Editions on Foundation offer a unique way for collectors to acquire editions of a single NFT artwork. These collections are available for minting for up to 7 days (Timed Editions), or until the max token supply is reached (Limited Editions).
When a Timed Edition ends or when a Limited Edition mints out, minting is forever closed. This creates valuable exclusivity for collectors.
When you’re ready to create your edition, you’ll just need to connect your wallet before getting started.
Create an Editions contract
The Create modal is your hub for launching new projects on Foundation and provides step-by-step guides through each creation process. To get started with your new Editions smart contract, click the Create button in the upper right corner of any page, then click Editions in the sidebar.
There are three important components of launching your Editions smart contract:
Edition Name: The title and top-level identity of your edition and its tokens.
Edition Symbol: A shorthand symbol that acts as the token name on-chain for the edition’s tokens.
Chain: You can choose between Ethereum and Base. Base (an L2 chain) typically has lower gas fees for creators and collectors. Learn more about L2.
Take great care when choosing your edition’s name and symbol — these details are saved on-chain and cannot be changed once your smart contract is created.
Share earnings with Splits
Splits allow you to share edition earnings with up to 4 recipients or collaborators. You can set a share percentage for each participant, which determines how much each individual earns on primary and secondary sales.
Follow these steps to split earnings on your edition:
- Toggle Create a split.
- Enter wallet addresses or Foundation usernames for split recipients (up to 4 wallets total).
- Set each recipient’s share percentage so the total equals 100%.
- Click Continue to move forward.
It’s important to verify wallets and split percentages. This information cannot be changed after you deploy your Editions contract. Any changes require self-destructing the edition and creating it again.
Upload your artwork
Now you’re ready to upload the asset for the NFTs that will be minted from your Editions collection.
Foundation currently supports JPG, PNG, GIF, MP4, and MOV files for this type of collection.
NFT assets uploaded to Foundation are hosted on IPFS (InterPlanetary File System), a peer-to-peer system that stores data in a distributed way.
With your NFT asset in place, it’s time to add the description — this is your opportunity to share context around your artwork and connect with your community. The description can be up to 500 characters. If you’d like to add links or formatting, you can use Markdown syntax. The description will be uploaded to IPFS with the artwork.
Double-check these details as you move through the steps — they will be recorded on-chain when your Editions collection is created and cannot be changed later. If you make a mistake, you’ll need to self-destruct the Edition collection and start again.
Select a sale method
Limited Edition: A limited number of mints that runs until minted out.
For Limited Editions, select Limited Edition and then Continue.
Timed Edition: Unlimited mints within a set time period.
For Timed Editions, select Timed Edition and then Continue.
Setup your Limited Edition sale
If you’ve chosen the Limited Edition sale method, enter the following sale information:
- Price per edition NFT
- Quantity of NFTs available
- Max quantity of mints per wallet
- Minting/sale start time of your edition collection
- Launching with a curator
You can choose to open minting on your Limited Edition immediately or at a later time. Minting will remain open until the max token supply is reached, after which minting is closed.
Once these details are set, they cannot be changed after your edition has been deployed.
Setup your Timed Edition sale
If you’ve chosen the Timed Edition sale method, enter the following sale information:
- Price per edition NFT
- Sale duration (up to 7 days)
- Max quantity of mints per wallet
- Minting/sale start time of your edition collection
- Launching with a curator
You can choose to open minting immediately or at a later time. Minting can run for up to 7 days from the time it starts; once it ends, minting is closed and the total number of tokens minted remains fixed forever.
Once these details are set, they cannot be changed after your edition has been deployed.
Launch your edition in an exhibition
If you’ve been invited as a seller in an exhibition, you can launch your Timed or Limited Edition in an exhibition. You can only select an exhibition during creation. Once an edition is added, the curator collects a percentage each time an NFT is minted from your edition. This curator fee does not apply to secondary sales.
To launch your edition in an exhibition, toggle Launch with a curator and select the desired exhibition from the dropdown.
Keep in mind: the connection to the selected exhibition cannot be changed after the contract is deployed. Self-destructing an edition removes it from the exhibition.
Deploy your Editions contract
It’s time to review your content and settings and deploy your Editions contract on-chain. Double-check everything — these details are recorded on-chain and cannot be changed later. If you make a mistake, you’ll need to self-destruct the Edition collection and start again.
To deploy your edition contract:
- Closely review all aspects of your Editions collection to confirm everything is correct.
- Click Confirm onchain to confirm the transaction in your wallet and pay the required gas fees. Gas fees are the cost of interacting with the blockchain and are not set or collected by Foundation.
Your edition contract is now deployed and ready for minting at your desired start time. The success and confirmation screen will vary depending on your set start time.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us and we’ll be happy to help.