So you’re here because you heard about Nyan Cat. Or maybe it was Grimes’ collection of weird demon baby cherub things. Or something to do with Lindsay Lohan. Whatever the reason, you’ve decided you’re going to make hay while the crypto sun shines, you’ve got the art skills to do it, and all you’re missing is the crypto know-how to get your work out there where the kind of people who pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a GIF can laugh at your work and maybe cough up a few grand your way.

Well, you're in luck, because we've simplified the whole process into a few simple steps, so your own bizarre crypto art will be immortalized on the blockchain in no time.

Below, we’ll take you step-by-step through the process of turning your beloved artwork into a newly minted NFT that will outlive us all on the Ethereum Blockchain. We say Ethereum because Ethereum is, at least for now, the primary blockchain for selling and trading NFTs.

The first thing you’ll need to do if you want to sell NFT art is, well, create some art yourself. This can be almost any form of media: GIFs, illustrations, videos, 3D models, and the like. A quick stroll through Rarible or Foundation will give you an idea of the general leanings in crypto art. Currently, there seems to be a preference for very avant-garde, experimental abstract art, or meme-heavy internet culture references. Not that that should necessarily influence your work—we’re not getting into the “creating for the market” debate here. Once you’ve decided what kind of art you want to upload, you can move on to the next step.