The third Photoshop session involved learning what timeline animation is and how to make one using a digital tablet. This session was very similar to the previous one in terms of using a time line to make a bunch of images, that when put together, move. However, instead of just scanning all images into the computer and them piling them all into photoshop, we were taught how to start from scratch and actually draw on each frame.
The thing I got most out of this session was centred around 'onion skinning'. This is when you are working on drawing/creating one frame and want to see the previous frame and post frame, but at a lower opacity. This was so useful because I could see where I wanted my next drawing to be, how I wanted to animate it. It would help if there was something like this when we were doing flip books.
What I found most difficult was when trying to copy something from the previous frame on the timeline and then pasting it, what happened was a new layer was being created every time, and I couldn't get it back on to the original layer I was working on and I was just getting so confused and couldn't work it out. I eventually sought out help and then just trimmed the new layer to the time frame that I wanted it and the animation ran smoothly.
We were then given a brief which consisted of creating up to a 5 second animation that involved at least two of the elements, fire, earth, wind and water. I chose fire and wind and then quickly transformed my fire into water at the end. Our teacher told us not to pick our first idea so I decided to do an animation on a background, so it looks like my animation is on the reflection of a pair of sunglasses. This animation took forever, because there was more to be animated than just a ball, however I think it turned out alright.
What I found most difficult was when trying to copy something from the previous frame on the timeline and then pasting it, what happened was a new layer was being created every time, and I couldn't get it back on to the original layer I was working on and I was just getting so confused and couldn't work it out. I eventually sought out help and then just trimmed the new layer to the time frame that I wanted it and the animation ran smoothly.
We were then given a brief which consisted of creating up to a 5 second animation that involved at least two of the elements, fire, earth, wind and water. I chose fire and wind and then quickly transformed my fire into water at the end. Our teacher told us not to pick our first idea so I decided to do an animation on a background, so it looks like my animation is on the reflection of a pair of sunglasses. This animation took forever, because there was more to be animated than just a ball, however I think it turned out alright.
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