Day 1 on animated GIFs
Log onto your student server. You must be logged in. If you can’t, see me.
- Find your background and your character in the student shared folder, in the pick up box, cannonj, cartooning 2013. Drag them both to the desktop.
- Double click on photoshop.
- Go to file and click on new. Name that file “work.yourname” and set the width to 540 pixels and the height to 640 pixels, and the resolution to 200. Don’t change anything else. Hit OK.
- Go to file and click on new. Name that file “final.yourname” and set the width to 540 pixels and the height to 640 pixels, and the resolution to 200. Don’t change anything else. Hit OK.
- Go to file and click on open. Select your background
- Go to the layers (near channels and paths on the right) and right click, then select duplicate layer. Rename it A and click on the drop down menu to select work.yourname. Click Ok.
- Go to file and click on open. Select your main image.
- Go to the layers (near channels and paths on the right) and right click, then select duplicate layer. Rename it 1 and click on the drop down menu to select work.yourname. Click Ok.
- Scale 1(your main image) to fit your background by selecting the move tool. (The top tool that looks like a fancy plus sign) Hit control T and then hold shift as you drag your image so that it’s the right size for your background.
Saving:
- Make sure you’re in the work.yourname file and go to file, save as. Click on My Computer, so you can see your student file with your number. See me if you don’t see that number. Double click your number. Make sure you’re in format Photoshop (PSD) and hit save.
- Make sure you’re in the final.yourname file and go to file, save as. Click on My Computer, so you can see your student file with your number. See me if you don’t see that number. Double click your number. Make sure you’re in format Photoshop (PSD) and hit save.
You’re done for the day.
