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Bring 20 Apes to Life

Victortacher - No Role

June 28, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Proposal Name: :trophy: Bring 20 Apes to Life Proposal Category: Ecosystem Fund Allocation Abstract We believe that sculptures have the power to transform people, enliven communities, and immortalize culture. We are passionate about bringing the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection to life with 20 unique 1 / 1 sculptures in a way it has never been done before. They will be full body and life-size 1 . 9 m or 6 ft tall, highly detailed masterpieces made of the finest materials to be displayed in Ape Fests, BAYC Miami Club House, Web 3 events, galleries and public spaces, where they will be enjoyed by people of all ages. Service Robot Ape- 271920 × 2880 341 KB Proposal We believe that sculptures have the power to transform people, enliven communities, and immortalize culture. We are passionate about bringing the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection to life with 20 unique 1 / 1 sculptures in a way it has never been done before. Our sculptures will be full body and life-size 1 . 9 m or 6 ft tall, highly detailed masterpieces made of the finest materials. Each of the 20 sculptures will be unique, capturing the essence of the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection. The sculptures will be displayed in a Ape Fests, BAYC Miami Club House, Web 3 events, galleries and public spaces, where they will be enjoyed by people of all ages. We believe that these sculptures will aid to massively promote the IP. The sculptures will be more than just works of art. They will be symbols for the Bored Ape mission’s and values. They will inspire viewers to create, bring the people within and outside the community closer, bring people joy and create a sense of pride and wonder. Which apes will be chosen to be made into a sculpture? Each ape will be able to participate through a form in which they agree they want their ape to participate. After having all participants, the selection will be made through a community vote. Who owns the sculptures? The DAO What will happen with the sculptures? They will be auctioned at ApeFest 2 or online to the BAYC and MAYC community. The purchase will be powered by Ape Coin and funds will go back to the DAO. Sculptures will be able to be replicated for a fraction of the cost in the future for the DAO. Replicating them won’t be labor intensive. This includes apes variations since many traits are shared through the collection. Author Description I’m Victor Tacher a sustainable development engineer with passion for art, culture, sculptures and web 3 . Been working tirelessly for the Bored Ape Community for more than a year. I’ve been completely and obsessively focused on getting the volumetric work of the Bored Apes to the finest detail and bringing them to life with the highest quality possible. I have a proven track record of making high quality sculptures for the BAYC community. Here are our 4 main works for the BAYC community: An ultra high detailed 1 . 9 m- 6 ft sculpture for the Dabbing Dad: Dabbing Dad 1920 × 1920 117 KB NFT_BONG- 401920 × 2880 214 KB NFT_BONG- 11920 × 2880 237 KB NFT_BONG- 211920 × 2880 311 KB NFT_BONG- 341920 × 2880 240 KB Unrequested Review: Unrequested Review 1284 × 1648 150 KB CLICK HERE FORE MORE VIDEO HERE FOR VIDEO A 1 . 8 m bronze sculpture intervened by the Wizarika people, placing over 350 , 000 crystal beads by hand: TO UNDERSTAND THIS SCULPTURE PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MORE Saint Bayview NFT 631 × 631 110 KB Saint BW 21920 × 1920 262 KB Saint BW 11920 × 3187 352 KB Saint BW 31920 × 1920 713 KB An ultra high detailed sculpture of a MAYC for Justin Williams: Mutant 1262 × 1262 137 KB Voomio Mutant- 91920 × 2880 296 KB Voomio Mutant- 51620 × 1080 133 KB Voomio Mutant- 21920 × 2880 191 KB CLICK HERE FOR MORE An ultra high detailed 1 . 9 m- 6 ft sculpture of Bitboy’s Service Robot Ape: Service Robot Ape- 11920 × 1920 119 KB Service Robot Ape- 21920 × 2880 249 KB Service Robot Ape- 31920 × 2880 268 KB Service Robot Ape- 41920 × 2880 160 KB Service Robot Ape- 51920 × 2880 253 KB Service Robot Ape- 161920 × 2880 163 KB CLICK HERE FOR MORE CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO Team Description Our team is a multidisciplinary group of 15 experienced professionals with a passion for art, culture, and sculptures. Our team members include: • Sculptor artisans with over 9 years of expertise in sculpting, molding and casting • Bronze artisans with expertise in casting, sculpting, and finishing • Sculpture painters with experience in color theory and composition • Digital artists with expertise in modeling, animation, and rendering • Wixarika artisans with expertise in Wixarika technique • Carpenters with expertise in woodworking and construction • Stonemasons with expertise in stonecutting and masonry Our team has a proven track record of success in creating high-quality sculptures, public art installations, and commissioned works. We are confident that we have the skills and experience necessary to create a series of 20 life-size sculptures that are both beautiful and inspiring. Motivation We are passionate about creating works of art that have lasting cultural impact. We believe that these sculptures will be a powerful symbol of the Bored Ape Yacht Club community and its commitment to creativity and innovation. We are also excited about the opportunity to bring these sculptures to people all over the world and inspire them to create and innovate. Rationale The Bored Ape Yacht Club sculptures can only be pure symbols and reflection of the Ape Community’s mission and guiding values. Specifications The sculptures will be created using a variety of techniques, including sculpting, molding, casting, additive technology, airbrush blending, stippling, shading, and highlighting. Steps to implement The 20 sculptures will be made in 4 months: Creating internal metal structures. - 1 week Sculpting and modeling the apes - 1 month Adding realistic textures on top of the sculptures. - 1 month Painting the sculptures with various methods, including airbrushing - 2 weeks Fabricating the marble bases - 1 week Fabricating the shipping box and intervening it with graffiti - 1 week Shipping - 1 week

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ssp1111: Hey Victor. It’s great that you’re taking feedback from the community and making changes on the fly. Kudos. Personally, I want the DAO to support great talent and together come up with ways to make this happen. So knowing that I want this to materialize in some fashion, there are a few hurdles we may still need to figure out: Victortacher: Who owns the sculptures? The DAO Not sure the DAO is set-up to take ownership just yet. Perhaps a separate agreement that shows co-ownership until that can be accomplished or your company just owns them until they are auctioned off or sold. Victortacher: What will happen with the sculptures? They will be auctioned at ApeFest 2 or online to the BAYC and MAYC community. The purchase will be powered by Ape Coin and funds will go back to the DAO. Auctioning them off sounds like a pretty good plan along with selling them in ApeCoin. But again, the DAO is not currently set-up to take in revenue so we need to get more creative about where the funds go. Perhaps you can ask for less and make up the difference from the sales? Victortacher: Overall cost The total cost of the project is estimated to be 296,000 USD worth of APE. This includes the cost of materials, labor and shipping boxes. While I don’t have enough information to know if $15k per sculpture is a good price or not, I do believe that supporting community members, great artists, fun projects comes with a price. Ideas: Perhaps, in order for the community to get to know you and your team, you could start off with 1 or 2 sculptures add some budget for video production and social content make sure there is “Powered by ApeCoin” in all the IRL stuff and in the digitals show the broader BAYC/MAYC ecosystem what you’re up to have a mix of custom orders (for your business) and 1 or 2 to auction off at ApeFest Maybe have the sculptures flipping an ApeCoin Anyway, just brainstorming with you. Also, don’t forget to ask for IP use and add more ApeCoin creatives into the product. Onward SSP??
CryptoLogically: Victortacher: They will be auctioned at ApeFest 2 or online to the BAYC and MAYC community. I believe there have already been two ApeFests at this point. Do you mean ApeFest 2023?
Zloj: Again, everything revolves around monkeys and community leaders. Everyone here so often likes to talk about the inclusivity of the community, but at the same time we continue to revolve around BAYC/MAYC and their leaders. I like the idea of making sculptures. But this proposal is more aimed at creating a buzz around BAYC/MAYC than ApeCoin and DAO. Even your sentence says Victortacher: these sculptures will be a powerful symbol of the Bored Ape Yacht Club community and its commitment to creativity and innovation Well said, beautiful words. But personally, I wanted to hear these words in relation to ApeCoin and DAO. The AIP justification says again Victortacher: The Bored Ape Yacht Club sculptures can only be pure symbols and reflection of the Ape Community’s mission and guiding values. You have come to DAO ApeCoin and are asking for funds to develop values and popularize a completely different community. Apecoin only sounds like a means of payment. It seems to me that the proposal should adhere to the values for the development of our DAO

ssp1111 - Accepted AIP Author

June 28, 2023, 8:08 p.m.

Welcome to the forums. These look brilliant. No doubt your team can deliver on some exquisite sculp… Welcome to the forums. These look brilliant. No doubt your team can deliver on some exquisite sculptures. Questions: Does the budget include worldwide shipping and handling to all the Web 3 events, galleries and clubhouses and if so, for how long of a term? Who will ultimately have ownership of these 20 sculptures? Will they be auctioned or sold or lent out? Look forward to your answers and to the community’s feedback. Cheers SSP :call_me_hand:t 4 :

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Victortacher - No Role

June 28, 2023, 8:36 p.m.

These are some fantastic questions and wanted some feedback and ideas from the community. About the… These are some fantastic questions and wanted some feedback and ideas from the community. About the ownership. I was thinking in 2 alternatives. Owned and managed by the DAO. The DAO decides where they will be exhibited and when the Miami Club House is ready maybe find a permanent home there. Shipped and exhibited during Ape Fest 2 and raffled for free when it ends to MAYC and BAYC holders. Any other thoughts? The budget does include the shipping boxes but not the shipping itself. Thanks for the questions @ssp 1111 , What do you think?

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Tanjiro - No Role

June 29, 2023, 4:49 a.m.

Wow those are pretty cool !!! Wow those are pretty cool !!!

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0xWebMoss - No Role

June 29, 2023, 6:27 a.m.

Amazing detail and excellent workmanship. Will be fun to see which Apes are used. Amazing detail and excellent workmanship. Will be fun to see which Apes are used.

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bigbull - Governance Working Group Steward

June 29, 2023, 6:32 a.m.

ssp 1111 : Who will ultimately have ownership of these 20 sculptures? Important question t… ssp 1111 : Who will ultimately have ownership of these 20 sculptures? Important question to answer.

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Grimyfrankie - No Role

June 29, 2023, 8:34 a.m.

This project is quite expensive. How is the project related to ApeCoin? If you are promoting the BA… This project is quite expensive. How is the project related to ApeCoin? If you are promoting the BAYC IP does that directly contribute to ApeCoin if they are completely independent projects?

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Victortacher - No Role

June 29, 2023, 9:13 a.m.

I have made changes to the idea thanks to your feedback @Grimyfrankie . What do you think? I have made changes to the idea thanks to your feedback @Grimyfrankie . What do you think?

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Victortacher - No Role

June 29, 2023, 9:13 a.m.

I have updated the idea thanks to the insight of @bigbull and @ssp 1111 . What do you guys think o… I have updated the idea thanks to the insight of @bigbull and @ssp 1111 . What do you guys think of the changes?

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bigbull: Also the BAYC and MAYC Apes you have made, who owns the original NFT and IP of it? Also are these 1 of 1s?
ssp1111: Hey Victor. It’s great that you’re taking feedback from the community and making changes on the fly. Kudos. Personally, I want the DAO to support great talent and together come up with ways to make this happen. So knowing that I want this to materialize in some fashion, there are a few hurdles we may still need to figure out: Victortacher: Who owns the sculptures? The DAO Not sure the DAO is set-up to take ownership just yet. Perhaps a separate agreement that shows co-ownership until that can be accomplished or your company just owns them until they are auctioned off or sold. Victortacher: What will happen with the sculptures? They will be auctioned at ApeFest 2 or online to the BAYC and MAYC community. The purchase will be powered by Ape Coin and funds will go back to the DAO. Auctioning them off sounds like a pretty good plan along with selling them in ApeCoin. But again, the DAO is not currently set-up to take in revenue so we need to get more creative about where the funds go. Perhaps you can ask for less and make up the difference from the sales? Victortacher: Overall cost The total cost of the project is estimated to be 296,000 USD worth of APE. This includes the cost of materials, labor and shipping boxes. While I don’t have enough information to know if $15k per sculpture is a good price or not, I do believe that supporting community members, great artists, fun projects comes with a price. Ideas: Perhaps, in order for the community to get to know you and your team, you could start off with 1 or 2 sculptures add some budget for video production and social content make sure there is “Powered by ApeCoin” in all the IRL stuff and in the digitals show the broader BAYC/MAYC ecosystem what you’re up to have a mix of custom orders (for your business) and 1 or 2 to auction off at ApeFest Maybe have the sculptures flipping an ApeCoin Anyway, just brainstorming with you. Also, don’t forget to ask for IP use and add more ApeCoin creatives into the product. Onward SSP??

bigbull - Governance Working Group Steward

June 29, 2023, 9:15 a.m.

Also the BAYC and MAYC Apes you have made, who owns the original NFT and IP of it? Also are these … Also the BAYC and MAYC Apes you have made, who owns the original NFT and IP of it? Also are these 1 of 1 s?

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Victortacher - No Role

June 29, 2023, 9:27 a.m.

The ones you see on the post are just examples of my past work.They are 1 / 1 s commissioned by th… The ones you see on the post are just examples of my past work.They are 1 / 1 s commissioned by the owners of the NFTs. Those will not be used for this AIP

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bigbull - Governance Working Group Steward

June 29, 2023, 9:32 a.m.

From a historic value point of view from when did you make your first commissioned sculpture? From a historic value point of view from when did you make your first commissioned sculpture?

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Victortacher - No Role

June 29, 2023, 9:39 a.m.

My first commission for the BAYC community was on the 26 th of March 2022 @bigbull From then on … My first commission for the BAYC community was on the 26 th of March 2022 @bigbull From then on I spent entire months obsessing over the volumetric work of the BAYC head and made improvement upon improvement. You can see the trajectory of these improvements on my Twitter account :slightly_smiling_face:

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ssp1111 - Accepted AIP Author

June 29, 2023, 10:31 a.m.

Hey Victor. It’s great that you’re taking feedback from the community and making changes on the fly… Hey Victor. It’s great that you’re taking feedback from the community and making changes on the fly. Kudos. Personally, I want the DAO to support great talent and together come up with ways to make this happen. So knowing that I want this to materialize in some fashion, there are a few hurdles we may still need to figure out: Victortacher: Who owns the sculptures? The DAO Not sure the DAO is set-up to take ownership just yet. Perhaps a separate agreement that shows co-ownership until that can be accomplished or your company just owns them until they are auctioned off or sold. Victortacher: What will happen with the sculptures? They will be auctioned at ApeFest 2 or online to the BAYC and MAYC community. The purchase will be powered by Ape Coin and funds will go back to the DAO. Auctioning them off sounds like a pretty good plan along with selling them in ApeCoin. But again, the DAO is not currently set-up to take in revenue so we need to get more creative about where the funds go. Perhaps you can ask for less and make up the difference from the sales? Victortacher: Overall cost The total cost of the project is estimated to be 296 , 000 USD worth of APE. This includes the cost of materials, labor and shipping boxes. While I don’t have enough information to know if $ 15 k per sculpture is a good price or not, I do believe that supporting community members, great artists, fun projects comes with a price. Ideas: Perhaps, in order for the community to get to know you and your team, you could start off with 1 or 2 sculptures add some budget for video production and social content make sure there is “Powered by ApeCoin” in all the IRL stuff and in the digitals show the broader BAYC/MAYC ecosystem what you’re up to have a mix of custom orders (for your business) and 1 or 2 to auction off at ApeFest Maybe have the sculptures flipping an ApeCoin Anyway, just brainstorming with you. Also, don’t forget to ask for IP use and add more ApeCoin creatives into the product. Onward SSP??

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Victortacher: Wow, thanks for your feedback! Let me think through these. As a quick note the sculptures have a value of 14.8k not 30k.
Victortacher: I want to truly thank you for taking your time for writing this and giving it a lot of thought. ssp1111: Not sure the DAO is set-up to take ownership just yet. Perhaps a separate agreement that shows co-ownership until that can be accomplished or your company just owns them until they are auctioned off or sold. I did suppose the DAO could probably not take permanent ownership. That’s why the idea was to auction them off in Ape Fest 2023, so the real owners will be the people that buy them. The Co-ownership is a great idea! Actually, the original idea was to raffle it for free to BAYC and MAYC holders. ssp1111: Auctioning them off sounds like a pretty good plan along with selling them in ApeCoin. But again, the DAO is not currently set-up to take in revenue so we need to get more creative about where the funds go. Perhaps you can ask for less and make up the difference from the sales? The main idea behind selling them was replenishing the DAO, now that I know that is not possible. Then, wouldn’t it be better to raffle them for free to holders? ssp1111: While I don’t have enough information to know if $15k per sculpture is a good price or not, I do believe that supporting community members, great artists, fun projects comes with a price. I see few people are having issues with the price, thanks for bringing it up. I think this has to do with few people having a very simple and bad perception on the budget. I don’t do this sculptures by myself. I’m not keeping the project’s cost. There are many people that will work on it. I can’t possibly make 20 unique sculptures by myself in 4 months. It’s a small studio, I started using my name as the brand name to remove anonymity instantly because people on Twitter would not respond to “Solid Mint Studio”. This involves design and highly skilled people. It is a 1/1 project, there are no ready molds that allow you to fabricate them with cheap materials and quickly. Every design will be different, thus bringing unexpected issues. There are many associated costs that many people don’t think about. Rent of a big space, payroll, costly materials, costly electrical tools that deteriorate, consumable tools, energy consumption is a big one, all utilities, research and ANY other unforeseeable circumstance that may arise. This is just to name a few. In these type of projects, people inevitably mess up. The quality of detail is very high and those standards have to always be maintained. If a mistake is made, you sometimes have to redo the whole sculpture or great sections. Luckily I have made quite a few BAYC sculptures so all of this is already taken into account. There is risk involved, I am utterly responsible for anything that happens within the project. This goes for either side, with the people that work with me and with the results we generate to the DAO. I can’t come up with excuses in any case. Examples that have actually happened: The material was lost in shipping or was damaged by water, too bad, I’ll have to fix this. The sculpture’s paint was scratched, too bad, I’ll have to fix this. Someone tripped and damaged the sculptures, too bad, I’ll have to fix this. The supplier will not deliver the material in time and you have to buy from another one double the price, too bad, I’ll have to fix this. ssp1111: Ideas: Perhaps, in order for the community to get to know you and your team, you could start off with 1 or 2 sculptures add some budget for video production and social content make sure there is “Powered by ApeCoin” in all the IRL stuff and in the digitals show the broader BAYC/MAYC ecosystem what you’re up to have a mix of custom orders (for your business) and 1 or 2 to auction off at ApeFest Maybe have the sculptures flipping an ApeCoin Less sculptures can work out. I just envisioned people entering Ape Fest 2023 seeing a variety of different apes of their own size everywhere. I had the mission to perfect the first BAYC sculptures to have hard proof of them to then do a bulk production. The number can be reduced, maybe 15? Video production and social content is already taken into account For sure, I’ll keep a note of that Any suggestion? How can I do this? I’ve struggled with exposure. I’ve made professional photos and some good videos but not many have seen them. I’ve got only 600 followers. I already do custom orders, all the past works on the proposal are custom orders. There are many sculptures I’m currently working on, actually from different collections. I want my sole focus to be on the Bored Apes community, this is why I made the proposal. I have a bigger vision to all of this. This proposal is just the start, so the community gets to know me. I will build a physical gallery where BAYC and MAYC members will be able to sell their custom sculptures to the public effortlessly. They will only need to have the first one made by us with a mold. Then, they will be able to be sold to the public and holders effectively profiting from their IP. I am pretty sure they will sell like crazy as the IP is already very recognizable.

nexus - No Role

June 29, 2023, 10:38 a.m.

Wow. these are Amazing :white_check_mark: Wow. these are Amazing :white_check_mark:

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Victortacher - No Role

June 29, 2023, 10:40 a.m.

Wow, thanks for your feedback! Let me think through these. As a quick note the sculptures have a va… Wow, thanks for your feedback! Let me think through these. As a quick note the sculptures have a value of 14 . 8 k not 30 k.

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bigbull - Governance Working Group Steward

June 29, 2023, 10:43 a.m.

This is based on your historic sales? This is based on your historic sales?

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Victortacher - No Role

June 29, 2023, 10:44 a.m.

@bigbull Yes, actually lower in this case Please consider they will be 1 / 1 sculptures of 1 . 9… @bigbull Yes, actually lower in this case Please consider they will be 1 / 1 sculptures of 1 . 9 m or 6 ’ 2 ". It’s important to keep in mind there will be many people working on them. It is very different when you are working from an already made mold and have plans to produce massive quantities with a way bigger budget.

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ssp1111 - Accepted AIP Author

June 29, 2023, 10:46 a.m.

Haha – my maths is short-circuited today :rofl:. I made the edit so others reading get the right pr… Haha – my maths is short-circuited today :rofl:. I made the edit so others reading get the right price. Good catch. :call_me_hand:t 4 :

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MisterHype - Accepted AIP Author

June 29, 2023, 10:52 a.m.

Hi @Victortacher, I’m particularly intrigued by the level of detail and craftsmanship that your tea… Hi @Victortacher, I’m particularly intrigued by the level of detail and craftsmanship that your team brings to those sculptures. That sounds like an exciting proposal! I have a few questions: How will the selection process for the 20 sculptures be conducted? Will it be another AIP? Who will own the sculptures once they are created, agree with @ssp 1111 What are your plans for the sculptures after they are made? Will they be exhibited, auctioned, or used for other purposes? I will add to the proposal apply in Design Awards Competitions. I’m looking forward to hearing more about this initiative! -Mr. Hype :fire:

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