Animating with Photoshop

Grade 945 min

Learning Objective

I can create a simple animated GIF in Photoshop using the timeline panel.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

Animating in Photoshop - Step by Step Tutorial

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Practice

14 min

7 questions β€’ Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

β€œDescribe the steps you would take to create a simple animation of a ball moving from left to right across the screen in Photoshop, using a video layer in the timeline panel. You want to create a simple animation of a lightbulb turning on and off in Photoshop. Describe how you would use a video group and normal Photoshop layers within the timeline panel to achieve this effect. Explain how you would use the timeline panel in Photoshop to create a simple animation where a square changes color every 3 frames. Specify whether you would use a video layer or video group, and why.”

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