Animated emojis - how to?

[Manoj]

Thanks Rik and Larry - I'll update when I know more about just what they're looking for. I agree that a lot is possible between simple movement of an isolated element and fullblown animated movement.

[Hajeem]

Hi

There is l
on You Tube a video made by NarrenzunftKalbach which explains how to make a gif animation With xara software

Hélène

[Rik]

Hi Manoj.

If you draw the elements, you can then use a programme that can then export a .gif animation for you.
Or
You could use Xara to do your drawing, as well as export a .gif animation.

I'm attaching both animations - one from a programme I tend to use, and the other from Xara.

Can you tell the difference?!

[ss-kalm]

Nice Rik ... and ... No, I can't tell the difference!

[Egg Bramhill]

nice animation Rik.

[Manoj]

Thanks Helene, there seem to be a lot of tutorials there!

Rik - that's great work and no I can't make out any difference! Quite encouraging. Any particular tips on how to plan ahead for animating?

Thanks
Manoj

[Rik]

Create a new animation page, from the File menu.
Make the page, the size of your intended animation.
Do your first drawing, then from the animation frame gallery, make a copy of that page, and change the drawing slightly, and keep doing that until you have the required number of drawings.
Now change the timings of the individual frame to get the desired result of your animation.
Export as gif, and you're done.

Have a look at my simple wink animation file.