Build books: Sample pages!As a followup to my PSA on buildbooks, here are some samples from my 4 lat
Build books: Sample pages!
As a followup to my PSA on buildbooks, here are some samples from my 4 latest big build books (I’m still working on Venusaur’s).
Sakizo and Peach were both designed as PDFs using Canva (which is free). The PDF for Sakizo was printed and added to a binder, while Peach is still digital only. Canva makes it easy to find arrange elements on the fly and align things. But, as you can see in the first proof, it lacks a good spell/grammar check!
Onyxia’s was done with an older method, in Photoshop. I made templates using rulers and went between three different layouts with a few minimal elements. My goal is to add some physical scrapbook ingredients elements to it at some point.
She-ra’s was my favorite and the most time consuming. I treated the whole thing as a scrapbook, and used my Cameo to cut vinyl elements (the same vectors I created and cut for the armor) and to write out all my text using the pen tool. I also went nuts with washing tape and stickers.
Each book I set out with a different guiding aesthetic theme, because I like them to each be a little unique. Some are simple, some are complex. But most importantly they display the information in a logical progression and in a neat way.
Bonus: I also keep a stash book, with swatches of all the fabric I use. And most importantly, where I got it and how much in case I need to reorder.
Wed, 18 Nov 2020 11:35:06