photoshop rookies // making a gif

hello lovely readers!!
today is a new photoshop tutorial
...making GIFs!!!
I'm so excited to share with you this easy tutorial that will get you making GIFs in no time at all

start by editing all your photos, resizing them to be the same etc...I also recommended saving your photos with 1, 2, 3 etc to make it easier for you

















step 1 // open photoshop and create a new document the size of your photos

step 2 // add all the photos onto the document in order (number one at the bottom)

step 4 // open timeline in the window menu and create a video animation, then press in the bottom left corner to change to frame animation

step 5 // with the curling page icon, add the required amount of frames (one per photo)

step 6 // highlight all the frames and change the timing of each changeover. I usually set mine to 0.2 or  0.3 seconds, but try a few options.

step 7 // right now all the frames are the same so we will change it

Click on the first frame on the timeline window. Then in the layers menu click the eye to hide every layer except the first one

step 8 // Do this again by clicking on the second frame and hiding all layers except the second (this is when numbering comes in handy!!)

Do this till you have finished all the photos.

step 9 // change to forever to make your GIF repeat itself over and over

step 10 // To save your gif go File > Save for Web

step 11 // Make sure gif is the optimised file format and save it to wherever you want

Hope you have fun making your own personalised gifs
Leave a link in the comments if you make one - I would love to see one
x harri