How were the first ever upgradable NFTs created. The SharkRace story.
What are the milestones of a great collection? Idea, concept and a little something to spice it up. More and more collections are created and each one is different and unique in it’s own way. But the problem with the classic NFTs is that they cannot be changed, so the only thing accessible for holders is to sell their token. And here’s where our sharks team decided to make a massive change and created the first upgradable NFTs and the NFT Customization Platform.
Besides creating an NFT collection, we wanted to innovate the whole experience with NFTs, making them something more than just a picture in the wallet. We thought, what if the holders could get control of theit NFTs and take part in creating a higher-level asset? What if we let them play with the rarity score, provide a place to make an epic NFT themselves and create a space where they can get revenue from the Treasury, depending on the rarity score they achieve?
From the very start, the new idea of upgradable NFTs has found huge support of the most far-looking VCs, including big names like Shima Capital, AU21, Inazuma, OIG, SL2, Skyman, Synapse and others, who have already invested in SharkRace.
So, do you wanna know the whole story behind the creation of our editable King Sharks? Here it is.
In the article below:
- Who created the first NFT King Sharks?
- AI drafts and final version of NFT King Sharks
- Premium traits of NFT King Sharks
- NFT Customization mechanizm
So, who created the first NFT King Sharks?
Each King Shark NFT is a part of the exclusive NFT collection built on the BSC blockchain.
In many countries sharks are a symbol of wealth and prosperity, so we decided to create an NFT talisman for our investors to have it in their pocket with them.
The very first sharks concepts were drawn by a top award winnning artist — Gordei, a holder of the Cannes Lions Award. Just to give you an idea — this award is like an Oscar in the global creative industry! Our artist Gordei has won prestigious bronze for his project Tainá Coffee😎
But that’s not all, he also won these ones:
- Dubai Lynx — Gran Prix (Al Sabeh)
- CLIO Awards — Bronze Illustration
- London Int. Award — Bronze (Colgate)
- KTR — Best press ads (Toyota)
- OJO DE IBEROAMERICA — 2 Gold, 1 Bronze
Gordei has worked with many prominent brands — Disney, Apple, Colgate, Nike, etc. Although, these projects are different they reflect a certain appealing style — that’s what caught our eyes while we were searching for an artist to make our collection.
AI drafts and final version of NFT King Sharks
So, together with Gordei our first main characters were created. Among them are the:
- Diving shark
- Sheff Shark
- Indie Shark etc.
Our goal was not only to ensure each holder gets a unique piece of art, but also to launch the first NFT Customization platform where NFT owners could find hundreds of exclusive and super-rare traits — to upgrade their basic sharks with crazy accessories. In total we needed to elaborate 1000+ hand-drawn traits on 15 layers.
To deliver these amount of traits we built a collaboration of a few art teams working simultaneously.
StoneMask studio joined the process. They mastered the textures and added more mind-blowing elements. They were working on the basic stucture created by our creative director — Arthur. Each element is designed to be on one layer so that you can have a generated shark without elements blocking one another.
Wanna see some sketches of the Trump hair and brains served as a dish?
We also experimented with some of the AI features, however we didn’t use them in the final sketches and sticked to the hand-drawing style.
After we finished polishing all the details — we started the generation of the collection. It comes in ultra-high resolution (4K) and 3D graphics. Check out more images of our sharks in the SharkRace GALLERY
Premium traits of NFT King Sharks
As we mentioned above, over a thousand of the hand-drawn traits was created for the SharkRace NFT project. We splitted them in two parts: one part was used to form the basic collection and the other part of more sophisticated and crazy traits was allocated on the NFT Customization platform.
All of them have higher rarity than the basic traits in the collection. Even a few mind-blowing GIF-animated add-ons can be found on our NFT Rarity upgrade service. It means that by dressing up your shark with a premium trait you can upgrade the rarity index of your NFT asset. That’s exactly why upgradable NFTs are becoming the new trend initially developped by the SharkRace team.
NFT Customization Enjine
The mechanics is easy. Via a Wallet Connect your NFT shark appears in the main window of the platform. All the categories (layers) are listed on the right bottom line you can navigate through. Each of the accessory can be tried on in the Fitting room.
The changes in the NFT meta-data are powered by the smart-contract. When you choose an item and press the “Dress” button, the SharkRace smart contract automatically replaces the initial image of your King Shark NFT with a new one, containing the new trait. But this is not just a cosmetic look change — it also upgrades the rarity index accordingly.
The rarest is the King Shark that you build, the higher your sharkpower and the lifelong revenue from the Treasury.
The NFT Customization Platfrom Demo is already released and free to try. No NFT shark required (use the demo images provided). Although, if you already hold a King Shark NFT you can connect it on the platform.
The King Sharks will come out by generations. Holders will be able to customize their NFTs during a time-limited Rarity Contest for each generation. After that the collection will be frozen in its shape. The SharkRace upgradable NFTs are not only a chance to modify a higher-rarity asset for the best ROI in the future. It’s a crypto investor’s perfect chance to have a lifelong passive income from the project infrastructure.
