A ARTE DE GUACIRA SAMPAIO ROCHA 2008

...IN THE WIND

 

You will need Paint Shop Pro7 and Animation Shop7 installed, although you can utilize other similar programs, if you prefer to.

Follow the steps:

1
Open Paint Shop Pro7, and the image you came to produce (the catavento, still in the PSP native format), press the keys SHIFT + D to make an exact copy from the image.

2
Using this copy, select the 'catavento' (and barely it ) and, with the Deformation tool in hands, rotate lightly to the right side. Click 'OK' to apply, and make a copy from this new image.

3
With this new "rotated" image activated, repeat the operation above, rotating the image lightly to the right side, and making a new Copy from the result.

4
Redo the previous operation until you obtain three or four 'rotated' copies (maximum) from the image - more copies will not be necessary.

5
Use the command "Export Gif" of your PSP (keeping reserved and opened like this, all these images in the native format '.psp', for eventual future editions), and name (when saving), each image in a way to easy identify them, as 'catavento1', 'catavento2', etc.

6
Click on File/ Jasc Software Products/ Launch Animation Shop to open.



IN ANIMATION SHOP

1
With the AS opened press the keys SHIFT + A to open the "Animation Wizard" - follow the steps, selecting the indicated options for each screen that will open, clicking in "Advance" at the end of each action:
(by the order) - " same size as the first image frame/ transparent/ upper left corner of the frame - with the canvas color/ yes, repeat the animation indefinitely - 50".

2
On the next screen click on "Add Image" and, locating the images you want (your gifs 'catavento'), select every image at the same time, beginning from the last one toward the first one (Catavento3, catavento2, etc.) To do that just press the CTRL key while selecting the images. At the end, click on "Advance" and "Finish"

3
At this point your images will be opened in the AS, in the sequence indicated by you, frame after frame. Click on "View Animation" to visualize the movie.

4
If you want to change the 'delay' between the frames, click in 'Animation Properties' to set the new amounts of time. If you want to alter somewhat inside the image presentation itself, returns to the PSP and, seeking the image in question (left there by you exactly for this purpose) edit it and export it with the same name, to the same place from the previous one, doing like this the images substitution.

5
Works enough and without haste until you obtain the result that will pleases you. Alternate between the two programs as much as you need to make your 'animation' looks nice. Never forget to keep a copy from every image in its native format to make yourself able to edit them all as you like without having to see any image 'jumping' in the screen, after 'animated'.

6
Select all frames and save your file ("Save as"), with the ".gif" format, naturally

7
Be inventive! Do everything that your curiosity commands you, exploring as much as possible what the softwares on your PC can offer to you.

See how it can be if rotating the colors instead the image:

 

Have fun!

Guacira Sampaio Rocha
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