Publish a Guide Zine of your City

Discover Your City: Create a Guide Zine!

Ready to rediscover your city and share its hidden gems? This course guides you through exploring your local area and transforming your discoveries into a unique Guide Zine. Learn to appreciate the everyday places that make your city special – from cozy cafes and favorite restaurants to those often-overlooked spots that hold personal significance.

We'll delve beyond the major landmarks and uncover the charm of local favorites. You'll learn to creatively represent these places through simple, fun illustrations. No artistic experience is necessary!

What you'll learn:

• City Exploration: Techniques for actively exploring your city and identifying meaningful locations.
• Illustration for Zines: Develop simple illustration skills to visually represent your findings.
• Zine Creation: Learn the process of assembling your illustrations and text into a cohesive and engaging zine.
• Procreate for Illustrators: While you can use any medium, we'll explore using the Procreate app on an iPad with Apple Pencil for digital illustration. I'll share my favorite Procreate stamp brushes and custom-made fonts to enhance your project. (Basic Procreate knowledge recommended).
• Zine Templates: Receive a ready-to-use zine template to streamline the creation process.

Who is this course for?

This course is perfect for anyone who wants to:

• Explore their city in a new way.
• Express their love for their local community.
• Learn a fun and accessible creative skill.
• Create unique and personalized zines.

Beyond the Course:

Zine making is an incredibly versatile craft! Once you master the basics, you can create zines on any topic – from informative guides (like the COVID-19 and oral hygiene zines I've created for organizations) to personal projects like K-Pop zines or recipe zines.

Materials:

You can use any medium you're comfortable with – pencils, pens, colored pencils, crayons, watercolors – just remember to use thin paper for easy folding.