SCENE-TO-PANELS WORKSHEET
Original template by GenToon / Fairrium. Version: 2026-10-09.
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1. SOURCE AND PURPOSE
Project title: [ ]
Writer or group: [fictional name or local working label]
Revision date / version: [ ]
Audience and intended reading format: [ ]
Rights / permission for source text: [ ]
Source scene (paste or write your short scene here):
[ ]
Scene begins with: [situation, location, time]
Scene ends with: [what visibly changes]
One thing the reader should understand: [ ]
What can be omitted without losing that change: [ ]
Internal thought to show through action or a caption: [ ]

2. CAST AND SETTING
Repeat for each character:
Name / speaker label: [ ]
Identity anchors: [hair, silhouette, distinguishing feature]
Outfit for this scene: [ ]
Goal and emotion at the start: [ ]
What they know at the start: [ ]
Held object / hand / object condition: [ ]

Location landmarks and relative positions: [ ]
Time / lighting / weather: [ ]
Props and their starting locations: [ ]
Reading direction: [left-to-right, right-to-left, or vertical]

3. FOUR-PANEL PLANNING GRID
Use the numbered grid as a quick index. Keep detailed notes below so that
long lines do not become unreadable in a narrow text editor.

Panel | Purpose             | Visible change              | Speaker
1     | [orient the reader] | [ ]                         | [ ]
2     | [develop the action]| [ ]                         | [ ]
3     | [turn or decision]  | [ ]                         | [ ]
4     | [show the result]   | [ ]                         | [ ]

For EACH panel, fill:
Panel number: [ ]
Visible moment (one drawable instant): [ ]
Characters / positions / gaze: [ ]
Framing and focal point: [ ]
Dialogue in reading order, with speaker names: [ ]
Caption or sound effect (label separately): [ ]
Object state before -> after: [ ]
Link from the previous panel (what the reader must infer): [ ]
Needed transition panel or revision: [ ]

4. DIALOGUE AND CONTINUITY REVIEW
[ ] Each line has an identified speaker; silent panels say 'no dialogue'.
[ ] Bubble order follows the intended reading direction.
[ ] Lines fit the chosen layout when viewed at the intended reading size.
[ ] Dialogue does not repeat an action already clear from the drawing.
[ ] Faces, identity anchors, and outfits match, unless a change is explained.
[ ] Prop moves have a visible action or an understandable transition.
[ ] Left/right references name the character's side or the viewer's side.
[ ] Characters react only to information they have learned.
[ ] The final panel shows the intended change from the opening.

Revision log:
Panel / issue / proposed fix / reviewer / accepted version: [ ]
Open question to resolve before illustration: [ ]

5. EXPORT AND READABILITY CHECKLIST (AFTER MAKING THE COMIC)
Target destination and its current requirements: [ ]
Chosen image size / file type / reading order: [ ]
[ ] Open the exported file, not just the editor preview.
[ ] Check every panel and bubble in order at the intended display size.
[ ] Text is legible; contrast and balloon tails make speakers identifiable.
[ ] No text, faces, or important props are cut off at edges or crop boundaries.
[ ] Names and spelling agree with the continuity sheet.
[ ] Provide a text transcript in reading order when sharing the comic.
[ ] Add meaningful image descriptions where the destination supports them;
    describe actions and speakers rather than relying only on color.
[ ] Verify rights and any credits needed for added fonts, art, or source text.
[ ] Keep an editable master and name the export with title and revision.
[ ] If printing, inspect a test print; if posting, inspect the uploaded result.

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Credit the creator, link the license, and indicate changes when sharing.
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