The Bouncing Heart<\/span><\/h3>\nTo start with, let’s make a simple heart animation. Since a short GIF is always good, and uses limited colors. Your GIF might turn out to be grainy if\u00a0you use too many colors. So it is better to create a bouncing heart animation using only three colors – red, white, and blue. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\nCreate a new PS file, and three separate layers, one with a heart, one consisting a shadow and third with a floor area<\/span><\/li>\nNow, to create a bouncing effect, start duplicating the layer with hearts until you get eleven frames of hearts<\/span><\/li>\nDo the same with the shadow, but increase it\u00a0width-wise in each frame<\/span><\/li>\nMake sure you are keeping all the equivalent frames in view, like shadow#3, heart#3<\/span><\/li>\nThe shadow should not move when the heart touches the ground, so, 10 frames will be just perfect instead of 11<\/span><\/li>\nThe animation frame is ready now, and it is time to apply animation<\/span><\/li>\nGo to Windows, select “Timeline” and a grey rectangular bar will pop up at the bottom of the screen<\/span><\/li>\nNow choose “Frame Animation” to control all 21 frames independently<\/span><\/li>\nAlthough “Frame Animation” is used to change the position, visibility and layer style in each frame, you just need to change the visibility here<\/span><\/li>\nShow and hide layers in a way that Heart#1 and Shadow#1 are visible together in first frame and Heart#2 and Shadow#2 are visible in second frame <\/span><\/li>\nFirst frame will be automatically created but the rest need to be done by you<\/span><\/li>\nYou can use “Duplicate Frame Tool” to create 21 copies of the first frame and then go through each frame to ensure the right layers are visible<\/span><\/li>\nTo check the output, click on the play button, or choose “Once” to “Forever” to avoid hitting play button again and again<\/span><\/li>\nAdjust the timing at which you want your GIF to be moving<\/span><\/li>\nYou can do this by selecting all the frames and then choosing the “Option” – “Other from Frame Delay Pop-Up” and type in the time<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/h3>\nTips For Troubleshooting Frame Animations<\/span><\/h3>\nAdding New Layers<\/p>\n
\nFor fine tuning your animation, choose “New Layers Visible in all Frames” from the “Timeline Toolbar” drop down menu.<\/span><\/li>\nBy default the toggle is on which means all the layers will be shown up in all frames<\/span><\/li>\nYou can toggle it off if you want only the new layers to be visible in the frame you are working on \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFixing Positioning Mistakes<\/span><\/h4>\n\nWhile you are working with so many layers, you might put them in wrong frames, so you need to fix this<\/span><\/li>\nTo do this, select the same layer, and in a fresh frame and click “Match Layer Across Frames”<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSaving The Animation<\/span><\/h4>\nSaving a file is usually the easiest thing, but not in the case of a GIF. First you need to go to “File Menu” and select, “Save for Web.” There are five major options to save your GIF. they are:<\/span><\/p>\n\nColor –<\/b> A GIF can accommodate 256 colors. But to keep the file smaller, it is better to use limited colors. So opt for 32 or 64 option <\/span><\/li>\nDither –<\/b> When pixels of existing colors are placed strategically to give an impression of a third color, that is called dithering. The higher it is, the smaller your GIF will appear. Use between 75%-98%<\/span><\/li>\nImage Size –<\/b> To save space in your system, save the file in small size <\/span><\/li>\nLooping\u00a0<\/b>– For seamless looping, select from this dropdown menu of Looping. Adjust the playback controls to see if it is perfect <\/span><\/li>\nFile Size\u00a0<\/b>– Ensure your GIF size is less than 1 MB and 2.5 MB in case if the size is bigger<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nPart 2<\/span><\/h2>\nThe next GIF is a little bit more complicated. It will include different moving parts of a human to create a GIF. \u00a0Start by creating the ten separate body parts, and repeat step 1 to create a moving image just like you did with heart. <\/span><\/p>\n4 Ways To Organize A Photoshop File With Multiple Animated Parts \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\nLoop Count\u00a0<\/b>– For straightforward animations, using “Loop Count” is a great idea to ensure that every frame in the loop is numbered in a sequence<\/span><\/li>\nFrame Count –<\/b> To avoid pausing of the animations, labeling each layer with frame number is a good thing<\/span><\/li>\nGroups\u00a0<\/b>– When you need two different layers for one object in one frame, then you need 2 different color overlays for each frame <\/span><\/li>\nStatic Layer\u00a0<\/b>– If everything is a GIF then your file will be too heavy. What you can do is reduce the amount of area which changes every frame to lower the file size.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n <\/h2>\nHow To Plan The Layout Of A Complex Animation<\/span><\/h2>\nWhen you are planning to make scientific themed GIFs, it is better if you plan everything in advance – from movements to components. You can make sketches of all the sections, and this will make your task easy. Interactive animations are confusing enough, so you need to have a planning in place.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Creating\u00a0GIFs can be a tricky task. But if you follow the right instructions, save your file in an appropriate manner, and plan everything in advance, you will succeed in making GIFs. Here is a step-wise small guide on how to make animated infographics or GIFs, originally\u00a0written and illustrated by Eleanor Lutz. Part 1 The Bouncing Heart To start with, let’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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