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Creating an Animated Valentine's Day E-card


Start by creating a gradient as shown in the image below.

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Create a new file and apply this gradient using angle mode.

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Create a new layer. Now change the gradient mode to radial and apply it form center to corner.

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Change the layer mode to "Linear Burn".

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Select custom tool and select "Heart Card" shape.

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Create heart shape using red color.

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Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.

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Create a new layer. Press Q to enable quick mask. From filter menu select "Pixelate>>Mezzotint". Select "Fine Dots" from the drop down menu.

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Press Q again to disable quick mask. Fill the selection with white color.

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Ctrl+Click the heart layer thumbnail to get the selection. From select menu apply modify>>expand. Expand the selection by 5 pixels.

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Select the fine dots layer. Press Ctrl+J to copy paste the selection into new layer. Hide the original fine dots layer. Change the layer mode to overlay.

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Repeat the above mentioned steps to create another glitter layer with random seed.

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Type your message and apply same effect using same technique. Create two layers for glitter to create randomness.

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Open animation window. For the first frame hide second layer of heart and message glitter layer.

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Duplicate frame. Hide the first two glitter layer and unhide the another ones.

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Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S to save an optimized animated GIF.

Creating an Animated Valentine's Day E-card



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