hiiii, please don't send me asks that are just "post art!!!" or "post sketches!!!", the reason why i haven't been posting art lately is because i have to study for some intense finals and finish two large commissions on top of that 😭 i'm trying to post doodles and some sketches regularly but do not expect any finished OC/fan art from me until at least july
All orders from my shop have been shipped, they should be arriving in about a week or so! Thank you so much for the orders 💕 I should be restocking sometime next month along with new stuff hopefully!
anyone can make a zine, regardless of skill level or access to materials or design programs. all you need is paper, scissors and drawing utensils (although many people enjoy collaging!) web search "8 page 1 sheet zine how to".
everyone SHOULD make a zine too, you will feel so good about it ♡ it's about putting the power of production into the hands of the people! also you don't have to sell it or anything, you can just make one for yourself or trade/give some to friends!
i really love julia grofrer's guide to analogue self publishing aka making zines on 8.5x11 paper
and jaydragon/jdragsky's thread on staple's self serve print centres (if you're area does not have a local print shop, they probably have a staples or fedex print centre)
if you can't draw, here is twitter thread for public domain art and also a mini summary of when thing enter creative commons (generally 70 years after artist death in the US and CAD)
i also have a DIY zine page on my art blog that i am dedicated to updating as i find more resources! (not accessible through tumblr mobile app, mobile friendly, just open the link in a browser)
With the various rumors and releases of Tumblr possibly changing how they do things... (gestures to the vague rumor mill)...
Zines.
I really think we as Folks Who Make Things and Folks Who Like Art Writing Poetry Music Comics Other Things need to explore zines. And I mean ZINES. Nothing glossy. Nothing fancy.
Very.
Cheap.
Zines.
I've been threatening mentioning I was going to create a guide on how I'm going to approach this -- and I'm going to -- but I am also realizing in the writing I Do Things Highfalutin because I am who I am + had a career in graphic design.
Let's talk about how you can make a zine very cheaply and very pretty.
STEP ONE: SUPPLIES
Very bright paper. I like "Astrobrights" because they are absurdly bright. Here is a link in a store I like. I buy a lot of paper and envelopes from them. You can generally find Astrobrights in big box office stores. It prints on laser printers and ink jet and photocopiers.
Very bright envelopes. What's that? Astrobrights has envelopes?! AM I SOLVING PROBLEMS let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Letter paper is 8.5" x 11" and is the most common size in the united states (overseas folk will have to use this advice with a grain o'sea salt and search yer own waters).
A9 envelopes are a letter sheet folded in half.
A2 envelopes are a letter sheet folded in half, then folded in half.
#10 envelopes are your common long envelopes, letter paper folded in thirds.
Pick the size you like.
If you want to get big and fancy, Tabloid is 17" x 11" -- so double a letter sheet. This gets tricky to work with but is neat in sizing.
STEP TWO: ZINE CONTENT
Do you know how to use InDesign or similar program? Use that.
No? Use Google Docs or Word or whatever other program and ramble.
Want something special? Write out some or part with a sharpee or pen.
Mix and match both.
If you are feeling fancy, design it like a booklet -- mock up a sheet of blank paper as if it were a brochure. If not, just design it straight up and down like a letter. There are no zine laws.
STEP THREE: ZINE PRINTING
Print at home on your home printer.
Don't have a printer at home? Print it at work (don't get fired)
Can't? Your local library may be able to help.
You need 1 copy on white paper.
FedEx Office has photocopiers. Your local library may too. Or your job.
Print 1 copy of your zine on white paper and then photocopy the rest onto colorful paper (or white paper, it be yer zine seadog).
Or print everything on the color paper if you have access to free printing, that's fine too.
The photocopy setup is purely "printing tends to cost more than photocopying."
If you want to slash prices, print 2 per sheet and have FedEx office cut them for you, this will cost $1 - $5 depending on how many sheets you are dealing with. This is for when you're doing a LOT of zines at once.
Or use their manual paper cutter yourself for free.
STEP FOUR: ZINE STAPLING
"Long reach stapler" is what I recommend. There are a few varieties. They tend to be $20 - $30.
Or just use 1 sheet!
STEP FOUR: ZINE POSTAGE
A single first class stamp for 1-2 pages. If you get up to 3+, go to the post office and ask them to weigh a comp you have assembled.
This is a guideline.
It's a really good idea to check at least once how much your zine weighs just in general. Post offices have scales. And are pretty. And have stamps.
OKAY ENOUGH LUSTING FOR THE POST OFFICE FROM THE GHOTS POST OFFICE BLOG BACK TO WORK
STEP FIVE: ZINE MAILING
This is actually the most difficult part. Label printers exist with various costs -- if you're starting out? Go with printable labels.
Your office supply shop will have them and they'll have templates you can drop in the customer addresses.
Save yourself time by using this label as the thing that seals the envelope -- don't lick envelopes.
A key tenet to staying in business is constantly reviewing physical (and mental) labor and stressors and reducing them as much as possible.
Return address labels are intensely cheap in literally every online printer, google "return address labels." Make sure you have this because at least a few of your shipments will come back to you.
STEP SIX: ZINE PRICING
Okay here is where we get uncomfortable because we're talkin' coins.
Prices are based on above links. You can get whatever paper you want, so this is guidelines. All numbers rounded up.
Payment processing ($0.30) + $0.05 sheet + $0.15 envelope + $0.66 first class postage = $1.16 base cost
$1.16 + 2.9% of $1.16 payment processing = $1.20
Plus taxes. I'm not getting into tax figures YOU DO THAT (just say 30% for easy math, this is not saying "your taxes are 30% or that mine are" I am saying "I am going to factor 30% for this equation to complete this guide".)
I did not include the mailing label (it will be $0.01 - $0.05 depending on how fancy and how many you buy) because you have the option to just write things and also it fits into the rounding of the above.
If you use Patreon, include your fees. Probably replace the above processing fees with your patreon processing... fees? I don't use patreon I don't know how it works.
Should it be $1.50?
Should it be $3.00? MORE? LESS?!
That is for you to decide. Base it on what your zine contains, how long it takes you to write/draw/etc. it and how you want your flow to be.
STEP SEVEN: ZINE FREQUENCY
When my shop launches, it'll have a zine once a month. We are going to offer a subscription option + a "I just want 1" option.
You can do a zine monthly, or every few months, or whatever.
Keep in mind that the purpose of doing this is to break the dependency on social media marketing.
KEEP IN MIND AS AN AUDIENCE MEMBER TO A CREATOR YOU LIKE THAT THEY ARE DOING THIS TO BREAK THEIR DEPENDENCY ON SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING.
If you have a lot of energy and an audience that comes to your shop a lot? Consider doing a zine monthly.
If you do not have a lot of energy and/or your audience is tapped for cash frequently? Considering doing 1 zine per season.
Consider 2 zines a year if that works better for you!
NO RULES ONLY JOY
Not sure? Experiment! Be upfront! "This is new. I'm figuring this out. Billionaires are tinkering with these things and we gotta figure something else out."
BONUS STEP: NETHERWORLDPOST.COM
so hi I'm atty and I'm your loud long rambler today
Netherworld Post Office used to be @evilsupplyco and now we are rebranding in prep of relaunching. Same person behind the rambles and comics, new name with a more focus (mail instead of mail + seemingly everything else in experiment)
if you enjoyed this ramble and/or like ghosts, monsters, witches, mermaids, and fun stories and projects focused on cozy Halloween, you may like us when we finish the rebranding and relaunching in autumn 2023.
email sign up (the zine will come when we are open)
WHETHER YOU JOIN MY LIST OR NOT
I really, really, really hope you consider doing a regular, or irregular, zine. Something outside of email, something outside of social media, something that connects I MADE A WEIRD THING and the people who say I LOVE THIS WEIRD THING YOU MADE.
The walls are closing in on free social media as a platform for people who make weird things to build audiences for free or very cheap.
Pre-orders are now OPEN until March 8th! The Agent 24 Zine is a non-profit fan project centred around Agent 3 and Agent 8 and their relationship together!
Pre-order here: agent24zine.bigcartel.com
Check out below for bundle options!
TOGETHER FOREVER
- 1 physical copy of Agent 24 Zine (A4 with over 100 pages!)
- 1 .PDF file of Agent 24 Zine
- 2 1” Phone charms
- 1 3” double sided, different design acrylic charm
- 1 A5 sticker sheet
- 2 3” die cut stickers
- 1 5”x7” postcard print
- 1 2cm washi tape
- 1 2” acrylic magnet
- All stretch goal merchandise that gets unlocked
Stretch goal bonuses will be unlocked the more orders are placed and will be included in our Together Forever and Box of Trinkets bundles. These bundles will also include an early bird bonus for the first 50 orders!
LOVE LETTER
- 1 physical copy of Agent 24 Zine
- 1 .PDF file of Agent 24 Zine
BOX OF TRINKETS
- 2 1” phone charms
- 1 3” double sided, different design acrylic charm
In A New Lead, a great many adventures and thrilling discoveries await our investigations team! Order a copy of this post-game setting zine today!
🗓️ PRE-ORDERS: February 16 - March 22
🔗 SHOP LINK
See below the cut for more information on bundles!
【❖ CASE NOTES ❖】
Digital bundle (20 USD) includes:
1x PDF Zine
*This bundle is not eligible for any stretch goals
【❖ CORONER’S REPORT ❖】
Physical bundle (30 USD) includes:
1x Physical Book
1x PDF Zine
*This bundle is not eligible for any stretch goals
【❖ PROSECUTION FILES ❖】
Physical zine and paper merch bundle (45 USD) includes:
1x Physical Book
1x PDF Zine
2x Prints
1x Sticker Sheet
1x Sticky Notes
*This bundle is eligible for stretch goals #1, #2, and #4
【❖ TOBY’S TREASURE TROVE ❖】
Full bundle (65 USD) includes:
1x Physical Book
1x PDF Zine
2x Prints
1x Sticker Sheet
1x Acrylic Standee
1x Enamel Pin
1x Acrylic Charm
1x Sticky Notes
*This bundle is eligible for ALL stretch goals
【❖ STRETCH GOALS ❖】
#1 - Art Print (at 50 orders)
#2 - Sticker Sheet (at 100 orders)
#3 - Lanyard & Card holder (at 150 orders)
#4 - Clear File (at 200 orders)
【❖ UK ORDERS ❖】
Unfortunately we can’t accept digital OR physical orders to the UK. However, they will be available for purchase to the UK during leftover sales. Please fill out the form below if you anticipate ordering from the UK at that time.
A Spider-Verse character zine of the scissors-and-staplers kind. Spider-sonas, villain-sonas, self-inserts, AUs, non-canon whatevers, all are welcome. If you don't feel cut out for shiny big-name fanzines, this is the place for you.
Submission format: 1 or 2 pages at half-sheet size, greyscale.
Anything you can jam into a 5.5 in x 8.5in space goes. This could be a character stats sheet, drawings, collage, written backstory, comic page, or any combo of these. (If you really want 3-4 pages, we can work something out.)
There's no application process and no set deadline.
Send your entry to [email protected] (along with your mailing address, if you'd like a physical copy when it prints) and you're in. When we have enough entries for a 20+ page booklet, it'll go to print. Miss the first round (or have more ideas and want to go again)? Keep submitting, and we might go multiple volumes!
Extra copies will be available for $5; approximately the break-even price for printing, shipping, and supplies.
Witness the Blood Moon's rise. When its red glow shines upon the land the aimless spirits of slain monsters return to flesh… just as they did in a war long past
Hi everyone... I've been a bit quiet for the last few weeks on account of some health things. The short of it is that I have a lot of issues with my teeth, I will need a lot of money to address them, and that I can cover most of it, but will still need a little help. I have been in active pain for months at this point and my appointment is in approximately two weeks from this post.
Please do not feel obligated to contribute. Take care of yourself first. Any and all reblogs appreciated!!
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The above sheet is mostly self-explanatory, but here is the abridged version of what I am offering and ways you can help (with clickable links):
Collectibles for Sale [USA only]
• Mercari: https://www.mercari.com/u/569875333
• eBay: https://www.ebay.com/usr/veetis
• My Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PonyPerlerParlor
Commissions - Sketch Illustrations
Estimated 1-2 week turnaround from start.
Example 1 - As Above, So Below
Example 2 - Howl 2
Example 3 - Noir Zine Movie Poster 1
Prints [Pre-order window closes 02/10/24]
#1-4 to be printed on heavy card stock with a gloss finish. #5 to be printed on poster paper. Links lead to proofs of each print.
1 - Kaito Kid on Spire (11 x 17): https://sta.sh/01buulcs62mp
2 - Mouri Ran with Shotgun (11 x 17): https://sta.sh/0aw4vtwogxa
3 - The Desperate Revival (8 x 10): https://sta.sh/0yjm7li4f0q
4 - Evil Conan (8 x 10): https://sta.sh/024c2zogj61z
5 - Famous Alesaurer (16 x 20): https://sta.sh/01t2a3kmlb3t
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Please shoot me a message at any of the following if you're interested in ordering something:
If you got this far, thanks so much for reading!! And thank you for your consideration!!! I'm about to get so annoying reblogging this until the 10th, sorry in advance :(
✨ Preorders for the Thieves Zine Are Now LIVE! 💙🎀💜
🌞 thieveszine.bigcartel.com
🌛 October 6 - December 3, 2023
This 136 page zine was brought to life through the efforts of 22 amazing artists and 5 incredible writers!
Check under the cut for details on bundles and pricing (USD) ✂💖
💥 Gentle reminder that the Thieves Zine contains adult content. While there is a digital SFW option available, the printed zine is intended for adults only 🔞
🍊 Don't forget! All physical preorders made during the first 72 hours will receive this FREE bonus charm by @aestromeri 💖
This offer ends on Monday, October 9, 2023 at 5:00PM [PST] ⏳
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*Please note that while the 18+ artwork is censored on the following graphics, the actual print will be uncensored 💕
🍋 Citron Bundle (Full)
Printed Zine (6.69" x 9.61" || 170mm x 244mm) 🔞
Digital Zine Download
5" x 7" Thief Print by @trollskine
5" x 7" Citron Print by @trollskine
5" x 7" Citron Print by @stardreamerart
5" x 7" 🔞 Thief Print by @pastenaga
3" Star Holo Thief Sticker by @taichi16x
3" Star Holo Citron Sticker by @kamydrawstuffs
3" Gold Foil TKB Sticker by @zombieisok
Double-Sided Thief Charm by @glitterforboys
Double-Sided Citron Charm by @zombieisok
Linked Thief/Citron Charm by @stardreamerart
A5 Sticker Sheet by @koutone
🎀 Eligible for ALL stretch goals!
Thief Acrylic Stand by @koutone
Thief/Citron Scrunchie by @aestromeri
Thief Enamel Pin by @aestromeri
🍋 Pomelo Bundle (Partial)
Printed Zine (6.69" x 9.61" || 170mm x 244mm) 🔞
Digital Zine Download
5" x 7" 🔞 Thief Print by @pastenaga
Double-Sided Thief Charm by @glitterforboys
Double-Sided Citron Charm by @zombieisok
A random selection of two (2) of the following 5" x 7" prints:
Thief Print by @trollskine
Citron Print by @trollskine
Citron Print by @stardreamerart
A random selection of one (1) of the following 3" die-cut stickers:
Star Holo Thief Sticker by @taichi16x
Star Holo Citron Sticker by @kamydrawstuffs
Gold Foil TKB Sticker by @zombieisok
🎀 Eligible for ALL stretch goals!
Thief Acrylic Stand by @koutone
Thief/Citron Scrunchie by @aestromeri
Thief Enamel Pin @aestromeri
🍋 Lemon Bundle (Flats)
Printed Zine (6.69" x 9.61" || 170mm x 244mm) 🔞
Digital Zine Download
5" x 7" Thief Print by @trollskine
5" x 7" Citron Print by @trollskine
5" x 7" Citron Print by @stardreamerart
3" Star Holo Thief Sticker by @taichi16x
3" Star Holo Citron Sticker by @kamydrawstuffs
3" Gold Foil TKB Sticker by @zombieisok
A5 Sticker Sheet by @koutone
Optional Add-Ons:
5" x 7" 🔞 Thief Print by @pastenaga
🎀 Eligible for the following stretch goal(s):
Thief Acrylic Stand by @koutone
🍋 Yuzu Bundle (Merch Only)
5" x 7" Thief Print by @trollskine
5" x 7" Citron Print by @trollskine
5" x 7" Citron Print by @stardreamerart
3" Star Holo Thief Sticker by @taichi16x
3" Star Holo Citron Sticker by @kamydrawstuffs
3" Gold Foil TKB Sticker by @zombieisok
Double-Sided Thief Charm by @glitterforboys
Double-Sided Citron Charm by @zombieisok
Linked Thief/Citron Charm by @stardreamerart
A5 Sticker Sheet by @koutone
Optional Add-Ons:
5" x 7" 🔞 Thief Print by @pastenaga
SFW Zine (Digital Only)
🎀 Eligible for the following stretch goal(s):
Thief Acrylic Stand by @koutone
Thief/Citron Scrunchie by @aestromeri
🍋 Zine Only Options
Printed Zine (6.69" x 9.61" || 170mm x 244mm) 🔞; includes Digital Zine download
Digital Zine Only
SFW Zine (Digital Only)
🎀 The Printed Zine is eligible for the following stretch goal(s):
Thief Acrylic Stand by @koutone
🐣 Early bird purchases of the printed zine will receive a $5.00 discount ($40➡$35)! This offer ends October 9, 2023 at 5:00PM [PST] ⏳