.:CSS Fairy Emote v2by `ginkgografix

Customization / Emoticons / Other

Got myself PS CS4 this week and need to play around a bit to get used to it.
Wasn't very pleased with this :thumb136100136: version i have made earlier and today i was in the mood for giving it another try. And that way i could also try the animation feature of CS4 as well

=BlissfullySarcastic linked me to several tutorials but i ended using one of my old emotes(yes i did a lot some years ago) as a base.

Now i just need to learn how to animate right

Have any suggestions? Would love to hear them

!Synth-Nine Apr 7, 2010 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

animation is a tricky thing. What I always try to do is actually look at how I would actually move then replicate that movement, Tween etc. and then remove frames in areas where movement is faster. once you do that if it doesnt look right, adjust the positioning a second time. Now the biggest key for animating is to relax, and invest the time it takes. I was awwarded a Daily Deviation for my animation about a year ago.

`ginkgografix Apr 9, 2010

"I would actually move then replicate that movement, Tween etc." and that's where i already get lost. I did tweening in Flash and i know what i want to do, but i lack the knowledge to actually do those things in PS. I have no idea how to make smooth animations like for example `CookiemagiK does.

That's why i stick to simple things most of the time.

!Synth-Nine Apr 9, 2010 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Tweening is a tricky thing to learn because sometimes it fades and sometimes it actually moves the image. You really got to figure out what your photoshop does because they are all different.

Assuming you know how to get the animation box open. you have one frame in there. there are a variety of tools in there all labled. your first frame arange your layers and such how you want them to look. HAVE EACH PIECE ON A DIFFERENT LAYER. This makes for more fun in animation. so copy the first frame and take out your move tool, re arange each piece to the next motion. copy that fram and keep doing this untill you have a full animation. Tweening is so you can move a piece drasticly and it will fill the animation in between. now for things like explosions or morphing pieces, you have to have each change on a different layer and hide and show as you go from frame to frame.