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Creating Flying Butterflies |
| Start by applying a gradient to the background. |
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| Insert a butterfly cutout. Duplicate the layer and hide it. |
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| Create left wing selection and press Ctrl+Shift+J to cut and paste in new layer. |
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| Similarly create right wing cutout and paste in new layer. |
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| Select the left wing and press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select distort. |
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| Adjust the nodes to get this shape. |
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| Similarly distort the right wing. |
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| Select all three layers of butterfly and press Ctrl+E to merge. Unhide the hidden butterfly layer. Select both butterfly layers and scale down. |
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| Create some duplicate of both the layers and place as shown in the image below. |
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| Open animation window. For the first frame adjust the elements as shown in the image below. |
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| Duplicate frame and follow along the images to hide or unhide elements. |
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| Adjust delay duration of frames as shown in the shot below. |
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| Press play button to preview the animation. Optionally you can add more butterflies . |
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| Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S to save an optimized animated GIF. |
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