Storyboard  

Se+ng  up  the  Photoshop-­‐document  

1.  create  a  layer  2.  choose  rectangle  –tool  3.  type  in  propo=ons  16:9  4.  draw  three  black  boxes  (Why  black?  so  that  you  can  find  them  when  dublica=ng)  

1.  copy  three  layers  (alt+drag  down)  2.  align  them  from  top  of  the  bar  3.  type  apple+e=  merge  objects  

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1.  Dublicate  merged  object  by  pressing  alt  and  drag  it  down  2.  Repeat  it  three  =mes  

1.  Distribute  boxes  evenly    with  distribute+align  –tools  3.  apple+e  =  merge  layers  4.  at  layer  ctrl+click=  select  all  

1. Dublicate merged object alt+drag three times 2. Use distribute+align –tools 3. Type apple+e = merge layers 4. At merged layer command+click= select all

1. Hide shape -layer 2. Create new layer 3. From navigation choose Edit -> stroke change to 5px 4. Apple D= deselect 5. Give the layer 1 name "frames"

1. Create a new layer called thumbnails 2. Go back to layer frames 3. Choose wand-tool 4. Shift-click= select each frame 5. Choose layer thumbnails 6. Click mask tool

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1. choose thumbnails 2. choose brush-tool 3. test the board by drawing outside the frames

1. Create a new group 2. Add two layers: - 1.1 (scene number) - text (type some text)

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1. Choose layer "thumbnail" and use drawing-board (Vacom)

Creating an individual object from frame (so that you can move them around)

1. dublicate all three layers: text, thumbnails and frames and hide the upper ones

Draw a box around the frame and hit mask tool.

Watch video to continue from here: http://www.digitaltutors.com/tutorial/2165-Drawing-Storyboards-for-the-Entertainment-Industry-in-Photoshop#play-51037