Storyboarder provides a web-based tool that simplifies visual storytelling by automating 3D scene composition, character creation, and rendering for webcomics. The platform allows creators to focus on narrative while offering collaborative features and an asset marketplace. It also functions as a distribution hub where creators can monetize their episodic visual stories through direct reader payments.
Funding
$500K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Creating webcomics requires significant technical skills in shot composition, background design, character creation, and speech balloon placement, diverting creators' focus from narrative development. Traditional methods often demand extensive time and resources, hindering accessibility for aspiring storytellers.
Solution
Storyboarder is a web-based platform that simplifies webcomic creation by automating the technical aspects of visual production. The platform provides a 3D scene editor that enables users to create, share, and monetize their webcomics. Storyboarder handles shot composition, background design, character creation, and speech balloon placement, allowing creators to focus on writing their stories. Users can create and customize characters, pose them easily, assign facial expressions, and access an extensive library of prebuilt and parametric assets.
Target Audience
Storyboarder targets aspiring and established webcomic creators seeking a user-friendly platform to streamline visual storytelling and connect with their audience.
Features
- Web-based tool accessible on various devices without requiring downloads
- Real-time multiplayer collaboration for simultaneous story development
- Character creator with customizable features and an extensive library of preset poses
- Asset library with prebuilt and parametric scenes, objects, and clothing
- Ray-traced renderer for beautifully lit scenes with physically based materials
- Automatic shot composition considering character placement and artistic principles
- 2D drawing engine enabling drawing in 3D space
- Script editor that automatically creates shots as users type
- Export options to images, video, and PDF formats
- VR editing capabilities for scene manipulation in virtual reality
- Studio organization for managing files, ideas, characters, scenes, and objects in the cloud
- Asset marketplace for buying and selling items needed for stories
- Social network features for storytellers to connect with their audience and other creators