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fazaal24

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Making Animations Using Photoshop
Works in : Adobe Photoshop Cs2-Cs3

Note: If you are using Photoshop CS and below; use the software Adobe Imageready which comes with Photoshop.

Output:

animatedsiggyug4.gif


Ok guys, this will be complicated at the start, all i have to say is that Practice makes Perfect as usual;) So try working on it and u'll get it;) Its really hard to explain this technique using images, anyway i'll try ma best. Im hoping to do a video tutorial on this..but nt sure when i'll do it:)

So lets start with a new canvas 650 x 125 pixels. And ive used some graphics in it.

Before animating, you have to enable the Animation Palette first:
Window>>Animation

86820108yl0.jpg


Heres the Animation Palette.
The square shaped thumbnail is know as a "frame"

89565910ve2.jpg


Next, type whatever you want to appear in your animation. So I came up with something like this:

85216453kb9.jpg


Ok now starts the animation part. As you are in the "First Frame". You have to move the text and other stuff to be animated out of the canvas, so move them where ever you want to.

This done because; at the begginning of the animation there shouldnt be anything except the background.

As shown below ive taken all the texts to differen parts of the image; so completely make it invisible.

63833047yj3.jpg


Next, insert a new Frame as shown below:

68453641bb9.jpg


Ok so this is how it will look after you have inserted the "2nd Frame"

After adding the 2nd Frame, bring the layer "Elakiri" and place it as it was before. So that will become the first animation.

75545507gj0.jpg


After Placing the layer as above, Go to the First Frame again and Click the Tween button and do according to the picture below.

What happens here is it creates a connectivity between the two frames and give a morphing effect.

55098254si6.jpg


This is how the animation palette will look like;

32639150gk8.jpg


After the previous step; while in the last frame (frame no.12)again make a new frame as shown below;

90826756ff9.jpg


After the above step it will become 13 frames. Do according to the image shown below.

10uj5.jpg


After this, follow the same technique as before, go to the 12 th Frame and click the TWEEN Frame button and give the values as before. so there is the 2nd animation.

You can preview these animations by clicking the play button in the palette.



Repeat these steps for the Layer "Support" too.


Finall You have the three texts coming from each side.

And if u want the animation to pause a bit follow the image below. give the number of seconds as u wish.

11hc2.jpg

How to save the animation

Go to File>>Save For Web

save1ia8.jpg


and save as GIF format.

save2wx8.jpg



So here it is;

animatedsiggyug4.gif


I have added a glow effect through blending options, but i have not shown it in the tutorial. First get used to the basics then u'll eventually learn how to give the effects to it..All done by Tween and Frames.


Dont worry if u dint get it the first time. Just try and try you'll get it if u have the commitment. Even i learned this on my own.:D

So good luck. Post ur doubts. I'll help whenever i can in the best way:D


As shown by eranga_ m Here are some siggies ive made using Photoshop:
http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2858655&postcount=813

And this is also done using the same technique. This is a simple one;)

ramadhansiggyyg4.gif



 
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fazaal24 said:
Making Animations Using Photoshop

Output:

animatedsiggyug4.gif


Ok guys, this will be complicated at the start, all i have to say is that Practice makes Perfect as usual;) So try working on it and u'll get it;) Its really hard to explain this technique using images, anyway i'll try ma best. Im hoping to do a video tutorial on this..but nt sure when i'll do it:)

So lets start with a new canvas 650 x 125 pixels. And ive used some graphics in it.

Before animating, you have to enable the Animation Palette first:
Window>>Animation

86820108yl0.jpg


Heres the Animation Palette.
The square shaped thumbnail is know as a "frame"

89565910ve2.jpg


Next, type whatever you want to appear in your animation. So I came up with something like this:

85216453kb9.jpg


Ok now starts the animation part. As you are in the "First Frame". You have to move the text and other stuff to be animated out of the canvas, so move them where ever you want to.

This done because; at the begginning of the animation there shouldnt be anything except the background.

As shown below ive taken all the texts to differen parts of the image; so completely make it invisible.

63833047yj3.jpg


Next, insert a new Frame as shown below:

68453641bb9.jpg


Ok so this is how it will look after you have inserted the "2nd Frame"

After adding the 2nd Frame, bring the layer "Elakiri" and place it as it was before. So that will become the first animation.

75545507gj0.jpg


After Placing the layer as above, Go to the First Frame again and Click the Tween button and do according to the picture below.

What happens here is it creates a connectivity between the two frames and give a morphing effect.

55098254si6.jpg


This is how the animation palette will look like;

32639150gk8.jpg


After the previous step; while in the last frame (frame no.12)again make a new frame as shown below;

90826756ff9.jpg


After the above step it will become 13 frames. Do according to the image shown below.

10uj5.jpg


After this, follow the same technique as before, go to the 12 th Frame and click the TWEEN Frame button and give the values as before. so there is the 2nd animation.

You can preview these animations by clicking the play button in the palette.



Repeat these steps for the Layer "Support" too.


Finall You have the three texts coming from each side.

And if u want the animation to pause a bit follow the image below. give the number of seconds as u wish.

11hc2.jpg

How to save the animation

Go to File>>Save For Web

save1ia8.jpg


and save as GIF format.

save2wx8.jpg



So here it is;

animatedsiggyug4.gif


I have added a glow effect through blending options, but i have not shown it in the tutorial. First get used to the basics then u'll eventually learn how to give the effects to it..All done by Tween and Frames.


Dont worry if u dint get it the first time. Just try and try you'll get it if u have the commitment. Even i learned this on my own.:D

So good luck. Post ur doubts. I'll help whenever i can in the best way:D


As shown by eranga_ m Here are some siggies ive made using Photoshop:
http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2858655&postcount=813

And this is also done using the same technique. This is a simple one;)

ramadhansiggyyg4.gif



Ahh Ela

Oya bala tiyenne

tikaka amarue wage :P
 

eranga_m

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    wow ! :cool:

    thanks loads fazaal !! got to try that from now onwards :)

    @naruto - ayyo malli e mulu post ekama quote karanna epa ! scroll karanna giyama epa wenawa :baffled:
     

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    N@rUT0 said:
    Ahh Ela

    Oya bala tiyenne

    tikaka amarue wage :P

    Machan oya loku tutorials QOUTE karanna epa ban..Bandwith eka yanawa nikanma;)

    hehe ow machan..pena widiya amarui..eth karama lesi machan..Mama steps godak aran oya kiyala deela thiyenne..pahadili wenna;)

    Hema ekak ma lesi nehe ne banz:D Try ekak deela balala awlak nam mehe daapan:D
     

    fazaal24

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    eranga_m said:
    wow ! :cool:

    thanks loads fazaal !! got to try that from now onwards :)

    @naruto - ayyo malli e mulu post ekama quote karanna epa ! scroll karanna giyama epa wenawa :baffled:

    Hehe no worries...mage pana giya ban mee tuto eka hadanna gihin. the biggest and hardest ive made so far;)
     

    eranga_m

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    fazaal24 said:
    Hehe no worries...mage pana giya ban mee tuto eka hadanna gihin. the biggest and hardest ive made so far;)

    85216453kb9dx0.jpg


    me ! me wage waves kohomada ban ganne ??:confused: Gradient da ??
     

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    fazaal24 said:
    Machan oya loku tutorials QOUTE karanna epa ban..Bandwith eka yanawa nikanma;)

    hehe ow machan..pena widiya amarui..eth karama lesi machan..Mama steps godak aran oya kiyala deela thiyenne..pahadili wenna;)

    Hema ekak ma lesi nehe ne banz:D Try ekak deela balala awlak nam mehe daapan:D
    me try katanna patan gatta gaman ma kela uana :(