Derak🐸

Discord Specialist ~ Setups & Security ~ Community focused frog ~ Ex-chef, current frog fan & collector of jpegs 🐸

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

Discover the Ultimate Midnight Breeze Mega-Thread 🍃

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[Dutchtide.eth @dutchtide]

I want you to look closely at this video.

What you’re seeing is four years of building a world, asset by asset.

Every single one of these elements is animated.
Each animation fills 30 seconds.
That’s 720 frames per asset.

Now look at the layers.
They range from 0 to 11 (not even counting the VFX layers).

Throughout the video you can see them appear and disappear, showing how each fragment is actually constructed.
Because when people see a fragment of this world, something interesting happens.

Most assume they’re looking at a 1/1 artwork.

And honestly… that assumption makes sense.
How else could something this detailed exist?

But here’s the reality.

There are no algorithms doing the heavy lifting.
No shortcuts.
No generative black boxes.

Just straight artistry.
Years of craft.
And a deep understanding of how to build a world piece by piece.

And that’s the part I sometimes feel I failed to show clearly enough.

Making a generative collection isn’t hard.

But building a generative world?
A generative story?
A place people feel like they’ve already been before?
That’s an entirely different beast.
This space says it cares about innovation.

Well…
Here it is.
So next time you see a fragment of the Lonely Road,
don’t scroll past too quickly.

Take a moment.

Because if you look closely enough,
you might notice details
or secrets..

That no one else has seen yet.

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@negithenagi @dutchtide @midnightbreezey welcome to the lonely road fam!

[NEGI 🍌 @negithenagi]

Surprisingly got the max duration for my visa renewal - what better way to celebrate than to grab this Fragment I’ve been eyeing for a while 🌃
I resonate with #4728 deeply because it reminds me of home (HK). I can almost tell where you’d find a view like this.

[CryptoJunk2194.eth @CryptoJunk2194]

gn gn gn

Time for the hidden trait Wednesday 𝕄𝕚𝕕𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥夏季𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕫𝕖 vote.

Enjoy a burned v1>v2 fragment!

#2212 owned by Zen-Wolf.

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@iamwenmun im not gonna let you be introverted, i wanna see the queen of chaos that is wenmuns real hidden identity 😂 id love to come to Japan, hoping to get a holiday there sometime next year definately!

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

It feels surreal to say this after almost 4 years, but unfortunately the time has come for me to leave my work with Dutchtide and the Midnight Breeze project, I’m sad to be closing this chapter of my life, but I’m also really proud I got to be part of something this special for so long🫡

This Community has been my home for years, all the wonderful people i've met in the discords and IRL, everything i've learnt about this space, the amazing things i've had the privileged to be involved in has been thanks to Breeze and the people there, and i want to say thank you all from the bottom of my heart!🫶

I also want to say a huge thank you to @dutchtide for giving me the chance to be part of all this, and for trusting me to help shape the community into what it is today. It really is one of the best I’ve ever seen in this space. And that’s down to all of you, everyone who collected, everyone who showed up in the server with good vibes, everyone I’ve spoken to from all over the world. This journey has been wild and I honestly love you all for being part of it with me! 💜

Even though I won’t be working with the studio directly anymore, I will always support this project and the people here. I originally joined for the art and the community, and both of those are still here, so dont think you will be rid of me that easily!

As for me… it’s time to branch off and figure out whats next for me in the world of web3, i'm gonna take the month to see some family, relax and focus on my plans and where i want to be after this, but don't hesitate to reach out if you ever have anything you want to speak to me about, my DM's are always open🫡

Once again, thank you everyone, I love you all, and don't forget...

Stay Breezy
Stay Bullish
🍃

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@0x_jonny Appreciate you jonny, its been a brilliant journey and im glad I got to walk this lonely road with you and the fam! I look forward to the next chance we can hang! 🫡

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@punk8868 Thank you thor ❤️ made so many amazing friends here, altho my work is over, my passion is still the people here and I def wanna stay in contact and keep those friendships alive 🫡

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@soberpunker Thank you sober, glad this project gave me the chance to meet so many amazing people I'm blessed to call friend, dont be a stranger and next time you come to the UK ill be sure to come say hi!

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@kaironoyume Appreciate that kairo 🫶 it was a blessing and a privilege to be a part of

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@iamwenmun Thank you wenmun, its been an absolute pleasure to help shape this community, feels like ive made friends for life here and I hope I get the chance to hang with you IRL one day and cause some chaos! 😄

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@faBaozi84 Thank yoh fabiaz, its been amazing, i still walk this lonely road together with all of you, and I look forward to seeing where this path takes us all!

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@dutchtide Also, wen v3 😂

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@dutchtide Thank you Dutch, truly it has been such a life changing experince, ill always be thankful for the opportunity to help creat this project with you and the community ❤️

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@Qoheleth3000 I appreciate your kind words, its been an absolutely amazing experience to be a part of 🫶

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@FredroBonanza Appreciate you fredro, its been a pleasure to hang and talk with you so much about web3 and stuff, you'll still see me around without a doubt, just time to step back and make some moves of my own now 🫶

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@FinishWhatUStar 😭 making me cry decaf, thank you for your kind words, its been amazing to be a part of Breeze for so long, im glad I had the opportunity to help bring so many awesome people together, feels like ive made friends for life here without a doubt 🫡

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@lofiQtip Thank you friend, its been a blessing to be part of such an amazing community 🫶

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@fun_nft Appreciate that baron, its been amazing to be a part of 🫶

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@CivortArt Definately still be about yeah, not going anywhere, just changing path a little bit 🫡 appreciate you being such a close friend over the years ❤️

[Derak🐸 @derakmandious]

@illumanbeing Thank you Illen, appreciate that alot, its been a journey and a half ❤️