#how to zine

[oleandrsstudio]

Happy Nanowrimo! If you’re participating this year, please let me know how you’re doing! I’m sending good luck your way!

Today’s #zine #review is of “How to Hug A Tree” by Ella Lim! This is number 2 of the series, for some reason I didn’t buy number 1.

I love zines that look professional like this, they have an element of playfulness that make them fun. This one looks at the physical act of hugging a tree with a serious tone and clear instructions. I tend to be an indoors kind of person, so I liked this handbook for appreciating nature.

#minizine

#zine #zine review #minizine #how to zine #scheduled post #solarpunk

[supercorpzine]

Hi! I'm curious what program you used to put the zine together? Did you use Abode InDesign? Do you have any tutorials/resources that you would recommend for learning whichever program you used? Thanks!

Hey there, this is Grace! Sorry for the delay I was out of town when we got your message.

Both I and Monica, who was the art mod before me, and Batten who tagged in on assisting with merchandise in later volumes, used Adobe InDesign. We didn't list any particular programs in our How To post (didn't want to assume skill level) but if you are hoping to have lots of text or go to print, InDesign will be your industry standard program for that. There are non-adobe alternatives, but I personally didn't use them because they often don't offer the tools needed for print production or meet my needs for a design program. This may be different for you! We unfortunately don't have any strong recommendation for a free program to try, but we do know of Gimp, SketchUp, and Adobe Spark. Take your time trying out different programs to see which one better fits your needs. If you can get InDesign free from a friend that may be worth it.

Should you choose to brave InDesign, Adobe's resource page for tutorials and trouble shooting will be helpful. They also have a forum community where you can connect with others and ask questions. You could also check out the reddit page if you would like to have another community option! A quick search on YouTube also yielded a bunch of different tutorials, so you'll just have to pick and choose which ones would work best for you for the task you're facing. I apologize I can't really give you more specific answers on InDesign tutorials, it's a large program (as are all Adobe programs) so I would suggest just learning about the pieces and parts that pertain to what you're trying to achieve!

#ask #mod grace #how to zine #supercorp zine

[inky-thoughts]

hi! i know you said you're not continuing your how to zine posts anymore, but i just wanted to share my appreciation! i made the jump into running my first zine after modding for a few and i really appreciated your guidance :,D at one point i had about 9 different zine guides pulled up to reference and yours was the one i kept going back to - there were so many little details i never thought of that you pointed out and i appreciate the time and effort you put into them, they're invaluable ⭐

Congrats on your first zine, I hope it worked out well!

And thank you so much, I'm glad the series is still appreciated and that I did something right with it. ngl I was so surprised to suddenly get so many asks for it the last week or so, so apparently it's still relevant!

It also made me think of the series more and if I should reactivate/write for it again. Especially with looking at the history and variety of zines, the upcoming topics about design just feel very elitist because I love to see more handmade zines! They are fun and quirky and artistic and I don't want people to feel bad about going down the copyprinter zine route compared to the "fanthology" professional-looking zines that were quite the rage a couple years back (and I was used to when I started making this series.)

This turned out much more rambly than I expected haha

Anyway, thank you so much, this really made my day and I hope you have a good one too 🖤

#ask box #tell it inky #htoaz101 #how to zine #how to zine 101 #how to organize a zine 101

[mochiwei]

Hi, love your art! I've been following you for a while and I've always wondered, how to you find zines to apply to? You seem to be very involved in the type of projects that I'd love to give a shot at myself! But I only find a few here and there (and recently did my first zine contribution, happy about that!) So I was wondering, what are some good ways you'd recommend to find more zines to apply to? Thank you and once again, love your illustrations!

Hi Anon,

Thank you for your message!

I find zines mostly through the artists I follow on social media. Since I draw a lot of Zelda fan art I also follow other creators who love Zelda as well. Then those creators promote zines they’re modding or are involved in and I apply when the applications are open!

I also follow a lot of creators from different fandoms and when they post about their zine projects I throw my hat in as well. I’ve applied to Adventure Time, Pokémon, Ace Attorney, The Batman, and of course Zelda zines that way.

In the beginning I got a lot of rejections but I kept drawing what I liked and built a portfolio from there! I did challenges like Drawtober and Linktober which really helped me build a stronger portfolio for zine applications.

All in all, to find zines I would suggest searching for keywords like “applications open” or following creators that frequently mod zines. There are also zines that publish an edition each year with different artists and have open applications periodically!

In the meantime keep creating and have fun!

Happy searching!

#anon reply #anonymous #zines #how to zine #where to find zines #it’s through word of mouth #and exploring fandom spaces #I get zine fomo #ask and i shall answer #you gotta do you too! #mochiwei

[panstarry]

my final from last semester that i made into a zine. cooked this one up in a couple hours before the critique (the ink was still wet!), so it's very raw and kind of sloppy but the sentiment is there. i love you trans people of color. we are the backbone of this community 🌟

#pan draws #pan designs #zine #risograph #i'm not gonna lie i don't love how this one turned out OTL and i think the wording is not done but well... a deadline is a deadline #i'll probably touch it up and rewrite it in the future but who's to say.. i need to stew on how to articulate my feelings coherently #anyway my transness is so closely tied to my experience as a person of color. the current political climate is so fucking ass to exist in #but more than anything i am pissed off at white punks & leftists & trans people that refuse to have meaningful solidarity with us. #so yeah anyway. i was stuck on this one forever and only really got anywhere with it after attending 2 punk noise shows in a row where they #actually used their fucking platform to do like. anything. our struggles are connected you need to careeeee YOU HAVE TO CARE........ ok bye #tdov #trans day of visibility #<- i was sitting on uploading this for a while so the stars kind of aligned for it to be today huh.... happy tdov i love you

[kazehita]

Happy new years ✨

for @hotguycalendar 2024 :]

#kazedoodl #my art #zines #whoop whoop love how this turned out! did it back in oct :3 #grian #goodtimeswithscar #hotguy fanart #cuteguy fanart #hermitcraft #gtws fanart #grian fanart

[sanamustdie]

🇵🇸 ZINE FOR PALESTINE GOING LIVE 🇵🇸

ZINE4PALESTINE.BIGCARTEL.COM

Z4P is a non-profit artistic initiative aimed at raising funds for Care For Gaza, an organization providing direct support to families of Palestine. The zine showcases exclusive creations from 10 French artists from diverse backgrounds, all contributing their talents to support Palestinian families.

with the participation of @heuffopla @towwypng @1bt1cem-blog and many others who don't use tumblr

Aware that many of you would like to contribute providing humanitarian aid in the face of the atrocities Palestinians are enduring, we've chosen to create art. This way, you can still be a part of it –essentially, you make a donation by purchasing, and in return, you receive cool art made with love while helping a great cause!

Individual prints of the artworks are also available on the website —reblogs and shares are deeply appreciated!

#i hope that this project will inspire other people to launch similar initiatives. feeling powerless only benefits the oppressor #but if we all help in our own way #no matter how small #it can make a difference!! now is not the time to get discouraged! #please share!!! #zine for palestine #illustration #free palestine #my art ( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ) #palestine #gaza #free gaza #mahmoud darwish #zine #sana's thoughts ☆

[domirine]

ever seen a man so beautiful you ram your bike into his flowers?

my full piece for the retrouvailles zine! i had a lot of fun painting it. hope you enjoy looking at the lil details, plants, and the only character who has his shit together (the dog)

#art #jjba #avpol #mohammed avdol #jean pierre polnareff #iggy #i suppose! he sure is here after all. #i sat on this for a long while and i'm very happy that the whole zine is out i had a nice time working with everyone there #also i like participating in zines. just saw another jojo one i would have loved to apply but you know how it is #the world shows you zine info only after the artists are announced lol looking forward to seeing it either way #ok enough babblin. stay cool

[almondcroissantsandink]

The Thomas Thorne Affair

#thomas thorne #bbc ghosts #bbc ghosts fanart #bbc ghosts kitty #bbc ghosts robin #artists on tumblr #the thomas thorne affair #i was absolutely ZOOTED and FEVERISH with the flu when i colored this yesterday and was very pleased with how everything turned out #like i was so so sick #how Romantic of me to create art while bedridden lmao #art #digital art #six idiots #i like that i went zine level of detail for just a fun drawing #i showed my mom and the first thing she said was 'oh you would look so pretty in that (Thomas's) outfit' #like slay mother thank you #mathew baynton #mat baynton

[pato-roldnart]

Some friendly Quidditch match for @hdwickedwixen zine :3

He caught the snitch!

#here they are!!!!1 #tha last pieces i did for the zine #once again #i don't know how i managed to draw the quidditch equipment #something must had possessed me idk #and if anyone still reads the tags #i wanted to thank you all for all the love and support #you make my day :3 #love you guys #drarry #drarry fanart #harry potter fanart #draco malfoy #pato's art

[pummelingbat]

Persecution Complex, or: "Just You, Me, And The Weight Of Your Dead Girlfriend Between Us"

#reanimator #reanimator 1985 #herbert west #dan cain #danbert #bride of reanimator #my art #this is the only comic piece from my zine im gonna post here i think. im trying to show SOME self restraint. #but im too geeked abt how this one turned out... want to share The Vision #i may get scared and delete. im shy abt my comic writing. but. #have an early installation in the Gay Herbert West Character Study ive been drawing all year. #shoutout to tumblr auto cropping longer posts now. so i at least dont feel inconsiderate formatting this vertically lol.

[oleandrsstudio]

Today’s #zine #review is of “How to Care for Your Houseplant” by Ella Lim!

We’ve got two houseplants at my place. One is a cactus with a red flower, the other is a cactus with a yellow flower. We also have three cats. As you might expect, the cats get most of our attention.

This zine encourages the reader to reconsider how they view and interact with their houseplants. It’s good to take a moment, sometimes, to really think about how you treat the living things around you.

#minizine #solarpunk

#zine #zine review #minizine #how to zine #scheduled post #solarpunk

[moldspace]

hey all, sorry for the accidental hiatus, i’ve been kind of crazy busy lately but! i did manage to finally finish A NEW ZINE!!! 

i’m pretty dang happy with how this one turned out, even if it took me genuinely 7 months from first draft to final print version to finish it. i think it sums up my philosophy vis-à-vis artmaking pretty well, and looks pretty good to boot! 

the full zine is purchaseable on my shop but patrons of mine get access to full PDFs of this zine and all of my others (and behind the scenes posts on the making of this zine from script to final layout!!) wow what a deal!!!

#my art #art #zines #zine #how to evolve #posting this at 9:30 PM on a sunday because i dont giive a fuck

[inky-thoughts]

When do you invite the guest artists? after contributor apps so you can see if they applied before inviting them?

To be honest, I haven't worked on zines with guest artists, and I'm sure there are several ways to go about it, so take my advice with a grain of salt here. I also want to preface this by saying that I'm not 100% sure what you mean with guest artists so I'm going with "artists that are invited into the zine and don't need to apply to it" so sorry if that's not what you meant.

In general, guest artists or sometimes also called feature artists are people you *really really want* in your zine. They usually are curated for a reason, typically because they fit the vibe of the zine so well, or because you want to collaborate with them specifically (maybe you're friends or you look up to them, whatever the reason really). In either way, I would find it more adventageous to ask them once the concept and planning has been done and the mod team stands, not after all the other contributors are settled on. Especially if you have a printed zine, you have limited spots/space in the zine. If you settle the guest artists early on, you know exactly how much capacity you have left for normal applications. This also means you can select the other contributors based on the vibe/aesthetic of your guest artists.

There's also a second layer to it: if you publicly announce your guest artists before you open up regular applications, your guest artists might actually help you promote your zine and motivate others to apply to it so they get the chance to work alongside the guest artists. Of course there's an off chance that some people wouldn't apply specifically because one of the guest artists for whatever reason, but again I find that chance to be rather minimal.

I find it also leaves a bad taste in applicants' mouths if they get a rejection but later on find out "this person was specifically asked to join the zine after they didn't even put interest into it, unlike me" so generally, I would advise against asking people after they didn't apply. That feels just rude towards the people who were genuinely interested and didn't make the cut.

Of course that's just my two cents so if anyone has more experience with it/an opinion on it, feel free to add onto it!

Hope this helps?

#tell it inky #ask box #htoaz101 #how to zine #how to zine 101 #how to organize a zine 101

[palossssssand]

Finally able to share my piece done for @inkpopzine ! “I Gave 1000 Super Sea Snails to this Urchin” live Spyke reaction

#when I finally figured out how to render those damn snails. it was like crack or something #my art #splatoon #ink pop zine #splatoon ocs #trito #spyke #really happy with how this came out #did not originally intend for trito t look like a streamer but he ended up in this pose and it cracks me up so bad

[cyborb]

very fluffy volcarona that i made last year for the zine fire blast!

#my art #volcarona #larvesta #pokemon #pkmn #best work #zine unfortunately had some production issues but at the very least im happy with how this piece turned out #2022