At my advancing age, learning a new skill is an accomplishment—even if said skill is pathetically outdated.
Go ahead and laugh. I’m still proud of myself for learning how to create an animated GIF.
Ready to be blown away? Here goes:
Yes, I hand-colored that brain myself. Minutes of family fun!
Actually, I can’t take all the credit. I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to James at Hybrid Design. If you have questions about Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver and—you guessed it—animated GIFs, James probably has the answer.
Anyway … check my ad out in all its gory—I mean, glory—at Twin Cities Daily Planet. It’s a pretty cool site, even without the throbbing animated brain.
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how in the world do u do it ive always wanted 2 know
Here’s the link to the best instructions I’ve seen yet: http://www.hybriddesign.com/how-to/
Hope this helps!
thx for the help it will be fun making 1