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Gold Flash Effect Animated Banner

Filed under: Animation — Fiery Darts @ 7:20 pm

Gold Flash Effect Animated Banner
Start by creating a new file of the banner size. Create a shape using pen tool.
Create some lines horizontally using line tool.
Press Ctrl+Alt+G to create a clipping mask.
Insert a cutout of some gold coins.
Insert a jewelry image and rotate a bit.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Similarly insert a few images and apply same layer style.
Insert company logo and place it next to the gold coins.
Open animation window. For the first frame hide layer style over all images except the first one. Select the first image layer Double click the layer to open layer style window. Select gradient overlay panel. With this panel open drag your mouse over the gradient in the first image and move it towards the bottom left so that it’s hardly visible.
Duplicate frame. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Select gradient overlay panel. With this panel open drag your mouse over the gradient in the first image and move it towards the top right.
Click tween button in animation window. Apply settings as shown.
Repeat the above mentioned steps to create gold flash on other images.
Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S to save an optimized animated GIF.

3D Logo Creation and Animation

Filed under: Animation — Fiery Darts @ 5:47 pm

3D Logo Creation and Animation
Start by creating a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Press Ctrl+T. Rotate it 45°.
Create an elliptical selection using elliptical marquee tool.
Create a new layer. Apply black to white gradient in linear mode.
Select eraser tool. Enable a big feathered brush settings and erase the lower portion of the ellipse.
Change the layer mode to linear burn.
Duplicate the layer. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select rotate 90°.
Using custom shape tool create a male symbol.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Select and merge all layers. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Duplicate the layer. Press Ctrl+T. Scale down horizontally. Hide original layer.
Similarly create another duplicate. Press Ctrl+T. Scale down horizontally. Hide original layer.
Repeat the steps to create another scale down duplicate.
Open animation window. For the first frame hide all layers except the original one.
Duplicate frame Hide original layer and unhide the second one.
Similarly create successive frames and keep hiding/unhiding layers as shown.
Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S to save an optimized animated GIF.

Animating a Moving Car On a Road

Filed under: Animation — Fiery Darts @ 8:08 am

Animating a Moving Car On a Road
Start by creating sky area by applying a light gradient on the background.
Create the ground using a rectangle and fill it with green color.
Create another rectangle above the green rectangle. This’ll serve as a road shape.
Apply following layer styles.
Create a small horizontal rectangle in the center of road.
Duplicate the rectangle .
Merge all the small rectangle layers. Duplicate the merged layer, and press Shift+Right Arrow 2imes. Hide the original layer.
Similarly create another duplicate of the previous layer and move it 2 times.
Create one more duplicate similarly.
Using custom shape tool create a tree.
Populate the area with more trees.
Merge the tree layers. Create similar number of duplicates and move as you did for the road paint layer.
Create a car shape using custom shape tool.
Draw circles for wheels.
Merge car and wheel layers. Knock out areas for car windows. Duplicate the car layer. Move a few pixels up. Hide this layer.
Add a couple of glints using a small white brush on the car wheels.
Open animation window. For the first frame hide the all the duplicate layers of road paint, tress and glint on wheel except the initial ones.
Duplicate the frame. HIde the initial positions of different elements and unhide the second position/layers of the elements.
So on and so forth repeat the procedure till four frames.
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