Photoshop Induction Two

So in my second Photoshop induction we were taught how to create a frame by frame animation. However, I already knew how to do this, as I'd created all my animations using this process in my foundation year, but it was nice to go over the process again, as I was out of practice. Also, although I am very familiar with the process, I did actually learn a thing or two, which will turn out to be extremely handy. 

The first thing I learnt was how to quickly sort out/ fix the background of any scanned in images so they were clear. This was something that would have been highly beneficial to me for my previous animations, however I lacked the knowledge. It is as simple as changing the levels of the image and then touching up any little smudges or marks with the healing tool or the brush tool (I was actually really surprised at how easy it was). 

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So the second thing I learnt was how to manipulate the ratio of the crop tool in order to crop all my frames to the same ratio so there was less hassle when it came to lining them all up for the animation, as the frame size was consistent. 

Third thing was that when creating the frame by frame animation you can either click the option that makes the frames from all your layers automatically for you, or you could create the frames one by one and add them in the order you chose to have them. I feel that this technique would be extremely useful if I was creating straight ahead frames, as it means that I could make the frames as I went along. 

Original drawings turned into a GIF using frame by frame animation
in Photoshop.

After creating my first GIF using frame by frame animation in Photoshop, we were given the task to digitally render them in Photoshop. To do this I simply added colour to my bouncing ball and defined the shadow of the ball when it hits the ground. However, just by defining the shading and adding colour I feel it made my bouncing ball animation a lot better. This has made me realise that in order to make a piece of animation look better, you don't have to do anything big or dramatic it could simply be something as subtle as adding a little more shading.

Coloured GIF created using frame by frame animation in Photoshop.

Overall, I feel that this induction has given me a lot of insight into how to improve my animations and also how to use the program effectively and efficiently in order to create my desired animation.