Create a Hand-Drawn .GIF in Photoshop (Skillshare)

Offered by Skillshare,
Create a Hand-Drawn .GIF in Photoshop (Skillshare)

Want to spruce up your blog or website with cute, animated GIFs? Ever needed the perfect reaction GIF for that one meme you love? (We've all been there.) Take this class to learn how you can make one yourself! I'll take you through the entire process of animating hand-drawn characters and lettering in Photoshop, from rough test runs to exporting. It's a lot easier than you might think!

This class is focused solely on learning basic GIF animation, not on designing and drawing characters. That being said, if you don't feel confident in your character drawing skills, you can simply create animated text! So let's get started and make some GIFs!
Your assignment is to create a hand-drawn gif with at least one animated aspect. It can be as simple as a character winking or bouncing, doodle-styled lettering!

Go to Class
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Related Courses

Graphic Design Basics: Core Principles for Visual Design  (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Graphic Design Basics: Core Principles for Visual Design (Skillshare)

Great graphic design comes from understanding just a few basic principles. Cracking the code to great design is much easier with a solid foundation of core principles. Join designers Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips for an essential, 35-minute class as they walk through 5 basic principles of graphic design, perfect for use in all projects using images and type — creative design, marketing materials, and even photography!

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Create Smooth Lip Syncs in After Effects (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Create Smooth Lip Syncs in After Effects (Skillshare)

This awesome technique will enable you to create smooth lip syncs in Adobe After Effects. The technique is especially suitable for slow talking characters, but works great at other speeds as well. It's a fun and short class that's straight to the point. If you really want to spice up you character animations in Adobe After Effects, then this class is definitely for you! What are you waiting for? Let's get those lips moving! I'm sure your characters have something fun to say :-)

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Modeling, Texturing and Lighting a Pineapple in Maya (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Modeling, Texturing and Lighting a Pineapple in Maya (Skillshare)

Have you ever model a 3d Pineapple. If yes, Was your model looking unrealistic? If yes, then watch this class. Modeling, Texturing & Lighting a Pineapple in Maya, this class has lot of information which will help you model complex shapes in Maya. If you are a beginner Maya student then you should watch this class till end to learn valuable Technics in Maya, which you can use in your daily life or in professional life.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Animation Station With Neil Patrick Harris (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Animation Station With Neil Patrick Harris (Skillshare)

In our latest learning experiment, discover new talents with Neil Patrick Harris, as he learns to illustrate characters and animate scenes with Jon Burgerman. Neil Patrick Harris is a multi-talented, Tony-winning actor, singer, and dancer, but he’s ready to explore new skills and discover hidden talents. In this one-on-one session with artist Jon Burgerman, Neil learns the basics of drawing and animation to create playful characters and bring them to life through digital animation using Procreate on an iPad.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Animating Illustrations: Fundamentals of After Effects (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Animating Illustrations: Fundamentals of After Effects (Skillshare)

Ever just want to jump right into After Effects but feel it's way too complicated? This is the perfect time for you to start! You'll be learning how to bring an illustration to life using this fabulously creative program. Firstly, we'll take a quick tour around After Effects so you can get to know the interface and from there we'll import and convert an Adobe Illustrator file for use in After Effects and then use it to do some very simple animation so you can get used to keyframing and the timeline.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Introduction To Animation (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Introduction To Animation (Skillshare)

In this pilot episode, we will learn how to animate Spike the Bee from the old school Disney cartoons. For this first class, we will nail down his design, followed by drawing out thumbnails of the character in action. This is a class aimed at students who are either just starting off in the medium or for students who already have some prior knowledge of the art form. This class is great for beginners, hobbyists, and professionals in the field because you can use these skills and your understanding of the character to create your subjects on model in various expressions or poses.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Digital Illustration: Learn to Use Procreate  (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Digital Illustration: Learn to Use Procreate (Skillshare)

Love digital illustration? Learn how to use Procreate, the award-winning painting app, for your best work yet! Become a Procreate master and learn a whole new approach to illustration in this fun, accessible class. Taught by illustrator Jarom Vogel, you'll learn how to use Procreate on your iPad to create digital artwork like never before. Whether you're new to digital art or are a seasoned illustrator, you'll unlock a whole new way to make your ideas a reality.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
3D Modeling: Character Modeling Challenge (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

3D Modeling: Character Modeling Challenge (Skillshare)

Are you tired of being a newbie with all the 3D modeling and animation you're learning? Do you want to learn and level up past being a novice? If that's you then this challenge is for you. The key to becoming great at anything is practice and progress, and that's what this challenge is all about. It doesn't matter when you start. Just get started! I'll be watching the projects closely as you create your characters each day.

Self Paced
Self-Paced