I really enjoyed this research task and found several really beautiful zines to enjoy reading. The smallest one I found by Gemmys Cloud was so sweet, a limited pastel colour palette and very creatively put together. Lockdown Rainbows also by Gemmys Cloud was a cute, story about surviving the lockdowns and the good things we could do and find during that time. It was cartoon style and limited colour palette, which I really enjoyed. Both of Gemmys zines were created digitally and printed on uncoated, 250gsm paper. 'Lello Meadow Mountains' was vertically concertina folded and 'Lockdown Rainbows' was a fold out poster style zine.
The Greenhouse Project by Ella Mae was a project I was almost part of. I submitted a sketch of a Cosmos flower but sadly wasn't picked this time round. The zine is a beautiful collection of illustrations by various artists, including the author herself, of plants you can grow in the greenhouse. The whole zine feels like you are looking through someone's sketchbook, it's really effective and eye catching. I also got Ella Mae's Sketchbook zine, a collection of her sketchbook pages of various natures scenes, plants etc. Ella uses a mix of paints and coloured pencils, which give a really nice natural feel to the drawings. Both of these were cut and folded in half and bound.
Lastly, 'Creative Process - Character Design on Procreate' by Apenas Illustrator is a cute little zine about Bia's creative process on Procreate, colouring and adding textures to her characters. This was an informative, step by step guide and lovely to look at as well. Printed on glossy paper and cut and folded in half.
These zines all gave me a good idea of what kinds of looks I could go for and how to fold them. I like the idea of a more natural paper and limited colour palette. I also looked around on YouTube, there were lot's of videos about zine making and many different approaches. I like the look of Frannerd's Riso printed zine, this is a technique I'd like to try in the future.
References:
Aesthetics Wiki. 2022. Lo-Fi. [online] Available at: <https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Lo-Fi> [Accessed 7 October 2022].
https://www.apenasillustrator.com/. 2022. Apenas Illustrator. [online] Available at: <https://www.apenasillustrator.com/> [Accessed 7 October 2022].
Etsy. 2022. Ellamaessketchbook - Etsy UK. [online] Available at: <https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Ellamaessketchbook> [Accessed 7 October 2022].
Etsy. 2022. gemmyscloud - Etsy UK. [online] Available at: <https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/gemmyscloud?ref=shop_sugg> [Accessed 7 October 2022].
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