Renowned tattoo artist Scott Campbell teams up with Josh Hubberman and a collection of top-tier artists to transform the tattoo industry via NFT shop passes. Proof Collective members will have allowlist access on Scab Shop Pass mint day with a total limit of 5,000 passes available.

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  • Who is Scott Campbell, and how is he (along with Scab Shop co-founder Josh Hubberman) changing the trajectory of tattoo artistry through NFTs? [00:45]
  • What is Scott's background? [01:46]
  • For a tattoo artist of Scott's caliber, why is being booked for years in advance with a roster of A-list celebrities who want his work anathema to the reason he became an artist in the first place? [04:35]
  • One of the major limitations faced by all tattoo artists, and how Scott and Josh aim to fix it using NFTs (in spite of Scott's initial dismissal of the idea). [05:42]
  • From an archival perspective, NFTs immortalize traditionally ephemeral tattoo designs. [09:15]
  • Scab Shop wasn't created to just solve Scott's problems. He envisions its benefits eventually transforming the entire tattoo industry. [10:18]
  • What excites Josh about this project, and how did he get involved? [12:34]
  • What will it mean to own a Shop Pass, and how does Scab Shop make sharing art a more intimate process -- for the artist and the patron -- than current Web2 platforms? [14:40]
  • Artists currently on board for the launch. [16:44]
  • How will season one drops work? [18:25]
  • This project is limited only by imagination -- of which there's currently an abundance. One interesting idea: how collaborations might work. [19:24]
  • How much will minting a Shop Pass initially cost, and when will they be available to the public? [21:00]
  • Thoughts on the secondary market value of artwork for rendered tattoos. [21:30]
  • Surprise tattoos? What a glorious idea! [22:47]
  • Parting thoughts. [26:27]

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