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Zines are generally self-published works with a narrow, focused interest. The altered art world has embraced the zine concept, and there are dozens of small publications dedicated to this type of artwork.
Zines are presented in a variety of formats. They can be as simple as handprinted words and drawings that have been photocopied, or as complex as a full-blown magazine. Some altered art zines offer original artwork extras, ephemera, or images that can be used in your own artwork. Increasingly, zines include digital publications, including small ebooks, CDs and issues offered as downloadable .pdf files.
Must Have Zines
Start with these titles...
- The Monthly Muse
- A monthly digital zine by Lisa Vollrath, focused on how-to information.
- Art-e-zine
- An online zine published by Gillian Allen, based in the UK.
- Artitude
- A quarterly print zine published by Suz Simanaitis.
- Art & Life
- The latest zine offering from Teesha Moore.
Zines on eBay
Often, eBay is a great place to pick up issues of zines no longer in print.
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More Fabulous Zines
- Artella
- An alternately printed and digital zine, published by Marney Makridakis.
- Dog-Eared Zine
- Subtitled "a journal of book arts", this quarterly print zine is published by Kerrie Carbary.
- Tub Legs
- A quarterly print zine by Traci Bunkers.
- Vamp Stamp News
- A monthly print zine published by Nancie Waterman. This zine has been around for quite a while!
Art Zine Groups
- The Zine Pool
- For people who love making them, reading them and collecting them.
- Botmzines
- A group for people interested in making and swapping zines.
- ZineWiki
- A massive online zine encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Although not dedicated only to art zines, it's an impressive resource.
