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This is part of my uni project… what do you think??
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Got my little tips one page zine together finally!! it's up in my ko-fi shop! First pic is the test run i did earlier this week, second is the final product <333 There's a digital PDF you can print out yourself and a physical I can mail to you up now
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👖 It's the moment you've all been waiting for!
🔥 Contributor applications are NOW OPEN, from May 3rd-May 31st.
🪼 We will be looking for writers, artists, merch artists, and cosplayers! Check out the link below to apply!
🚀 Apply here! https://forms.gle/FeW9nQJcmRUU4w3p6
Interested?
Check out more information on our Carrd, which also contains links to our other social media!:
Any questions can be directed to our tumblr or our retrospring:
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blacktip reef shark, 2023
my piece for 'swim on 9', a collaborative charity art zine you can get a digital copy here
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✨ Art zine "Growth - an Artsy Friends collection" is now LIVE! ✨
A group of 19 artists have come together with their shared love of nature & art to make this art book for you all :D
40 pages front to back, never seen artworks and some insight of the making of said artworks to fuel your inspiration! 🌼
Zine is available for purchase on these platforms:
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"Were you waiting for me? ...You have weird tastes." ✨
Contributor applications for Stardust: A Belphegor Zine are now open until June 1st at 15:00 (UTC-5)!
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❤️🔥𝕮𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖇𝖚𝖙𝖔𝖗 𝕬𝖕𝖕𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖘 𝕺𝖕𝖊𝖓❤️🔥
The time has come. Let's slay some vampires. Forms will be open from May 2nd to June 1st.
artists: https://forms.gle/xRnv31FR3bGfDVzy6
writers: https://forms.gle/QTEmgeFNN6YSrBzWA
merch artists: https://forms.gle/iNPd8npULnskGhHB6
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The theme of the eleventh Object Head Zine is “MAGIC AND FANTASY”.
(Illustration by TheHoleyness, concept/sketch by Potentialforart) Embrace the swirling magic inside as you summon power from the depths, awaken the sleeping strength to battle strong foes, and venture forth to adventure - this year's zine wants you to pull forth your imagination and seize fantasies beyond your wildest dreams! Feel free to pick whatever genre you'd like; there's plenty to choose from!
This book will feature 35 people I’ve selected, plus 35 open slots available to the public for a total of 70 participants! This year’s zine is a PAID OPPORTUNITY of $115 USD per page (an increase from previous years!). Participants will be paid as soon as they complete their piece (give or take a week for PayPal to transfer funds). There will be a pre-order sale to cover the costs of printing and shipping.
The 35 pre-selected participants are:
Potentialforart | Corviday | Kimberly Wang | Louise Kay Uy | Cosmicloak | jeong | theHoleyness | Nighto | Blacklimes | Autumn Haynes | Jenny Park | Shibara | Juliette GMM López | Lemonjuiceday | Cacoethic + Lenalis | Vetiverfox | Caitlin Ono | Inktrashing | Jackarais | Pastachyan | nauma | april | siins | Kosse | PigDemonArt | CHRISQI | R-GIE | BunnyangelArt | K_Duffles | 1000 Dead Draculas | Rainboopz | Krispy | Feefal
The guidelines are as follows:
- Illustration-quality works in either digital or traditional mediums. Both colour and b/w acceptable; background required. *BG can be as simple as a pattern or colour block!
- 6”x9”, 300 DPI illustrations with a 1/8th inch bleed (FINAL DIMENSIONS SHOULD BE 6.25” x 9.25”) Works must be in CMYK, and in a vertical format only.
- At least one (1) work in progress picture should be sent in with your final illustration.
- For consistency’s sake, keep faces to a minimum (You can have eye(s) or you can have mouth(s) but don’t have both in a humanoid arrangement.)
- Original characters only (yours or your friends’).
- You can include humans or other creatures, as long as there’s a 1:1 object head to non-object head/human ratio.
- This book is for all ages. PG-13 content at the most! Cartoon violence and blood are acceptable, but realistic gore is NOT. Use your common sense. If you’re unsure, run the idea by me.
- Completed illustrations must be sent as a flattened psd or tiff file
There are only 12 slots for comics available due to page count space so if you apply for a comic space, and you are selected, you may not be picked for comics but instead illustration!
If you have any questions about the zine, feel free to send an email to objectheadzine(@)hotmail(.)com. I’ll do my best to reply promptly. If you haven’t received a response from me, please feel free to send it again. There are a few essential questions answered over at the FAQ. There is also a Twitter account for the zine for frequent updates and WIPs of the book!
Applications are due June 2nd, 2024, 11:59 PM, PST.
Edit: The google form was not letting people submit applications, I've remade the form - let's hope it works now!
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M❤️NSTER SUMMER SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN
Calling writers and artists! If you love monsters, now is your chance to submit to a free monster romance digital zine!
We accept SFW and NSFW content, fan content, and content you have already posted! Check out the full guidelines om the @monstermag FAQ! Submissions last until June 15th!
Submission Links
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Pages 38-41 of Making Stuff and Doing Things by Kyle Bravo
Book Binding for Beginners by Merrydeath Stern
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I drew this last week at school for a gallery opening. The symbol of Handala is really poignant to me, and I try to keep him in my thoughts. Free Palestine and all other colonized nations forever and always, and dismantle the forces of Western Imperialism.
BDSmovement.net
PCRF.net
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Contributor applications are now open!
It's officially the fist of May, and with that contributor applications are now open !
We are so excited to see all of your lovely applications ! It will be open from May 1st to May 31 ! Please check out our Carrd for more information, and please don't hesitate to send us any questions you may have either here or on our Retrospring !
As well, don't forget to check out our Mod Application Form ! It's open until the 8th of May !
CARRD | TWITTER | RETROSPRING
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Need help prepping your zine portfolio or could use some pointers? Here’s a brief guide for choosing and organizing your works to make a successful portfolio!
Let’s start with artists.
What format should you use? Simple is usually best! Google Drive folders are often preferred because they easily display your work with no extra steps. Carrds, websites, or curated social media work too, so long as there is not extra material or posts hiding your work. Try to have as few clicks before seeing your work as possible, so no need to separate work into folders and certainly don’t require a mod to search your entire page for it—they may not have the time.
Make sure that your work is publicly viewable! Double and triple check that your Drive folder is shared publicly or your websites are not behind a password.
When choosing which pieces to include, always choose your best and most polished work. All works should be complete, in full color, and be fully shaded or rendered. Try to have at least some of your works be approximately something that would be found in a zine, which usually means about A5 sizing. Backgrounds are an essential skill for zines; make sure you show you can draw them well. Of course, sometimes some of these elements are excluded in a piece as a stylistic choice, but all are important skills to show you have.
If possible, try to include the topic of the zine in your portfolio. It does not need to be every single piece. If you only have WIPs or messy work of the topic, then it may not be worth it to include it and that’s alright (though make sure the zine does not require art of the subject when making that decision. Ours does not).
Most zines ask for featured works separate from the portfolio. These are the first things mods look at when evaluating your application. Choose your strongest three (or however many are asked for) pieces as your featured works. Typically, try to include art within the fandom as a featured work if you can. Try to have those vital skills on display in these as well (backgrounds, rendering, etc) so it’s immediately clear you’ve got what it takes.
No need for every piece to hit every point. Try your best for the portfolio together to hit most of them and meanwhile you can work on creating some art specifically to show off anything you’re missing!
There are some things you want to avoid including at risk of weakening your portfolio. A portfolio is only as strong as its weakest piece, so having less pieces is better than having weaker pieces. Only include polished work you’re most proud of. WIPs, sketches, or isolated character work may give the impression that you won’t provide a complete zine piece. Including multiple styles or mediums (especially ones that you wouldn’t be comfortable using for the zine) may confuse a mod as they might not know which you’ll use. If you include multiple styles, make sure that you are skilled and polished enough in all of them to use them for the zine. It’s totally fine to have a smaller portfolio, especially if you’re just starting out—don’t clog it with art that’s not your finest.
Merch portfolios are very similar to page art portfolios, but focus on character-centric work often without backgrounds. Do research on what makes a good merch design, because not all compositions translate well to physical products.
Photographs of merch you’ve made are excellent, but if you don’t have them then you can make mock-ups to help mods understand what you’re envisioning for the final product. Merch portfolios can be a combination of photos, mock-ups, and designs. Print samples may look very similar to a typical page art piece.
If applying as both a page and merch artist, you will likely want to have separate portfolios, as the roles require emphasis on different skills.
Writer portfolios are similar to artist portfolios in that they should contain only your best work. You may also use a Google Drive folder or another hosting website so long as it is highly curated and does not contain many other works to sift through. Typically, zines ask for 3-6 works under 3k words, but double check these numbers with each project you apply to.
If you’re applying to a specific role, such as poetry or article writing, try to have those kinds of samples ready. It may help to make a separate portfolio for those more specific applications.
Here are some other tips! Of course, there’s an infinite amount of ways to make a great portfolio, so if this guide isn’t working for you that’s totally fine. Experiment with different ways if you’d like!
Our applications open soon. Good luck!
Got additional questions? Send an ask here on Tumblr or on our Retrospring! We’re always happy to help or clarify.
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What's this? BREAKING NEWS! Our sign-ups are now OPEN! Don't miss out, join us while you can!
thanks @opfandombase @newscoozines for the boost!
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The Feds Had a Zine
Backlog of the NSA zine-esque internal newsletter, Cryptolog, ‘74 - '97 Cyber Brief: The NSA’s Cryptolog | National Security Archive Here’s one directly on NSA.gov for confirmation that it’s legit. Wild.