Nurhan's Animated Hat
I prepared animated hat with use preset shapes.
Before we will make a hat.Then will practise animation.
Open transparent a new image 500x500.
select preset shapes FG and BG black color.
selecet elipse antialias checked.line1.
Draw an elipse.selecect none.
Add a new layer,select triangle shapes same setting.and draw it on the top your elipse..
select none.
Add a new layer selecet small a flower tube for hat.Or that you want choose thing.
Merge visible..and minimize it.
open 500x500 a new image transparent.Write your text. use drop shadow .
open hat image copy and paste a new layer on text layer and .Close minimized layer. .
Duplicate twice hat layer.
hide copies layers.open hat and text.Move up , hat image.copy merged paste an animation image on AS.
Open copy of hat eyes.close hat eyes.Move more up , hat image..copy merged.paste after current frame on AS.
open copy of copy hat eyes.close copy of hat eyes.Move down hat image.
copy merged.paste after current frame on AS.
Crop. options.Surround the animated ares.Resize animation %70.if you want repeat resize.I resized twice.
frame properties: 1and 2frames 30
3 frame 40.
save a gif file.
ps:You can use a tube instead of text.
Thanks
Nurhan
Tutorial ©2005 Nurhan