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(1/6) Perfect Imitation is a collection of 250 dynamic canvases on which you can create an infinite number of unique paintings made with real watercolors. Here are some details 🧵👇
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1. This is "Perfect Imitation", a virtual version of me that can endlessly create new paintings and show the whole process from making the first sketches to coloring the final result. Details 🧵👇. 250 editions · Soon: #blockchainart #runtimeart
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1. A short guide about me. Some say that my main feature is combining art with technical programming knowledge. The use of these two skills is probably not that common.
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1. Congrats to Perfect Imitation holders on creating their first paintings! This week we created 25 works, which you can see in this image. Thanks to everyone who shared the process 👩🎨
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1. Perfect Imitation will be released tomorrow on January 4th. Mint is 0.12 and will start at 1 PM EST. Mint page:
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Yes, this is my new page. Please share this with your friends ♥️.
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Today we continued to talk about it. I tried to catch all the terms that we have at the moment. But @0x113d's thoughts go beyond this frame. I need to think a little bit to show this somehow.
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A few days ago there was an interesting discussion about the name of blockchain-native movement. It was on the Mathcastles server. @lukeweaver_eth set the tone, but we still haven't reached a consensus.
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10. Thanks for the inspiration to @MattKaneArtist (Gazers), @intartNFT (the metro), @numo_0 (PAD), @mathcastles (Terraforms), @harmvddorpel (Mutant Garden Seeder), @ChainLeftist (Chaos Roads), John F. Simon Jr., and @FingerprintsDAO (@Every_Icon).
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1. Hey friends! I decided to start the public phase a little earlier, because the mint happens gradually and it would be better to give it to you in full ☀️. Mint is open:
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2. So now "the painting" is a white canvas, the process of creating an image, and the result at the same time. You can own this canvas and create new artworks, discovering art from a previously unfamiliar, intimate side.
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Perfect Imitation #39. Day 4. Some colors appeared for the first time today!. I don't know who owns this one 💔
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11. This project is dedicated to the @ascribeIO / @trentmc0 team and their visionary work that laid the foundation for blockchain art. I wrote about their influence in my essay from Tweet 8. Without them, my art would not be possible.
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9. The opportunity to purchase your "Imitation" will be available soon. Stay tuned for more info:
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Just a quick reminder that Perfect Imitation will be released in 1 hour. This will start with the Harmony phase and then move into the main private phase. Have a good mint, friends!
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6. Here is the creative part of the algorithm, where all the magic happens. Very sophisticated and multi-level system. Something whimsical and symbolic emerges from these elaborate program patterns, resembling a sand castle.
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7. I made a short video for you in which I talked about the purpose of this project. It finally sums up my work on the vision of blockchain art and its uniqueness from a historical perspective.
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5. My approach to analog generativity, in which all elements are created with real paints, played an important role. This time I took it to its extreme form and tried to show it in a wide stylistic variety.
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4. And Perfect Imitation, a virtual version of me that can endlessly create new paintings and show the whole process from creating the first sketches to painting the final result. More details:
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Eternal Harmony #48 (gen 13). Also take a look at this cosmic trip! It seems this piece belongs to @nftDennyB 🌌
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3. It works thanks to a decentralized cross-chain solution that ensures the security and autonomous operation of all the algorithms. It can also show thumbnails, unlike my previous project.
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Take a look at this, @0xdaimos has created his own lab of ten PI algorithms and watches them paint new pictures 🧑🎨
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4. It looks very natural, as if I were painting the picture in front of you. But I have nothing to do with this directly. This is done by an algorithm that completely replicates my artistic style and my way of thinking.
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8. This is revealed in more detail in my theoretical work. It relates directly to Perfect Imitation and explains its novelty, but also gives a deep insight into autonomous dynamic art. Please read it:
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This is a scary big diagram, but it will come in handy for those who have already become a full-time artist thanks to Perfect Imitation 🧑🎨. Mint Page is still here:
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4. Canvases for the endless creation of new paintings are still available for mint. I will be happy if you join this unique blockchain project and share it with true enthusiasts 🩷. Mint page:
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Thought about yesterday's chat, and also returned to some of @ChainLeftist's ideas. I like his suggestion of moving from a technical framework to a conceptual one. As well as his emphasis on dynamism. It feels like a deeper look.
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8. So, what is next? In a few days, I will update my holders with an announcement. It will be significant in developing these ideas further. I hope you enjoy it.
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2. I divide my life journey into Acts and share it in the form of art on my discord. It is called Soul Genesis. This has 1197 Soul tokens that slowly evolve along with my story.
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7. Find out more about it in the project website's new "FAQ" section. "About" is also very helpful. Here you can find detailed information about the project's uniqueness in terms of art and blockchain. Click here:
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3. I also created Eternal Harmony, a series of ever-changing generative paintings composed of watercolor and oil pastel elements. This project paved the way for all my creative pursuits. More details:
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2. There will be three release phases. The traditional Harmony phase for the few Eternal Harmony holders. Main private stage for ALs. And a public mint. More details here:
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PI had a small bug with connecting the wallet to the site. It didn't work for some people. I think I fixed it. Please open the site in a new tab or refresh page using the command shift + ctrl + R. Let me know if this will work ❤️.
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@quantize_d @mathcastles @ChainLeftist @remnynt @0xShiroi @figure31_ @kimasendorf @generativelight @crashblossom1 @simondlr @intartNFT thank you! a really great list, everyone here is an innovator in some way. trying to be on par with these guys 👩🎨.
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3. Just remember that this thing's potential will take some time to unfold. I will try to convey this more widely and I hope you can help me with this a little ❤️.
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2. Here are the current stats. You can see that several dozen paintings are currently in the process of creation. We will be able to see the results in the coming days.
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3. Here are some of them. They are at different stages because the owners activated them on different days. I'm curious how many will delete these paintings and create new ones on their canvases!
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6. The current version of this interface is centralized and experimental but runs on the fully decentralized Harmony core. In a more advanced version, the gallery must also become autonomous to function indefinitely.
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@OnChainPal @nftnow That would be great if they noticed it! Hey guys, what you see above is created by a virtual blockchain algorithm that simulates the process of my creating analog paintings. You can create them endlessly, but each process takes 7 days 🧑🎨.
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@sammybauch @speedtracergame It's great to read about it! I understand how your thing works, but I really like reading about it and thinking about your concept at the same time. Do you know about pushers server?.
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2. I see some of you have activated your tokens and started creating your first paintings. I would be very interested to discuss this experience with you in the coming days!.
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4. This means that if you have even one "Harmony," about ten paintings from your token will be added to the gallery every month. I see this as an interesting collective experience that will present the project's concept in a new light.
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This is the final state of these paintings, but you will see the entire process of their creation. You can also restart your token and create new ones. Hope you can get this experience soon!.
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@jesusdoteth @quantize_d @prrfbeauty It's a really cool thing and I'm surprised by the release date. Every time it seems to me that I am deep enough in blockchain art, I find out about something like this 😄.
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3. This project will run until mid-2024. Then the saving of new generations will be stopped, and the result will become something akin to a web gallery that anyone can admire.
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@quantize_d @mathcastles @ChainLeftist @remnynt @0xShiroi @figure31_ @kimasendorf @generativelight @crashblossom1 @simondlr @intartNFT I'm happy to see what you, 113 or chainleft have been saying about it lately. We can probably also make a list of communities for enthusiasts like us. Terraforms, Pushers, someone else. Can I write about Haven?.
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5. You are probably wondering why the project will not work indefinitely. The answer is that this concept remains difficult to make long-term stable, so I decided to try this version first and then consider a more complex one.
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@quantize_d @mathcastles @ChainLeftist @remnynt @0xShiroi @figure31_ @kimasendorf @generativelight @crashblossom1 @simondlr @intartNFT Perhaps some of you will be able to think about this more carefully. I can be too active and enthusiastic, but a topic like this needs to be considered with a sober mind. But I'm ready to help in any case.
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2. You can click on each token and view both its old and new generations. You already know that new paintings appear every three days, but they will now be saved.
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@artblocks_io @p5xjs This is a great update, perhaps one of the main ones for blockchain enthusiasts! I do not know for sure, but maybe EthFS has something to do with this too? I read about it last year on @intartNFT and @frolic's pages 👩🎨.
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@quantize_d @mathcastles @ChainLeftist @remnynt @0xShiroi @figure31_ @kimasendorf @generativelight @crashblossom1 @simondlr @intartNFT Your post makes me think of blockchain-native art as a new niche in this space. Yes, many of us have been working on this for a long time. But it seems to me that people have only recently begun to understand this as something unique.
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@pravijn @lukeweaver_eth It's a really good one, but it's great as a description. I think we also need a term for this 🌞.
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@SteveMiller_PHX @trstn_eth @Hanrgb @mathcastles Blockchain native projects definitely need help like this 🌞 "still trying to understand terraforms" problem seems to be related to all such projects haha There are not very many of us, but perhaps this is an important niche.
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@jesusdoteth @quantize_d @prrfbeauty Is it something like gen art that is created based on hash? I haven't seen this before, but the idea is very interesting.
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@osalchemist @0x113d my artistic thinking is more focused on feelings and their transmission. and I also know that many "artists" are gifted with the same way of seeing art. it is very difficult to connect with the way of thinking in programming. it's like a "different type of intelligence.".
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@osalchemist @0x113d perhaps I have a crazy dream to combine this because I want to see broader experiments with different types of art in the blockchain medium. and I definitely bring it from my sensual perspective, that's where I came from as an artist.
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@osalchemist @0x113d it seems to me dev mind and art mind have some differences, and it hardly replaces each other. maybe we are really moving towards something new, I am open to that too, but I keep coming back to this topic for some reason.
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@ChainLeftist @natealexnft Does your mirror article contain more info, btw? It is very interesting to read this.
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@osalchemist @0x113d being able to be in two "worlds" at the same time gives me a chance to see the difference between them. and I'm pretty sure that sensory thinking in art doesn't connect well with thinking, which is important to have in code. but both of them have incredible value for art.
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@paulwilsonimage @felixgwong Thank you! These analog paintings are also endlessly evolving 👩🎨.
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@nf_suzanne @emilyxxie @_blockbird Great thread, thank you for your hard work! It seems like it took you a long time. Emily remains one of the best generative artists for me. I use a different approach, but her work definitely influenced me ♥️.
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@pravijn @ChainLeftist haha most of the activity in our <movement> goes between Math and Pushers, so I try to keep an eye on that.
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@sammybauch @speedtracergame this is @ChainLeftist's server, which he created for blockchain artists. I think it would be cool to have you there! .
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@SteveMiller_PHX @trstn_eth @Hanrgb @mathcastles haha this is a really great guide, Steven! it seems I need something like this for my projects 👩🎨.
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@prrfbeauty @jesusdoteth @quantize_d Thanks for these details, friends! I understand roughly how it works and it looks very exciting. I also like your elegant concept! Did you create something else or are you still working on this thing? Seems I need to go to your discord 👩🎨.
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@osalchemist @0x113d I totally agree with that idea. Blockchain as a medium is something completely different, artists need to discover it for themselves. Although this is not an easy task.
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@frolic @artblocks_io @p5xjs @intartNFT now I got it, thank you! it's great to remember that too anyway <3.
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@remnynt congrats, rem! it's a really deep project and I'm happy to see that things like this have their attention. hope you have a good rest, I can imagine this stress ♥️.
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@parzivault @suno_ai_ I am even more impressed with this! 😄 I like that you combine different tools and at the same time have a vision for your projects. And you are also good at showing the creative possibilities at the junction of these tools. Have you tried to create art before?.
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@jesusdoteth It's starting to get wonderful! Thank you for sharing this, I hope you enjoy the process. Sometimes I think that you draw it yourself and share it with us 😄.
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@osalchemist @0x113d *I'm not the only one trying to talk about this, btw. It's just a rhetorical figure. But I just wanted to point out that there is a process going on, and I'm wondering how much we still have to go through and what we should focus on.
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@SteveMiller_PHX @trstn_eth @Hanrgb @mathcastles any lists seem trivial, but perhaps this one was the first for blockchain-native artists. although you've probably tried to research it too <3.
artists that have been playing with the EVM in interesting ways lately. all good follows. @mathcastles of course, @ChainLeftist, @remnynt, @0xShiroi, @figure31_, @newproportio, @kimasendorf, @generativelight, @crashblossom1, @simondlr, @intartNFT.
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@osalchemist @0x113d I tried to talk about it in 2021, but I was bad as a dev at that time. Then 113 started doing it. It seems that it was in 2022 and it was a significant step forward. Is there any idea where we are now? ☀️.
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@resaang Thank you for that, Resa! A really great thread that explains many of the details from my essay in a concise way. I am very grateful to you for your efforts, it is very valuable for me ♥️.
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@bowse_eth @LisandraTr29563 @MattKaneArtist I think analog and digital art are two different concepts. I work with both, so I can roughly feel the difference. Digital art has not yet been comprehended as an entity, it requires theoretical and practical understanding.
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@ChainLeftist @resaang Thank you again! There are too many kind words from you in the last few days, you make me happy haha.
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@dapppunk Thank you for your interest in my work and bringing some attention to this! I hope the guys will have time to dive into other materials, including my essay on the site. But Resa's thread is a perfect starting point ♥️.
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@osalchemist @0x113d well, I'm trying to think about it for those artists who have a harder time doing it. I see it as an unrealized potential or something.
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@osalchemist @0x113d I will be able to bridge this gap thanks to some hacks, but I don't know how to think like a programmer fully. this may surprise some, but I see the code intuitively and my type of thinking is poorly focused on these tasks. so I'm still slow at it.
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@osalchemist @0x113d sure, I didn't really think about it in this context, but now I thought it looked like this 😄 but seems I'm thinking about some deeper thing that doesn't concern traditional or digital approaches. I'll try to describe it, just a min.
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