Class:MFA Illustration 2024/Week 7

Last Week

• Ben reviewed the Tiny Town projects.
• Ben shared a handful of Ps tips.
• Ben introduced some animation techniques in Ps.
• Ben Adobe HQ San Joseed the group to explore animations - either finished video files or if they are stuck with WIP PSD files.

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

• Introduction to Animation for Illustrators with Examples
• Intro to Photoshop animation options VIDEO FROM PREVIIOUS SESSION! If you want to review the frame by frame, use this. I forgot to hit record, sorry 😳.
• Introduction to Photoshop Timeline Animation
• Photoshop Timeline Rotation Point “Aha” Moment
• Introduction to Adobe Fresco and Motion

Assignment

!!! For this week you can make a new drawing to animate or use your tiny town art to refine and finish a polished animation !!!

• Use the techniques introduced & reinforced in class to create one composited colored illustration.
• You will upload one Photoshop file (and any related working files, scans, etc...) for class next week.
• You must draw all elements of your drawing using traditional methods (paper, scan, prepare in Photoshop), you can also scan textures, patterns, brush washes, etc...

Your assignment is to draw at least 4 or 5 foreground items and 1 background, then use multiple copies of the same items to create a unique and complex image.

Note: I will look for epic smart object use, layer effects, and clipping mask skills!

Process

• Draw no less than 5 separate parts/pieces which will be assembled into one composition.
• At least one part/piece should be a "background"
• Scan and prep each part/piece as independent grouped items or Smart Objects.
• Bring all the parts/pieces that you wish to use into one file, and compose an illustration.
• You can scale, rotate, recolor, and duplicate your parts/pieces, you can use any variation or Photoshop techniques you wish.
• You should be using groups and or Smart Objects within Photoshop.

Bring upload for class next week

• One LAYERED Photoshop file and any related working files, scans, etc...
• Compositions should be square and the right size for animation.

1. I would suggest scanning at (at least) 1200 ppi, then working at 1200 ppi & coloring that.
2. I will create a new Google Drive directory for this project: svaMFAI_20241028-assignment-Ps-Animation-Round2-Smart-Objects