EPISODE · May 5, 2022 · 1H 5M
Daniel Botha: HashLips YouTuber for NFT Artists plus Roadmaps & Community
from COFFEE CULTURE with Holly Shannon · host holly shannon, shannon holly, culture factor, daniel botha, hashlips, cryptokitties, art engine, sketchy ape
NFTs are rapidly evolving - and so is this space. HashLips is driving transformation and bridging gaps through accessibility, education, and empowerment. The name is an alias for his YouTube channel, and for his NFT Art Engine as well as an NFT collection. It is also an art movement. Dig a bit deeper, and you realize that HashLips is an advocate for blockchain technology advancement, too. Most especially, it is a community of like-minded adventurers.HashLips was born on YouTube in 2021. The channel already has over 2 million total video views. However, HashLips isn’t merely a library of ‘how-to’ videos. It's far more important. HashLips is known by the NFT community for making things accessible that simply weren't before, thus leading to the alias HashLips being spoken by people who have been enabled by the open-source nature of what Daniel does. HashLips now being an Idea and a concept for people to learn from, a community was formed.Art Engine.“It was written to facilitate the creation of NFTs and generate artworks,” said Daniel. “I wrote the program to be user-friendly. The audience loves to learn about NFTS, create NFTs, and learn how to code. So, this was a way for anyone to learn and generate their own NFT collections. The HashLips Art Engine is a way to generate a lot of images quickly and easily. It was created and made open-source.The Art Engine has now enabled the creation of more than 6,000 NFT collections to date – all from within the HashLips community.One of the most captivating aspects of the NFT space is that it’s still evolving and highly fluid. What’s HashLips’ future? Advocating accessibility and inclusivity.As Daniel would say:“Just because you don’t understand how this technology works, doesn’t mean that you should be left behind.”What I learned about Daniel that isn't in his bio:He's been following his true north as an artist since childhood.He took inspiration from his father who was a classically trained jewelry artist.Daniel was surrounded by materials that were transformed into beauty and he witnessed the creative process as metal morphed into a ring.While looking for gallery representation, he received a mentor, and opportunity to travel to China.As a rite of passage, he left home and found himself in a job where he was introduced to java script. And he a big believer in vision boards and the power of positive thinking.All this said, Daniel, can you share your foray into crypto, token and NFTS at this point?Mentorship and studying in China, was this the impetus of teaching on YouTube?Can you describe The HashLips Art Engine?Are you teaching about blockchain technology and walking people through the process of creating an NFT?Why open-source?Roadmaps and utilities, let's talk about the guilt or need for these pieces of the process.New NFT collectionDoes math appear as art to you?Vision boards and mindsetHashlips websiteHashlips YouTubeHashlips on Twitter Holly Shannon’s WebsiteZero To Podcast on AmazonHolly Shannon, LinkedinHolly Shannon, InstagramHolly Shannon, Clubhousehttps://youtu.be/PKCND4FqGLc#HashLips #accessibility #education #empowerment #development #nocode #onboarding #novice #opensource #artengine #SketchyApeBookClub #SABC #Sketchy Lab #nfts #nft #nftart #cryptocurrency #blockchain #metaverse #culturefactor #web3 #smartcontracts #bitcoin #nftartist #nftcollectors #eth #ethereum #youtubers #tiktok #instagram #reels #branding #bitcoin #web3 #smartcontracts #bitcoin #nftartist #nftcollectors #community #decentralizedeconomy
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NFTs are rapidly evolving - and so is this space. HashLips is driving transformation and bridging gaps through accessibility, education, and empowerment. The name is an alias for his YouTube channel, and for his NFT Art Engine as well as an NFT collection. It is also an art movement. Dig a bit deeper, and you realize that HashLips is an advocate for blockchain technology advancement, too. Most especially, it is a community of like-minded adventurers. HashLips was born on YouTube in 2021. The channel already has over 2 million total video views. However, HashLips isn’t merely a library of ‘how-to’ videos. It's far more important. HashLips is known by the NFT community for making things accessible that simply weren't before, thus leading to the alias HashLips being spoken by people who have been enabled by the open-source nature of what Daniel does. HashLips now being an Idea and a concept for people to learn from, a community was formed. Art Engine. “It was written to facilitate the creation of NFTs and generate artworks,” said Daniel. “I wrote the program to be user-friendly. The audience loves to learn about NFTS, create NFTs, and learn how to code. So, this was a way for anyone to learn and generate their own NFT collections. The HashLips Art Engine is a way to generate a lot of images quickly and easily. It was created and made open-source. The Art Engine has now enabled the creation of more than 6,000 NFT collections to date – all from within the HashLips community. One of the most captivating aspects of the NFT space is that it’s still evolving and highly fluid. What’s HashLips’ future? Advocating accessibility and inclusivity. As Daniel would say: “Just because you don’t understand how this technology works, doesn’t mean that you should be left behind.”
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