Syku: Ah! You just made me realise I showed the pages wrong
;... I've been portraying them as single pages when I should be doing double page spreads. Durrrr... I completely forgot
. You only need to apply bleed to sections that are going to be cropped, which is only 3 sides of the page. For double page spreads, it depends on your final book format how you lay it out, because spine roll becomes an important factor. Saddle stitched books don't need to worry, you can bring the image into the margin area and it's not going to get lost. But for perfect bound books you will loose a small section of the image in the spine. Most manga don't try to offset this and just leave it as it is, though you could cut the image in half and offset it slightly so when you open a page normally there appears to be less 'loss' between the two halves (So if you pulled the book wide open there would actually be a blank space between the two halves).
This is harder to explain without pictures
;... I'll update the current section so it's more correct though.
Keneko: Thanks
. Most badges come in 30mm (or slightly less) and 50mm diameter templates. Though, because the paper curls around the edge, you need to allow an extra 5mm on all sides (Whether you leave this 'extra' as a plain colour or a continuation of the image is up to you). Hehe, yeah, I've been taking advantage of my Uni's badge machine while I can
In terms of printing from home, if you have a good colour printer and good paper stock then there's no reason why you can't make reasonable quality prints from them. If you're doing a small run or are new to the whole printing thing this may be easier and more economical for first-timers. Generally speaking though, a professional printer will produce a higher quality print.
Good luck with your stuff~ Maybe we'll see you in the Artist Circle
