Your Class Project is to create an animated GIF using Photoshop! Follow these steps:

Set up the document with the appropriate dimensions
Sketch the keyframes and determine your color palette
Draw the frames, with each frame in its own folder
Use Visibility to arrange the frames in the Timeline window
Color the frames
Draw a fun background with colors that complement your animated drawing
Optional: Sign your art!
Export and save as a GIF!
Finally, upload your animated GIF to the projects section of this class.

That's it! I look forward to seeing what everyone makes! Please feel free to check out and comment other people's work too. :)

Remember: Keep it simple! The goal of this project is to follow and apply all of the steps in the class. Your goal is to create an animation from start to finish.

Keyboard Shortcuts: I use these shortcuts in my class to speed up the process in Photoshop:

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More Shortcuts! This article has an awesome list of Photoshop keyboard shortcuts.

Example: Here's my finished GIF from the class!

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