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jimmehgee · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject: A little book

I wasn't sure if this should go here in Rambling On or the Comic/Drawing section so I posted it to the most fitting of the two.

That being said, my friend Ben has let me borrow two of John Pham's sketchpads. Seeing as I have people in the same building as me who can teach me pretty much any type of bookmaking, I went to them with the books and asked them to teach me.

So I got taught, and made this:

The covers were really fast to make. I just pencilled out the designs quick on old envelopes, brush penned over, then used layers of watercolour. Apart from the white, which is just white ink.

Enjoy. Smile

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deantrippe · Robin Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 1199 Location: Georgia

whoa, you made those?
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jimmehgee · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject:

Yeah!

Here's another one I made that I was really proud of. It's a book of perforated envelopes and writing paper (I made the envelopes from scratch as well) that you can tear out and use!

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deantrippe · Robin Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 1199 Location: Georgia

i am experiencing...fandom. those look great dude.
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jimmehgee · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject:

Haha, thanks dude. My final major project for college is being based on the boundaries of books and so forth, so there should be a lot for me to share in the coming weeks.

I actually made a fancy concertina book making tutorial on my blog with a load of pictures. Here's a link! It's a pretty easy process for that one and takes under an hour to do.
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Robin · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:34 am Post subject:

These are fantastic! I just started making books myself and I love it. It's such a cool feeling to know that you've made that. You did a really good job on those. Keep showing us!

jimmehgee · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:32 pm Post subject:

I've been making some books, but only learning the techniques at the moment really. It's researching for my final major project... so once that's done I can get creative with what I've learned. Very Happy

In the meantime here's a tutorial I did today. It tells you how to make the notebooks.
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deantrippe · Robin Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 1199 Location: Georgia

jimmehgee · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Dean. Smile

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Pulp · Jericho Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 28

My wife like to make little notebooks

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jimmehgee · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject:

Damnit, I thought I replied to that. Those look really nice, man. Tell you wife I like 'em!

So here's something I posted at the Loch Ness Monster Adventure Club for Jeff Rowland.

"A little while back, maybe a month, I was painting a lot of chunky canvases. Because I'm cheeky but know you have to ask in order to get, I mailed Jeff saying we could do some sort of exchange for an OverComp painting. He kindly declined due to what he called "time" and I told him it was cool and I'd just do the painting and send it regardless. Because, y'know, I'm a good fan. Hahaha.

So anyway I haven't really painted since then due to being pretty busy, but I started making books during the time between then and now (for college). I remembered about Jeff's painting and realised I would probably never do it. So I did this instead:

I did it in one evening but it was a pain in the butt. I had to use printer paper, which is pathetically floppy, and because OC comics are a certain length I had to make some strips of paper to go between - holding the comics together. Which means a bit of warping toward the spine, but it's forgivable I suppose. There's 10 recent OC strips in there.

Just a present that I will be sending Jeff next week to say thanks for all the people who silently enjoy his comic yet never tell him he's doing a good job."

Edit: I'm thinking of doing a book like the one above but for Butterfly. Would you be willing to send me about 20 medium-res Butterfly strips for that, Dean? Just that the printing quality on the re-sized ones is crap. I'm going into town tomorrow to pick up on art supplies, so let me know before then because I need to know how much paper to get. I'm thinking of binding it with French folds and having a wrap-around pouch cover (or maybe one that folds out), cream coloured with embossing.
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jimmehgee · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject:

deantrippe · Robin Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 1199 Location: Georgia

jimmehgee · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject:

Okay, that's cool. Not that you will - but don't do it out of obligation, just do it 'cause you want to.
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