An animator is a person who creates many images and displays in rapid sequence which gives an illusion of moving things. The images are known as key frames and frames. Animators work in various fields such as internet, films, video games and television.
Generally a piece of animation requires the cooperated work of many animators together. The process of creating frames or images lies on the animator’s field of work and style.
Specialized Fields Of Animators
Character animators are a special type of animator and specialize in the movement of the characters. Animators for special effects animate things other than characters like nature, transport, snow etc.
The Field Of Animation In The Past
In the past the field of animation was an arduous and a long process. The frames of various scenes were drawn by hand. After that it was passed onto the celluloid where the tracing and the painting would be done. In the recent years animation has undergone a major change. Computers are making the process of animation faster and cheaper. Many interesting methods are being used to make cartoons today. The computers have made the animator’s task less tiring and more artistic.
GIF- A Good Option For Animators
GIF animation gives the animator to create animation with the least knowledge. It is different from the flash animation creation. Flash animation requires technical knowledge and is very complex. A person with less knowledge will not be able to create anything with flash animation creation.
Creation Of GIF Animation are:
You need to gather your tools at first. To create GIF animation you will need a copy of Adobe Photoshop. There has to be Image Ready in the Adobe Photoshop to make your GIF animation. You have to be familiar with the frames in animation and layers in Photoshop. All the movement in the graphic has to be on a layer which is new.
A new file needs to be created and then you should design your logo. The logo will not help the background layer to change.
You need to make a layer which has to be new. Then you need to accordingly design the frame as per your desire.
Then you again need to repeat the same process of making a new layer and designing the frame.
You should then save the file completely in the format of Photoshop.
Then you should go to the file. You need to then open the Image ready accordingly.
You should make sure that the layers and animation windows are visible to you. If the layers and the animation Windows are not visible to you then you need to switch on to the Window menu.
In the Window of animation you will have to make a new frame for every portion of your animation. You need to select all the frames and then as per the needs turn the layers off and on.
You will then have to preview the animation you have created. While previewing you will need to use the control panel. The button for play will allow you to view your complete animation.
If you are satisfied with the animation you have created then you should save the file in GIF format.