Time Flies Conceptual Graphic

May 22nd, 2006

Time Flies Conceptual Graphic
Start by opening an image of a alarm clock.
Open another image of a bird with it’s wings spread.
Create selection of the bird’s wing and drag into the main file.
Move the wing layer below all the layers in layer order in layer palette. Place it as shown in the mage below.
Duplicate the wing layer. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select flip horizontal. Place it for the other side.
Insert an image of clouds.
Select and merge clock and the wing layers. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select distort. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Duplicate the layer. From filter menu select blur>>motion blur. Apply settings as shown.
Press Ctrl+F several times to reapply the filter.
Move this blurred layer below the clock layer in layer order in layer palette.
Duplicate the clouds layer. Move this layer above all the layers in layer order in layer palette. Change the layer mode to hard light.

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Mobile Ringtone Animated Banner

May 20th, 2006

Creating an animated banner for a mobile ringtone site
Start by creating a new file of the banner size. Create ellipse using elliptical shape tool.
Create a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool.
Create another rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool. Place as shown.
Create some horizontal lines using line tool.
Press Ctrl+Alt+G to create a clipping mask.
Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Reduce the fill value to 0%.
Duplicate the layer. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and scale down. Reduce the opacity to 50%.
Insert a cutout of a mobile phone.
Type the text in different layers.
Select the text layer. Click add vector mask button from the layer window.
Create a rectangular selection using rectangular marquee tool. Fill it with black color to hide the text behind the mask. Similarly create mask for the second text layer. Also create some musical notes using custom shape tool.
Open animation window. For the first frame let the both text layers be hidden behind their masks. Reduce the opacity of radial waves to 50%.
Duplicate frame. Unlink the mask and content thumbnail for the text layer. Move the mask to the right side so that the text is completely visible.
Press tween button from the animation window. Apply settings as shown.
Select 2nd and 6th frame. Change the opacity of inner most radial wave layer to 100%.
Select 3rd and 7th frame. Change the opacity of middle radial wave layer to 100%.
Select 4th and 8th frame. Change the opacity of inner most radial wave layer to 100%.
Select 5th frame. Change the opacity of all radial wave layers to 50%.
Repeat the above mentioned steps for the next text layer. Also animate the opacity of radial waves as mentioned above.
Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S to save an optimized animated GIF.

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