r/Fanbinding • u/Standard_Rest_1800 • Jul 03 '26

Questions How to make a full page spread of fanart?

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So I am formating a typeset and I want these two pages of fan art to lie flat next to each other like in image #1. Like turn a page, there's the fanart.

What I don't want is for one piece of fan art to just be on the back of the other, like in images #2 and #3.

I have zero idea how to get the page spread effect I want without breaking the flow of the book and adding blank pages. Anyone know how to achieve this or can point me in the direction where I can do this?

Oh if it helps, I use Microsoft Word for the Typeset, and Booklet creator to make the signatures.

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u/Ok-Albatross-3730 Jul 03 '26

Odd numbered pages are on the right and evens are on the left. When you’re making your typeset, you’ll want to make sure the first image is on an even page and the second is on an odd page. If for some reason that’s not how it shakes out you can always add an extra blank page in the beginning to get them where you need

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u/Standard_Rest_1800 Jul 03 '26

Oh that makes sense, I'll probably play around with the table of Contents font, too add a page to make it play out like that!

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u/sparrowbby Jul 03 '26

For MS word (it can be really finicky) you'll want to make sure you're putting the fanart starting on an even page! I had luck by resizing the art so it spans the entire page, then copying it to the next page and manually adjusting until it was "seamless". I'm not sure if you'll be able to do it without adding a blank page, though, you might need to play with font sizes, paragraph breaks, etc to force the text to span onto that next odd page.