The American website Make It reported that Amrit Pal Singh, 32, earned more than $1 million from the sale of 57 nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, as they are called. ), from his artwork in about 9 months.

The site writer Taylor Lock attributed to the young Singh saying that despite being a former designer and illustrator for more than 9 years, he had just minted his first "NFT" (NFT) - meaning an artistic symbol used in the world of virtual games - last February, and that he He created it after a friend mentioned that one of his previous projects(s), called "Toy Faces", would do just fine.

Singh, who lives in the Indian capital, New Delhi, says he immediately got a few bids to sell more NFTs from Toy Faces in markets such as Foundation and SuperRare, as well as to commissions.

Amrit Pal Singh says that most of his drawings are inspired by the people who inspired him (American press)

The game faces are 3D cartoon-like images of different people and characters, including Malala Yousafzai, Steve Jobs and Frida Kahlo.

They are non-derivative images, which means that each one was created by Singh individually.

Singh says most of these icons are inspired by the people who inspired him.

Although prices varied, each Toy Faces NFTs sold for at least 1 Ether, which is about $4,706 at current Ether prices.

In addition to Toy Faces, Singh has designed and sold another project called Game Rooms, a set of 3D illustrations depicting different rooms, including a "cave from Disney's "Aladdin" and characters from Mr. The Rings, and the living room from The Simpsons.

Singh says that for him these rooms were portals to a world of childlike possibility and wonder during the pandemic, and he mostly confined himself to his room in complete solitude, renewing his love for 3D illustrations through this collection.

According to Foundation Market, the base price for "per-toy" (Toy Rooms NFT) is about 1.22 ether, or about $5,741 at current prices.

If any of his pieces are resold, Singh will also get 10% ownership on every secondary sale.

Singh mainly invested his earnings in other artists by buying their own NFTS, and spent more than 30 Ether, or over $141,000 at current prices, on NFTS to display in the metaverse game world. (metaverse).

He says he has bought virtual galleries, land and a café that is essentially a museum of "Toy Faces" toys and other works of art he has collected from artists he really admires.

Although Singh has been doing well as a designer, his revenue hasn't ballooned that fast, as what he was making in 3 or 4 years he's currently making in 7 months, "it was really unbelievable," he explains.

Going forward, Singh plans to focus mostly on doing NFTS full-time, given that: “NFTS enables me to have something more self-expressive.”