Artists Make Millions By Creating Artworks On NFTs. Here’s How They Are Doing It

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The recent boom in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has altered the art industry. It has brought millions of people into the market, who now regard a digital work of art as a collector's item.

The astronomical prices paid for several high-profile, blockchain-authenticated works of art have made them a constant topic of conversation.

We've seen it all, from projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club to performative gestures like Cassils's cans of poop based on famous artists' diets. So, what is it that makes NFT artists succeed outside the art gallery structure? And how come some of these collections rose to celebrity status?

Let's take a look at the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Many celebrities, including talk show host Jimmy Fallon, tennis star Serena Williams, and pop star Justin Bieber, purchased an NFT from the Bored Ape Yacht Club, or BAYC, in 2021.

The designers of the BAYC concept came up with the notion of wealthy apes living in a swamp clubhouse, engaged freelance artists to design the apes and launched the NFT project. There are 10,000 original Bored Ape NFTs available, each with a unique combination of traits such as fur colour, background colour, clothes, and accessories.

What gives the Bored Apes their underlying value, though, is the blockchain technology on which they are built. The apes are NFTs, which means that every ape is a unique item with a single owner. The owner of each ape is recorded on the blockchain, where everyone can see who owns a particular NFT.

A new entry is added to the blockchain whenever the NFT is purchased, sold, or transferred, updating the ownership details. Bored Apes' prices have risen into the six figures thanks to NFT technology, eye-catching art, and some hype.

Another NFT of work by Mike Winkelmann,