How can I make a page of thumbnails for rough sketching?

If you are using Storyboard Pro 25 or later, this can easily be done by adding a thumbnailing page.

Step 1: Create a new thumbnailing page

1. In the Top menu, select Storyboard > New > New Thumbnailing Page.

2. A new yellow thumbnail scene will appear in the Thumbnails and Timeline view.

Thumbnails view	Timeline view

Step 2: Adjust the settings

1. In the Thumbnails or Timeline view, select the new thumbnailing panel.
2. Locate or open the Panel view.
3. In the Panel view, you will see options for the thumbnailing page.

4. Adjust the following settings based on your needs:
   • Duration: The length of the thumbnailing panel.
   • Convert to Panels…: Converts the thumbnails to panels. See How do I turn my thumbnails page into panels? for more information.
   • Layout: Allows you to define how many rows and columns of thumbnails there are.
   • Spacing: Lets you choose how much space there is between thumbnails.
   • Ordering: Choose the orientation of the storytelling. The numbers on the thumbnails will update when you change this. This option is important when converting thumbnails to panels.
   • Show/Hide Thumbnails: Shows the numbering of the thumbnails and allows you to use the eye icons to hide or show each one. Hidden thumbnails have red crosses over them.

5. The settings can be changed at any time, but be mindful about how it may affect artwork.
6. When you’re done with setting up your thumbnails, you can do the following:
   • Export the page in an image format to print out or use elsewhere.
   • Save the page in the Library view as a template to reuse.
   • Start drawing.

Step 3: Draw in the thumbnails

When drawing in the thumbnails, the following applies:

1. Select your preferred drawing tool and colour.
2. While sketching in the thumbnails, be mindful of the following:
   • All thumbnails share the same set of layers. You can add and remove layers like usual, but keep in mind that each thumbnail does not have its own set of layers.
   • If you want to eventually convert the thumbnails to panels, make sure to keep artwork contained within its corresponding thumbnail. Some overlap is allowed, but artwork outside the invisible boundary (shown below) will show up in an adjacent panel when converted (this can change based on panel spacing).

3. When you’re done with your thumbnails, you can use them in one of the following ways:
   • Export the thumbnail page as a whole using one of the image export options.
   • Convert your thumbnails to panels. See How do I turn my thumbnails page into panels?