Introduction
NFTs have been a cultural phenomenon throughout 2021, constantly making headlines as celebrities dabble in the space and as shenanigans, scams, and legal fights ensue. With some creators making millions off NFTs, though, it’s understandable why you’d want to try your hand at it or play around with the tech to get a better feel for it.
We’re going to go over how to create an NFT using two of the most popular marketplaces, but before we get to that point, let’s cover some of the basics of what an NFT is and the decisions you may have to make before deciding to sell one.
What is NFT?
NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token. Each NFT represents the ownership of a unique piece of digital property in token form. These tokens are secured by a blockchain. So, It's fully safe from theft or copy attempts.
A blockchain system is distributed by a public ledger that records verified information across a network of computers around the world. Since they are verifiable, fully decentralized records, blockchains are incredibly difficult to tamper with. When an entry is verified onto a blockchain it’s basically immutable from then on.
Fungibility is the ability for goods or assets of the same type and equal value to be traded or exchanged.
While there are highly fungible cryptos like Bitcoin, there are no two NFTs that are exact equals of another. Even if 100% of one NFTs’ contents are copied into another it will never be original.
So while anybody can copy some image from off the internet, nobody can ever make a copy of or steal an original NFT thanks to blockchain technology. Hence, the ‘Non-Fungible’ part of the name.
How To make NFTs
Creating, directly minting NFTs is fair easy. Once you’ve made the art you want to turn into an NFT, choose a blockchain that supports NFTs. The most popular is currently Ethereum.
Note that, your NFT can be of almost any format like the photo, painting, image, gif, video, music, meme, or really any digital piece you have intellectual all property rights to, so get creative!
The NFT minting process requires a crypto investment upfront to add to the blockchain, so you’ll need to make a digital wallet in order to transfer crypto in and out. You’ll also collect your earnings via this wallet when you sell your NFTs.
Next, find the NFT Marketplace (NFT art website) that best matches your style and connect your digital wallet to it.
Bigners can start creating NFTs by using Canva or Adrobe PhotoShop.
The NFT market is where the magic happens. You’ll upload, hold, and make your art available to fans who want to buy NFT art.
Step by Step guide on - How to create NFTs
1. Create a wallet on Metamask.io
2. Create an account on wazirx.com or Opensea.io
(Opensea is recommended, and I am showing the steps for Opensea only)
3. Open your Opensea account and link the metamask wallet and verify your email from settings.
4. Now you can click the create button to the top and add your own created NFT picture, video, etc. Add all necessary details and submit it.
TIP: Select Polygon while choosing for mode, to post your NFTs for free with no Gas charges
5. Now your NFT is created. If you want to sell it, click the sell option on top and enter the amount as of Ethereum (its value in USD will be shown below)
6. After that you have to just give some approval by signing in to confirm to sell your NFT
7. Here you go, You have successfully posted your NFTs and it's ready for trading.
Conclusion
In short, The Non-Fungible Tokens represent unique pieces of digital property that are secured by the blockchain technology. They draw value from association to an artist or creative designer, as the artistic qualities are much expressed and used in it.
These pieces of digital property can be just about anything you want them to be, so long as you have the rights to the creation. Plus,you can also be the part of new emerging world of Digital currency.
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