This article will show you how to generate your own NFT Collection without writing any line of code.
It is written for brands, creators, geeks, and technical and non-technical people who want to launch their NFT collection.
Skeptical? Don’t worry, I’ll guide you through the process!
You will also learn how to allow people to purchase your NFTs from your website so that they can be traded later on marketplaces like Opensea and Rarible.
What You Need Before Starting:
- An image editing tool – We’ll be using canva.com as it is free and powerful
- A background removing tool – We’ll be using remove.bg as it is free and works well
- A Metamask wallet – If you don’t have it, you can get the app or chrome extension here.
- Flume online app
What You Will Learn
- How to prepare the artwork
- How to generate thousands (10,000) of unique images with Flume
- How to generate the metadata
- How to deploy to a blockchain (Ethereum or Polygon)
- How to allow minting from your website
The Basics
If you have a look at any NFT collections out on the web, you’ll notice that all the images within the same collection are kind of similar to each other.
This happens because each NFT collection will be made of different layers.
For example, each image may be composed of:
- background
- outline
- eyes
- mouth
- glasses
- hat
The layers (just as in Adobe Products) work from bottom to top – Imagine them being stacked on top of each other to produce one final image.
Each NFT is generated through a random combination of these layers, based on how rare you set each layer to be.
For each layer, we’ll be designing a set of different images, called traits, in order to allow many unique combinations.
The Rules
You can design image layers in any image editing app.
The important thing is to make sure that all images have:
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transparent background
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PNG format
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same size/dimensions
Don’t forget that your images must line up properly.
I (or we?) recommend the size for your image layers to be 400×400, and in general to keep them squared.
Example of the “Ugly Fishes” NFT Collection
Here is how I prepared the artworks with Canva.com for my NFT collection: Ugly Fish.
- I created a project in Canva with dimensions 400X400.
- I created a final and complete example of NFT that I’d like to create, including all traits disposed in the right order.
- I duplicated this page within the same project many times; as much as I wanted the traits to be.
- I left the copied pages with only one specific trait of the artwork, which is always the same.
- I downloaded all images in format PNG.
- I chose a different color of the trait for each page.
This trick will guarantee a perfect …….
Source: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-generate-an-nft-collection-10000-without-coding-for-free