CryptoTigers
An NFT collection of 888 algorithmically generated 96x96 tigers created by youngest NFT artist, 11-year-old programmer Miguel
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How to Mint?
Follow the simple instructions below to mint and get your CryptoTiger(s) before it's gone for good!
- First, you will need a MetaMask wallet. If you don't have one, follow the instructions on their website: https://metamask.io/ Once you have gotten a wallet, you will need to have enough $ETH on the Ethereum Mainnet to buy at least one CryptoTiger (0.0888 ETH) and cover for all minting gas fees
- Scroll above and click on the "Mint Now" button to go the the minting dApp page where you can mint the CryptoTigers
- Wait until minting is live, then refresh the minting dApp and switch your MetaMask network to the Ethereum Mainnet (if it is not already)
- Click the "Connect" button, then add how many CryptoTigers you want to mint using the '+' button. Note: there is no limit as to how many CryptoTigers one wallet can mint, but there is a max mint limit of 20 CryptoTigers per transaction. For example, if you want to mint 21 tigers, you will need to mint 20 first, wait for the transaction to be processed, then mint the last tiger.
- Once you are satisfied with the amount of CryptoTigers you want to mint, click "Buy" and a MetaMask popup will appear. Be sure to double-check how much $ETH you are spending on the CryptoTigers AND gas fees, then click "Confirm".
- Wait until the transaction is processed, then enjoy your CryptoTiger(s)! You can check which tigers you have just minted by going to https://opensea.io and clicking your profile, then going to the collected or hidden section, and there you go! To sell your CryptoTiger(s) on OpenSea, click on the one you want to sell, then click the blue sell button and follow the instructions from there.
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About
Creator
Hello! My name is Miguel, I'm an 11-year-old boy born in October of 2010, and I live in the special administrative region of Hong Kong. I speak fluent English, some Mandarin Chinese (普通话), a bit of Cantonese (廣東話), and I'm currently learning Spanish in school :D. Here's a quick and friendly introduction of me: I started to fall in love with technology and computers since I was 5 years old, and I have had a heavy interest in programming since I was 6. I discovered the world of Crypto, NFT's, the Metaverse and much more all very recently in the late part of 2021, and I was immediately drawn to the idea of a decentralized free world. Now, I am using my knowledge in programming to create a minting dApp for my very first NFT art collection, CryptoTigers, which launched on January 31 (12:00 AM GMT+8), also known as Chinese/Lunar New Year's Eve.
Creation (detailed)
I created the CryptoTigers NFT collection by self-researching online and using platforms such as GitHub and YouTube. I first had a cartoon face of a tiger I found as a reference, then put that reference into pixilart.com, where I somewhat traced it with a black outline. Next, I thought of traits for the tiger and came up with different ears, eyes, stripes, forehead patterns, and much more, then made different varieties within those traits. I made each variety of each trait a different layer in pixilart.com, and slowly worked on it until I finished enough that I was satisfied with them. Afterwards, I used Visual Studio Code and fed all the layers+traits into the HashLips Art Engine which then randomly generated different tigers using the different layers (I added rarity to each one of the varieties) I gave it. After all my 888 tigers were successfully created as images, I searched videos on YouTube on how to deploy an NFT smart contract on the Ethereum blockchain. I used The Stripes NFT minting dApp tutorial where I followed the video and uploaded the images and metadata to IPFS via. Pinata, then deployed the smart contract on Ethereum with the Ethereum Remix IDE. Continuing the video, I copied code to Visual Studio Code to build my minting dApp. Next, I had to have a website to host the minting dApp, which is where I used Vercel to host my website onto a subdomain of cryptotigers.club, where it was connected to my GitHub repository with all the code for the minting dApp. Last but not least, I needed a launch website, which is why I used GoDaddy to get the domain 'cryptotigers.club' to tell more about the NFT collection.
Collection (meaning behind it)
The reason why I created 888 tigers and not some other animal like a snake was because of the following:
- Tigers are animals that are specific to Asia (Hong Kong is part of Asia). Since it sits atop of the food chain, tigers occupy a special place in the Chinese culture, representing power and vitality (生龍活虎，如龍似虎), and I am Chinese. So the tiger is like my spiritual animal.
- Artistically, Chinese culture has always portrayed a tiger's forehead with the Chinese character 王 for the reason that (1) 王 means "king" in Chinese, and a tiger is indisputably the king of the forest; and (2) 王 does indeed imitates the striped pattern on a real tiger's forehead. Also, my last name is Wang (王)!
- I was born in October 2010 - the Chinese zodiac year of the Tiger!
- Last but definitely not least, 2022 is the year of the Tiger! So all in all, how "appropriate" that I should make an art collection of Tiger images! The official start of the Chinese lunar zodiac year of the tiger is on February 1, which is why I launched the collection on January 31, Chinese New Year's Eve, in order to get prepared for Chinese New Year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach me at cryptotigers2022@protonmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question or want a more detailed answer.
Yes, I am actually an 11-year-old. I was born in October 2010, and I will turn 12 in October this year (2022).
Yes, I had no help from my parents or anyone I knew in-real-life. Check the about creation section slightly above to see a very in-depth explanation of how I made everything.
I started making NFTs because I was heavily interested in crypto, and NFTs were a big part of it. I just wanted to test and try it out to see the process of creating one.
My plan for the future is to see how the CryptoTigers NFT collection does as it is just a test run. If it does well, I will make more NFT art (I already have some more NFTs) and use my previous experience from CryptoTigers to launch it. But my overall goal in life is to become an entrepreneur and create a start-up business related to Crypto (for example OpenSea, Unstoppable Domains, and possibly my own blockchain???)
Anyone who is Chinese would know the answer to this. In China, the number 8 represents good luck because the character 八 (means 8) sounds similar to 发 (generate wealth). Also, I think 0.0888 ETH is a relatively cheap and affordable price to list an NFT in the NFT market.
Check the about collection section slightly above to see a very in-depth explanation of the meaning behind the collection (including why tigers, and the launch date)
Featured Tigers (low resolution versions)
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