Feeling lost on where to start organizing your picture book? Storyboarding is the perfect way to structure your ideas and take your manuscript from words to a fully visualized story!
In this video, I give you an inside glimpse into how I storyboard my picture books, with a top-down view of the process! Watch as I break down my 32-page storybook by lining up the manuscript and planning each page.
You’ll see the step-by-step details of how I:
✷ Align text with illustrations.
✷ Organize story spreads and pacing.
✷ Use a pilot painting to set the tone for the illustrations.
✷ Balance single and double-page spreads.
✷ Break down stanzas and decide on visual styles for each part of the story.
I also share tips on how you can use a writing storyboard and illustration templates to organize your text and visuals for your own books. Whether you work with another illustrator or you’re a hybrid creator like me, this process will help you visualize your story and get it ready for illustration!
Highlights:
✷ Breaking up text into stanzas and pages.
✷ Visualizing your manuscript with storyboarding.
✷ Creating rough sketches and concepts for your characters.
✷ Using a pilot painting to develop your style and color palette.
✷ A sneak peek into one of my current projects, a rhyming picture book about a bear with no manners!
Mentioned Videos:
KDP Author Proof Reviews [LinkHere]
Front and Back Matter in Picture Books [LinkHere]
My Links:
Join the Picture Book Creators Community: [Link Coming Soon!]
Check out my Picture Book Writing Class: [Link Coming Soon!]
Learn more about my Picture Book Templates: [Link Coming Soon!]