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Talis: NFT's on Terra (Luna) Network Go Live
Around two months ago I wrote an article about the up and coming NFT market place on the Terra (Luna) Network called Talis which you can read HERE. Since my original post Talis Protocol has gone live and enabling artists to mint NFT's on the Terra Network. You can access Talis Protocol Here
In today's article I decided to give Talis a spin and see how it stacks up against other NFT marketplaces and what we can expect in relation to fees to mint.
Setting Up our Profile
First step you will need to log in with your Terra Station Account or Terra Mobile App in a similar fashion as metamask. Once you have done that click on my workshop and then there will be a little white triangle in the top left side of the website. Click on that and then a pop out will emerge which will be where your NFTs are stored once purchased or sold. My Workshop where you can mint NFTs and under that edit profile.
Most of the profile criteria is self explanatory and easy to complete however, I did come across an error when uploading images I was presented with an error Unexpected Token Jason I didn't know what was causing the error so I undertook the process of illimitation and updated one field at a time and pressed save. I eventually arrived to the image section where I found it PNG format was providing me with the error and switching to JPG removed the error and I was able to press SAVE at the bottom and complete my profile update.
Minting a Talis NFT
To create an NFT you will need to click on the create button beside your wallet login which will open up the create token window. first impressions are quite appealing I like the set up it doesn't look overly complicated. The colour pallet actually works really well and is different to your mainstream institutionalised looking NFT websites. Talis definitely nails the "Artsy" look and feel.
The features are easy to use, simply upload your art work, give it a title a description make it public or private including values i.e. 1 of 1 etc.
The other aspect of minting an NFT on Talis that really appealed to me was the ability to easily set royalties. In this section I believe you can set a % so that if the NFT is onsold the artist continues to derive a profit from their work. You can also set a % to go to Terra's Angel protocol which provides fund raising for charity (more on that in a later article).
Once minted you'll need to head over to the My NFTs section and then your Talis NFT will be there allocated in the relevant section depending on if you're auctioning it or selling it and what ever other NFT's you might own. It cost me around .10UST to mint which is extremely affordable and a great entry level for many artists. Minting NFTs can be extremely expensive on other networks and if you don't make sales you can be out of pocked a fair bit.
What NFT did I mint?
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Well I decided to mint an NFT of the image above a premonition of 2022 which you can pick up for 20UST here going forward I'll be using Talis to create NFTs and sell to supplement my income on reporting on news. I believe information should not cost thousands of dollars and projects should get the attention they deserve. My main source of revenue is through Leo Finance and Hive Blog and I will be using NFTs on Talis to increase my earnings and providing my followers with FREE Talis NFTs.
Talis Team Support
I spoke with Remi who is a moderator on the official Talis Protocol Telegram and Discord group. They were very approachable and supportive through my questions and queries and were able to answer questions about Talis. I would really recommend Talis as a project as their team is willing to go the extra mile to support their network. Remember to ensure you never share private information with people in discord or telegram groups.
Official Channels
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Images all screen shotted from Talis. Information is not financial advice and readers are advised to undertake their own research or seek professional financial services