Meet the man behind Coyoteplains
I have known this artist for a while well from he dropped his first collection and he was drawing his coyotes I was hoping to grab a pic of one but couldn't find one but not only is he creating his own NFTs he has big plans for every artist to get involved but Il let him explain.
Bro
Bro where this chatttttt attttt
Where you at?
lol I was in bed.
That's no excuse lol.
lol true.. no dedication . How you be doing?
Good busy lol
That's good, me too but rain today so I can catch up on things around home and get some merch done.
Nice how's the project coming?
Its good, transitioning it into selling this merch.. got a couple orders already I plan on sending you some things.. trying to build up catalog of things I can do. got this order for Kuma to do so after that is done I can make some shirts
Oh nice you free all day today so?
yeah I will be home
Sweet . How's things?
Alright so far. getting somethings done
Nice you working on the project today?
Yes i was doing somethings on the breadlytoast collab and now i am going to get stuff ready to make some mouse pads for the Kumas.
Oh cool so are you promo gear for artists now?
Always did the merch just did not start with it but no i want the brand to be into a few different categories. The breadlytoast collab is still for my collection and art, he has two and I have 2 we are going to drop sometime soon.
Oh cool how did you crypto journey start?
I got into doge around 2017 on Robinhood and it kind of led me down a whole new way to approach money. Never was a person to invest and found something new I wanted to be apart of. A few years later after the big SNL Elon moment, I started to branch off into new projects and I found the Metaverse game Upland. I went into the discord and would join the Uplando talk show in the evenings and one day they said I won a NFT and if I had a George Micheal.. and I was like what? They told me about wax and how easy it was so I started that day and have been buying and creating ever since.
What made you want to create?
I have always been a day dreamer, I have watched a ton of animated tv shows and have always wanted to do something like that. School was not the best for me so I had no clue on how to start making my own cartoons.. Just note book for me really.. Buying things on here and talking with different creators in the discords I was able to learn it was a reality for me to start this journey of art. As I build connections I want and am incorporating my ability to make merchandise for friends and creators here. My mom does all the screen printing and sublimating and I do all the shipping things. I am very excited to see how big we can grow this community.
So will you be launching a store for clothing?
For now it is just going to be word of mouth around the community. People can come to me with smaller orders and we can work with them for ideas on what they would want. Down the road yes that's a major possibility but for now just wanting to help the wax family build our brands.
Nice so getting back to your project if I remember right when you first launched you where goin in a different direction with your project?
The project is still going in the right direction. I am working on a comic now and have plans for a small animated show with sound. Those will come out Q3-Q4
I didn't mean it like that but when you launched I am nearly sure it was with a certain coyote?
Yeah being new I was confused on the NFT rules. I saw so much copyright infringement I thought it was like ok so I took an image of Wylie Coyote and created a look alike and had all these cool background and stuff but no after learning about the whitelisting and Sven telling me that's too close, we had to move on to a new direction.
And how did you decide which way to go?
I created a free drop for holders before I stopped the collection and it was of this doodle I made of kollector. I really enjoyed the look of him and I thought I could build something around it. I came back to Sven with the idea and designs and i got whitelisted with him being my own creation.
So what was the first drop of the new collection?
Dunno if image is cool or not It was this one here with kollector in the back about to come in and take a few things.
How did the community react?
I think I sold 8 out 10 and after I moved into 1 of 1's for the next like 8 or 9. But i got a ton of encouragement and people reaching out trying to help me learn. It was a very cool experience.
How many have dropped since?
I have 65 templates and 781 NFT's made so far! Series is at 18, going to start 19 and 20 very soon.
Do you have a favorite?
Yeah I have the boys being business men in the series and they own and wrestling promotion call SGWEF some good wrestling entertainment federation. The Kollector Coin Arena is my favorite one of the ones I have made for it.
How come?
I love wrestling so that's a factor but I would say because all the details that I put into the different crowds. I am proud of it.
What is the process of creating your NFTs?
I use procreate on my iPad and then upload them on the computer for minting.
How long would you spent creating?
I have days into pieces. average is 5-10 hours for most. I use a ton of details and then I will get picky and re do things.
Have you done many collabs?
I have two minted and working on getting the third out sometime by next week.
Is there a dream collab out there for you?
So many would be a dream.. Kuma, Shnazzy, Lupe, Bret, Monte, Abstract.. every collab is a dream man.
What is your favorite project?
Right now its the Kumas, he is building a wonderful brand and bringing the community together. Excited to see what he will bring in the future.
What's been the best part of doing your project?
Community. building relationships with people with same interests.. it is what keep is all goin.
What's been the hardest part?
Evolving into a better artist. Its does not happen over night and you have to put a ton of hours into it. Its not bad in any way but its hard work grinding on that iPad for hours and hours.. your eyes are dead after a 7 hour session.
What's the long term plan for the project?
I want to build the brand into multiple spin offs down the road like a multiverse. I have characters I would like to create stories for and hopefully comics and animated shows.
Oh cool . What does your family think of your project?
They are very supportive! I am excited to get them involved with the merchandise side of it. My dad can not walk with out a big walker so just getting him something to get involved in with me is very cool.
What you like to do to unwind?
I enjoy collecting toys and other things for a hobby. Enjoy golfing and fishing.. sports of all kinds really.
Tell us something random about you?
I like to sign. was in all the choirs in school and church.
When the next drop?
Friday noon est. Breadly got back to me while we were doing this and it is getting minted right now. ( This is already out now )
That's class . where the best place to keep up with the project
https://twitter.com/_Coyoteplains?s=20&t=Jh2VX9wOSGB_j0A9Jk6wCQ
Twitter for now. I may do the discord down the road but it is not on my to do list anytime soon.
Where can we buy your NFTs?
Neftyblocks for the drops..
https://neftyblocks.com/c/thekollector
Atomic and Nefty for secondary market
https://wax.atomichub.io/market?collection_name=thekollector
Any chance of a competition for the readers?
Of course we can give 2 of my NFTs away.
Before we finish up is there anything you would like to add or say?
I just wanna thank everyone for allowing me to be here and grow with them. We are all building and we are all early.
A lil up date since we did are chat he is now working on a different type of pfp
Which he hopes to launch in the next month or so called Dirt bags which in the first drop would be 50 avaliabe with different ones to follow I am liking that so give his twitter account a follow to keep up with his project .
If you would like to win one of two of NFTs we are giving away check the link below.
https://twitter.com/Crackers832/status/1547888451449630722?t=f35yThwoh1kpIxOtqer3dg&s=19
