Dragons with William Mapan | Into The Collection #8

Stay up to date on the generative art world in 5 min with our weekly newsletter - direct to your inbox!Into The CollectionDeep Dives Into The Top Generative Art CollectionsDragons by William Mapan with special guest William MapanA special episode with generative artist William Mapan. We hear about his journey into web3 and NFTs, how Pokemon inspired the collection, and how he approaches his art. We then breakdown this fxhash masterpiece. Another special one for us as William is P's favorite artist and it was our first Tezos based collection deep dive!These episodes are best watched on video, so please consider watching this episode on Youtube.If you are listening on audio only please refer to our Deca gallery for images - https://deca.art/Collectors_Corner/dragonsIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to our podcast, Youtube Channel, and newsletter, like the episode, and / or leave a review. We also welcome all feedback!Podcast - www.collectorscorner.xyzYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/@collectors_xyzNewsletter - https://collectorscorner.substack.com/Where to find William Mapan:Twitter - @williamapanDiscord - Artblocks discord #william-mapan channel - https://discord.com/channels/411959613370400778/967162555569172511Personal website - https://linktr.ee/williamapanTime stamps0:00 | Collector's Corner introduction0:24 | Episode introduction, including our special guest William Mapan!3:09 | What is currently interesting to William and how he is focusing his craft7:29 | What is currently exciting to William and managing the new challenges of web313:45 | What William is collecting these days19:38 | An overview of Dragons and William's Inspiration for the art including the details to make the pieces feel like dragons24:28 | Deep dive into different traits, including rarities, visual impact, and price premiums (and some hidden traits!)1:12:54 | WM's + our top picks of the collection1:17:57 | Parting thoughtsShow Notes:Dragons project page | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/dragonsWilliam Mapan interview right after the Dragons release | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yhlKFW_PtkRCS interview with William Mapan | https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/an-interview-with-william-mapanAnticyclone project page | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/304Take Wing by Melissa Wiederrecht | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/19456Punktwelt by Erik Swahn | https://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/21483