Editing Advanced Storyboarding For TV (section)

== Basics ==

=== Speed ===

* Develop the fastest brain to drawing relationship.
* Move past the blank page.

=== Keyboard shortcuts ===

* Suggests putting hot keys in one area, e.g. under left hand, A, S, D, F, Z, X, C, V, etc.
* Use '''select''' tool to remove  lines in Storyboard Pro (SBP)
* Create hot key for '''Delete''' (I guess in that left hand area of the keyboard as opposed to the DELETE key at the upper right of the keyboard.)
* Also separate dedicated hot keys for '''delete layer''' and '''delete panel'''.

==== List of essential hot key functions ====

* Select
* Delete
* Undo
* Duplicate panel
** Best for acting
* Select by color
** Fills 
** Adjusting BGs and characters
* Copy & Paste Layers
* Copy & Paste Scenes
* Shift + Command (<kbd>&#8679;</kbd> + <kbd>&#8984;</kbd> ) to select layers across panels
* Auto-fill (in the same layer)

=== Fills ===

* Dedicate a hot key for '''draw behind'''. ('''Draw behind''' is an alternate method to '''auto matte'''.)
* '''Select by color''' is your friend.
** Suggests putting fill on the same layer as line art & use '''select by color''' to edit line vs fill.
* Delete portions of lines using '''eraser''' to break the line, and '''select''' to 
** Recommends '''NOT''' using the cutter tool.

=== Organizing layers ===

* Use copy & paste/duplicate as much as possible.
* <kbd>&#8679;</kbd> + <kbd>&#8984;</kbd> to select across panels '''as long as the layers all have the same name''' (e.g. "A")
* "BG" layer for horizon line and rough perspective lines
* Then use "A" layer for BG art, plus extra layers if there is foreground, middle ground, and/or far background planes.
* Use gray lines for BG art to set off characters.
* Only fill BG layers for elements in extreme FG planes.

=== Onion skinning and light box ===

Look into the '''light box''' feature (light bulb icon) as an alternate to onion skinning. 

'''Light box''' will dim all layers in a panel other than the currently selected layer.