For your class project, you’ll be creating a morphing frame by frame GIF!

Since morphing consists in a shape, a form or a character transforming into another, we need to first decide on our initial subject and final subject. Or what will be transformed into what?

Once we have our two subjects, let’s start drafting our frames! We’ll be using the Thumbnails Sheet present in the Resources section to visualize and plan our morphing animation.

Finally, we’ll be choosing a technique to create our final frames. In this class, I’ll be showing your three different techniques to create a frame by frame GIF:

For the Stop Motion technique, you’ll be taking pictures of your frames.
For the 2D Traditional technique, you can use pen and paper, and take pictures or scan in your frames.
For the 2D Digital technique, you’ll be drawing your frames directly within Gimp or your software of choice.

Then it’s time to convert your frames into a GIF! I’ll be showing you the process of importing your frames into GIMP, and exporting them as a GIF.

If you’re a beginner, feel free to only post your thumbnails sheet as a final project. Though, if you would like to further explore this technique, I definitely encourage you to transform at least these thumbnail frames into a GIF.

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As a final deliverable, you can post:

Your thumbnails sheet
Your final GIF
Or a video of your animation, if you exported it as a video (there’s a lesson that shows you how to do this).

Remember to share your projects within the Class' Project Gallery! I'm hoping that by sharing your projects, we can create an awesome gallery of artwork to motivate, inspire, and learn from each other. Below, I've included some links that'll be useful during the process of creating your class project.

Useful Links:

You can find the template for the thumbnails sheet in the attached resources (feel free to also design your own sheet).
Gimp
MakeAVI
FramebyFrame
FFMPEG
CamScanner Application (on Playstore, and on Appstore)
Playlist to watch the animations introduced in this class.

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Can't wait to see your projects!

Maryam Shah

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