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Step
1: If we're going to make
an animated gif of rippling
water, let's start with the
right kind of image-- one
with an already rippling reflection.
This one of someone having
way too much fun in an inner
tube will do nicely |
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Step
2: Select the reflection with
a feathered lasso tool. Keep
away from anything you don't
want to ripple-- the young
lady's arm, for instance. |
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Step
3: I need some layers to ripple,
so I hit command-j (cntrl-j
for th Step 4: Now I need
to get ready to ripple. Select
the top layer, then select
Image-- Liquify... e PC) twice
to duplicate the selected
area onto a new layer |
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4: Now I need to get ready
to ripple. Select the top
layer, then select Image--
Liquify... |
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5: ... and turn on Stylus
Pressure for pressure sensitive
control of your brush size.
Grab the Warp tool, and gently
ripple the water. Don't ripple
up and down, or it'll look
more like a storm than ripples.
If you over-ripple, use the
Reconstruct tool near the
bottom to bring it back. ripple,
use the Reconstruct tool near
the bottom to bring it back. |
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6: Tap on the Jump to ImageReady
button at the bottom of your
tool palette, and start to
assemble your animation. Tap
on the Add New Page button
on the Animation palette twice,
so we have three frames to
work with |
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Step
7: Three frames-- three layers.
Turn on a different layer
for each frameStep 7: Three
frames-- three layers. Turn
on a different layer for each
frame-- you can preview your
animation and fuss with the
optimization by clicking on
the Optimized tab-- you can
preview your animation and
fuss with the optimization
by clicking on the Optimized
tab. |
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Step
8: And there you go... all
we need is a MIDI of "Margaritaville"
to make it all seem perfect… |
