For over more than three years, I’ve been immersed in the NFT space, witnessing its rise and inevitable dips.
This fascination sparked a desire to create my own collection, and a few years back, I embarked on learning smart contract development with that goal in mind.
I created small projects like ArtPug on test chains.
https://plo4ox.medium.com/artpug-vote-for-your-art-350371f62deb
But few months ago, after making a pixelated version of my Bullieverse NFT.
It ignited a spark!
The Birth
I’ll not call myself an artist but I envisioned it as part of a larger collection. Using Photoshop, I designed various elements and made a Python script to generate the entire collection. The process was enjoyable and I really believed in it!
Procrastination
The final steps… Naming the project and deploying the contract stretched into months. It wasn’t technical difficulty, but a lack of motivation.
The doubt of “who would even want this?” kept me from pushing forward.
Taking the Leap: Blocky Bulls is Born!
I just stopped hiding behind the “it has to be ready and perfect” mindset.
I decided to overcome this mental hurdle and took action. BlockyBulls, a collection of 10,000 free pixelated bulls on the Base chain was born.
The idea is to bring together those who want to express their bullishness without breaking the bank on expensive NFTs.
A Launch I Didn't Expect
I planned to launch the collection gradually. Knowing I was a newcomer to the space, I thought I could adjust the release based on the number of minted items.
Boy, was I wrong!
I set the mint limit at 5,000, made a quick announcement on my different accounts, and went to sleep. When I woke up, boom! The collection was already at 5,500 items on OpenSea.
At first, I thought it wasn't a big deal, 500 leftover wasn't bad.
Then it hit me, the entire collection was gone! It took some time to process that everything had sold out and was already being traded.
With some bulls selling for 0.03 ETH! 🤯
The Unplanned Burn
With the first holders feedback, I understood that most of the people who already minted everything or bought on the secondary market had no interest in having the rest of the collections released.
I had to burn the bulls 🐂🔥
Seeing the burn function in the contract, I naively decided to mint the remaining items and burn them all at once. Unfortunately, the burn function only worked for one item at a time.
This turned into a very stressful situation I wouldn't want to repeat.
I tried various solutions, including multicall functions and transfers to a dead address, but the high fees and my limited knowledge kept hindering progress.
Learning the Hard Way
With stress mounting, I started transferring NFTs in batches of 50 via OpenSea. While cheaper than other options, it was still slow and expensive.
Finally, I thought of airdropping the remaining tokens directly to the dead address.
This was a game changer!
I created an airdrop contract and could send 700 items at a time for a much lower fee.
The Oddly Satisfying Result: A 5,500 Collection
Here's the slightly strange part: the final collection size is 5,500.
This number reflects the project's history, 5,000 minted by the community and 500 reserved for future giveaways if the project takes off.
What's Next?
While I wouldn't deny wanting the project to succeed organically, I'm also committed to share it and achieving OpenSea certification (which requires 75 ETH of volume) even if I don't earn anything doing that.
How You Can Get Involved?
Be the BlockyBulls!
Grab a BlockyBulls NFT on the secondary markets and show off your bullishness by rocking it as your profile picture!
https://magiceden.io/collections/base/0xd9d98a369bbaa3934304d6acbf9013e33e2a3368
Embracing the Bullish Unknown
Again this project doesn't have a roadmap or plan. It's all about pure bullish vibes on base!
If it gains traction, the possibilities are endless!
One thing remains constant: Stay Bullish Always! 🐂🚀
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