# How to Perform a Direct Mint

For a 'Direct Mint', you will need to submit the basic information of the NFT and pay the gas, and the on-chain minting will be completed directly on the Uptick Chain.

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If you want to perform a direct mint, you need to first select the type you are creating:

### **Step 1: Collection or NFT**

You can create your own collection for personalized definition; if you have completed collection creation, or use the Uptick platform collection, please choose to create NFT.

### Step 2: Single or Multiple

If you've already select the collection or NFT, then you need to select single or multiple.&#x20;

Choose “Single” for one of a kind or “Multiple” if you want to sell one collectible multiple times

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### How to create collection？

First, you will need to decide on the type of collection you want to create. And please note that once minted, it cannot be modified.

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Then, fill in the collection information to better inform users about your upcoming series,  such as:

* **Collection image:** the cover image of the collection, which will be displayed in the list
* **Collection name:** the name of the collection
* **Description:** a detailed introduction to the collection, so that users can better understand your works
* **Category:** the classification of the collection, determines the classification under which the collection NFT will be displayed
* **Customize URL:** customize your URL on Uptick. Must only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and underscore.

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*If it's too troublesome to create a collection, you can also choose the default collection we provide: \[Uptick721] or \[Uptick 1155]*

### &#x20;How to create NFTs for the collection?

After creating a collection, you can create NFTs that pertain to that collection. Usually, the NFTs will follow a consistent theme. The first thing to do is select the type of NFT you want to create:

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When creating an NFT, you must choose a collection for your NFT. Collections you create will automatically be shown. We also provide you with a default platform collection just in case you don’t want to create your own collection.

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In addition to the basic NFT information, we have added the following settings:

* **Properties:** Add attributes to your NFTs (limit of 64)
* **License:** Choose to make it CC0
* **Royalty:** This represents the percentage received from each subsequent resale (max 10%), default set by 5%.
* **Viewable:** You can choose to publicly display your unsold NFTs