@Crackers 13 August 2023 more from that month

Meet the artist behind Fried Factory **I have seen this artist work around for a while so I thought I would reach out to see what his project is all about as I know very little about the project I know he has given away some NFTs with Jungle.tv**

**Hey and welcome?** Hi! Thanks for inviting me to do this! **How you today?** I'm doing excellent today. Hope you and anyone reading this are as well. **I am good tired as always lol . How did your crypto journey start?** My crypto journey started pretty rough. My first exposure to crypto was buying during the 2017 bull run... when everything was at ATH. Lets just say I learned what not to do very quickly. After that, I didn't have much taste for the crypto space until NFTs became a thing. And even then, initially, my interest in NFTs was more how they could be utilized in games. **Why did you start creating NFTs?** I started creating NFTs for fun during the Covid lockdowns. While I had been doing Architectural and Mechanical Computer Aided drafting for many years, I never considered myself an artist of any kind and would normally have never considered making NFTs. **Your a big Cryptomonkey fan have you created any work with soggyapplepie?** But, in my online travels, I found my way into the Banano Discord server. And that place has a way of pulling you out of your shell. They are one hell of a wholesome bunch of shit posters, and without their encouragement, I probably never would have minted that first Tuit. I have credits on a few MonKey Stacks and there is a CryptomonKeys Tuit, but no direct collab. It's always a pleasure to chat with Soggy and I would love to collaborate directly.

**Why was Wax blockchain the right blockchain for your project?** I chose WAX because it checked all the boxes for me- low transaction fees and easy to use. Making NFTs other chains looked like coding in a lot of ways, but on WAX there were dapps like AtomicHub and Nefty that had a clean, easy to understand interface, and they have only gotten better over time. Plus, it's nearly free to get started, so i figured, why not give it a shot? **What's the idea behind the project?** Currently, my friedfactory collection is a kind of catch all for different teams I have worked with or collaborated with. I have big plans for the future, but don't want to expose those yet. **What was your first NFT you dropped?** My first NFT drop was literally a cube :D here is a link to the template -

https://wax.atomichub.io/explorer/template/wax-mainnet/defaultcube1/Default-Cube_75471… It sold for 2 WAX, if i remember right, and I will be eternally grateful to the person who bought it. https://t.co/AHS3VdBoyG **How did the community react?** I didn't really have a community at that time. Just some people I talked to on discord. **How many NFTs have you launched since?** Now, I have 68 different templates and over 8k NFTs in circulation. **How do you create your NFTs?** Initially, all of my NFTs were created entirely in Blender. Now, I use a mix of Blender and Clip Studio. About the only software suite I wish I had more experience with is Adobe. **Do you use many programs?** A few alright **What has been your favorite you have created?**

Most of my personal favorite NFTs in the friedfactory come from the collab.lab. The D&B&F Tuit stands out to me because it represents a turning point in the complexity of my animations. **Have you done any collabs yet?** I love doing collabs. Each one is a chance to learn something and help forward, hopefully, not only my own work, but others too. **Who would be your dream collab?** Not sure if I have a dream collaboration or a favorite collection. **What's your favorite NFT project?** Don't make me choose between all the awesome projects out there, lol. **What is the long term plan for the project?** Long term plans for the factory involve implementing a way to bridge the digital NFTs with real world objects. **What has been the hardest part of the project?** The hardest part for me, by far, has been building a community. Thankfully, I'm surrounded by people in the real and digital world who constantly encourage me to keep at it. **What has been best part of doing the project?** The best part of all this nonfungible insanity has been the people I've met along the way. There are so many kind, funny, supportive people in the crypto space. **Will you push your project onto other markets?** I've thought many times about expanding the friedfactory into the ETH space. If more people expressed interest in it I would probably make the leap. **If you could start a new NFT project what would it be based on?** I have plans for other NFT projects but think I'll keep that under wraps for now. **What you like to do to unwind?** When I'm not working on digital stuffs or mining FIAT, I can usually be found relaxing on the couch playing a game or watching a movie.

**What does your family think of the project?** My family doesn't understand what I do, but they are supportive in their own way. **When is the next drop?** I do drops on twitter every Tuesday (jtv.tunesday NFTs) and Friday (Frieday drops from various schemas) **Where can we keep up with the project?** To stay up to date on drops and releases follow the links to my socials - https://bio.link/friedfactory **Where can we buy your NFTs?** My NFTs are currently on sale on AtomicHub https://neftyblocks.com/collection/friedfactory Nefty https://wax.atomichub.io/market?primary_chain=wax-mainnet&collection_name=friedfactory **Any chance of a NFT or 2 for a competition?** Of course I sent you a few to giveaway https://twitter.com/Crackers832/status/1690790237973155840?s=20 **Anything else you want to add?** Thank you again for this