Illustrator - How to Build the pages of your Zine
You will be using the content that you created in the last
section. The collection of drawings, tracings, collage, etc.
Step 1: Photograph your content. Make sure that you have good
lighting. You can use your phone, or our
classroom ipad.
Email your pictures to yourself. Save a copy on the desktop
OR
Use the scanner - Attach the scanned images to an email.
Step 2: Open Illustrator - File > New
Make your pages 5 inches wide x 8 inches tall.
Step 3: File > Place - The content that your photographed and
scanned.
Step 4: Use Clipping masks to hide parts that you are not going to
use.
Illustrator - How to Build the pages of your Zine
Think back to past projects for inspiration.
Branding Badges, Illustrated words, Scribble type, Hypotrochoid
shape, Lost and Found borders, Exquisite Corpse, Tile, Typographic
Quote, etc.
Create each page by selecting pieces and parts from different sources.
Use the list of ideas below to alter your images
Elements of Art
Line
Shape
Color
Texture
Value
Space / Form
Principles of Art
Pattern
Rhythm / Movement
Scale / Proportion
Balance
Unity
Emphasis
Use all the tools that you feel comfortable using.
Also,
experiment and try some tools that you might not
have used before.
Saving the pages of your Zine
Save each pages separately.
Save each pages as an Illustrator document (.ai)
And,
Once the page is totally complete Save the image as - .PDF
If you plan on bring your Illustrator work intoPhotoshop Save your images as a .JPG
Your Zine will need to have 8 pages.
The end result whether you use
Photoshop or Illustrator
8 pages of content
Each page saved separately as a .PDF
Be organized in your dropbox by creating a folder
just for zine pages.