Amy Perrotti: mini zine

Monday, July 20, 2020

Staying Cool in the Summer Heat

Hello! We have been experiencing hot days here, so time for some cool thoughts! I've made my Sweet Escape drawing available in my shop as a printable file. Just purchase and instantly download for a sweet and whimsical anthropomorphic art print. A cute, colorful addition to any kitchen!

Ice Cream Cone Favor Boxes printable file

I have been craving ice cream and have decided to serve ice cream instead of birthday cake this year (my birthday is in August so I'm planning ahead). In the meantime we'll enjoy my ice cream cone favor boxes! Great for holding candies, trinkets or small gifts.

Matryoshka at the Beach coloring sheet printable file

The heat also has me dreaming of beach visits! My Matryoshka is enjoying her day at the beach in this coloring sheet printable file.

Cutie Patooties Mini Zine printable file

Since it's too hot to go outside and play, here's a mini zine to make and enjoy! This mostly picture book only takes one piece of paper, some folding, one scissor cut and you have a mini zine (book). It's a combination of photos of vintage toys and my original illustrations. Fun to make and enjoy with your little ones this summer or make up a batch as party favors to share with friends, or stick in a stocking or on a gift this holiday season!

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I hope you and your loved ones are well. I look forward to posting again soon.

Peace,

Amy
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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Cutie Patooties Mini Zine Printable

Hello! I've always wanted to make a mini zine, a little book. I have in the past made small coloring books, but I wanted to make a little artwork book in full color. I've been searching for inspiration for a while. Finally, I had an idea!! My family and I enjoy going to antique and thrift stores, and shopping for vintage items online too. The idea– I would take photographs of dolls and figures from my personal collection, and combine them with my drawings to create scenes that would evoke individual stories for each artwork.

The process, my preliminary sketches.

It was a month's worth of glorious fun (aka work)! First, I decided which vintage items to include and photographed them. Then, I took inspiration from the vintage items to create settings for each of them. I sketched out the settings in pencil and scanned them into the computer. Next, I made some minor changes to the vintage item photos, placed the photos in my drawing program along with the pencil sketches, and drew the scenes. And finally, I created a one page layout for the book that could be printed and easily folded and cut into a little paper book. After printing many proofs, and making adjustments, it was complete. I've titled the mini zine “Cutie Patooties” because it is a phrase from the 1920’s and 30’s and I thought it described and went well with the vintage items. The book features seven artworks and a table of contents listing the titles of each piece.

Doll head that inspired "Tasha Dreams".

The doll head I used in the artwork “Tasha Dreams” I’ve had since I was little. The body disappeared years ago, in fact I can’t even remember what it looked like or why it’s gone (a mishap probably when we moved from SC to NC). All that remains is this cute little head. I could never part with it. It was just too adorable! And now, at last, I understand why. It was meant to be included in this little book! It reminds me of my daughter with her jet black hair so I named the artwork it inspired “Tasha Dreams” after her. Tasha can always tell when a drawing is based on her because I always include a swirl of hair at the hairline like the one at the top of her forehead.

So I hope you will hop on over to my shop and check it out. I've listed the mini zine printable in both my dot com and my Etsy shop as a file to download and print yourself. I even have a step by step video of how to fold and cut it into a book (please see below).