Photoshop: How To Create Looping Texture Frame Animations

by | Apr 5, 2022 | Photoshop, Tutorials

Adobe Photoshop CC 2022: How To Create Looping Texture Frame Animations​

Description:
This tutorial will show you how to create a looping paper texture animation in Adobe Photoshop CC 2022 using the Timeline and Frame Animation. You can then export the animation and ‘loop’ it in a video editor or export it as a GIF to endlessly loop.

Paper Texture (Free):
https://unsplash.com/photos/y_2GC4EhOP4

To View Timeline in Photoshop:
Click on Window in the top menu and then Timeline

For this tutorial:
I created 5 Frames with a delay/duration of 0.1 seconds

Software Used:
Adobe Photoshop CC 2022  (Click To Try or Buy)

How To Create Looping Paper Texture Animation in Photoshop:

  1. Create a new document (I used 1920 x 1080 px 72 DPI )
  2. Drag a texture file onto the canvas and use Free Transform (cmd+t) to scale the texture larger than the canvas size so there is room to move it around when animating so the background is not visible
  3. Go to Window in the top menu and click on ‘Timeline’ which is used for Photoshop animations
  4. Select ‘Frame Animation’ from the drop-down and click on the button to create a timeline
  5. There should be one frame on the timeline and the paper texture should be visible
  6. Click the ‘+’ at the bottom of the timeline to add a new frame (2 frames total)
  7. With the cursor as the Move Tool (v), click and drag the texture to a new random position
  8. Click the ‘+’ at the bottom of the timeline to add a new frame (3 frames total)
  9. Click and drag the texture to a new random position
  10. Click the ‘+’ at the bottom of the timeline to add a new frame (4 frames total)
  11. Click and drag the texture to a new random position
  12. Click the ‘+’ at the bottom of the timeline to add a new frame (5 frames total)
  13. Click and drag the texture to a new random position
  14. Select all 5 frames (shift + click) 
  15. Click on the little drop-down menu for ‘delay’ and change to 0.1 seconds
  16. Press the Spacebar to preview animation
  17. 😎😎😎

How To Save Looping Paper Texture Animation as a GIF:

  1. Go to File…Export
  2. Save For Web (Legacy)
  3. Select GIF 128
  4. Click on Save
  5. Entire File Name
  6. Select Location on HD to Save
  7. Click ‘OK’

 

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