FINAL.psd: a stanford storyboard club anthology
In Winter 2018, Storyboard Club put on an exhibit, Rebeginning: A Showcase of Multimodal Sequential Art, celebrating the messy process of brainstorming and idea development that comes before the creation of a finished story. FINAL.psd is the conclusion of that process. The title itself is a reference to the triumphant name that many artists will give their Photoshop files upon finishing a piece of art. In this book, we present the completed works of members of Storyboard Club, finalized after countless hours of writing, sketching, and revising.
In Winter 2018, Storyboard Club put on an exhibit, Rebeginning: A Showcase of Multimodal Sequential Art, celebrating the messy process of brainstorming and idea development that comes before the creation of a finished story. FINAL.psd is the conclusion of that process. The title itself is a reference to the triumphant name that many artists will give their Photoshop files upon finishing a piece of art. In this book, we present the completed works of members of Storyboard Club, finalized after countless hours of writing, sketching, and revising.
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“I’m not letting that transfer end my career.” Blake used his shaking hands to pick<br />
another daifuku and quickly plopped it into his mouth before it fell.<br />
“Think this through, Blake. You can’t treat that body into a workable condition.<br />
You can’t find a new suitable one. You can’t continue your art this way. You have to do<br />
the transfer and do something about your style or you can’t do what you love!”<br />
Blake crossed his arms. His face was extra wrinkled from his eyebrows being<br />
pressed down, signaling a huge no no.<br />
Kyle sighed. “I think the best option is to think of some art that you can pursue<br />
without a bio body.”<br />
Blake grabbed his forehead tightly.<br />
“Don’t be too stressed. Maybe you can make works with very fine detail that even<br />
full droids find it hard to do. It will definitely take a lot of skill and effort, so you don’t<br />
need to worry about the value.”<br />
“My head… Hurts….”<br />
“Hey Blake! ...Blake!”<br />
Blake’s left arm dropped, and his left face started to droop.<br />
“SHIT! I NEED HELP HERE! SOMEONE HELP! MY BROTHER IS<br />
HAVING A STROKE!”<br />
A few waitresses slammed the door open and scurried into the room.<br />
“Call an ambulance! He needs an emergency transfer!” shouted Kyle.<br />
Blake found himself in his studio in the apartment not too far from the Hotel.<br />
There was a large white canvas in front of Blake. He looked down at his own hands.<br />
They were as wrinkled as he remembered, but they were not shaking. He was carrying<br />
his trusty paint brush on his right hand, and a palette on his left with all the colors he<br />
ever wanted.<br />
This is definitely a dream. It’s too good to be true, Blake thought.<br />
He struck the brush against the canvas, and there appeared a vertical stroke,<br />
perfectly imperfect as he had ever wanted.<br />
But maybe it isn’t too bad of a dream.<br />
He threw away the canvas, and a new one appeared in its place. He began to<br />
paint the background in a deep blue. He then took a small brush to draw the outline<br />
of himself, in a bio body painting under the night sky. He painted the old eyes, his<br />
wrinkled face, his grey hair, his dirty T-shirt and the jeans he normally wears at his<br />
studio, his trusty brush, and a miniature version of The Universe on a Drop of Water<br />
standing proudly on the canvas tripod.<br />
At least if I lose this body, there is something for me to remember.<br />
He took out his white paint and began adding the stars to the background.<br />
PERFECT! …Too bad this isn’t real... It isn’t real…<br />
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