Okay, process: fire up The GIMP, make an image on a white background. Duplicate that layer. Draw something. Duplicate the untouched background layer, drag it to the top of the layer list, make it transparent so you can draw a slightly different picture over top. Duplicate background, make it transparent again, et cetera. Make sure you set all the transparency levels back again, save as GIF: you'll get a bunch of questions about whether or not to save it as an animation. Do the right thing.
Open up the GIF again - there must be a better way to do it than this - and it'll show you the timing on each layer. Double-click and play with the milliseconds, hit enter to save altered timings.
Is it pass/fail, or would you like a grade for your ghost in a box?
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Shhh! I had to pick a lame title to surprise people!
ReplyDeleteI'd like this on my garage door... preferably with glow in the dark options.
ReplyDeleteThat would be great.
ReplyDeleteI would have chosen "Boo!"
ReplyDeleteI think I failed.
ReplyDeleteAnd my captcha is "sputbr" which is, phonetically, how my stomach feel right now.
Man, I wish I could draw.
ReplyDeleteThat would be so Cool...
I think the picture above is evidence that YOU CAN.
ReplyDeleteOkay, process: fire up The GIMP, make an image on a white background. Duplicate that layer. Draw something. Duplicate the untouched background layer, drag it to the top of the layer list, make it transparent so you can draw a slightly different picture over top. Duplicate background, make it transparent again, et cetera. Make sure you set all the transparency levels back again, save as GIF: you'll get a bunch of questions about whether or not to save it as an animation. Do the right thing.
ReplyDeleteOpen up the GIF again - there must be a better way to do it than this - and it'll show you the timing on each layer. Double-click and play with the milliseconds, hit enter to save altered timings.
I notice a certain fixed 'rigor mortis' quality to the arms. They should be waving, like TRex arms, angrily and helplessly...
ReplyDeleteGive me a minute.
ReplyDeleteNeeds more rotating eyebrows.
ReplyDeleteBut then again, what doesn't?
You know, I didn't leave enough room to make the arms wiggle enough to be worth it.
ReplyDeleteBut.
Okay, moustache added.
ReplyDeleteSurprise mustachioed ghostie is THE BESTEST THING EVER.
ReplyDeleteDon't you people have jobs?
ReplyDeleteFirst one is the health care reform leviathan up from the poisoned well of partisanship.
ReplyDeleteThe second one is tyranny up from the poisoned well of liberal fascism, because you know who had a mustache.
Don't you people have jobs?
ReplyDeleteI'll have you know that I built a surprise ghost complex that I am very proud of.
because you know who had a mustache.
ReplyDeletePinko Punko?
Pinko Punko?
ReplyDeleteHe certainly does now!
It is the surprise health care ghost with the surprise being that people can afford health care now, in some cases.
ReplyDeletePretty freakin' scary alright
Okay, moustache added.
ReplyDeleteBest update ever.
I actually think it is the health care reform behemoth. The leviathan is scalier.
ReplyDeleteI stole this and now have it as my desktop. :)
ReplyDeleteJennifer, I believe we can make that work as your garage door-top
ReplyDeleteI'm going to embed this in my next Powerpoint presentation. That will keep people at the conference awake.
ReplyDeleteGee, that WOULD be fun. On the list.
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