Topic: [WTS] Unique crypto artwork: The Great Bitcoin Hatching - limited first release! - page 2. (Read 2165 times)

The picture Came in great condition and is of very good quality. The computer screen is canted in the photo, the pic is level. Only issue was one of the mounting screws wasn’t machined properly, so i wasn’t able to get the bottom right mounted immediately. No big deal, will be on the lookout for the next werk!

Today the last prints went into shipping. : )


0011 (04): hybridsole:       shipping
0100 (05): (anonymous):      shipping
0101 (06):                   available          
0110 (07): vizique:          shipping
0111 (08): gocoins:          shipping
1001 (10): metamorphin:      received by buyer
1010 (11): dArkjON:          received by buyer
1011 (12): teeGUMES:         shipping  
1100 (13): OneNattyLitecoin: shipping
1110 (15):                   available    

I've shipped two more today.
Now I am waiting for the last images to arrive, it could have happened today, now I expect them to arrive tomorrow.

To easily see the status of your artwork:


0011 (04): hybridsole:       awaiting arrival 04. Nov - shipping: Monday
0100 (05): (anonymous):      at home - shipping: Monday
0101 (06): available         
0110 (07): vizique:          awaiting arrival 04. Nov - shipping: Monday
0111 (08): gocoins:          already shipping
1001 (10): metamorphin:      already received
1010 (11): dArkjON:          already received
1011 (12): teeGUMES:         already shipping 
1100 (13): OneNattyLitecoin: already shipping
1110 (15): available   

Next batch will be sent tomorrow. Will send tracking ids via pm..

Congrats, everybody, new BTC all-time-high! As promised I lowered the price to 0.205 BTC since BTC was over $6k at the end of October. This is the final price. I will start refunding everyone that paid 0.22 BTC their 0.015 BTC by sending you a PM with a pin that you should please quote-answer to with your refund BTC-address (this is to avoid imposter pms).

The first print has been sent to the US.
It proved more complicated and expensive than expected. Shipping costs to non-EU countries are now at a total of 118 EUR and for all other contries it also cost an additional 34 EUR. However I will not charge anything extra, the prices written in the OP remain the same.



Prints 0011, 0101, 0110 and 1110 (the last one available for direct purchase) are now also on their way to my home.

One more good thing: Because of the dimensions and weight of the package I have to send via "priority shipment". This should also result in the package arriving a lot faster.

Thank you @digicoinuser and @marckenigsberg!

dArkjON and Steve already got their prints delivered in person, we met at a blockchain meetup and discussed the Bitcore project!

I will ship the first images tomorrow.

Steve was kind enough to not only send me two photos of his mounted print, but also allowed me to post them here:

Very nice work, the pictures look really good and the new contrast (although hard to see in that image) should provide some better tones.  The certificates look like they turned out great as well!  

Very very cool.
Well done dude!

Today I wanted to make a few photos to show the improved contrasts on the latest print.

Due to difficult lighting however it is almost impossible to see the difference on photo.
Will try and make better shots before shipping the first batch.
left: old (less) contrast version, right: new (ideal) contrast version


Here are two pics of the certificate.



Paper is really nice. Note: the version you receive will have a trimmed white border.

If you somehow can't see the images here, check my The Great Bitcoin Hatching imgur album: https://imgur.com/a/j14Z3

1011, 1100, 0111, 1001, 1010 are on the way to my home, I hope to receive them this week. If everything looks great I will start shipping next Tuesday.

Hello minerjones,

yes the last one (1110) is still available!

Thanks for your interest.

So, the print with corrected contrast arrived today (one day earlier than expected!).

Now I am really content with the result. Colours and contrasts looking as I was hoping for from the beginning.

Thank you for payments so far. Your prints (1011, 1100, 0111, 1001, 1010) are already in production and should ship somewhere between 20th to 24th October if everything goes as expected.

I might take some photos maybe tomorrow, right now I try to stay low and get rid of that horrible cold of mine.

hybridsole, [anonymous], monkeynutz and vizique, please make payment to the address in OP and PM your shipping address and the name you want on your certificate.
As stated you can also pay in a wide variety of alts.
See OP for shipping costs, and see last post for eventual price reduction.

Hello my dear crypto-art enthusiasts, I am very happy to announce a few updates:

- after investigating further and having a great talk to one of the leading printing technichians at my manufacturer I am pretty certain the final prints will be higher contrast.

- the next test print is scheduled to arrive next Tuesday (again 0000), I have put all others on-hold until then to ensure the highest quality result for the end product.
(I will then have to destroy the old 0000 print, will be a great test to see how sturdy this material really is - video incoming)

- regarding longevity of the product: These prints can be put in the rain and direct sun and will not suffer from any loss of colour or contrast. That's what the technician promised.  

- if BTC price at Oct 31. is at $6k+ I will drop costs to 0.205 BTC and if it is at $7k+ I will drop prices to 0.19 BTC - if you have paid already you will get a refund accordingly.

This is the final update on the project.

Shipping costs slightly reduced:
Germany:      ~40 €, I'll pay 25€ -> +0.0030 BTC
Europe (EU)*: ~60 €, I'll pay 25€ -> +0.0080 BTC
USA:          ~90 €, I'll pay 25€ -> +0.015  BTC
Canada:       ~90 €, I'll pay 25€ -> +0.015  BTC


PAYMENT ADDRESS: 1MWVa7LURR7ZUAvByvgnCx5tMSzuGiXorB
Make sure never to pay to any other address that was suggested to you via pm (imposter warning!)


The certificate arrived today, I am happy with the quality. It will be signed via a unique stamp and my Kryptowerk signature. You can choose wheather you want me to write your or any other name in the owner column or leave it blank.

Regarding contrast it looks like it is a matter of the material. However I noticed I probably over-reacted. It does look great imho, when I took the first photos it was bright daylight, no wonder I was a little disappointed comparing it to my bright CAD monitors.
My girlfriend who usually helps as my moral compass suprised me when she said "you shouldn't have written that at all, it looks great". But hey, as an artist I have high standards regarding these things.
Here is a short video (sorry for the wobbly camera) with artificial light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ILaxt9Za_A


I will send out pms to everybody that reserved a piece.
Thank you.

So, finally I have (almost) all the answers.

Here are the photos I took including some short comments:
https://imgur.com/a/Zwbx3


Two excerpts from the imgur gallery:

The full print on alu-dibond:


The mounting, imho it looks really good, the drill holes are very well done, too:



My personal opinion regarding the print:

- quality of the canvas (alu-dibond) is superb, it seems durable and looks good.
- sharpness/resolution and level of detail is as I expected: details are all visible on the print, if you stand at a distance of ~20 cm to the print some small graininess is visible - it really does look good though
- now, regarding contrast, I am not as content I wish I could be: I have contacted the manufacturer if it is because more contrast is not possible on this kind of canvas or if there can be made some adjustments to the original file to create a higher level of contrast.
  As of now the very few black areas are only dark-grey and the few white lines in the centre of the images are a very bright grey (you only notice the fact that it probably is not true white if you have something with high contrast to compare nearby). The overall not-high contrast is slightly noticeable, though! I still think the print looks great, but also want this sale to be as transparent as possible and inform you about as much detail as possible.
- very happy with the matt surface, there are almost no reflections compared to the poster print I created a few months ago
- also happy with the colourfastness of the print


Shipping costs including packaging

Germany:      ~40 €, I'll pay 25€ -> +0.0035 BTC
Europe (EU)*: ~60 €, I'll pay 25€ -> +0.0085 BTC
USA:          ~90 €, I'll pay 25€ -> +0.016  BTC
Canada:       ~90 €, I'll pay 25€ -> +0.016  BTC

*I did not check all countries, it seems pricing is the same or similar, there may be some unexpected differences for some countries, unless they are significant (10€+ or more) I'll just neglect them.


Now I am waiting for an answer from the manufacturer regarding the contrast questions. Maybe there are some options to increase contrast. If so, I will do so for all other prints except this 0000 one.


For all having reserved a unqiue print, please read

If you are uncertain if you still want the print because of the not-ideal contrast, you can wait for the answer from the manufacturer. If you are sure you want to opt-out, please do so now, giving others a chance to get their desired #.
If you are however certain you want a print, you can send me your address details now, including if you want escrow or not and I will send you the payment details.

Haha Reserved! Will answer your questions from PM shortly. Thanks a lot for your interest, OneNattyLitecoin.


The first print (0000) just arrived. I am making photos and analyzing its quality right now.

4 things I noticed:
- alu-dibond seems like a truly nice material, as I expected: durable and valueable.
- unfortunatelly I am not 100% content with the level-of-contrast. I am contacting the manufacturer right now to see if is caused by the choice of printing material or can be optimzed
- Level-of-detail is as expected: very high, looks great.
- mounting: simple and looks very good imho

Will post photos and more detailed info about the actual quality, expected future contrast, mounting options and exact pricing for shipping in the next few hours.

Fuck it, I’ll worry about where I hang this ridiculousness when it arrives. Lucky 13 please.

#1011 has been reserved - thank you very much, teeGUMES!

OP updated: Only two left for direct purchase.
Auctions will start when/if I get positive feedback from the first buyers. So probably not before mid/late October.

Thank you very much, gocoins. 0111 is now reserved for you.

Thanks! I will keep you posted and provide photos soon.


A short update: In the OP I forgot to mention that the mounting of the image will be drilled through each corner of the image via a steel round, keeping the image at a distance of almost 20mm to the wall.
I had looked at samples of all the available solutions and this seemed most interesting to me.
However there are other options available, you will be able to choose freely or even order without mounting if you have an individual solution in mind.
Also, good news, the finished product should arrive shortly, maybe even next Monday, probably Tuesday.

#0111 for me please

Really neat, I like the artwork and the material sounds solid.  Looking forward to seeing the final print.