Photoshop Frame Animation -Winter (1)

Photoshop Frame Animation

Animated Card

Your goal is to complete and post 4 animated gifs.
The first will have 1 required style of animation.
The second will have 2 required animations. You may duplicate the style of the first but the second must be different.
The third will have 3 required animations.
The fourth = four required.

always: add your name (blog address) and Title

4 cards:   Winter - Spring- Summer - Autumn

The following tutorial is for Winter.

http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/95252.aspx

the updated version of the above link:

·         900 x900 pixel  with a Transparent background

·         Choose a dark colour and paint layer 1 then rename it “sky”

·         Create a new layer – rename it “snow”

·         Choose colour white and with the paint brush size “8” draw the top of the low sloping hills across the lower 1/4 of the sky layer – then paint below this line.

·         Create a new layer – rename it “hill”

·         Choose a darker white colour and with the paint brush draw a hill in the middle but not much higher than the snow. Draw from the bottom left side to the bottom right so you can paint below again

·         Drag the “hill” layer below the “snow” layer

·         Click on the snow layer, then create a new layer– rename it “trees”

·         Choose a darker green colour – with the paint brush draw a very large conifer tree – if you draw an outline make sure you paint it.

·         CTRL click on the thumbnail of the tree on the trees layer. The tree should highlight. Choose CTRL-T then shrink the tree to a reasonable size.

·         COPY and PLACE 25 trees of various sizes.  While the tree is highlighted and the MOVE tool is selected press ALT and drag/copy a new tree and place it on the snow. Trees in the distance tend be smaller. Use CTRL-T to shrink the tree size.  It may be wise to ZOOM in. CTRL-E will merge the new layer.

·         NOTE: To highlight a tree afterwards use the “MARQUEE” tool and move it with the “MOVE” tool. To UNHIGHLIGHT  press CTRL-D

·         Create a new layer – rename it “blog”

·         Choose the TYPE tool – choose type size around 60pt and a nice bright colour. Type in your blog address

·         Choose from the menu above – Type-Warp text-then choose a style.

·         Choose from the menu above- Layer- layer style- Bevel and Emboss – change size to 5. Click OK.

.         Create a new layer – rename it “winter”
·         Choose the TYPE tool - then vertical type tool- type "winter" and place in the lower right corner 

·         Create a new layer – rename it “stars 1-12”

·         Draw 12 stars a pale cream colour – draw 1 size and CLONE stamp it 4 times – then a second size and a third

·         When using the clone stamp – make its size large enough to cover the star then press the ALT key and click then stamp

·         Create a new layer – rename it “stars 13-24” – 12 more stars - draw a new star

·         Create a new layer – rename it “stars 25-36” – 12 more stars

·         Follow the tutorial under “Making the Stars Twinkle” –try changing the gradient when in OUTER GLOW to a different colour
·         When it comes to ANIMATION go to Window-TIMELINE then switch to ‘create frame animation’ then click on ‘Create Frame Animation’ 

·         With ‘stars1-12’ layer highlighted click on the ‘duplicate selected frames’ button in the timeline window.  Continue following the tutorial.

1st frame -hide effects in other 2 layers

2nd frame -hide the effects in 1st and 3rd layers

3rd frame -hide the effects in 1st and 2nd layers

Note the highlighted Frame and Corresponding Layers

·         Make sure you choose “forever” in the timeline window.

play with the delay timing numbers

·         File -export -Save for Web(legacy) – choose GIF make sure it runs forever - save your image

Post a screen shot of your LAYERS as well - make sure your have named them accordingly

The FOUR animations:

    Winter - snowy hill with trees and twinkling stars
Spring - A flower bed with growing tulips and flowing clouds
Summer - a beach with seagulls in the sky and crabs on the sand plus something else
Autumn - Deciduous trees with falling leaves, moving sun, rain, plus something else