March 2017

How to Create an Animated GIF in Photoshop | Adobe Creative Cloud

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Learn how to export drawings or images from Adobe Photoshop CC layers to create an animated GIF. See steps below.

Prep your project:
1. Download practice files (https://adobe.ly/2mCX4MR). Or, create your own!
a. Use the practice files: Download the practice files which include 10 variations of a skull drawing.
b. Create your own: Use the Brush tool in Photoshop to create variations of a drawing on separate layers. Include detail to show changes in “movement” of each drawing.
2. Import drawing variations into one Photoshop document: Open all of the drawing files and make the first drawing (e.g., skull_Layer 1.jpg) the active document. Click the tab of the second open drawing file, Select All, Copy, make the first drawing file active, and Paste. Repeat for each drawing file. The document will have the same number of layers as drawing variations (e.g., ten layers for the skull animation).

Create your animation:
1. Open the Timeline panel, Window — Timeline.
2. Click “Create Frame Animation” from the dropdown in the Timeline panel.
3. Choose “Make Frames From Layers” from the menu on the right of the Timeline panel.
4. Click the first animation from in the Timeline while holding Shift, and click on the last frame to select all frames in the timeline.
5. Click the down arrow in one frame and set the interval to 0.1 seconds.
6. Choose “Forever” from the drop down below the timeline to make the animation loop continuously.
7. Click “Play” to preview your animation.
8. Export your animated GIF: Choose File — Export Save for Web (legacy). Choose GIF as the format from the top right side of the Save for Web dialog box. Make sure Looping Options is set to “Forever” on the bottom right, click Save, and choose a location.

That’s it!

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How to Create a Composite in Photoshop | Adobe Creative Cloud

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Learn how to combine two images to create a Composite image in Adobe Photoshop CC. See steps below.

Prep your project:
1. Download practice files (https://adobe.ly/2m3JrTI). Or, use your own!
2. Open Cup.jpg in Photoshop.
3. Duplicate cup layer.

Create a mask:
1. Enter Select and Mask mode: Choose Select — Select and Mask (This is a new feature in Photoshop, make sure to update to the latest version!). In Properties panel that appears, choose View — On Black. In the mini tool palette at left, choose the Quick Selection Tool brush and adjust brush size and hardness from the top palette.
2. Paint inside cup and click OK to add a Layer Mask, indicated by a white hole where you painted, to the cup layer.
3. Open Ocean.jpg. To add it to cup document, Select All, Copy, make Cup doc active, and Paste.
4. Clip the ocean layer to the mask on the layer below. Create Clipping Mask: Layer — Create Clipping Mask or Cmd/Ctrl + Option + G.
5. Drag ocean image so it fills the cup. Or Cmd/Ctrl + T to scale.
6. Add adjustment layer. Click “Add a new fill or adjustment layer” icon at bottom of Layers palette, then choose Gradient.
7. Choose Foreground to Transparent gradient swatch, OK.
8. Create Clipping Mask: Layer — Create Clipping Mask or Cmd/Ctrl + Option + G.

That’s it!

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How to Make a Double Exposure in Photoshop | Adobe Creative Cloud

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Learn how to combine two images and blending effects to create a double exposure effect in Adobe Photoshop CC. See steps below.

Prep your project:

1. Download practice files (https://adobe.ly/2myqI63). Or, use your own!
2. Open bison.jpg in Photoshop.
3. Open snow.jpg. To add it to bison document, Select All, Copy, make Bison doc active, and Paste.
Work mostly in the Layers panel
1. Click the snow layer to select it.
2. Select ‘Screen’ from the blend modes drop down.
3. Lower opacity to about 76%.
4. Add a Layer Mask. Click the “Add layer mask” icon at bottom of Layers palette.
5. Select the Brush tool and adjust brush size and hardness from the top palette. Set fore/background to default Black/White.
6. Paint with black on the Layer Mask to reveal more detail on the bison layer, or paint with white to hide detail: Make sure the white thumbnail on the snow layer is selected when you paint.
7. Add adjustment layer: Click “Add a new fill or adjustment layer” icon at bottom of Layers palette, then choose Gradient.
8. Choose a gradient color combo, OK.
9. Choose ‘Overlay’ blend mode.

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