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:faint: :woohoo: AHHHHHHH A DD!! :woohoo: :faint:
:love: Thanks ^FantasyStock, =mushir =ScENeYmE for suggesting and `znow-white for featuring!! :love:

Excuse me while I got die of happiness!!!!


Warning MASSIVE File!!!

Click download :D You know you want to!

A few people have been asking how I make my avatars, so I decided to dedicate the weekend to making a little tutorial.. Which kind of turned into a massive tutorial!!

If you decide to post the icon on deviantart feel free to leave me a comment with a link to it attached. I'd loved to see what you made :la:

If you use this tutorial please provide a link back, so others can find the tutorial

:bulletpurple: Q & A Time :bulletpurple:

:bulletpink: When I click optimised, the background turns white instead of clear: Where you selected the file size - at the very begining- you should have the option to make the background transparent. If that doesn't work, drag the layer named background (it should be a completely white square) to the trash can down the bottom of the layer pallet, and hopefully that should make the background transparent.
:bulletpink: To fade your name in and out: Just click on the layer you want to fade in and out and change the oppacity (which is a little bar at the top of the layers panel), change it to about 75% then make another slide, change it to 50%, then make another slide change it to 25% then make another slide and change it to 0%. Then do the reverse if you'd like to fade it back in again.
:bulletpink: For photoshop CS3 and CS4 users: If anyone is using CS3/CS4 there is no more Imageready. Instead you have to go to Window --> Animation. Then at the animation bar go to bottom right and click on 3 squares to get the same look as in imageready (Thanks to ~BlazingsNL for the tip for CS3 and CS4 users. :hug:)
:bulletpink: In CS3 when I move one thing every slide changes: I don't have CS3, but my brother told me to get around this problem, he flattened the whole pixel image into one layer, and then created a new layer for each slide.
:bulletpink: I've successfully made an avatar, but it only moves up and down once: In CS3, theres a little drop down menu below the slides which allows you to chose whether you'd like it to repeat forever or just once. (Thankyou to ~Vega-Three for this tip for CS3 users:hug:)
:bulletpink: In CS4 there is no save optimised as Instead you go file --> save for web and devices and select save as a gif. It should be animated.


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Avatars made with this tutorial: [link]

:blowkiss: Thankyou for all the faves! It means so much to me :blowkiss:

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I'm so glad that so many people have been making their own cloud avatars, but remember guys if you're using the tutorial 'd appreciate if you wouldn't claim it as your own idea
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The suggester writes: Awesome Animated Avatar Tut by =xXAli-StarXx is just what the title says - Awesome! It's a fabulously simple step by step set of instructions on how to create an animated cloud avatar in Photoshop and Image Ready. The artist uses clear language with visuals to help artists make the best of the tools in these programs for future projects. Thank you for sharing! ( Suggested by `FantasyStock and Featured by `znow-white )
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Mood: Sentimental *The-Lost-Hope May 10, 2012  Student General Artist
[link] Used! I love this tut!

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*The-Lost-Hope May 10, 2012  Student General Artist
Awesome tut for people still learning like me. Thanks for sharing!

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Mood: Suffering =DeliriouStudios May 1, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Can i have some help? the problem i have is that you can see all the layers in the animation: [link]

Can you tell me how to fix this? :(

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~SkyHalo Apr 27, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
I love this! My shading wouldn't go over the white?

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~lealol Apr 20, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
This really helped me alot thanks so much!

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here is mine i wish is good because its my first one! [link]
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~funkitty Mar 25, 2012  Student
thank you this was so helpful

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~Chiibz Mar 18, 2012  New member Hobbyist General Artist
How do you change it to optimize? I dont have that option :(

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Where do you find the PS CS? :s Btw... SORRY TO BOTHER YOU...

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*Leafbreeze7 Mar 12, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Used it to make my first pixel ([link] didn't turn out too well, haha); extremely helpful and written in a very good attitude! :love:
Hope you make more!! :heart:

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