Some of the steps to be the go-to chain for artists and creators will be feature parity with web2 and ease of use.
A working artist isn’t going to want to start changing their process for an unknown and un-measureable return, a “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality, and they are not wrong.
To those efforts we’ve backed various projects and founders who we believe have a good shot at building something new, fresh, interesting, and useful for the growth of the ecosystem!
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No, minting art does not make you the owner of that art nor does it change the licensing terms you’ve agreed to.
Like many things, “it depends”. If transfers are peer-to-peer, then there is no concern of a centralizing authority; if payouts go into a platform managed escrow or pool, then you potentially have a bit more to be concerned about wrt blocked payments.
Want to always get your payouts? Make them peer-to-peer!
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At a minimum as an artist you can mint your work as NFT’s, if nothing else this gives you a time and date of creation of a digital work. Additional steps you can take would be to generate a hash, or digital signature of the piece and include it in the NFT metadata.
As of current marketplaces only allow listing of approved/verified art in an effort to combat forgeries and scam sales. For anyone looking to buy art from an artist I would always go through somewhere like a marketplace if i had any doubts on a piece’s authenticity.
Additionally, I believe a Art Validation tool would be useful for the ecosystem and if you decide you want to build it feel free to drop me a message!
If you’re a developer interested in building creator tools or product, i would start with identifying the community you’re serving, and the problem you’re solving.
Some cool creator products are
For me the future is hitting feature parity with what artists and creators are already doing in the traditional market, there isn’t a good reason for a currently successful web2 artist to take a chance on web3 if there isn’t a clear benefit in doing so.
I want to get us to the point the benefit is undeniably clear.
Things that make solana valuable for creators
Everything else is icing on the cake.
Cheers!
Hi everyone! I’m banana! 👋🏼 An ecosystem engineer from the Solana Foundation, where im focused on NFTs, the creator ecosystem and emerging social projects.
Creators on Solana will find a wide range of ecosystem tools and art marketplaces that can be invaluable to your creative journey.
Platforms like Exchange.art, 3.land, Foster Marketplace(.app), Mallow.art and Collector.sh provide user-friendly interfaces for minting and showcasing your art.
Additionally, if you’re new or just starting out consider engaging with the Solana art community on twitter, solarplex(.xyz), DSCVR(.one), other social media platforms, everyone is very welcoming and supportive.
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100%! Thanks for the call out u/BitterDimension76!