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Yes that's how I made these bad boys!! #BehindTheZines #ZineSky
My Zine Trichromia
March 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
captainhanyuu.art
You can make Zines with the sauce!!! #BehindTheZines
February 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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THIS IS HOW I MADEY COMIC ZINE!
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shoutingcrow.bsky.social Shouting Crow @shoutingcrow.bsky.social · Mar 11
Develop your drawing skills. You don't have to do it well to make it worth your time, even.
Roast a friend? Draw them looking silly.
Psychic obsession got your ass? Relieve the pressure with visual manifestations.
Explain a concept? Make a diagram.

Here's how stapled zines are made, for example.
A diagram showing how stapled zines are made. First, printed sheets are stacked neatly with the long side of the paper on a horizonal axis. The cover is on top, and the centerfold is on the bottom to ensure that the flat end of the staples is on the outside of the booklet. Then the halfway point is measured: make a vertical line and indicate where the top and bottom of the line hit the edges of the page. Then measure two inches from the edge of the top and bottom and mark the spaces on that line. Some special gear makes this process easier: a long-arm, swivel-arm, or booklet stapler are designed to reach the center of letter or A5 paper simple. Staple the page on those two inner markings. Flip the booklet over, then fold the book in half on the center line. Put a crisp crease on the spine. A bone folder makes that a little easier. If you have scruffy looking pages that aren't line up nicely, you can trim the edges carefully with a ruler and a craft knife. A paper guillotine or rotary cutter also work well for this final step.
March 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
captainhanyuu.art
Optimized my zine making! This hole punching tool is so good bruh
#Solozine #BehindTheZines
A stack of unbound zines and one of them being clasped together on the rubber mat
June 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
captainhanyuu.art
And these are the tools I used for my „fancier“ Zine!

Some aren’t mandatory like an Awl or a folding bone but might make your life much easier!
Also this is for fancier thread binding. A brochure stapler also does the job. Or some also do no binding at all!
#BehindtheZines
Tools for my zine making progress. A magnetic cutting mat and ruler (these have been my most recent game changers!) Pen or pencil for marking, scalpel and blades for cutting. Clips to hold paper in place. Thread to bind. An awl to punch holes. A folding bone to create clean folds. My printed pages (duh) and some snacks (important!)
January 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
coinoppress.bsky.social
👀 Hey, zine pals! 👋 It's time for some behind-the-zines updates! Have a wee read to find out what's going on in the Coin-Operated world 👀 #updates #zines #BehindTheZines
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM