GIF Do Now & Text GIF
Making a GIF- Text
- Open Photoshop and go to New- File
Width: 6 inches Width: 4 inches
Height: 4 inches OR Height: 6 inches
Resolution: 150- 200 pixels/inch
- Find an image that you want to use on Google and paste it into the file in Photoshop
CTRL-V to Paste
- CTRL- T to Resize/Transform the picture to fit the whole canvas
Text
- Go to the Text tool on the toolbar. It looks like a T
- After selecting the Text tool, you can customize your font/text on the top of the screen. You can change the Font, Size & Color
- Click and drag your mouse to create a box. You will write in this box to create your text.
If you want to move the box, you can either press CTRL- T & move the box, or use your Move Tool to move the box.
- File- Save the image first as a .PSD and then File- Save As as a .JPEG
Describe the action/text and add 1 at the end (this is the first image of the GIF sequence)
Ex: Stars Text 1
Cat Text 1
- Now you can either add more Text or you can move the text box around.
- File- Save As a .PSD and then File- Save As as a. JPEG
The Title is the same as the last one but change the number from 1 to 2 (this is the second image of the GIF sequence)
Ex: Stars Text 1
Cat Text 2
- Continue either adding text or moving it around a couple of more times, saving it each time.
**The more frames you have, the smoother the animation**
- Open up the GIF Maker site https://gifmaker.me/ and upload your photos in. Make sure that it is number order!
- When done making your GIF, press "Create GIF" and then "Download GIF"
- Post it on your blog!
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