Frame Ghibli-Style Storyboard Sheet
This prompt generates a watercolor storyboard contact sheet for a gentle animated short film, useful for previsualization, pitch decks, and AI-assisted film planning.

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- Type
- animated short film storyboard contact sheet
- Style
- hand-painted watercolor storyboard in a Studio Ghibli / Miyazaki-inspired aesthetic, warm natural light, soft textured paper feel, cinematic framing, gentle fantasy realism, nostalgic and tender mood
- Format
- 6 columns by 5 rows contact sheet with 30 frames total, each frame inside an off-white storyboard card with a tiny frame number at bottom left and a small colored transition tag at top right
- Subject › Main Character
- a small capybara-like creature with tan fur, a rounded face, tiny ears, glossy dark eyes, and a green scarf
- Subject › Supporting Character
- a tall gray-blue heron/crane-like bird with a long beak and elegant neck
- Subject › Setting
- mountain valley, cottage interior, forest paths, flowering grove, stream, lakeshore, sunset coast, and night doorway
- Layout › Sections › 0 › Title
- row 1
- Layout › Sections › 0 › Position
- top
- Layout › Sections › 0 › Count
- 6
- Layout › Sections › 0 › Labels
- #01 mountain landscape with distant windmill at sunrise, #02 dried grass in a vase beside a sunlit window, #03 close-up of the small creature looking out a window, #04 old map spread on a table, #05 snowy mountain horizon under a pale sky, #06 hands gently tying the green scarf around the creature
- Layout › Sections › 1 › Title
- row 2
- Layout › Sections › 1 › Position
- upper middle
- Layout › Sections › 1 › Count
- 6
- Layout › Sections › 1 › Labels
- #07 the creature at a wooden doorway preparing to leave, #08 the creature on stone steps overlooking a valley and windmill, #09 close-up of a furry paw stepping through shallow water and flowers, #10 the creature moving through bright green grass, #11 giant close-up of the creature's foot among tiny flowers and stems, #12 the creature lying or crouching in a sun-dappled meadow
- Layout › Sections › 2 › Title
- row 3
- Layout › Sections › 2 › Position
- center
- Layout › Sections › 2 › Count
- 6
- Layout › Sections › 2 › Labels
- #13 close-up portrait of the creature with surprised open mouth, #14 the creature standing in a forest beam of golden light, #15 the creature splashing or leaping over a stream near rocks, #16 macro close-up of a pink flower bud on a branch, #17 the creature running through an archway of blooming pink trees, #18 the creature standing in a pink blossom grove
- Layout › Sections › 3 › Title
- row 4
- Layout › Sections › 3 › Position
- lower middle
- Layout › Sections › 3 › Count
- 6
- Layout › Sections › 3 › Labels
- #19 dreamy blossom-filled scene with triangular mountain/tree shape in the center, seen with petals in foreground, #20 extreme close-up of the creature's eye, #21 the creature meeting the heron by water at sunset, #22 closer two-shot of the creature looking up at the heron in reflective water, #23 the heron spreading a large wing beside the creature in golden light, #24 close-up of the creature with eyes closed, peaceful and content
- Layout › Sections › 4 › Title
- row 5
- Layout › Sections › 4 › Position
- bottom
Raw JSON
{"type":"animated short film storyboard contact sheet","style":"hand-painted watercolor storyboard in a Studio Ghibli / Miyazaki-inspired aesthetic, warm natural light, soft textured paper feel, cinematic framing, gentle fantasy realism, nostalgic and tender mood","format":"6 columns by 5 rows contact sheet with 30 frames total, each frame inside an off-white storyboard card with a tiny frame number at bottom left and a small colored transition tag at top right","subject":{"main character":"a small capybara-like creature with tan fur, a rounded face, tiny ears, glossy dark eyes, and a green scarf","supporting character":"a tall gray-blue heron/crane-like bird with a long beak and elegant neck","setting":"mountain valley, cottage interior, forest paths, flowering grove, stream, lakeshore, sunset coast, and night doorway"},"layout":{"sections":[{"title":"row 1","position":"top","count":6,"labels":["#01 mountain landscape with distant windmill at sunrise","#02 dried grass in a vase beside a sunlit window","#03 close-up of the small creature looking out a window","#04 old map spread on a table","#05 snowy mountain horizon under a pale sky","#06 hands gently tying the green scarf around the creature"]},{"title":"row 2","position":"upper middle","count":6,"labels":["#07 the creature at a wooden doorway preparing to leave","#08 the creature on stone steps overlooking a valley and windmill","#09 close-up of a furry paw stepping through shallow water and flowers","#10 the creature moving through bright green grass","#11 giant close-up of the creature's foot among tiny flowers and stems","#12 the creature lying or crouching in a sun-dappled meadow"]},{"title":"row 3","position":"center","count":6,"labels":["#13 close-up portrait of the creature with surprised open mouth","#14 the creature standing in a forest beam of golden light","#15 the creature splashing or leaping over a stream near rocks","#16 macro close-up of a pink flower bud on a branch","#17 the creature running through an archway of blooming pink trees","#18 the creature standing in a pink blossom grove"]},{"title":"row 4","position":"lower middle","count":6,"labels":["#19 dreamy blossom-filled scene with triangular mountain/tree shape in the center, seen with petals in foreground","#20 extreme close-up of the creature's eye","#21 the creature meeting the heron by water at sunset","#22 closer two-shot of the creature looking up at the heron in reflective water","#23 the heron spreading a large wing beside the creature in golden light","#24 close-up of the creature with eyes closed, peaceful and content"]},{"title":"row 5","position":"bottom","count":6,"labels":["#25 the creature and heron together against a purple-orange sunset sky by the water","#26 wide shot of a vivid dusk sky with layered clouds","#27 the heron flying upward dramatically against a blazing sunset","#28 a single feather drifting over calm water at sunset","#29 the creature alone watching the glowing horizon beside water","#30 night scene from behind the heron standing in a doorway looking out"]}],"centerpiece":"the overall sequence follows the small scarf-wearing creature's quiet journey from home into nature, through discovery and reflection, to a bittersweet farewell with the heron","background":"clean beige page like a storyboard printout or production board"},"color_palette":{"primary":["warm gold","moss green","peach pink","sky blue","lavender dusk","soft brown"],"accents":["sunset orange","cream paper","water reflections"]},"camera":"mix of wide establishing shots, intimate close-ups, macro inserts, POV-like detail shots, and emotional two-shots","lighting":"morning sun, forest god rays, glowing sunset backlight, and deep blue nighttime shadows","prompt":"Create a {argument name=\"shot count\" default=\"30\"}-frame storyboard contact sheet for a {argument name=\"film style\" default=\"Miyazaki-inspired watercolor animated short film\"}. The story follows {argument name=\"main character\" default=\"a small capybara-like creature wearing a green scarf\"} on a poetic journey through nature, where it eventually meets {argument name=\"companion character\" default=\"a graceful heron\"}. Show the exact 6x5 board layout with 30 miniature storyboard cards and include these scenes in order: sunrise mountain with windmill, vase by window, creature at window, old map, distant snowy mountains, scarf being tied, doorway departure, stone steps vista, paw in water, creature in grass, foot among flowers, resting in meadow, surprised face close-up, forest sunbeams, stream crossing, pink flower bud macro, running beneath blossoms, standing in blossom grove, dreamlike blossom vista, eye extreme close-up, first meeting with heron, closer lakeside exchange, heron wing spread, peaceful closed-eye portrait, creature and heron together at sunset, wide dusk sky, heron taking flight, feather over water, creature alone at horizon, and heron in a doorway at night. Use {argument name=\"main palette\" default=\"warm golden watercolor tones with pink blossoms and blue-lavender dusk\"}, soft painterly texture, cinematic emotion, and a polished storyboard-sheet presentation."}How to use Frame Ghibli-Style Storyboard Sheet in 3 steps
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| If the result… | Why | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| The result drifts from the preview | Too many fields changed at once. | Reuse 30-Frame Ghibli-Style Storyboard Sheet as-is first, then change one group — subject, light, or setting. |
| GPT Image 2 ignores part of the JSON | Some models flatten or skip nested keys. | Keep the same values and paste them as a short paragraph instead. |
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