Prompt for “Humanity”

Faerian was born from the observation that artists describing imaginary worlds were cruelly missing on the art scene. You usually see them in videogames, in illustrations for books, games, etc. but not in an art gallery and even less on the NFT scene. We decided to help them change this narrative.

Today, Faerian is the first art gallery and community focused on imaginary worlds. We’ve been physically exhibiting our artists in Paris, Rome, Seoul and NYC since December 2022.

We believe in the power of imagination as an inspiration for everyday life, and we believe in a virtuous cycle between artists and their audience, the notion of art inspiring art.

The gallery is curated and founded by Cynthia Mayer, a long-time passionate of fantasy art, RPG, books and stories. She switched back to the art world after some years working in fintech in California. She is a Duke graduate in UX, business and engineering, and also a fiction writer.

Faerian is also notably supported by Thomas Abrahamsson, the founder of Elfwood, the first fantasy-focused website (1996-2016) that had over 35,000 members.

6 artists have officially already joined the ranks of Faerian for its first chapter. They’ve worked for Magic the Gathering and famous videogames such as Lord of the Rings online. You may find their bios and interviews here. Two of those artists will be present at the NFC conference with Cynthia: Jakub Jagoda and Tomas Duchek.

We’re also supported by the incredible jury of NFT Design Awards.

Need more? Read more here about our list of advisors & helpers.

Hi Wanderer! We’re so glad to have you among us in the world of Faerian.

Since you were one of the first people to enter the world of Faerian, your prompts will be at the top of the list. This means that artists are more likely to choose your prompt 🙂

Please note that our artists who are physically present at the NFC conference in Lisbon will exclusively choose a prompt from our Wanderers. It’s definitely worth being a faithful collector, right?

If you’re not a Wanderer yet, you can mint through this magic link.

All mediums are accepted: visual, digital, physical, photography, writing, and music.

All genres are accepted: pixel, collage, glitch, digital painting, CGI… Your artwork doesn’t have to be in the style of our previous collection.

Our main requirement is that your artwork corresponds to the prompt you’ve chosen and represents something that doesn’t quite exist yet, except in imaginary worlds.

AI may optionally be used, only if its contribution to the final artwork is less than 40%, to avoid any copyright infringement. We will also verify this during the live streaming event. 

The event lasts for three days to give artists enough time to create a piece they can be proud of.

• If you’re a digital artist or a writer, you can simply share your screen or webcam.
• If you’re a photographer, you can share your screen while you edit your picture or stream yourself while doing the photography work.
• If you’re a physical artist or a musician, you can connect to the stream with your phone camera from home or the webcam of your computer.

The Artist will be free to use the blockchain they prefer, whether it’s Cardano, Ethereum, Tezos, or any other blockchain. 

It is free to participate!

You’ll benefit from wide exposure, both online and physically. You’ll be able to meet artists from all over the world and various communities!

If your final artwork is among the winners, you’ll be featured in Faerian’s final collection “Humanity”. Your artwork will be submitted as an auction or open edition to the whole community. We only take a small commission on that final sale to support all the operations that brought you this event 🙂

If you don’t win, it’s alright: you’re free to use/sell the artwork you made in your own terms. During the event you’ll probably attract and meet new collectors for your art!

It is free to enter the prompt of your choice!

However, since there will be a lot of entries, if you want to maximize your chances of being noticed by the artists, note that the holders of Faerian’s “Chapter 1: Light” will be given priority and their prompts will appear first on the lists. So, if you’re not a holder yet, go get your NFT 🙂

If your prompt is chosen by an Artist, you’ll be able to purchase the final artwork from them after the event ends. If you don’t, they are free to sell it to anyone else.

It’s a great opportunity to meet Artists you wouldn’t have known otherwise!

• the artwork in the best quality available, decided by the artist
• the title of “Builder of Faerian”
• pre-access to future collections/chapters
• a free gift card to be used on our boutique for prints and derived products

An NFT, or non-fungible token, is a unique digital representation of a piece of an artist’s work. Its primary purpose is purely symbolic: they don’t actually sell the file of their art – they sell symbolic ownership to their art. 

NFTs are popular nowadays for digital artists who don’t have the asset of scarcity physical artists may have. Since they cannot sell an “original” physical artwork, instead they can sell a symbolic, unique representation of that artwork.

That unique representation is “minted” (= created), on a “blockchain”, which is a sort of large database shared by multiple computers across the world. Because of the way it is built, that database can never be deleted, meaning their artwork will live forever as an NFT once it is minted.

You don’t need to own any crypto to start. If you’re new to web3, and need help to become a Faerian holder, join us on Discord and we’ll help you.

If you’re an artist, we can also help you understand the process behind NFTs in the art world today.

Yep. We have a page explaining Faerian’s universe & how we work, if what you read on the website isn’t enough. You can access it here.

Yes! We love feedback and new ideas. Send them to hello@faerian.art, or directly on the Discord server in the channel “shrine-of-ideas”!