How to Create a Children's Book Storyboard • CANVA • Free!!
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Published 2021-11-24
This video is about making a STORYBOARD TEMPLATE or an OUTLINE for your children's book illustrator to follow. Use this as a tool, Please do not attempt to use Canva to create a final print book project (Uploading a book made with two page spreads will not work on KDP/Amazon platforms.) Also, some Canva features shown in this video are now only available in the Pro version.
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You've finished the manuscript to your children's book. Time to get illustrations done! Before your illustrator jumps into the project, create a storyboard template for them. This will help them understand your story and how their illustrations will interact with the text.
0:00 - Intro
01:21 - Canva Pro vs Free
01:49 - Creating a New Storyboard Document
03:26 - The Importance of "Bleeds"
04:41 - Creating a Dividing Line
05:32 - The Purpose of the Storyboard
05:42 - Adding a Backdrop Color
05:58 - Ordering Objects (Front/Back)
06:13 - Adding a Text Box
06:50 - Adding Clip Art or Images
07:12 - Changing the Color of an Object
08:51 - Copying Objects to a New Page
09:20 - Creating a Two-Page Spread Illustration
09:45 - Composition Tips
10:32 - Duplicating and Moving a Page
10:53 - How to Delete a Page
11:49 - Hotkey for Ordering Objects Front to Back
12:09 - Downloading the File as a PDF
12:45 - Shareable Links for Viewing or Editing
13:07 - Viewing the PDF with Acrobat
13:19 - Explanation of Crop and Bleed Marks
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