GIF with found images

Collage
Eye
Head
Face
https://gph.is/1t1SQhW

Frame animation workflow

In Photoshop, you use the Timeline panel to create animation frames. Each frame represents a configuration of layers.

You can also create animations using a timeline and keyframes.
 See Creating timeline animations.

Illustration of an animation. The unicycle image is on its own layer; the position of the layer changes in each frame of the animation.

To create frame-based animations in Photoshop, use the following general workflow.

Open a new document, or your self-portrait PSD with the layer.

If they are not already visible, open the Timeline, and Layers panels. Make sure the Timeline panel is in frame animation mode. In the middle of the Timeline panel, click the downpointing arrow to choose Create Frame Animation and then click the button next to the arrow.

Add a layer or convert the background layer.

Because a background layer cannot be animated, add a new layer or convert the background layer to a regular layer. See Convert background and layers.

Add content to your animation.

If your animation includes several objects that are animated independently, or if you want to change the color of an object or completely change the content in a frame, create the objects on separate layers.

Add a frame to the Timeline panel.

See Add frames to an animation.

Select a frame.

See Select animation frames.

Edit the layers for the selected frame.

Do any of the following:

• Turn visibility on and off for different layers.
• Change the position of objects or layers to make layer content move.
• Change layer opacity to make content fade in or out.
• Change the blending mode of layers.
• Add a style to layers.
  Photoshop provides tools for keeping characteristics of a layer the same across frames. See Unifying layer properties in animation frames.

Add more frames and edit layers as needed.

The number of frames you can create is limited only by the amount of system memory available to Photoshop.
You can generate new frames with intermediate changes between two existing frames in the panel using the Tween command. This is a quick way to make an object move across the screen or to fade in or out. See Create frames using tweening.

Set frame delay and looping options.

You can assign a delay time to each frame and specify looping so that the animation runs once, a certain number of times, or continuously. See Specify a delay time in frame animations and Specify looping in frame animations.

Preview the animation.

Use the controls in the Timeline panel to play the animation as you create it. Then use the Save For Web command to preview the animation in your web browser. See Preview optimized images in a web browser.

Optimize the animation for efficient download.

See Optimize animation frames.

Save the animation.

There are different options for saving your frame animation:

• Save as an animated GIF using the Save For Web command.
  
• Save in Photoshop (PSD) format so you can do more work on the animation later.
  
• Save as an image sequence, QuickTime movie, or as separate files. See also Export video files or image sequences.

Favourite Animations

Share your interests and inspiration in animation:
1st in groups of 2 or 3, share your experiences/interests in animation. Share your favorite animation titles describe the animation and explain why it is your favorite.
Type the titles and URL web addresses here:
Animation Library

Share with class

Blender Tutorials

Computer Animation Students will learn 3-D open source animation program Blender by working through tutorials and in-class instruction (with Alex Honeywell) to foster a better understanding of the program's capabilities. In order to give students credit for their time and efforts put into learning the program, students will be given in-class participation/progress credits. If students are absent during that time, they can submit tutorials that help with the creation of their animation pieces.
Some helpful tutorials are listed on previous posts.

Each Session/1 hour tutorial/Blender challenges will be marked out of 5. There are 10 days/tutorials for a total of 50 marks. Students are to save their tutorial files to Computer Animation folder in the Student Share network. Label a folder with your name and save your Blender files there- Let me know when you have save your tutorials there.

Here are a few Blender skills that we tried:

1. Intro to Modeling
2. Intro to Animation
3. Basic Shading & Lighting 
4. Adding Materials 
5. Modifiers
6. Adding faces/deleting faces/extrude
7. Animating in Blender 
8. Animating the Camera or Light
9. Painting Textures onto mesh
10. Adding Images onto your mesh
11. Modelling a toaster  
12. Lighting
13. Particles- hair, adding particles
14. Rigging Character- armature
15. Adding an Armature to a tube- snake?
16. Character Animation
17. Combining Files
18. Rendering/Compositing  
19. Any tutorials relevant to your animation.

Hey class! Here are some notes on creating characters:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18QAjlnYwV5d4fBB06H9yDKlVQr5LpWTCapvkQO1Z3DI/edit?usp=sharing

Here is Alex's email address:
alexander.honeywell@gmail.com

Blender Shortcut Keys

Here are some keyboard shortcuts we know so far:

g = move object
r = rotate object
s = scale object

control-z = undo
shift-s = place cursor in center
tab = change between EDIT or OBJECT mode
w (in edit mode) = subdivide
control-r (in edit mode) = add loop to model

control-p = parent object
alt-p = remove parent
control-j = join 2 or more meshes together

Blender Animation Assignment

You have been learning Blender basics thanks to Alex and online tutorials. Finally, here is the 3-D Animation Assignment:

Create a character and 3-Dimentional environment using Blender and then animate a short narrative sequence. You can work in groups or on your own:

Character Modeling- Combine shapes, edit points and sculpt to create a character. Use colours, and textures to create a character with personality.
Spatial Modeling- Establish a simple scene for your character. Either urban or rural interior or exterior. Start with a plane and see where you go.
What happens? Narrative storyline. Establish an introduction, conflict and resolution.
Movement- Animate your character through the space.
Lighting- Create the mood through lighting- angles, distances, types of lighting.
Creative use of 3-D Space- Unique, Eye catching and Entertaining.
Sound-  This is for bonus marks.
Credits- Opening/ Closing.

Theme Prompt-  Journey, Surprise, and/or discovery.

More Tutorials

Hey everyone!

Here are a more tutorials and places to get useful tutorials. Pick a few from below and use what they're teaching in your own animation.

Skin Modifier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4pSjOd94Lw
Another skin modifier tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezZjV6yfbbE

Another Way to give Characters bones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-rhD4PV1Fc

Character Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGvalWG8HBU

Particles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8cluXxEK6E

Explosions: http://cgcookie.com/blender/2011/12/02/tip-creating-quick-explosions/

Crumbling simulations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHVYYMG3QVY

Trees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5qQNq_T8eI

Modelling a Building: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJJRC2ebvSE

Modelling a human head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOc4ATqZetk

Sculpting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2unpm-Gr5I8

Basic Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0VspDUOErE

Animation Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj44hGZj3y8
Another animation tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0VspDUOErE

Bouncing Ball Animation: http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/09/29/creating-a-bouncing-ball-rig/

UV Texturing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6t3tehdsHU

Painting textures onto mesh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPkqbpoTgD0

Lighting: http://bensimonds.com/2010/06/03/lighting-tips-from-the-masters/

Adding Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKcCR2d7PtE

Render an animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd5RT8rEPqU

Here are awesome places to get many great tutorials:

The Blender Website: http://www.blender.org/support/tutorials/
Blender Cookie: https://cgcookie.com/blender/category/tutorials/
Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com/tutorials/
BlenderArtist: http://blenderartists.org/forum/index.php

Always look for new things!

Good Luck!