Neural Styled NFT Minter

NFT Minting dApp with Neural Style Transfer

Neural Styled NFT Minter can generate and deploy NFTs on blockchain using Deep Learning based Neural Style Transfer to enable computer generated creative art pieces

How to run the Code

Dependencies

• Frontend: node.js, yarn
• Backend: Python libraries:

  tensorflow
  tensorflow_hub
  flask
  flask_cors
  Pillow
  

• Other services used: NFT.STORAGE, InterPlanetary File System, hardhat,

Running the dApp

• Install the dependencies

• Get the API key from NFT.STORAGE and store that in end-to-end/packages/react-app/src/constants.js

• Download the Neural Style Transfer Model from TensorFlow Hub and add the path to local directory in neural_style_transfer_api.py

• Run the backend flask API

  cd <path-to-NFT-Minting-dApp-with-Neural-Style-Transfer>
  python neural_style_transfer_api.py
  

• Install Frontend modules using npm:

  cd end-to-end
  yarn install
  

• Start local hardhat devnet:

  yarn chain
  

• Open different terminal to deploy the smart contract:

  yarn deploy
  

• After smart contract deployment, run the UI:

  yarn start
  

Usage

• Add ethers to the dummy account by clicking on "Grab Funds from the Faucet" on the UI.
• Add the content and the style image.
• Add NFT name and click on "Mint" button to add the generated image to IPFS and store IPFS URI on devnet. Note the token ID.
• Use the token ID to view the generated NFT in the "View an NFT" tab.

References

• InterPlanetary File System
• NFT.STORAGE
• scaffold-eth
• web3js
• Neural Style Transfer