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Bouncing Ball Animation Handout

This document provides instructions for creating a basic bouncing ball animation in Photoshop. The steps include: 1) Creating a new canvas and video timeline. 2) Shortening the timeline and enabling onion skins. 3) Adjusting brush size and color then beginning to draw half circles in each frame. 4) Continuing to draw the bouncing ball animation over multiple frames. 5) Playing back the animation and adjusting the speed. 6) Exporting the finished animation as an MP4 file.

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Bouncing Ball Animation Handout

This document provides instructions for creating a basic bouncing ball animation in Photoshop. The steps include: 1) Creating a new canvas and video timeline. 2) Shortening the timeline and enabling onion skins. 3) Adjusting brush size and color then beginning to draw half circles in each frame. 4) Continuing to draw the bouncing ball animation over multiple frames. 5) Playing back the animation and adjusting the speed. 6) Exporting the finished animation as an MP4 file.

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Bouncing Ball Animation Handout

1. Create a new canvas to work on.

Open up Photoshop and click on


“Create New…” on the left side of the
screen.

In the pop-up screen, click on “Custom” in the left side area.

On the right side, click on the drop-down


menu of “Inches” and select “Pixels”.

Change the “Width” to 2000 and the


“Height” to 1000. Then click “Create”.
2. Create new Video Timeline

In the top menu, click on

“Windows”  “Timeline”

This bar should appear

Go back to the top menu and select


“Layer”  “Video Layers”  “New Blank
Video Layer”
3. Shorten Video Timeline and Enable Onion Layers

Put your mouse on the at the end of the video timeline then click and drag it towards the left until
you reach 00:20.

Go to the top right of the timeline


and click on the button with the bars.

Then click on “Enable Onion Skins”


4. Check Your Brush Color and Brush Size

Look towards to the top left corner of the


screen to check you brush size. Adjust the
size to one that is comfortable for you.

Look at the bottom left corner of the screen


and check the color of you brush. Change the
colors by clicking on the squares.

5. Begin Drawing

Start off by drawing half of a circle on the


top left of the canvas. After you’re done
with that drawing, click on the Forward
button to move on to the next frame.

Continue drawing the circles but


remember to click the Forward button
after each drawing!!!
6. Continue Drawing the Circles – Click on the Forward Button After Every Frame!

Click the Forward button


(Viewed from Top to Bottom then Left
to Right) These frames show how the
balls are supposed to be drawn in each
frame in order to create a convincing
animation.

Click the Forward button

Click the Forward button

Click the Forward button

Click the Forward button


7. Play it Back and Adjust the Speed

Click on the Play button to watch


your animation.

To adjust the speed, right click on the


Timeline and then click on the drop-
down menu for “Speed”.

Adjust it by dragging the arrow to the


left or right.
8. Export Video as an MP4 File

To export the video, click on


the Bars Button at the top
right corner of the Timeline.
Then select “Render Video…”

Name your video and select the file destination. Save


it with a name and in a location where you can find it.

You can save the video with the default settings or


play around with it. The default settings already
produce a good quality video, though.

Once you are satisfied with it, click “Render”.

That’s it. You’re set and ready to start animating!

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