Animated GIFs have been around for decades. They’re easy to load, fun to watch, and even more fun to share. GIFs are popular on websites like Tumblr, Facebook and Reddit; plus there are many sites devoted solely to GIFs like Giphy, Tenor and Imgur.
Photoshop makes animation easy. We’ll use the timeline panel to create a basic frame animation.
Then we’ll move onto layer animation using the video timeline. We’ll learn about keyframes, tweening, adding in layer adjustments, texture and background details.
Read more about why the silent mini videos are so popular as a means of digital expression. And just for fun, here’s life explained by GIF.
Tutorials to check out:
How to make a cinemagraph
Start with real stuff, then animate it
Time-lapse animation
Homework: Animate a bunch of drawings; upload the best one, or a few, to Slack.
Next class, Feb. 7, Steve Ellis, a well known comic book artist and illustrator, will teach you the art of digital painting. Bring some sketch ideas for the digital painting assignment, and get Steve’s input!
See you tomorrow!
Digital Illustration (ILL 256) 