The image below demonstrates how the bubble image layer, which is long, needs to move. Photoshop will automatically “tween” this animation so that there is a smooth transition of the bubbles moving up, instead of the image suddenly jumping from one position to the other. To animate the bubbles so that they float upwards, you will need to select the Bubble layer and with the Move Tool (V) you will need to drag the entire image up to the top from the bottom.
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Move the timeline control to the very end and press the diamond icon next to the stopwatch to add another keyframe. This also allows for “tweening”, which I will soon demonstrate.
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This will create what is known as a keyframe, which will tell Photoshop what are the key points of the animation. What you will need to do now is make sure the timeline is set to the start (the blue tip with a red line running down it is the timeline control) and select the stopwatch icon next to Position. We need to make the bubbles float upwards. Press the little triangle to the left of the Bubble layer name: this will reveal the animation options: Position, Opacity and Style. First, we will focus on animation the Bubbles layer. You will see that both the Bubbles and Fish layers automatically have separate timelines on on the Timeline panel. Next we’ll need the most important panel for creating animations in Photoshop. Having each image in a layer will make the animation process easier, as the fish and bubbles will each have their own independent movements. If you open up the PSD file you will be presented with three images in separate layers: Bubbles, Fish and Background. You can download the Photoshop file to use with this guide here.
#How to make an animated gif in photoshop cs6 how to#
Below is the piece of animation I will be showing you how to produce: a fish swimming in bubbly water.
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Here I will show how it’s possible to create basic animated GIFs with Adobe Photoshop CS6 or CC.