How to Make Zines | DIY Art Project

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I am so excited to share a video about ZINES! I have been making my own zines mostly to use at coffee shops and while traveling, but I've found tons of great uses as an artist for making zines! Stick around to the end of the video to see a demonstration if you need help DIY'ing your own! A big thanks to @KatieMoody for her tips on making zines too!
I'd love to hear from you if you have anything you'd like to share about making zines or if you have any questions.
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0:00 Intro
0:18 What is a zine?
2:32 Why make a sketchbook zine?
3:50 Inspiration for your zine
11:36 Where to get supplies if you don't have any
13:03 Supplies you need
14:30 How I make a zine
18:17 Up close in my zines
19:50 Quick small zines
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@DQ_ArtGroupie 10 месяцев назад

Nice idea. Fun fact: as a little kid, my elementary school had one art teacher who would visit each class on alternating days. Her name was Miss Baer, until she got married and became Mrs. Chavac. I remember we all had a habit of drawing the sky as a dark blue blob hovering high above our drawings. She revolutionized my drawings by telling us all "The sky is everywhere." Most of my early drawings looked like crude pin-ups, so I drew very little in her class, just square houses with triangle top floors, lollipop trees and stick people. I'm guessing you're about the right age to be her granddaughter, or her grand-niece, but I had to check out your video because of the name. I may try making a zine someday because I stopped by here. :)

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

haha oh that's too funny she was Miss Baer!! Isn't it great that our art teachers can have such good influence on us! I've had both good and bad teachers, but always strive to remember the good ones 😊 I hope you have fun making a zine when you get around to it! They are just fun and easy to make!

@DavidPeacockArt 10 месяцев назад

I have friends, but no coffee table. Im in 2 minds about whether to buy a coffee table, or abandon my friends

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

ahahahaha 😆 this made me laugh a lot. I hope you don't abandon your friends and just get the coffee table. lol.

@ShineInspire-xp5mk 10 месяцев назад

😂

@lilith_33 11 месяцев назад

I love your videos! They are chill, beautiful and informative. Also your voice is so soothing and relaxing. 💜

@jaclynbaerart 11 месяцев назад

Wow thank you so much. I am thrilled you love my videos! It's been such a fun journey to create these for people like you. Wohoo! (also thank you! maybe I should get into meditative voice acting lol)

@m4tt707 10 месяцев назад

I'm currently doing the obligatory RU-vid rabbithole before I start making some zines, and this video (and you as a person lol) are so tranquil and enjoyable to watch! Everything is clearly thought out, and it was great!!

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

Aww, I am so happy you liked the video and found it helpful! Thank you thank you! 😊 I hope you make some cool zines!!

@anne-mariesmith2007 7 месяцев назад

I enjoy painting an abstract background on some paper, folding it in to a zine then drawing, doodling on top. It's amazing what shapes you find. A mini reverse colouring book😊

@jaclynbaerart 7 месяцев назад

This is a wonderful idea! I have a friend who will scribble on a page and then with another color of pen or something, will find "drawings" within the scribbles. Such a neat idea and I love that you fold yours into a zine to draw on top of your backgrounds! That probably helps with the "fear of the blank page" :) Thank you for sharing!

@zerc0ni 10 месяцев назад

Ooh! I like the idea of making zines to put them in different places in your home or elsewhere. Thanks for the tips! I started learning to draw in late May and my younger sister just bought her own apartment, so I'm making a little comic about that in zine format as a gift.

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

I'm so glad you liked the tips! Oh how wonderful! I love that you'll make a zine gift for your sister - that is just perfect and I'm sure she's gonna love it! 😊

@bludaizee24 10 месяцев назад

What a great idea! My daughter is about to rent her first house without any roommates! I could make her a zine for her house!

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

Yes!! I’m sure she’d love it too!!!

@josettacastner4698 2 месяца назад

If you wanted to add more pages you could double the paper and then staple them together they have long staplers at some print shops you would only need 2 or 3 staples. Just a thought 💭

@jaclynbaerart 2 месяца назад

That's a great idea to make more pages. I love this idea! Thank you!

@jlstrick1 10 месяцев назад

Zines are fantastic! I am using them in a class I teach on world food problems. It’s great to see what students come up with and much more fun to read than research papers😂. I like the idea of using zines as sketchbooks! Great share! Thank you!

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

This is so cool that you use them in your classroom! What a brilliant idea to have the kids share their ideas via a cute little zine!!

@PhoenyxAshe 10 месяцев назад

Hey there, great video! I actually have heard about zines before. I was first introduced to them at a sci-fi convention in... Oh... um... 1985. Now I feel old. =chuckle= Recently I started stumbling onto videos about them again, and it's always fun to see something cool and quirky make a comeback. The one-page booklet style zines are fun, but remember, you aren't limited to just that style. "Zine" is short for magazine, so any sort of soft cover booklet will do. Many of the older zines were run off on the old, dreaded blue ink mimeograph machines, though thankfully, most of the ones I was introduced to had graduated to copiers. For myself, I've been trying to find just the right size/style of sketchbook - one small enough to take with me and weigh down my bag, but not so small that I sometimes feel limited by it. The 3'x4.5" mini-books I made for Doodlewash challenges started doing the latter for me. My current thought is something similar to a traveler's notebook - a semi-hard (mat-board) cover with elastic loops for three sections: two with sheets of either copy or sketch paper for notes and sketches, and the third of watercolor paper for when I want to do more. These would be folded, might even have a cardstock "cover" for fun, but would otherwise be unbound, held in place by the elastic. This way, I have a small, lightweight setup that could be bound into a full sketchbook later on if I choose. Not quite a zine, perhaps, though I suppose the individual sections could be considered similar. Oh, I'm not quite sure where in Colorado you are, but did you know there is a Denver Zine Library? I didn't until a few minutes ago. They even had a Zine Fest... last month, of course. denverzinelibrary.org/

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

Oh my goodness, so many good things in your comment! I love your idea of making a smaller sketchbook with different types of paper so you can have the options for when creativity strikes! So cool! Also, thank you for telling me about the Denver Zine Library! I don't live there, but definitely want to take a trip to see this for sure. haha, and of course I missed the zine fest by a few weeks - cest la vie! I'll put it in my calendar for next year. Thank you so so much!

@awatercolourist 10 месяцев назад

Hey Jaclyn! Thank you for sharing the ideas for what to include in a zine and for the instructions on how to fold and “bind” the sheet 🙂.

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

Yay I’m so glad you liked it! Thank you thank you! ☺️

@awatercolourist 10 месяцев назад

@@jaclynbaerart You are very welcome!

@judihussey5889 11 месяцев назад

I’ve never heard of Zines!! Great idea and great video! I’m thinking wouldn’t it be fun to keep one a month then sew them together!! Making a little sketch book collection for the year! 🤔 I just found your channel a couple months ago! Your ideas and videos inspire me so much! I really love your upbeat style and gentle ways. Thank you for sharing with us!!

@jaclynbaerart 11 месяцев назад

This is such an amazing idea! I love it so much! Thank you for sharing that 🙌🏼 And I’m so so glad you enjoy my videos. I enjoy making them and so excited to chat with people like you ☺️ thank you for writing me!! You’ll have to let me know how your zine collection grows overtime and sew/stitch them together (so brilliant)!

@masterhide 10 месяцев назад

Man so many good ideas and such a peaceful video. Loved everything!

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the ideas 🥳

@cartoonmamma 8 месяцев назад

🙏🏼 ty beautiful and calming and fun! You r a good teacher 👩‍🏫

@jaclynbaerart 8 месяцев назад

I am so happy you liked the video!! 😊 and thank you for your kind comment! That means so much!

@nancytipton2640 10 месяцев назад

I have made a “folded book” and made them for children to draw in and write stories in. We used them also for science observations, ie., went outside, sat on the ground, observed any “bug” within a small plastic loop each laid on the grass. Each did a drawing, labeling or other “writing” about that bug (size, shape, how it moved, what it might eat, etc.) Hard to explain in a short way. Sorry. Thank you for sharing your vine idea. Love it and am making several for myself.😊

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

Oh I love this story so much!! How amazing you had the kids go out to observe nature and bugs! I used to teach art to kids and want to do it again where it’s more of a nature school. It’s so fun for me as an adult and for the children to observe nature. What a great idea Nancy!! Thank you for that and for your kinds words. I’m so excited for you to make zines for yourself too! I just finished one and starting on the next 🙌🏼

@user-bb8uw9te3b 4 месяца назад

thank you for your kind explanation on zine. I was wondering what size of zine that I should be making for my physics project. And the size of zine that you had shown seems to be pretty reasonable since A4 sized zine seemed a bit small to put some information on it. I'll definitely get the same size of paper as you've shown on the video. Thanks a lot !

@jaclynbaerart 4 месяца назад

I'm so glad I could help! Yeah, I would get a bigger sheet of paper (I used 14x17 in paper) to make the zine. It was a good size, once folded, for you to do your project!! Good luck!!

@RyanBransonTK 11 месяцев назад

Love this! Makes me want to make zines for everything 😂 Thanks for sharing!

@jaclynbaerart 11 месяцев назад

😂 oh that's great! Thank you and have fun making them!

@HoneyxLime 7 месяцев назад

Oh my gosh I just found you today and your majorly inspiring me!

@jaclynbaerart 7 месяцев назад

Ahhh! I love hearing that! Thank you! I'm so glad you found my channel - I'm excited for you!

@hannahcrumley3103 11 месяцев назад

I’ve made all kinds of little booklets but I really love how easy these are to make! Totally gonna make some!!!!

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

Making sketchbooks, booklets, even zines are so fun!! What type of booklets have you made?

@hannahcrumley3103 10 месяцев назад

@@jaclynbaerart I take old hard back books and take out the original signatures , make new signatures with watercolor paper and bind them in. That’s my favorite but it’s time consuming. I like to make giveaways for my art markets- that I give with purchases. I’m thinking that I could make little coloring books with some of my geometric designs, it would be so simple to make one up and take to a printer to print them all for me…. The possibilities are endless really- I start holiday market’s soon, I could make a cute little Pocket Holiday Planner! If I do I’ll definitely tag you on Instagram and post it!!!

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

Oh I love this idea! I have some old hardbacks I could make into a watercolor sketchbook too! Like you said, time consuming but so worth it! Yes please tag me in any creations you make - I’d absolutely love to see them!!!

@rachel.faye__ 11 месяцев назад

Love this!! I've always been interested in what is involved in making your own zines, this was super helpful!

@jaclynbaerart 11 месяцев назад

I’m so glad it was helpful! Maybe one day I’ll make a zine to share, but for now I like my sketchbook zines 😝 How about you? Have you made one before/want to make one?

@rachel.faye__ 11 месяцев назад

@@jaclynbaerart I've never had the guts to make one myself, lol! But I have always wanted to try. I think that sketchbooks zines are the perfect beginner-friendly option! :)

@jaclynbaerart 11 месяцев назад

haha, totally undertandable! I've done that with other art related things and had to build up the courage to try. I believe in you! Like you said, it's a perfect beginner-friendly way to start :) @@rachel.faye__

@andreaharutunian3838 2 месяца назад

Great idea 🎉

@jaclynbaerart 2 месяца назад

Thank you! 😊

@mearchdesign 11 месяцев назад

That was the first time that I heard about zines and I love the idea. I will definitely make one for me, maybe it can be a good tool to explore and get to practice more.😍

@jaclynbaerart 11 месяцев назад

Aren’t they easy and cute?! Such a good way to have a small setup of paper and pencil on hand! Can’t wait for you to make some too! Do you have an idea what you might create in yours?

@mearchdesign 10 месяцев назад

@@jaclynbaerart I love it!! I was thinking of drawing things around me that are part of my routine, just to improve my observation drawing with less pressure about the results. Sometimes.... well.. most of the time when I look at a white page I can't even think of something to draw. I think a small zine could help me with this block. 😅

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

I agree! The blank white page can be scary, so a small zine is a good way to fill one up and feel accomplished quicker 😝 And I love your idea of just drawing the things around you to better your observation skills!! Such a good tip!

@mearchdesign 10 месяцев назад

@@jaclynbaerart I just made my first zineeeee and I will start this new adventure this weekend!!! 🤭

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

Ahhhhh!!! This is so awesome! Yay for starting a new adventure this weekend with it! Eek!@@mearchdesign

@sarahlucas1999 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing the folding technique. I never quite understood how it worked. Like you, I also love gardens but have no idea how to garden 😂

@jaclynbaerart 11 месяцев назад

I’m so glad showing the folds make sense for you now! 🙌🏼 Haha, agreed! Gardening is on my list to do in my life so for now I’ll just draw and paint flowers 😝 Do you like drawing inspiration from gardens? Have you been to any cool gardens? Whenever I travel I try to look up botanical gardens or somewhere to visit. 🪴 🌺

@Mirathehermit 9 месяцев назад

nice artblog, you got my subscription.

@jaclynbaerart 9 месяцев назад

Aww thank you!! 😊

@eastofawesome 7 месяцев назад

Awesome video! Get‘s one right in the mood to start/continue the (next) zine project! You can also give your Zine a proper name and create multiple issues of that zine. But you could also create a whole design system for the zine with a custom font and stuff and then ever only create one issue and get stuck right on the second … (but who would do that?)😅✌️

@jaclynbaerart 7 месяцев назад

So glad you liked the video - thank you! And great tips!! 🙌🏼

@daughteroftheblessed839 10 месяцев назад

That looks fun....never heard of zines before, this is my first time.

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

They are so fun! I've finished one of mine and started another - so easy to create and finish! You'll have a great time with yours too!

@keenyaBKraftHappy 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Jaclyn... The simplicity of ur process is much appreciated. However, pls tell me that u open the pages that remained folded... Or at least explain y they remain un-used??? Ty

@jaclynbaerart 4 месяца назад

I'm so glad you enjoyed this video. Thank you! I supposed I didn't open it up and us the "back side" because I'm still new to Zines and didn't think of it :) Do you like to draw on all sides?

@C.yamashita 8 месяцев назад

i kind of NEED to do this now. my brain is overflowing with ideas...

@jaclynbaerart 8 месяцев назад

Yes yes!! You could make a zine to just brain dump all your ideas and then make one to flush out those ideas!!

@C.yamashita 8 месяцев назад

@@jaclynbaerart is a wonderful spiral

@masterhide 10 месяцев назад

Zines had the punk scene in a choke hold in the late 90s 😤

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

😝

@annalisereinhardttime-base4524 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for your video! I love your drawings and the format shown here. Do you make copies of the zine made from the 14x17 piece of paper? I am wondering if this is possible with a photocopier...Thank you again!

@jaclynbaerart 5 месяцев назад

I'm so glad you liked the video - thank you!! I haven't made any copies of it yet, but now I definitely want to try it out - maybe I can figure it out and make a video on it?!

@comradestannis 8 месяцев назад

Subscribed!

@jaclynbaerart 7 месяцев назад

Wow thank you!! 😊

@comradestannis 7 месяцев назад

@@jaclynbaerart np!

@yvetteebaugh 3 месяца назад

Great tutorial, love your scissors! Any chance your remember where you bought them?

@jaclynbaerart 3 месяца назад

Aren’t they cute?! I’ve had them for years! They are by a brand called tools to liveby!

@yvetteebaugh 3 месяца назад

@@jaclynbaerart thank you!

@user-lr1jf7jc5t 4 месяца назад

I am supposed to create an 8 pages long zine which of the two papers you used is an 8 page one?

@jaclynbaerart 4 месяца назад

Both of my papers just create a four page zine, so perhaps you could glue them together or make a more of a zig-zag type one where you could have 8 pages?!

@user-lr1jf7jc5t 4 месяца назад

I dont understand, Did you upload any zine video where you make 8 pages? If no, is there any youtube video you could direct me to see how an 8 page long zine would look like? I would appreciate it@@jaclynbaerart

@jaclynbaerart 4 месяца назад

Ah, I see what you mean. If you jump to 14:30 in my video I show you how to fold your paper to make an 8 page zine! Sorry for the confusion! lol@@user-lr1jf7jc5t

@user-lr1jf7jc5t 4 месяца назад

thank you so much, so I take it 8 pages and 8 pages long is the same thing and what kind of paper did u use it doesn't look like the standard printer papers. One more question, does the pictures or illustrations I use in my zine have to be related to my theme content/topic or i just have to be creative with some random pictures? Like if my topic is about the renaissance , do i add illustrations related to the renaissance or just anything ?also what would you suggest a non-drawer to draw or illustrate for their physical zine if they are far from being an artist.@@jaclynbaerart

@jaclynbaerart 4 месяца назад

I used a big sheet of sketching paper since I had thrifted a big sketchbook. But you can use any paper you want. I'd suggest using a drawing/sketching type paper since you'll be wanting to draw in it (opposed to printers paper - although that's fine too if you are just wanting to start!). As for what you can create in your zine, most people will keep it to a theme that they choose, but I wanted to make a "sketchbook zine" for whatever I wanted to draw on my travels or even just at a coffeeshop here at home. Ultimately it's up to you and how you want to use it! That's the wonderful part of making zines! To start, you could with testing out your art supplies on the paper you want to make into a zine. That way you get to know your supplies and how it'll take to your paper. Then in your new zine (yay!) you could start with an art challenge of "every day I'm going to sketch something on my desk" so you can get better at sketching. Or you could find an artist you admire and copy/learn from them by how they create their art. There are so many ideas out there! I'm actually filming a video on what to do with a new sketchbook and it'll be useful for your first zine too! So be on the lookout for that coming very soon!!@@user-lr1jf7jc5t

@Kalitayy 10 месяцев назад

I wanna try making a zine but I realized I can’t draw. So I decided to create one using Figma. Congrats to myself, I just made an Insta content instead of a zine 😭

@jaclynbaerart 10 месяцев назад

Haha that's awesome!!!