Term Three: Animation Skills Including Internet Pics

Review Basic Animation Skills and teach Adding Pics from the internet


This term you are going to learn to use PhotoShop Elements to create an animation.

We will start with reviewing basic skills, like drawing an object and getting it to move.

1st create a simple animation: moving one object like a bouncing ball
Draw a simple picture with a small movement in each layer.

1. Be sure you have your Tools and your Layers windows open
2. Go to File and New
3. Name your document: Animation 1
4. Size is 5 inches by 5 inches
5. Resolution is 72 pixels/inch (the number of pixels or dots per square inch)
6. Mode: RGB Colour
7. Contents: Transparent
8. Now draw a simple object like a Ball or Arrow (only one colour)
9. Select the object using the Magic Wand Tool
10. Go to Edit and Copy
11. Go to Edit and Paste
12. Select the Move Tool and move the object slightly in the second layer
13. Repeat the Edit and Paste to get another layer and move slightly
14. To Animate: Select File and Save for Web, Animate and Loop and select the Internet Explorer button.


Next, we will review how to draw a background, animate an object and merge that animation into the background.

Finally, you will learn how to use an image from the internet and animate it.