Happy
#PortfolioDay
I'm Cal, aka Waxbones. I'm a digital artist and graphic designer based in UK, juxtaposing the whimsical with the macabre.
Let's create something wild together 🤘
Past clients include eBay, Fox and Mattel.
🌐
💌 Cal
@waxbones
.xyz
For those still messaging me…
-Yes, this was my original idea
-Yes, I know the idea was taken unfortunately without credit
-No, it is not an official poster (hit me up 20th Century Studios)
-No, it is not AI
Thank you everyone who stood up for my art, love you 🤘
I keep getting asked when I'm gonna do a generative project. I've been working on one for a while and I'm buzzing, so here's a little teaser!
This is a different mechanic than you've seen before. This isn't random. This is an abomination.
Dare to enter the Laboratory?
Thanks to everyone that joined my chat with the
@WGMInterfaces
team.
For those that listened, this incredible, exclusive POAP can now be claimed in my Discord 🤘
GM to all the incredible people that support me and my art. I love each and every one of you
Here's the info you've all been asking for. Hopefully this gives everyone a chance to get one, if not, I'm sorry but I'm only one guy drawing silly pictures for fun
LFG 🤘
Tomorrow is my last day at my day job, then Waxbones becomes my career!!
If you had told me when I minted my genesis that it would lead to this I would have Will Smith’d you right in the chops!
2021 has been wild!
I’ve made art. I’ve made friends. I’ve exhibited all over the world. Thank you to everyone who has supported me in any way, it has meant the world.
2022 will be bigger, better, and wilder 🤘
(p.s. Peep the pieces that haven’t released yet in the gif 😜)
Some mornings in the NFT space I feel like bailing. I just don’t get it.
How can someone rip off BAYC and the Simpsons and as a community we say “yes, here’s a shit ton of money”
Then I see projects with original art and ideas just sit there.
I’m going outside, cya
I've never done
#PortfolioDay
before so here goes...
I'm Waxbones (aka Cal), a digital artist from the UK who juxtaposes the whimsical with the macabre...
I've been building Waxbones organically for the past year whilst holding down a full-time design job
If you ever wondered whether or not I was in this for the long-haul... last week I handed in my resignation to that job, a job I've been doing for the past 10 years!
LFG🤘
BOOTLEG BIOMORPHIC MECHA
Available for the next 72hrs
I'm taking a social media break this weekend so I'll see you all on Monday. Have a wonderful weekend, you're all amazing and the support you constantly give me is incredible
LFG 🤘
Today’s the day! I’m participating in
@chiko_roko
first drop on
@rarible
Excited to show the first time my art has been translated to 3D as well as a physical toy!!!!
UNIQUE 1/1
SUPER RARE 8/8
RARE 88/88
Who's a super underrated artist with a unique and interesting style?
(Don't say yourself, this is NOT a shill thread! Just looking for some cool new artists)
The past 72 hours have been beyond anything I could have imagined. What started as a joke has ended up as a defining moment in my NFT career and something truly life changing
Words can't describe how grateful I am for every single one of you
Final edition size: 222 🤘
Love your PFP but fancy a style change? Dr. Waxbones prescribes:
The WaxVaxx!
More info soon!
[Side effects to your PFP include: bolder outlines, macabre whimsy, 3D becoming 2D, possibly goo and skulls]
Curious about what
@Prometheus_Lab
is, how it came to be and why I'm doing it at all?
Well lucky for you, I've written a Medium article all about it! Let me know what you think and LFG 🤘
It breaks my heart that this community continues to support someone who was publically accused of one of the most heinous crimes, never addressed it, and somehow swept it all under the rug.
I’m all for innocent until proven guilty, and believing victims, but for a high profile
This holiday season, the battle for Christmas begins...
Bootleg Biomorphic Mechas are back, but which side will you choose?
S4NT∆ or KЯAMPU5
Have you been nice... or naughty?
Fuck it... I'm sick of fuelling my own anxiety by waiting for market conditions to be "right". Tired of overthinking things until they don't make sense anymore...
Culinary Atrocities. 3pm UK.
GM!
I can't believe that
@SkullxNFT
didn't sell out immediately! WTF are you guys spending your money on?! The art is above and beyond any other gen project I've seen!
If they're not sold out by tomorrow I'm buying more!
There's an old Chinese proverb that states:
"He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount"
... so can you please just let me ride him around the drive-thru to order a pizza!?
#drawtheundead22
Fuck me, for one day can we just spread some fucking positivity?!
I know there's tons of shit going on that's important to talk about but the thing that's really gonna kill us is gonna be the constant negativity and whining and bitching!
Share some rad art to prove me wrong!
This community means the world to me. I was up late last night trying to mint a
@GEVOLsNFT
but was out of luck
This morning I'm casually chatting to
@M_C_I_S
(a massive supporter of mine) and he offers me one of his! It really is about the friends you make along the way ❤️
In these dark crypto times, pay attention to the creators that are still dropping projects, trying new things, playing, engaging with the community, generally sticking around.
Watch out for the ones who have gone quiet and only show up when the going gets good.
Full-time job, a 5 year old kid, and NFTs is all becoming super difficult to keep track of. Not sure how I can keep all this up for much longer to be honest.
If you have messaged me and I haven't responded please don't take it personally. Give me a nudge.
Love you all 🤘
Gm to the speaker at NFT London who told the audience that in order to be a successful NFT artist you need to be in 3-5 Twitter Spaces PER DAY!
Your advise was utter nonsense
Enjoy wasting your weekend, I’m gonna make art instead 🤘
So we can all now agree that "influencers" are toxic and we don't need them, right?
Be careful who you surround yourself with. If a non-artist is telling artists how to act, what to create, to hustle 24/7, they are perpetuating a toxic culture where they are in control. Fuck 'em
⚡️Giveaway⚡️
I'm giving away 1 of my REMIX! Mutants I did for
@ApeDAORemix
in 48hrs!
1. Follow
@Waxbones
&
@ApeDAORemix
2. Retweet this post
3. Tag 2 friends
Each REMIX! also comes with a claim of 100 APED tokens. Join the discord to find out more
GM!
Wednesday's gonna be a big day!
_Chatting live on BBC Radio 4 about NFTs
_Waxing Lyrical with special guest
@shakkablood
_The battle for XM4S begins! Are you Team Naughty, or Team Nice?
LKG!
GM! Here’s a glimpse into my drawing process. It’s almost always the same…
- Rough sketch
- Detailed sketch
- Thick lines
- Thin lines and blacks
- Base colours
- Shadows and highlights
🤘
Don't like the edition size?
Don't like the price?
Don't like the art?
Don't like the artist?
That's all fine. There's so much good shit out there to make everyone happy. But make no mistake, I do everything for my daughter's wellbeing, not your perceived entitlement!
Love you
I think it’s important to acknowledge that we all fall victim to our own self doubt and imposter syndrome sometimes.
I’ve really struggled to pick up the pen this weekend. Not looking for compliments, I just think it’s good for everyone’s mental health to talk about this 🤘
When I hit 888 followers I dropped this piece on HEN in a cringy attempt to get a prolific collector to notice me. Don’t be like me…
Create art you want to make for you, not what you think others want you to make
And have a lovely Sunday… we’re going dinosaur hunting 🤘
"Do Narwhals Dream of Electric Tea?"
A generative art project from my warped mind, powered by Props
_Mint opens today, 5pm UK (12pm ET)
_0.015eth (0.01eth discount, details below)
_4k supply (no time limit)
_Individually numbered
_Print/physical giveaways
_4x special 1/1s
🔗👇
It’s been 5 years since we tragically lost one of the greatest musicians of our generation
Linkin Park have always been an extremely important band to me since I was a kid so it felt fitting that I would do a tribute Bootleg Mecha 🤘
Here it is – Hopper
#53
Tastebud
I am so proud of this collaboration with
@shakkablood
and can't wait for the drop. It means the world that he asked me to mesh my 2D madness with his 3D amazingness and I think the result is something really special. Thanks bro!
Who's gonna bid?
Urgh let's try again:
–This is the only artwork
–It costs 0.1
–There are max. 888 of this artwork available
–It is available at 6pm UK on Rarible
–On Monday I'm burning the unsold ones. You decide the final edition size, because no one will be happy otherwise!
_Link at 6pm
GM
@HailDraconis
😘
Creatures + Friends are back for one last takeover!
Thursday 8pm UK
4 Reptilian overlords
20 editions each
0.06eth
Better than a blood sacrifice, let me tell you!