by allinian » Sun Jan 10, 2021 2:22 am
HOW TO: WIGGLE AVATAR by alli ♡
these wiggle avatars are 3-frame avatars... so there are 3 different lines !
this means you will have to save/make 3 different versions of the drawing and put them together to make it wiggle !
so let's get started o:
1. upon loading up the oekaki, the first thing you should take note of is the layer opacities.
all three frames' lines are intentionally at 33%, and i strongly suggest you keep all of them visible and at that opacity until you are done coloring in your character.
i personally like to do this so i can see relatively where the design is going across all three lines.
you dont want to draw a star in frame 1 and have it disappear in frame 3 !
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2. color in your character !
the 'eye shade' layers are for the darker, lower half of the eye.
i suggest you choose a color several shades darker than your character's actual eye color for a nice effect !
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3. once you are done with step 2, it is time to save and make your three frames !
change all layer opacities back to 100%, then save each frame separately !
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-------and now you should have your three frames:
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4. animate !!
i personally use photoshop to animate my wiggle avatars, but that is a whole process i wont go into since it can be quite complicated. i also understand not everyone has access to this program, so let's do it the less-effort no-money way ! cx
i suggest using this handy dandy website: https://ezgif.com/maker--it is what i use when i do not have immediate access to my animating programs, and is overall really great in that it has a simple interface and does not slap on one of those pesky watermarks.
-------A. upload your three frames.
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-------B. change the delay time.
--------this might seem like a lot at first but dont worry !!-- it is actually quite simple !!
--------just find the "Delay time" option in the "GIF options:" section and change it to 10.
--------this translates to 0.1 seconds per frame, which is what i normally use for my wiggles.
--------feel free to play around to see what you like though !
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-------C. finally, press "Make a GIF!" and boom! you have your wiggle avatar !!
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so yeah !!
i hope that was helpful and informative, and you were able to make your wiggle avatar by the end of it !!
if somewhere along the way you got confused/lost, dont hesitate to ask on this thread for help !
ill try my best to help you out c:
all the best ! ♡
Last edited by
allinian on Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:25 am, edited 8 times in total.
