[b]NOTE: if you find this useful, you can give me +repu. lol

i think, making an animated avatar tutorial would help all newbies out there...

well, i just did it..
to make this tutorial you need:
pics
adobe photoshop and imageready
and patience..

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click file > new
(to make a new file)
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/x.jpg[/img]
next, change the width and height size to 100..
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-17.jpg[/img]
then, click file > open
choose whatever pics you like to put in your avatar..
(for my avatar, i choose 3 pics of mine)
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-18.jpg[/img]
copy and paste your pic/s to the 100x100 layer that you made using the rectangular marquee tool.
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-19.jpg[/img]
to copy, drag your pic/s using the rectangular marquee tool. just like this.. and press ctrl+C..
to paste, click the 100x100 layer and press ctrl+V.. got it?
(in my case, i copy my 3 pics and paste it to the 100x100 layer.)
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-20.jpg[/img]
then, press ctrl+T to adjust the size of you pic to fit in the 100x100 layer.
too adjust a particular pic, click first the "layers" on the right side of you screen..
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-21.jpg[/img]
when you're done, it should be look like this.

[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-22.jpg[/img]
then, click the "eye-like thing" at the left side of the pics in the "layers". (this eye-like button indicates layer visibility)
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-23.jpg[/img]
proceed to adobe imageready press ctrl+shift+M..
click this [img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-24.jpg[/img] to duplicate current frame. (in my case, i clicked it 3 times because i have 3 layers to animate)
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-25.jpg[/img]
click the first frame.
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-26.jpg[/img]
then click the eye-like button of the pic you what first to be seen in your animated avatar.
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-27.jpg[/img]
after that, click the second frame and click the eye-link button of the pic you what next to be seen..
and click the eye-like button of the pic you used in the first frame so it will not appear on
the second frame.. that you and so on and so fort. got it?
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-28.jpg[/img]
if you are done, click play..

[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-29.jpg[/img]
NOTE: if you want to adjust it's speed you can adjust it by this.. shown in the pic below this.
[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/untitled-30.jpg[/img]
to save, click file > save optimized as
it should come up like this..

[img]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/dianne_dynasty12/yt.gif[/img]
Last edited by dianne_dynasty12 (2008-04-17 22:19:05)