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How Do You Animate in Photoshop CC for Beginners?

Last updated on September 23, 2022 @ 10:03 pm

Assuming you have Photoshop CC installed on your computer, let’s get started animating in Photoshop!

1. Open up Photoshop and create a new document. You can do this by going to File > New.

2. Once you have your new document open, go to the Timeline panel. If you don’t see the Timeline panel, go to Window > Timeline.

3. In the Timeline panel, click on the “Create Video Timline” button.

4. Now that you have a video timeline, you can add layers that will be animated. For this example, we’ll just add a simple text layer.

5. To add your text layer, go to the Layers panel and click on the “T” icon. This will create a new text layer.

6. Type out whatever text you want to animate and then click on the “Animate” button in the Timeline panel.

7. A drop-down menu will appear with different animation options.

For this example, we’ll choose “Opacity. ”

8. Next, select the keyframe icon at the bottom of the Timeline panel.

This will add a keyframe to your timeline at the current frame.

9. Move forward in your timeline by clicking on the arrow icon in the top-right corner of the Timeline panel. This will advance your timeline by one frame.

10. Now that you’re on the next frame, change the opacity of your text layer so that it’s not 100% visible. You can do this by adjusting the opacity slider in the Layers panel.

11. Add another keyframe by clicking on the keyframe icon again. Then move forward one more frame and change the opacity of your text layer so that it’s completely visible again.

12. To preview your animation, press the “play” button in the bottom-left corner of the Timeline panel.

PRO TIP: This video tutorial is for beginners who want to learn how to animate in Photoshop CC. It covers the basics of animation, including keyframes, tweening, and exporting your animation.
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