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[lycheeluv]

I sip my soup with a spoon but sometimes you just have to go the savage way.

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Unqualified Assistance by TheDefenestrator

Art by @lycheeluv

Fandom: 全职高手 | The King's Avatar

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Category: Gen

Words: 9,601

No one has ever doubted the identity of the “team reporter’s assistant” following Excellent Era around to their games, but he sure takes slacking to a new level. How does he get so many exclusive interviews and never publish anything?! Ye Xiu would like to protest that he has, in fact, listened to their advice and published many articles. They’re just all Glory guides.

Collection: QZGS Big Bang 2023

ABOUT THE BOOK

FORMAT: Letter quarto (trimmed), flatback casebinding, french link stitch, no tapes

FONTS: Times New Roman, Permanent Marker [via Google Fonts], KaiTi

IMAGES: Artwork by Lycheeluv

MATERIALS: 24lb Xerox Bold Digital paper (8.5"x11"), 80pt binder's board (~2mm), 30/3 size waxed linen thread, 1.9mm cording, green cardstock, Russian Green Iris bookcloth, DecoArt Crafter's Acrylic Yellow Gold, 20lb printer paper, paste wax

PROGRAMS USED: Affinity Publisher, Bookbinder-JS

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Been feeling restless lately and thought that the focus and rush of Making A Thing would help. So I turned to my AO3 bookmarks to find a short fic to bind. I found three loosely connected by a similar theme: people interacting with Ye Xiu without knowing he's 'Ye Qiu'. I ended up doing all of them as a mini three-book collection.

[First, Second, Third]

Unqualified Assistance was the first one I typeset, using Times New Roman because in the story Ye Xiu poses as a reporter. (Times New Roman -> newspapers -> reporters). I went back in and added the Permanent Marker for the AO3 info after using it in the next book.

I also added a faint Lorem Ipsum background to the title page and first page of the story as a nod to the reporter profession.

Unqualified Assistance is another Big Bang fic. I wanted to highlight the awesome artwork, so I kept the typeset on the minimal side and didn't use any other art. Lychee's work is so lovely and expressive!

For the bookcloth I went with green because in the fic Ye Xiu is known as 'Wang's Rookie' or 'Rookie Wang'. (Time for more word association: Rookie -> greenhorn -> green, and Wang -> Wang Jiexi -> Tiny Herb -> green).

For the endpapers I used cardstock in a colour matching the bookcloth cover. No artwork or decorative paper here, just colour coordination that I can carry throughout the set.

On a whim, I trimmed the textbooks and painted the edges gold. This, I think, was the last step that really made the books a set.

With some finishing touches in the form of endbands and labels, it was done. The faux endbands were made by wrapping bookcloth around a core (in this case, leather cording). The paper label on the front cover was printed on regular ol' printer paper (20lb) treated with a paste wax (wax & mineral spirits/turpentine mix). In the future I'll use 24lb paper, because the 20lb turned slightly translucent after waxing.

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Hello all! Happy February and soon to be Valentines Day!! 💖

We have an upcoming Valentines Day offer for everyone that has already placed a pre-order with us; a special Hot Pink Foil edition of our washi tape! Design by @lycheeluv

Orders will be open between 02/12/24 to 02/19/24; so keep your eyes peeled for more information on how to bag yourselves a Hot Pink Timmy!!

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Thanks for waiting so patiently everyone!! Here’s our picks for the artists list! Keep in mind that if you’re on this list, you need to confirm your participation by February 26th! (Check your emails for more information!) Otherwise we will assume you’ve changed your mind and will contact runner ups to take your place!

✧✩ Artist List ✩✧

Illustrations:

Evelyna ( @ven-gelatti ) 

Lemonjuiceday ( @lemonjuiceday )

Chisu! ( @pilotbites )

Mric ( @lichenslumber )

Franni ( @frannipan )

Nono ( @noenoeh )

Aaliya MJ ( @aaaliyaamj )

Sven ( @legendarydesvender )

wickedalbion ( @wickedalbion )

Zillabean ( @zillabean )

oviidd ( @oviidd )

Softmeal ( @softmealbread )

Jenna ( @socktus )

Sunniiee ( @sunniieedraws )

lane ( @lanechan )

Lauren Baldo ( @laurenbaldoart )

yokaiy ( @yokaiy )

Lychee ( @lycheeluv )

Sara Danger ( @qesque )

Zee Hussain ( @maplesyrupandwaffles )

Rycheza ( @rycheza )

Emma ( @pepperemzie )

Zoe ( @librebananr )

onemerryjester ( @onemerryjester )

mi5ul ( @mi5ul )

Merch:

Stickers:

Soap ( @bunnybooty )

Shannon Talbot ( @shannondraws )

Raysdrawlings ( @raysdrawlings )

Moravian ( @wonkykrystol )

Buttons:

J. Nina Droz. ( @oomph833 )

Sarah ( @sebbdraws )

Shaslo ( @shaslo )

Keychain:

Jupebox ( @jupebox )

phalangieee ( @phalangieee )

Cat Azevedo ( @unregisteredcat )

Thank you so much to all of our participants! All of you had lovely and interesting applications! I hope no one takes offense to not getting on this list: we probably still thought your art was amazing! But, we were looking to fulfill a specific vision. If some of these artists decline or do not confirm, we will be selecting runner-ups; however, even if you don’t end up on our finalized list, we still want you all to participate in other zines and continue to get your work out there! @quiznakchronicle is an excellent blog to follow to get in the know about other events!

Have a great week! ❤

[lycheeluv]

Stickers I did and one of my favorite AU, xianxia yay !! It was one of the prize for the Rally, but I still have a few leftovers. Available on my shop !

[lycheeluv]

Part I ad II of the Empty Library is out ! If you want to wait, part III at the end of the week. The Empty library will be completed end of September if you want to read it in one go.

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Prints have arrived!! 😱💖

Cover 1 & E-Sports print by @lycheeluv Cover 2 by @bunnvoid

[lycheeluv]

SHOP IS OPEN !!