A Platform-Agnostic ERC-1155 NFT Contract for Artists

An exercise in throttling the potential of an exciting protocol to do just what I wanted.

by Kevin Abosch, January 4th 2021.

My first non-fungible tokens, NFT’s $YLAMBO & $MDAV, created March 15, 2018 & March 27, 2018 respectively, were each unique works represented by indivisible ERC-20 tokens. Almost three years later the NFT landscape for artists is robust with numerous platforms dedicated to the management and marketing/sales of NFT artworks and collectibles (SuperRare, OpenSea, Rarible, KnownOrigin, Portion, Enjin, etc). Thousands of artists across the globe have chosen to present their work in NFT form. For artists who might be looking for a platform-agnostic option (your NFT not tied inextricably to a particular platform) and to save a bit of money on ETH gas when transferring multiple tokens, my approach might appeal to you.

A recent project led me to consider how I would produce an edition of NFT artworks today and I was faced with the decision of which protocol to use, the de facto NFT protocol ERC-721, or the newer kid on the block, ERC-1155. The latter’s development, which I have followed for the past couple years, seemed more elegant and with greater functionality. But upon its recent progression to final status (congrats to: Witek Radomski, CTO of Enjin), many of the popular NFT platforms and crypto-wallets have yet to integrate the protocol (this will change very soon).

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