#ArtLifeAllDay w DTM - Art Biz Convo w @mistersoul216 aka @mr_soul216 

in this amazing artist conversation, we get to know the artworks of MisterSoul216, the happenings of his career since hopping out of Art School in the 90s and finally the steps he is taking in making sure he is part of NFT history. 

His talents are evident in his works and words. Give him a shout out at 
 https://www.instagram.com/mistersoul216/  

Find MisterSoul216 at:
Foundation. foundation.app/@mistersoul216 
KnownOrigin. knownorigin.io/gallery/8435000-never-good-enough 
Apple Podcast, NFTs and Crypto Shxt. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nfts-and-crypto-shxt/id1607374735

Sketching and Drawing Community
Keep up with the Sketching and Drawing community, the Art Life and DTM.
Updates once a month, when necessary. 
http://eepurl.com/hWE2Pj

Free to Join the Sketching and Drawing Discord!
https://discord.gg/Aztw26azaZ

It's been a very busy year and it is only March! Today is March 18 to be exact, and I have a long to-do list to update the Skully Series website, add new details to the RoadMap and make files available to collectors who license the Skully artwork for their projects. 

Below is a short list of how we plan to maximize the uses of the Skully artwork to benefit our collectors, artists and art community. Remember, 20% of profits goes towards the work that Art Is King and ButtercupSTEAM provide to the community through classes, workshops, demos and summer camps. 

We will update this list as we cement the ideas into a priority list that we can manage. Got a suggestion? send it to DTM! 

MERCH 

- 3D statues 
- Funko Pop
​- Munny 

APPAREL

- Tees
- Long Sleeve Shirts 
- Hoodies 

GEAR

- Backpacks
- Mousepads 
- Posters 
- Calendars 
The Skully Series 2022 Calendar 
https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/skullyseries2022 
18 months of #TheSkullyverse featuring art by
@OdariArt @TeMikaTheArtist @NerkQuirks @Unik_Digital @Envisaged @CluadiaX @LordYatta @Artist053 @slPprice422 and @DeltaTangoMike 

LICENSING 

- TV
- Film 
- Streaming 
- Webisodes 

METAVERSE 

- Cemetery 
- Day of the Dead Celebrations 

The Five Times The Skully Series Has Been Stolen to Scam The NFT Community

We must be doing something right, this art must be so amazing that others in the NFT space have tried to take the artwork and claim it as their own.

Since the start of the Official Skully Series (now I know why some celebrities have taken to using the word "Official", I guess we have also reached CELEBRITY STATUS!) way back in Summer 2021, we have found at least 5 fake Skully Collections on various platforms and have been successfully shutting down their scams with special thanks to our Skully Artists and Collectors. 

Of the 5 fake collections, we found one on Elrond Network, three on OpenSea with one of those stealing our Instagram word for word and post for post. The latest scam is coming to Solana by way of a scammer named Skull-King sporting the Skully I created on commission: Skully Bitcoin King. 

1. Elrond Gold
I was alerted to this scam in early November 2021, my twitter started blowing up with messages and RTs of someone promoting my Skullys under a different name. I was in shock! 
By the time I was able to understand what the tweets, retweets and response tweets were saying, the scammers had disappeared. 
What I did find out was that a few scammers had started to promote our Skullys as an up and coming NFT series coming to Elrond Network. That was my first time hearing about $eGLD and the fresh new community of NFT artists and collectors. They were all super friendly and shared as many screenshots as they were able to save when the scam began. whew! 
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2. OpenSea - ETH 
3. OpenSea - ETH 
4. OpenSea - ETH 

These were quickly handled by way of OpenSea.
I got a message on IG from a Skully collector with screenshots and links to an IG profile and opensea collection selling our Sullys. I looked through the IG account and sure enough, they were using our Skullys. 
I found the OpenSea account and reached out to Support to help me take it down. As I was researching the fake collection, I found two more OS accounts with our Skullys! I was able to fill out enough forms online to get OS to take down the fake collections. I did reach out to some of the fake collectors to let them know they were being scammed. 

5. Solana - Still working the scam: The Skulls Royal | Mint Date: 14th (@Royal_Skullys) / Twitter @Royal_Skullys or @Skully_Sol Their Discord: The Skulls
See attached conversations below with one of the Discord moderators: Skull-King using our Bitcoin King Skully NFT as their PFP. In their Discord #sneakpeeks, he is posting our Skullys as if they are fresh from the artist. 
In my conversation with Skull-King, he admitted to not knowing the artist but only meeting the artist by way of Fiverr. 
This latest scam started March 1 and they are scheduled to mint on Solana on March 14. STAY AWAY!!! 


At the end of the day, I think 90% of the scamming NFT collectors are the actual scammers. Their public  profiles are new, very little info shared, lots of shilling and then they disappear once the scam is uncovered. 

The 10% were legit NFT community members looking for ways to build something that will last. Please, take the time to do your own research and help Protect the NFT Artists. Protect the NFT Art Collectors. Protect the NFT ideals. 

-DTM 

​VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE SKULLY!!!!
2022 Skully Series Calendar

1. visit the link and pick your favorite Skullys
https://www.skullyseries.art/blog/the-skully-series-collection-144

2. Save the image to your device or computer, keep track of the name of the Skully.

3. Share your Skully pick as an IG or Twitter post with a description and hashtag:

Why you like this Skully and what month should that Skully be in.
#SkullySeriesCalendarPick

4. Tune in Friday Dec 15th livestream at 7pm EST for the final Skully selections.



@SkullySeries is a1/1 #NFTcollection of 144 Iconic Characters from Comics, Film, tv, Music and Animation

Collected #Skullys
https://opensea.io/collection/theskullycollectionbydtm

More info on the #NFT Process here:
https://www.skullyseries.art/nft.html

Set your own mark, what's hot on them streets changes constantly. Be the Change. #TheSkullyverse is growing and headed to #ArtBasel the first week of December. Let's connect and ask for your free sticker!!

#SkullyTuesday #Skully #Skull #NFTart #NFTCollection #AdobeEduCreative #AdobeInstructor ​

Monday morning we talked NFTs, The Skullys and the Art Life. 
Check it out and follow @K8dNFT on IG! 

Catch me discussing #NFTs #TheSkullyverse and the #ArtLife of a 2D Illustrator with the amazing Tolis Dokianos over on #LinkedIn 

We streamed with @CinamakerApp from across the globe!
Follow Tolis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tolisdokianos/
#nftcollection #NFT #Skullys #AdobeFresco #Adobeillustrator 

FREE STEPS. NO MONEY REQUIRED. 

Step 1. Create a MetaMask account. 
FROM A COMPUTER. Google Chrome, visit https://metamask.io/  
Install the browser plugin. 
Follow the prompts to create your account, create password and
at some point you will need to save your "Seed Words" aka Seed Phrase.
This is your ultimate password to access your Ethereum Wallet. SAVE THIS SOMEWHERE SAFE!!!!

This is your Ethereum wallet. Any Ethereum you collect, will live here. 


Step 2. Create a new OpenSea.io account. 
FROM A COMPUTER. Google Chrome, visit https://opensea.io/ 
Click on the top right circle and select Profile.
Follow the prompts to create an account.

Your OpenSea wallet will be where your NFTs will live. 
You will always login to this website with your MetaMask account. 

Official Steps from OpenSea website. HERE


THESE STEPS WILL REQUIRE MONEY.  
Step 3. Add Ethereum to your MetaMask account. 
The amount of ETH needed will always be greater than the cost of the NFT you want to buy and that is because of processing fees and gas fees. 

Step 4.Pick a Skully from this page: THE SKULLYS
Reach out to DTM HERE to make arrangements for payment and let's mint it by picking an option below:

Option 1. Pay the ETH Price directly to DTM. Then receive the Skully NFT to your OpenSea account. 
Gas fees paid by DTM 

Option 2. Purchase the Skully by Private Sale on the Skully Collection page in OpenSea. Gas fees paid at the time of private purchase. 

Gas fees differ from time to time as the Ethereum network is overloaded with collectors trying to mint/buy NFTs. 

Please forward your questions, comments and suggestions to DTM HERE. 

The full Skully Series will be posted to this page in no particular order. Each Skully here is in the presale, premint, preNFT state. Full gradients and background reserved highlights for the NFT Skully version. 

Follow and check back for updates. 

PreSales and commissions are now open. 
Reserve yours here: https://www.skullyseries.art/nft.html 

Today's blog post was focused on opening PreSale for "Happy Trees: and commissions for the Skullys Drop 2 and Drop 3. 

Now this blog post is about our first sale!
"Happy Trees' has sold on the first day of pre-sales!!!

for details on commissions and presales:
​ https://www.skullyseries.art/nft.html 
questions:
https://www.skullyseries.art/contact.html


​-DTM