Give Me 14 Minutes, and I'll Change the Way You Think About Zines Forever

[@ashicks]

This is the only way I can make a zine lmao. If I worried what other people think, I would never do it. I would get stuck in perfectionist mode. So YES. LISTEN TO BRE. Zine is for you, by you!

[@brattyxbre]

Yes! Every zine is like a unique fingerprint and there’s no way to do it wrong.

[@kjmav10135]

I was just cleaning out my sister’s house. She passed away last year, and we’re still going through her stuff. There was this fairly large format homemade . . . thing . . . about the Chicago Seven-a radical racial justice group that was politically persecuted through the court system back in the 1960s when my sister was in high school and college. It was a ZINE from the 1960s or 70s. Cool! Watching this just made me realize what I was looking at! It is history.

[@brattyxbre]

Wow! That’s incredible. History indeed. I’m also very sorry for your loss 🕊️❤️

[@mols556]

Awesome as always. Best advice for zines and art projects in general, I think.

[@bluelight_19]

great video! yesterday i felt bad so i worked on a little lyric zine of a song that was stuck in my head all day. i didn't finish it but i ended up feeling a lot better after starting to make said zine. i think another good advice (at least for me) is that if you're scared or intimidated by making a big 3+ page zine or something, start off with a small mini zine and just let your creativity flow (don't worry about how it looks just focus on the feelings). thank you for this :)

[@brattyxbre]

Starting off with a mini zine is great advice, thanks for sharing! I’m glad to hear you’re feeling better after making a zine. Self publishing truly is a medicine 🌱🌼

[@unwrittenbook]

I need my draft! It helps my brain to organize things and make my ideas visible :D I also found that my Zine looks very different from the draft - I change things I want to write or include, pictures move around or disappear. I like info zines - so I usually have a slim notebook for one zine. I write down sources and information I want to use, sketch out the page arrangements. Then I will make a small paper version of the zine, where I scribble down layout or sentence placement. All the while adapting, changing and sometimes cursing (because I forgot to note down where that one piece of information came from) 😂 It is a process.

[@shmelvampire]

You inspired me to try and make a mini zine out of an idea I had for just a regular collage! It's turning out so cool I am honestly proud of myself! I've already made five pages, so what's left is just finish the last page and the cover wheeeee!!

[@Miachats]

Didnt finish the vid because i went to make a zine instead

[@randomkirakira9796]

I relate so much with dealing with perfectionism and overthinking my ideas. I am too critical and hard on myself with my art that I ended up having art block. I love ur video and reminds that I need to get things done and not worry too much. I took art classes and having deadlines were really helpful for me to stay on task. Great advice to make ur own deadlines. Thank you so much for your video ❤

[@dys6732]

I've been struggling a lot with this, especially with well planned zines that get stuck in the imagination phase bc it feels like I don't have the skills required to make it. I also struggle with finishing them because if I'm liking how it is turning out I start to worry that I won't be able to keep the quality all around. So this video is really helpful

[@carterevanroust]

You are such a big inspiration! Thank you for your adviice and your videos in general.

[@brattyxbre]

And thank you for listening 🥰🎀

[@caddieohm7059]

There's a saying by Pablo Picasso: "Inspiration exists but it has to find you working" Thank you for your videos 💚✨💚✨

[@lawsbrettart]

Bre, you are such an eloquent speaker. I could listen to you all day 💚

[@jannaa7017]

I didn’t know what a zine was before watching your videos, I don’t plan on making one but it inspired me to be more creative about my way of journaling ! Thank you 🤍

[@brattyxbre]

Love to hear it 🖤🖤

[@satansatansatan]

bre you always have great advice and present it in a genuine way ✨

[@zenmeru925]

I've been watching you for uh... a year I believe? You're an inspiration for sure, but I still have to make a zine! I have made a couple before finding about your channel. I don't hate those zines (they were art school projects) but I liked the limited options the professor gave us to make them. I like much better my second zine over the first but it was nice to experiment with that. I have already my tools that I like to use in my sketchbook and I really want to make a zine. I just can't think of what I want to tell, lol. Like you said, I mostly would do it for me, but even with that in mind, I don't know what I wanna tell! And I'm a bit of a perfectionist too so it makes it harder. Either way I enjoy your videos so much! This is the first time I comment, I felt like I should let you know! Keep up the great work Bre! Also, happy new year!

[@brattyxbre]

That story you wanna tell will pop up one day and surprise you - just keep going! Happy new year and thanks for watching ✨🥂

[@DavidJeremiahBowden]

YAAY!! Yes yes.

[@pyenygren2299]

7:50 Yes! Tool limitation is good. Only three different pink pens or images from only one news paper can kick start the imagination.

[@studio-kuma]

Needed to see this video today. Thank you ♡!

[@SapphsArt]

At 1:35 is the weirdest coincidence but I’ve binge watched your Channel and just finished making my first zine about why I hate tomatoes called “no no tomatoes” :)

[@brattyxbre]

🤭🍅🥫🚫

[@gibbytheartist]

would you make an valentines ones? I would love to make this for someone and would be doing it for the first time!

[@matocajsa9096]

I dont have a message, but i have a fictional stories that i want to tell. I just need to start. but im procrasinating and its not hard to be lazy... nice vid by the way.

[@brattyxbre]

A fictional story is still a message to me! I’ve always been moved by the fictional stories I read and they inspire me in my own life so the fact you’re working on one is exciting. Getting started is the hardest part so be easy on yourself…creating things takes a lot of energy ✨🖍️

[@matocajsa9096]

@brattyxbre thank you for support.

[@linesofexpression]

How do you get comments on a zine? How do you deliver yours? I was planning a zine for children and sending hard copies snail mail....how would i get feedback? thank you for sharing!

[@brattyxbre]

Getting feedback could be as easy as trading your zine with someone, posting it online and asking for advice, or selling it to people. There are lots of zine communities on Instagram, TikTok, and here on KZbin that would be happy to set up trades if you message them and ask. You can also find zine communities in your city/state by Google searching “zine events near me” etc Good luck with your children’s zine that sounds awesome! ✨🖍️

[@linesofexpression]

@@brattyxbre i had no idea! thank you so much!

[@areasontowritehome]

Appa ❤

[@brattyxbre]

yip yip ✨

[@DavidJeremiahBowden]

This is SO HELPFUL for my ZINE PLAYLIST! thank you, so grateful....! 🫧👣💜👣🫧

[@HarlowGinger]

This video came at the perfect time for me tbh 🥹 i wanna work on my zine now!!

[@brattyxbre]

LESSSGOOOO 💪🏽😎