DePioneers
NFT Collection
238 unique assets, combined for a stellar collection of 10,000 intergalactic-cowcats.
Lovingly designed and hand-drawn by yours truly.
Making the art for DePioneers
Because the overarching themes of this project felt like they had been tailor-made to suit my interests and aptitudes, I sometimes had to remind myself that they weren’t. I just got lucky enough to be tapped on to make a whole lot of cats with a sci-fi, western sort of angle.
After all, I love my cat, as evidenced by the inspiration for my personalized DePioneers NFT over there. I’m also obsessed with science-fiction. I consume it, I write it, and I illustrate it. And lastly, I’ve spent a lot of my life in the Southwest, so… I guess cowboys are cool and stuff.
Beyond all that, I’m a creative problem solver and visual artist of many mediums. I’m a professional tattoo artist, published illustrator (notably for Analog Science Fiction Magazine, the longest running sci-fi publication in history), and I’ve been very interested in expanding my creative output in the digital space.
After designing and creating all the assets, it was thrilling to see the collection brought to life, when all the pieces were assembled and DePioneers was shared with the world by the super UpRock team (who were amazing to work with btw).
Suffice to say, the prospect of tackling an NFT collection like this was more than appealing to me, and I hope there will be more projects like this in my future!
If you’d like to view the DePioneers collection, you can see them on Magic Eden or Tensor.
I’d recommend using the search parameters to view highest to lowest rarity. It’s a cool project, so I think it’s worth taking a look!