How to create an animated GIF in Adobe Photoshop Elements

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On the Internet, have you come across small animated images that your computer perceives as pictures? They are called GIFs and are used for anything from logos to avatars and emoticons. You can create-g.webp" />

Steps

Create an Animated in Adobe Photoshop Elements Step 1

Step 1. Launch Adobe Photoshop Elements and create a new file

A suitable size for practice would be a 300 x 300 pixel file with a resolution of 72 dpi. You can choose a transparent background to make the animation look even cooler, but this is not necessary.

Create an Animated in Adobe Photoshop Elements Step 2

Step 2. Create a layer for each frame of your animation

Then paint the frames, each on a separate layer, using whatever painting technique you like. Make sure the first frame is on the lowest layer, the last frame is on the topmost layer, and the rest of the frames are in between, in chronological order.

Create an Animated in Adobe Photoshop Elements Step 3

Step 3. When finished painting all frames, set the visibility of the layers so that ALL layers are VISIBLE

This is an important condition!

Create an Animated in Adobe Photoshop Elements Step 4

Step 4. Go to File> Save for Web

The "GIF" format is usually the default, but if not, use the dropdown menu to set the file format to "GIF"

Create an Animated in Adobe Photoshop Elements Step 5

Step 5. Check the "Animate" checkbox

Create an Animated in Adobe Photoshop Elements Step 6

Step 6. Click "Preview in Default Browser"

An internet browser window should appear with your animation. If everything looks good, close your browser and click "Save".

Create an Animated in Adobe Photoshop Elements Step 7

Step 7. If the animation does not meet your expectations, click "Cancel" and make the necessary changes to the frames

Advice

The more frames you have, the smoother your animation will look. At the same time, the animation will look slower, so be careful.
GIFs can be any size, so get creative!