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How do U make ur zines? Like what format/website/app etc do u use? I wanna make one so bad

i'm lucky enough to have access to adobe indesign for free so i use that for formatting my zines. it makes it easy to get consistent page sizes/layouts that i like--unfortunately it's not the most accessible program because adobe costs like a million dollars.

fortunately there's a lot of other options for creating pdfs, it just takes an extra step. you'll have to format your pages individually in your drawing program of choice (ps, clip, etc.). you can then just export all your pages as their own separate pngs.

if you have a mac you don't even need a program or site--you can just select all your exported pages and right click, hover over quick actions, and hit make pdf. if you have a windows computer its a little more complicated. adobe acrobat is free (i think?) and you can combine images into a pdf using that program--you can also use one of the many online pdf maker websites, though i don't have experience using any of these, they're probably all functionally the same.

as far as page formatting goes, i recommend starting making zines with pages that are around 8.5 x 5.5 inches. you can also look up other standard booklet sizes and see what you think would work best for your idea.

i know this is a long answer but all this is to say do it!! making a zine is a learning process. it doesn't have to be perfect, that's not really the point. just make something, it's a super rewarding feeling when it's finished.

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what settings do u use for the wiggle brush? cause i feel like (other than turning off the anti-aliasing) it’s super altered in some way 😭

i think the only thing that i have changed is that i enable velocity in the brush size dynamics options--but that's more for brush feel when i'm drawing and i dont think it has an impact on the way my lines look. i think the difference in the way it looks probably comes from the scale at which i draw my lines. usually i draw pretty small so the lines come out more pixelly. it gives it a nice texture that i like

also--not all of my art uses this brush. i haven't been using it very often recently

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dnd character i use for one shots his name's angel

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sam & max in 2024

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my sketch zine triple outline fantasy volume 2 is out now! you can get it on my itch.io page. if you're interested in seeing my sketches and scrapped work, then this zine is for you. i hope you enjoy!

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triple outline fantasy volume 2 my digital sketchbook/scraps from may-december 2023 march 9th

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Would you be ok with telling us what brushes you use? esp for lineart and painting they're so neat!

i change up the brushes i use pretty often but i usually keep the wiggle brush in my rotation. otherwise for lines i'm partial to any brush that has no anti-aliasing. most of the time i make or edit these brushes myself, by just taking an existing inking brush that i like the look of and either turning off anti-aliasing in clip or using it with the pencil tool in photoshop. you can do this with pretty much any inking brush that you like.

for painting my brush selection is pretty basic--lately i've been using a scaled up version of the same brush i use for lineart, as well as a soft round brush with the spacing set fairly high. i've been into a very "digital" look when drawing recently, so i don't really go for high fidelity or realism with brush quality. i like pixels and artifacting because it's a result of the medium that i'm working in. i also often use the color dynamics option which is available in clip and photoshop. you can use it to give each brush stroke a slight variation in hue/brightness which makes painting more fun in my opinion. i think you can enable this on pretty much any brush as well

in general though i don't really get attached to brushes so there's not one set of things i can recommend or share--i think the way you draw is more important than the brushes you use. you can do a lot of great stuff with just basic brushes and i think that more people should use them

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is it alright if i make some of your fanart my icon, with credit ofc?

yes, go ahead!

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