Class:MFA Illustration 2023/Week 6

Last Week

• Project Review
• Photoshop:
  • Smart Object deep dive
  • Compositing and coloring tips
• New Assignment "tiny town"

This Week

• Review "tiny town" projects and your separation technique
• Photoshop animation techniques
• New assignment, tiny town animations

Notes

Animation Examples

Animated illustration examples on pinboard

https://pinboard.in/u:choppingblock/t:animated-gif/t:illustration

Animation in Photoshop Videos

• Watch this one: Photoshop Animation Techniques (Redux, Creative Cloud)
  • https://vimeo.com/80851591

• Creating animations in photoshop
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omdfcGYEqPY
  • http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/creating-timeline-animations.html

• Create Awesome Animations in Photoshop
  • http://designshack.net/articles/graphics/create-awesome-animations-in-photoshop/

• Photoshop animation overview
  • http://www.alexgrigg.com/Photoshop-Animation-Techniques

Animation in Adobe Fresco Videos

• Easy Animation in Adobe Fresco
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F63sryq8Q08

Video Notes

• Tiny Town project review & feedback
• Intro to Photoshop animation options
• intro plus animation & motion In Fresco

Assignment

• This week, your assignment is to create a hand drawn, colored, and composited animating illustration within Photoshop.
• You can use your "Tiny Town" illustration from last week or create a NEW "Tiny Town" illustration for animation. Use the parameters from last week, please.
• You have one primary animating deliverable based upon the same the 5"x 5" illustration process we have been doing in class.

You will start with last week's or a new composited colored illustration.

• Your still illustration assignment should include at least 4 or 5 foreground items and 1 background.
• Your animating file should be at least 10 seconds long.

Process for animating file

• Make a copy of your file above and scale it down to a manageable size for illustration:
  • If you have a fast computer and want to make a HD video you can try: 1,080 x 1,080 pixels
  • If you want to make an animated gif you should use 800 x 800 or 1000 x 1000 pixels
• Create a file with at least 10 seconds of animation.
• Use the Timeline panel (video animation or frame animation mode) to create your animation. Use the tutorials above if you need help.

Upload for class next week

• One LAYERED photoshop file of new print resolution illustration, if you made a new illustration.
• One LAYERED photoshop file of your animating masterpiece.
• Video or animated gif exported file.
• Any related parts, pieces, or scans.
• Compositions should be 5"x 5"- animations should match the pixel widths above.
• Google drive folder: svaMFAI_20231030-Tiny-town-Photoshop-animation