Karen J Lloyd’s Storyboard Blog

I just wanted to take a moment to thank those of you that have stopped by this blog since it started. Especially those that took the time to leave a comment…much appreciated! It’s still in the very early stages and I hope you stick around to see what’s to come.
I’m in the process of switching [...]

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OK, maybe not a million…but lots!
I’m talking about the first step in creating a storyboard. At least the first step I take…I can’t speak for everyone, of course. After getting the materials, going over the script and getting organized, I draw small.
Those little drawing are called thumbnails. Smaller versions of the panels I will [...]

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I once had a colleague come to my place to help me out with a pressing deadline. I had two desks at the time, so she could work alongside me (which was great). When she walked in my studio, she stopped, looked around and said, “Did you clean up just for me?”. A little [...]

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Before I get into this, I just want to make one thing clear.
I love writers. I respect writers.
I know how hard it must be to write a script from a blank page. Just as I know how hard it is to draw a storyboard from a blank page. It’s very easy to come in after [...]

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And so it begins.
Here I am, starting the first board of a new cartoon. I’ll be doing five shows in a series of 52 eleven minute episodes over the course of six months. It’s a brand new show created (and directed) by a buddy of mine, so that alone makes it all pretty neat.
I’ll be [...]

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