Zinemaking: I Like Masking, Actually
This month I'm making my way back to the Small Press Expo in Maryland, my first book show since 2019 (Which happened to also be SPX!) I'm always super motivated to make new zines for a new show, and I was also on the cusp of making my 100th zine! I'd calculated that I'd made 99 zines ( list here ) and so my 100th aught to be a triumphant one. This triumph would be a quarter-letter saddle-stitched zine with a hand-stamped cover called "I Like Masking, Actually!" Some process photos follow. It was a pretty smooth draw, using all my usual tools Paper: 5 mm blue grid notebook (Reeden Reed-Jr. Note or Kokuyo campus) Pencil: Pilot Color Eno soft blue mechanical pencil (.7 mm) Ink: Zebra disposable pocket brush pen I originally had an elaborate plan for the cover... involving a pop-up, full sized mask, but once I was done drawing the book itself, I decided I wanted to use my favorite illustration from the book as the cover image, and went with that. However, since...