making of a gif write ups

1 Rocket GIF-
1: for the rocket first opened up the document for the rocket photoschop document that was download
2: then go into windows and click animation(timeline) to bring up a time line
3 then click on duplicated selected frame to make a copy of the picture in the time line(do this a couple of times)
4: then on frame one hid all layers apart from flame and , then one frame 2 unhid 2, then on frame 3 unhid 1, then on frame 4 unhid lunch, then on frame 5 unhid flame copy
5: use the duplicated selected frame again to create some more frames
6: then ctrl click flame and flame copy, and slowly move the rocker up frame by frame, or on the last frame move flame and flame copy up to the top and use the tween tool which will create the rest of the movement
7:the  click file save for web and save it as a gif
2 ROTOSCOPE
1 first record a small clip of someone moving
2 in photoshop click file, import, video from layers to frame
3 it will then ask to select the part of the video you want, use the sliders to find the small clip you want to use and make sure to click, to every 2 frames
4  then go into windows and click animation(timeline) to bring up a time line
5 (very important) create a new layer to put above the video layers and then draw on that new layer over the body, this way you can then hid the video clip layer to see the image, make sure not to draw on the video layer
6 after you have done make sure to hid all layers that are not your rotoscope unless its a background you have added it
7 the  click file save for web and save it as a gif
3 AFTER EFFECTS
1 go into photoshop and make a new document and from preset click film/video
2 make a new layer and make a circle, then repeat this but for, left arm,right arm, left leg, right leg, and eyes, its important that each body part has its own layer, then save the document as a normal photoshop document
3 then open up after effects and import the photoshop document
4 click on all the layers apart from the body, then use the parent tool to and drag that down to the body layer(now when the body moves all other layers will move with it
5 use the key frames to make the body move slightly
6 download the yeah boy music film
7 take photo's of your self saying yeah boy, open them up in photoshop and either trace round them or look at them and draw them, save the file as a photoshop one and import it to after effects
8 in after effects we open the photoshop file into a new composition and line the mouth moves up in the way we need to make it look like the mouth is moving
8 then in the other composition we open the moving mouth and place it in the middle of the body, use the parenting tool to attach the mouth and it is done
9 insert the music then save the file and it should work