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how do you make the 2D animations that people use for their avatars? i want to learn how to make one.

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Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
how do you make the 2D animations that people use for their avatars? i want to learn how to make one.
Most commonly that would be an animated GIF file.

You can use a multitude of programs to make them. Popluar would be Marcomedia Flash, but you can use the likes of Photoshop or even MS Paint to make the images.

Do a google search for "how to make an animated GIF"

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first you make a regular 3d animation, then apply hammer until it's 2d.

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Get Japanimation. 😕

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Originally posted by KnightWulfe
Most commonly that would be an animated GIF file.

You can use a multitude of programs to make them. Popluar would be Marcomedia Flash, but you can use the likes of Photoshop or even MS Paint to make the images.

Do a google search for "how to make an animated GIF"
You don't need Flash to make them, in fact that makes it far more complicated. Its much simpler to use programs like Fireworks or Photoshop ImageReady do the job.

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Originally posted by Daemon Sin
You don't need Flash to make them, in fact that makes it far more complicated. Its much simpler to use programs like Fireworks or Photoshop ImageReady do the job.
Thats right. No need for Flash. Imageready is much easier.

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Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
how do you make the 2D animations that people use for their avatars? i want to learn how to make one.
Gimp

http://www.nwe.ufl.edu/writing/help/graphics/gimp/animation.shtml

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

(You need the animation package.)

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Originally posted by stocken
Gimp

http://www.nwe.ufl.edu/writing/help/graphics/gimp/animation.shtml

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

(You need the animation package.)
I'm glad you elaborated there, leaving things at 'gimp' would have been fun tho.

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This might help...

http://www.instructables.com/id/E6V837A9HDEP287PCC?ALLSTEPS

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Originally posted by Daemon Sin
You don't need Flash to make them, in fact that makes it far more complicated. Its much simpler to use programs like Fireworks or Photoshop ImageReady do the job.
Does ImageReady have a gif animator? I've always used the Microsoft one.

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Originally posted by rbmorris
Does ImageReady have a gif animator? I've always used the Microsoft one.
Yup, I've used it to make most of the animated .gif avatars I've used on this site.

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Originally posted by Daemon Sin
Yup, I've used it to make most of the animated .gif avatars I've used on this site.
Thanks. I'll have to check that out. I use Photoshop all the time, but I've never really checked out Imageready (I have it on my machine though).