A collection of Crypto Coven resources: published articles/blog posts, lore, community contributions, and more informal twitter threads/discord posts on the makings of the Crypto Coven!
| Resource | Author | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto Coven website | Crypto Coven | @crypto_coven | The beginnings of the Crypto Coven world, roadmap, and archetypes of power |
| Which WITCH archetype of power are you? / What are your Crypto Coven WITCH stats? | Crypto Coven | @crypto_coven | Divinations quiz - find out your archetype of power and attunements! |
| Curse of the Void Witch | Nyx | @nyx_eth | The technicals, as explained in a thread by Nyx |
| Intro to Crypto Coven (Audio) | Nyx | @nyx_eth | A recording of Nyx reading “The Makings of a Witch” (written by Nyx & Keridwen, edited by Xuannu) |
| Memoria | Crypto Coven | Matching game with WITCHES | |
| Tree of Echoes | Crypto Coven | Chapter 1 - Stories about WITCHES, inscribed by witches |
| Resource | Author | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI-Aided Articulations: What Makes a WITCH? (19 Nov 2021) | Keridwen | @keridwen_eth | High witch Keridwen explains how articulations are generated |
| Coven Building (30 Nov 2021) | Daisy Alioto | @daisandconfused | An interview with the founders of Crypto Coven (great article to get started - articulates the mission/goals of the project) |
| Creating the Crypto Coven art style | |||
| (16 Dec 2021) | Aletheia | @aletheia_eth | High witch Aletheia explains how she and Nyx merged their styles to create the Crypto Coven art style |
| How a WITCH is forged (19 Dec 2021) | Nyx | @nyx_eth | High witch Nyx explains the process of generating a WITCH |
| Interview: High Witches of Crypto Coven (20 Dec 2021) | Will, Lee, Andrew, and guest interviewer Li Ouyang | @willyuwaychang, @styliii, wld.show | Podcast, interviewing the high witches on the origins and goals of Crypto Coven! Great summary of the interview here as well. |
| Twitter Space: Web3 Technicals Founders Night with @crypto_coven | |||
| (19 Jan 2022, link to Spotify recording) | mai_on_chain, xuannu, nyx, aradia | @CuriousAddys | Deep dive into the tech behind NFT projects. |
| Twitter Space: Tea Time with High Witches (22 Jan 2022 , not available anymore) | astrea, xuannu, nyx, aradia, aletheia, keridwen | @astrea | The high witches discuss the art, culture, and general magic behind the project. |
| Twitter Space with Zora (25 Jan 2022, not available anymore) | Host: CallMeLatasha, high witches | @ourZora | On their rise, web3 spellbinding and how Zora V3 “buy now” can conjure the secondary market. |
| An Oral History of Crypto Coven (10 Feb 2022) | Mary Carreon | @MaryyyStardust | An interview with the founders of Crypto Coven (another great article to get started - reflections back on the inception of the project a few months after launch) |
| forging a witch: crypto coven art generator overview (7 Mar 2022) | Nyx | @nyx_eth | thoughts on the Crypto Coven art generator, the substance of an NFT, and using code as a tool to create art at scale. |
| Interview: Astrea, Coven Cultivator | Will, Lee, Andrew | @astrea_eth | Astrea is Crypto Coven’s Coven Cultivator (Community Manager). We discuss how Astrea helped cultivate such a strong community unlike any other NFT project. |
| Interview: Kagami, Head Librarian | Will, Lee, Andrew | @kagami_nft | Kagami, Head Librarian for the Coven Library, speaks about the library, chaos circles, coven cats, and more. |
| A witch between worlds — my interview with Keridwen | Plumes with Attitude | Keridwen talks about finding a voice for Crypto Coven and building the foundations of the weird wilds. | |
| Crypto Coven Community Synopsis | Bethany | An overview of Crypto Coven |
Also includes some interesting Twitter threads (not necessarily by community members) focused on Crypto Coven!
| Resource | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crypto Coven Analytics | @kristineberth | A live Dune analytics dashboard tracking stats of the collection's transactions |
| Notes on locations in the Weird Wilds ("A Traveler’s Notes on Locales Thus Discovered or Visited") | @mandelliant | The High Witches have mentioned that some locations in the Weird Wilds are hinted in the witches' names. @mandelliant provides some guesses and ideas as to what those places might be like. |
| Archetypes in different locations of the Weird Wilds | @fzbhat | Learn where each archetype (and high witch!) lives in the Weird Wilds |
| Crypto Coven classes for Pathfinder d20 | @mandelliant | Pathfinder is similar to Dungeons & Dragons. These are the Archetypes of Power as classes for a Pathfinder game |
| Crypto Coven Contract Optimization | @mannynotfound | Breakdown of the Crypto Coven smart contract (find out why gas for mint was so low, and why you don't have to pay gas to list your WITCH on OpenSea!) |
| Crypto Coven Birth Charts | @0xfawkes | Find the Crypto Coven witch that matches your birth chart |
| Coven-themed Twitter banners | @lynndotjpeg | Magical, coven-themed Twitter banners, to go with your WITCH profile picture. Much appreciated if you would retweet and credit the wonderful artist in your Twitter profile (i.e. “pfp @crypto_coven, banner @lynndotjpeg”) if you use it! |
| An Analysis of a Good NFT Contract (Crypto Coven) | Radik Sienkiewicz at Developer DAO | An in-depth analysis of the Crypto Coven smart contract including: community sale (pre-sale) function, bug in first smart contract, mint function, and more. |
| Instagram Filters | ||
| falu.fox | ||
| coven_filters | @ImperatrixBlade | |
| @fritterdoeteth | Model witch traits like the bat mask, moth mask, daedra, and claw marked with the help of Instagram filters | |
| Summary of the ongoings in the Weird Wilds | @ladygrey | Thread by Pactkeeper @Anonymous compiling all the updates and sneak peeks related to the Weird Wilds |
| Coven Cats | CATS team | A community-driven extension of the Weird Wilds to provide familiars for WITCHES (NFT project) |
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| Part 1: Intro to Procreate | Procreate demo on how to use gestures, layers, and masks. Play with shapes to create a sticker like the sorry kitty we have on Discord. |
| Part 2 Intro to Photoshop | aletheia touches on shortcuts, brushes, adjustment layers, and more. You'll leave knowing a bit about her process of drawing from reference and how she brings life to a witch's portrait. |
The makings of Crypto Coven.
Ideation started Aug 2021, and work started mid-September. Crypto Coven launched their pre-sale on Oct 31, 2021 (on Halloween).
https://twitter.com/keridwen_eth/status/1516899814834905089
The styles were hand-drawn by Aletheia and Nyx (around a thousand assets in all!). Here's a Twitter thread by Aletheia describing the process of merging their styles!
Since the art was drawn by 2 people, Alethia and Nyx had to match art styles to ensure all the assets matched and felt cohesive. Nyx shared some early comparisons here.