How Photoshop makes small drops of water fall animation

how Photoshop makes small drops of water fall animation

Final effect

1. Create a new 500 * 200 pixel, white background file, create a new layer add a radial gradient as shown in the following figure.

2. Press CTRL + Shift + N to create a new blank layer, shortcut key "U" Select Custom shape, select water droplets.

3, new blank layer, press CTRL click on the drop Layer load selection, fill white. Execution: filter > Blur > Gaussian blur, numerical custom. OK and then press CTRL to click on the drop layer to load the selection, press CTRL + Shift + I to select, press DELETE Delete, the following figure.

4, press CTRL + J to copy the Layer two times, respectively, with the eraser part, with the pen tool to select the deletion section. Select them, Ctrl + E merge layers.

5, double click Unlock Background layer, press CTRL + ALT + G to modify canvas height to 2000, drop layer mode to "filter color", copy Layer 4 times, press CTRL + T free transform.

6, press CTRL + J to copy the layer.

7, shortcut key "V", move the layer to the blue area above, randomly distributed, as shown in the following figure.

8, select menu: Window > Animation, copy a frame, select the second frame.

9, move these layers, to the blue area below (prompted to move a longer distance, the animation generated faster, the slower the reverse).

10, the transition first frame, add frame number of 35-40 or so, set the time to 0.04, delete the previous second frame and the following frame. Cut tool, set hide to select Blue Area cut.

Press CTRL + Shift + ALT + S to save as a GIF image to complete the final effect.

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