I need help from some crafty ladies and gents! How do I turn 26 A4-sized watercolor paintings (super basic, just letters of the alphabet) into a book without breaking the bank (I also need 5 copies of this book)

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ollie · Answer

bind it yourself!: i will be honest in that it will be a bit of work, and it might be a bit frustrating. however, depending on what you have in your home, this can be an extremely cheap option, especially if you have to have five of these. all you really need is an awl (or something sharp enough to pierce the paper, like a sewing needle) and something to bind the pages together (lace, string, rope, etc). there’s more you can do here too, like making hard covers, however that isn’t necessary to complete it. the link i’ve given has different ways you can bind your book, i personally use/prefer the japanese stab binding method. i hope this helps and i wish you luck!!

pic: a homemade sketchbook that i bought at a zine con. yours doesn’t have to be nearly as fancy as this - it’s just one of the many options you have when making your own book

Liz Corkery · Answer

Artifact Uprising: Typically for photo albums but if your letter illustrations are scanned as jpg’s just upload them to each page as you would a single photo. These can be printed in small runs and not terribly expensive if you don’t add all the embossing bells and whistles. Blurb is good too but I find the design interface for this group very intuitive.