I put together a framework to create and mint your own Generative NFT Collection like Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks. With this template (steps below), you will be able to:
- Generate thousands of AI images with unique characteristics (also called "properties") via DALL-E
- Upload .jpg metadata to IPFS via Pinata
- Create + deploy basic ERC-721 Smart Contract via RemixIDE using Solidity and existing Ether.js, Web3.js libraries (this may change in the future, please chec OpenZeppelin for most recent templates if encountering errors)
- Bulk mint on OpenSea marketplace as a publicly available NFT collection
Tools and technologies used: DALL-E, IPFS, Pinata, RemixIDE, OpenZeppelin, Ether.js, Web3.js, Smart Contracts, Solidity, Hardhat, OpenSea.
- Create an account here --> https://vanity-eth.tk/
- Acquire ether via Ropsten test network --> https://faucet.egorfine.com/
- Make .env file with Ropsten url and private key
- Deploy to Hardhat network (local dev blockchain)
npx hardhat run --network localhost scripts/deploy.js - Deploy to Ropsten
npx hardhat run --network ropsten scripts/deploy.js - Mint the NFTs at these endpoints (10 total):
https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmS416JXfsW8kUJ5fcvabbaeabvd5g1n8pfnkt9Wk4pJLE/1.json https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmS416JXfsW8kUJ5fcvabbaeabvd5g1n8pfnkt9Wk4pJLE/2.json https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmS416JXfsW8kUJ5fcvabbaeabvd5g1n8pfnkt9Wk4pJLE/3.json https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmS416JXfsW8kUJ5fcvabbaeabvd5g1n8pfnkt9Wk4pJLE/4.json https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmS416JXfsW8kUJ5fcvabbaeabvd5g1n8pfnkt9Wk4pJLE/5.json https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmS416JXfsW8kUJ5fcvabbaeabvd5g1n8pfnkt9Wk4pJLE/6.json https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmS416JXfsW8kUJ5fcvabbaeabvd5g1n8pfnkt9Wk4pJLE/7.json https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmS416JXfsW8kUJ5fcvabbaeabvd5g1n8pfnkt9Wk4pJLE/8.json https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmS416JXfsW8kUJ5fcvabbaeabvd5g1n8pfnkt9Wk4pJLE/9.json https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmS416JXfsW8kUJ5fcvabbaeabvd5g1n8pfnkt9Wk4pJLE/10.json