaP

Payment Due: Within 24 hours

Escrow: Available at cost of buyer

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Block creation, 2018, Acrylics on canvas, 45x35cm (17,7x13,8″)







Block creation visualizes how a new block in Bitcoin's Blockchain is created.

It starts at the bottom with pools of miners of different sizes. Their influence goes around the composition as the web of miners control (almost) all aspects of Bitcoin.

Moving clockwise we follow the procedure of block creation. I didn't go into such detail as in Cryptoglyphs, but I think it's easier to grasp the system in this abstraction of the process.



Block creation with subtitles:





This painting was designed to help interpret and explain the workings of Bitcoin's Blockchain.

It was also meant to be visually stimulating so it would help evoke new ideas and concepts.

I hope you like it. Please comment and suggest improvements if you have any ideas.


oh and...  bid on it, win it, get it, own it and join the art part of Bitcoin history!


Cheers!

[The Bitcoin Miner]

Hello!

I wanted to present The Bitcoin Miner, which is one of my most prominent artworks, both as the original painting and it's NFT follow-ups.


The Bitcoin Miner combines multiple ideas and concepts from our community – mining, market valitility, memes, promise of wealth and more.

It was painted in the traditional painting style with acrylics on canvas but with a big twist: the center point of the painting, the Bitcoin, was pasted in slight 3d (relief) style and coated with golden leafs, so it’s a golden Bitcoin.


The Bitcoin Miner, 2018, Acrylics and Gold  on Canvas, 111x91cm/43,7”x35,8”




Being complex and trendy, I always wanted to do more with this setup.

Then Non fungible tokens kicked in. Even though I thought they were a bit silly at first, I saw my chance of advancing my Bitcoin Miner in new ways story-wise.

All three following artworks are available as FNT tokens on Rarible: https://rarible.com/1dq/owned


First came the "Asian Miner" in 2021. I used Photoshop to paint over my high-res reproduction.

The moon is doing extra work lighting this one, and exposing the richness of the Rolex watch and Gucci belt buckle.

The Bitcoin Miner, 2021, Photoshop, NFT






Then in 2022 winter struck and I painted it...as "Winter Miner" 2022.

This one is all bear-related, as you'll see from details. Also involves every hard-worker's favorite noodles.

The Bitcoin Miner, 2022, Photoshop, NFT






This year, another fun upgrade with "Prison Miner" 2023.

There's the prison suit, there's Blackrock, but most importantly, Taurus (Bull) shines above.

The Bitcoin Miner, 2023, Photoshop, NFT




It was intended that I paint another one each year to add to the collection.

But I recently got an offer and the original (as well as rights to all its further offspring) seems to be leaving my hands. So we'll see, maybe we'll do the thing together somehow...

As always, I'll be happy reading your thoughts on my artworks.

Cheers!

[Hello.]

Hello.

You probably know me from some of my works such as Bitcoaster, The Bitcoin Miner or more importantly Cryptoglyphs:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5475816

More about my other work here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5216743.0


Today I want to present the painting, that served as conceptual base for Cryptoglyphs.



Block creation, 2018, Acrylics on canvas, 50x40cm (20x15,7˝)






Block creations visualizes how a new block in Bitcoin's Blockchain is created.

It starts at the bottom with pools of miners of different sizes. Their influence goes around the composition as the web of miners control (almost) all aspects of Bitcoin.

Moving clockwise we follow the procedure of block creation. I didn't go into such detail as in Cryptoglyphs, but I think it's easier to grasp the system in this abstraction of the process.

Technically, the painting is a classic Acrylics on canvas, no AI, print or other assistance was involved in the making.



Block creation with subtitles:





This painting was designed to help interpret and explain the workings of Bitcoin's Blockchain.

It was also meant to be visually stimulating so it would help evoke new ideas and concepts.

I hope you like it. Please comment and suggest improvements if you have any ideas.


Cheers!

[Hello.]

Hello.

You probably know me from some of my works such as Bitcoaster, The Bitcoin Miner or more importantly Cryptoglyphs:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5475816

More about my other work here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5216743.0


Today I want to present the painting, that served as conceptual base for Cryptoglyphs.



Block creation, 2018, Acrylics on canvas, 45x35cm (17,7x13,8″)






Block creations visualizes how a new block in Bitcoin's Blockchain is created.

It starts at the bottom with pools of miners of different sizes. Their influence goes around the composition as the web of miners control (almost) all aspects of Bitcoin.

Moving clockwise we follow the procedure of block creation. I didn't go into such detail as in Cryptoglyphs, but I think it's easier to grasp the system in this abstraction of the process.

Technically, the painting is a classic Acrylics on canvas, no AI, print or other assistance was involved in the making.



Block creation with subtitles:





This painting was designed to help interpret and explain the workings of Bitcoin's Blockchain.

It was also meant to be visually stimulating so it would help evoke new ideas and concepts.

I hope you like it. Please comment and suggest improvements if you have any ideas.


Cheers!

[The Purpose]

Hello.

This is my painting from 2018 and I only now thought it might be relevant here. I posted it in Collectibles before, because that's where I hung out most: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5065782

It's purpose is to help educate people on Bitcoin and Blockchain.

It was designed and painted as a culmination of my attempts of visualising the Bitcoin Blockchain. I wanted to gather its basic pieces and principles and present this in a way that could be interpretable to a broad audience of people.
I struggled with getting such a complex system in two dimensions and keeping it visual, interesting, and fun. Then I intuitively connected it with the hieroglyphs of the ancient Egyptians and it soon connected together and made sense. I started working on my biggest crypto painting so far and finished it 6 weeks later.

Below is the blueprint of the painting and I chose the Bitcoin forum as the place to present it in detail. This forum is the origin of Bitcoin evolution, I got help and tips here and now I want to contribute my share.

The Purpose
I designed this painting to be fun, thorough and illustrative.
Primarily it can be used to explain how Bitcoin works, as the entire process of creating a new block is worked out in detail. Additional interpretation might be needed, but anyone with any knowledge can help or people can read my interpretation down below.
For those already into crypto it introduces a fresh way of visualizing Bitcoin's Blockchain with a lot of easter-eggy details. Most of used symbols mean nothing to ancient Egyptians and a lot to a contemporary internet user.  
Lastly it's purpose is for complete outsiders to ask themselves why someone would use that much time and energy to make a painting of fake Egyptian hieroglyphs, that are actually about a virtual currency? Is this really a thing?



1Dq, Cryptoglyphs, 2018, Acrylics on Canvas, 145x190cm (57˝x75˝)



Content breakdown

The Gods
Ma'at (bottom left with wings) is the goddess of justice, law, and cosmic order.
Thoth (right of Ma'at, with birdlike head) is the god of writing and speech.
Seshat (below Thoth) is the goddess of mathematics, wisdom and is a record keeper.
Hathor (on the right side) is the goddess of many purposes and radiates maternal care to everybody. Miners are very fond of her.
Together they represent the necessary skills that Satoshi Nakamoto and his colleagues needed when they created Bitcoin.




The Miners
Left of Hathor are four groups of miners, representing mining pools. Except for subtle details they look similar to each other and this represents the variety of hardware difference and the power of individual pools.
They are the work force for everything going on below!





The transactions
On the top left and top right is a multitude of windows in which stylised characters are transferring various goods. The characters have unique outlooks as they represent public addresses that are randomly generated. The »goods« are all various things that have changed owners and are being stored in the blockchain.
The transactions that are most interesting to the miners (they have highest fees) are being gathered in two golden frames of cartouches. The Eye of Horus symbol in the bottom of both represents protection which is one of the basic purposes of the entire system.




Hashing
In the middle of the composition, the crypting occurs from top to bottom.
First off, all of the selected transactions are being processed, two by two into cryptographic hashes. The procedure is repeated until a single hash is attained. All gathered transactions are bound together via this system that is called the Merkle tree. This is visualised with a selection of 8 transactions on the top brackets. One line lower, they are spliced together and have attained properties from both transactions. This is just for visual purpose, as the hashes have no discernable similarities to actual transactions as they are at this point just limited sets of letters and numbers.
The last hash is the Merkle root and it is here represented by the image of a weird elephant head. This is the crucial »load« of the new block. Here I deformed the symbol of Djed pillar that Egyptians otherwise used to symbolize strength and stability.




The Blockchain
Starting from the top right corner we follow the chain of coloured rectangles framing the composition. It goes all the way left, then down, then right to the middle and up to the middle where it’s content is exposed in detail.


 
Rectangles have the same elements, but they vary in color. The outside frame hue represents the unique hash of every block which also connects it to the next block. This is why in every rectangle there is a stripe in the hue of the previous block. They all have a bigger bluish rectangle inside, that represents the »load« of the block. This »load« is produced by encrypting the following elements:
Hash of the previous block (seen as the sole image of the opened previous block)
Merkle root (the result of the above described process)
Timestamp (Time of block formation), index (consecutive number of block) and target (difficulty, described in the next paragraph)
Random number called Nonce, used to produce a target hash. The circle of snake represents infinity/rebirth and the signs inside are actual numbers that were used by the Egyptians.



Mining a new block
The chain we followed opens up in the middle, where we see its hash (illustrated as the winged thing with two flames). Here I visualized the narrative of creating a new block in the chain.
The system of Bitcoin itself sets the difficulty of producing a new block. The hash of the block, in order to be included to the system by other miners, needs to have a certain number of zeros as its initial digits (I illustrated the difficulty with the number of waves under the timestamp and block index symbols.). The more zeros, the harder it is to produce such a hash, as every single attempt produces a random set of symbols.
In the painting, finding the right hash is represented by a long list of attempts (here zeros are represented by the Egyptian symbol of Shen ring, that represented divinity). It ends on the bottom with the winning hash, that starts with the needed 5 Shen rings (I used the Eye of Horus here again representing the fair and divine system). On the right in the second row from below, the mining pool of miners that have guessed the right hash are being rewarded;  each of them with a golden bar.



Below the last hash is the content of the current block, every piece that has been described, spliced into a new sign - a symbolic visualization of its entire content. It is colored in orange and becomes the orange frame of the mini block below and the orange stripe of the next block to come to its right. Other blocks following are empty, we know they will exist, but we cannot as yet anticipate their content.




The Bonus
Besides the obvious and that already explained, there are many other details that add to the Bitcoin universe. There are entities that hoard large quantities of Bitcoin called »whales«. These are depicted as actual whales, but with human eyes.
Most people call the frustrating rising and dropping of the Bitcoin price the bull market (with the price going up) and the bear market (with the price going down). I've illustrated this phenomenon as a fight between two animal-like deities.
To their right is a graph of the Bitcoin price over the years, illustrated by the amount of plants on each time stage. Hovering on top of it is the symbol of the moon. It just had to be included somewhere.





The reign and tyranny in ancient Egypt was symbolized by two objects, the whip and the cane. I used both but turned them upside down, as the Bitcoin system represents the exact opposite of a centralised government.
Nowhere in the painting is the Bitcoin sign very obvious as I intentionally kept it and other giveaways relatively hidden. However, there is a big B in the sun disc between Hathor's horns, best seen from an angle!





There are many other details, gags and memes, especially in the numerous fake hieroglyphs, have fun finding them!
 
TLDR; I used the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs' aesthetics to depict how Bitcoin works under the hood. It's intended to be fun and helpful to people trying to understand cryptocurrencies in their broader sense. It also contains a shitload of contemporary jokes and memes well known in the world of cryptocurrencies.

Your comments and suggestions are very welcome.

Btw, here's more of my work: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5216743.0

Cheers!

Hello!

I've mostly been active in Collectibles part of Bitcoin forum's Marketplace, but I wanted to mention this opportunity here as well.

I've been a crypto artist since 2017 working mostly on well conceptualized and neatly crafted acrylic pieces. I had a set price on all of them until this November, when I decided to put some of them on auction for much lower prices.

Selling these will help me gain more time and material for painting more crypto-related art. As simple as that.

These are the auction threads and they'll end in almost exactly four days from posting this (00:00 CET, Thursday, November 30th)

Bitcoaster: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5472614.0
The Bitcoin Miner: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5473099.0
Etheria: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5472822.0
Egging on the Future: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5472359.0

It's been a while since I made these paintings, 5 years or so. They were made in another phase of Bitcoin - it was 2018 and we felt the depression after the big growth of autumn, 2017.

I painted the hype and promise of Bitcoin we felt then and I fought depression with everything I had.
Using real gold leafs for Bitcoin, I made it obvious this had real value.

I painted the rollercoaster guy in three variants to show how fun and free this new crypto world feels.

I painted Andreas Antonopoulos as majestic prophet of upcoming technology and Vitalik Buterin as a centerpiece of his world of Etheria.

The Bitcoin Miner showed the world a new type of worker personality and how much effort went and still goes into Bitcoin existing.







And I painted Cryptoglyphs, a monument to Bitcoin's technology visualizing how exactly it works:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5065782


I'll be happy if you make some noise about my auctions.
If you bid on my artwork, it'll make my day.
 
Also, any comments and advice will be much appreciated and helpful.

Cheers!  

Heya cryptoart lovers!

I wanted to explain my decision to put four of my paintings on auction this November.
Since I didn't want to spam the auction threads, I decided to make another one. (if mods will let me keep it

These are the auction threads:

Bitcoaster: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5472614.0
The Bitcoin Miner: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5473099.0
Etheria: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5472822.0
Egging on the Future: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5472359.0

It's been a while since I made these paintings, 5 years or so. They were made in another phase of Bitcoin - it was 2018 and we felt the depression after the big growth of autumn, 2017.

I painted the hype and promise of Bitcoin we felt then and I fought depression with everything I had.
Using real gold leafs for Bitcoin, I made it obvious this had real value.

I painted the rollercoaster guy in three variants to show how fun and free this new crypto world feels.

I painted Andreas Antonopoulos as majestic prophet of upcoming technology and Vitalik Buterin as a centerpiece of his world of Etheria.

The Bitcoin Miner showed the world a new type of worker personality and how much effort went and still goes into Bitcoin existing.







And I painted Cryptoglyphs, a monument to Bitcoin's technology visualizing how exactly it works:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5065782


Here in Collectibles, I teamed up with some of you most passionate collectors of everything tasty in Bitcoin.
We produced wonderful art together, like Wailing of Crypto winter or Bitcoin dawn and even though some of it went sour (just simply sad Coldkey end), it was a positive and exciting ride.
I want to continue that ride and find new projects and ways of collaborating for cryptoart.


Because my personal life doesn't allow me painting just for my passions anymore, I sadly need to make profit from everything I work on.
That's why I had a hiatus from crypto art, I got caught up in life, costs and needed to work elsewhere for stable finances.

Hence these auctions. Those that have followed me since I came here will know, that I always kept the prices of my paintings solid.

For this occasion I lowered them to make them more affordable!
If I manage to sell some of my artworks, I'll be able to finance more crypto art production again.
I've had quite a few ideas over the years, but all were time-costly and would need my attention for a while.

So here it is. If anyone helps make some noise about my auctions, I'll be super happy.
If you bid on my artwork, it'll make my day.
 
And as always - your comments and advice will be much appreciated and helpful.

Cheers!  

[I'm happy to put on auction one of my key crypto pieces, an amalgam of many ideas - The Bitcoin Miner]

I'm happy to put on auction one of my key crypto pieces, an amalgam of many ideas - The Bitcoin Miner

The Bitcoin Miner, 2018, Acrylics and Gold on Canvas, Framed, 111x91cm/43,7”x35,8” 

Bid Format: BTC

Starting Bid: 0.08 BTC

Minimum Bid Increment: 0.005 BTC

Auction End Time: Thursday, November 30st, 2023 @23:59:59 CET  countdown clock: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20231130T00&p0=736&msg=Auction+end&font=sanserif&csz=1

Sniping: 15 minute standard sniping rule - Any bid made within the last 15 minutes of the auction, will restart a 15 minute clock for each bid thereafter.

Shipping: Paid for by buyer. Ships from Europe. Buyer responsible for any and all customs/duties. Seller is responsible for packaging cost!

Payment Address: 1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaP

Payment Due: Within 24 hours

Escrow: Available at cost of buyer

...


The Bitcoin Miner, 2018, Acrylics and Gold on Canvas, Framed, 111x91cm/43,7”x35,8”





+ a few shots from up close.

[I'm happy to put on auction my colorful imagination of Vitalik Buterin's world of Etherium.]

I'm happy to put on auction my colorful imagination of Vitalik Buterin's world of Etherium.

Etheria, 2018, Acrylics on canvas, 60x40cm/23,6”x15,7” 

Bid Format: BTC

Starting Bid: 0.02 BTC

Minimum Bid Increment: 0.005 BTC

Auction End Time: Thursday, November 30st, 2023 @23:59:59 CET  countdown clock: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20231130T00&p0=736&msg=Auction+end&font=sanserif&csz=1

Sniping: 15 minute standard sniping rule - Any bid made within the last 15 minutes of the auction, will restart a 15 minute clock for each bid thereafter.

Shipping: Paid for by buyer. Ships from Europe. Buyer responsible for any and all customs/duties. Seller is responsible for packaging cost!

Payment Address: 1Dqt8AsKaRdaWNqruPmUkqseqLm9YXZaP

Payment Due: Within 24 hours

Escrow: Available at cost of buyer

...


Etheria, 2018, Acrylics on canvas, 60x40cm/23,6”x15,7”




I got the idea from photo below.
And I instantly knew I needed to do this.