Animating in Photoshop - Step by Step Tutorial

This video is an updated version of a previous video I made about how to animate in Photoshop. I tried to cover all the useful stuff you might need to get started animating within the software.

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What software am I using?
Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Cinema 4D (Currently with Redshift)

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[BenMarriott]

Amazing! So interesting to see your workflow

[angepalethorpe]

This is the best tutorial I've seen anywhere, showing how to use Photoshop for 2D animation. No plug ins needed. And pretty short. Thankyou SO MUCH.

[automneritzel]

it just started with photoshop, but within a few minutes of this video I was able to animate a very simple black and white paper, falling down as the wind blows, I'm so happy about it!!!

[davidfrazee]

Thanks! I've been looking through a bunch of tutorials, and yours answered every one of my questions!

[da.yangster]

You deserve more recognition!!!! I love your works!

[TheSabrist]

Wow. This is a fantastic tutorial. Thank you for going through this thoroughly and outlining the ways you can use video layers vs. standard layers. You're a lifesaver!

[ajithkanhar]

My 2d animation project is done by your way . I'm so happy now. Because I'm a animator now. Thank you so much for making me the animator.

[paulbuchanan]

stumbled across this and immediately i knew i had to break out the cintiq and follow along. one of the most killer tutorials i’ve seen, you move at the perfect pace and it’s perfectly set so we can do whatever we want for our own animations with a solid base. Never really given animation a shot cuz how complex it seems to set up but this 100% changed my mind and got me excited. (i blame you fully for when my girl inevitably gets “mad” at me for spending too much time messing with this stuff)

[Weebay_]

Seriously, you've no idea how these videos are helping me, I'm a Graphic Designer and only upon graduating I thought; 'I should've been an illustrator/animator.' So impressed that you ACTUALLY animate in an old skool way with new skool tools. Salutes and many thanks, I'll send you a link when I get to that point. TY Olof. Amazing Work

[divyaparameswaran]

Thank You so much for sharing your workflow. I really got inspired to animate 2d- characters on photoshop after watching your works. Thanks for putting in your precious time to teach people like me and help us get comfortable with the software.

[Petrisor]

I know this is 2 years ago, but damn, your explanation is 10/10 as well as your voice and background music. Just subbed :D

[nisanyetkin]

This has got to be one of the best process explanation videos I have ever come across. So clear. Might convert an animate cc user like myself to photoshop!

[RomboutVersluijs]

PS the icons in the bottom left allow you to access much settings as well. It also allows you to scrub, change from frame to time, set timeline type, change length. Many options without going into a menu

[NotAPresident]

Thank God for showing how to duplicate frames. I haven't touched Photoshop animation in awhile and couldn't remember how to do it in a video layer, no tutorial I watched covered this. Thank you.

[paparobintv]

At last there's someone here who can teach us without nonsense adlib. Thank you boss!

[Sim___ply]

i watch this video every year and every time i pick something helpful

[Del-]

this is the first video where there is everything you need, thank you!

[smnstuffs]

You inspire every single time with your work, whenever you upload a video!!❤

[alicepen]

Why is this so much better than my digital media class I took in highschool XD
So helpful. I can see how you can use the video and layer methods for going between story boards and the more polished piece

[avimah]

One of the best tutorials i found... with AI things look diffrent today but this is still aplicable..

I love photoshop you can do with it all you need