Adobe Photoshop Animation & Motion Graphics Course

duplicate a layer with command J, then convert the animated layer to a smart object and use new smart object via copy to preserve the animation across duplicates.

Learn to fake easing in Photoshop by adding intermediate keyframes and adjusting timing to slow at the start and end of animated objects, achieving natural motion.

Purge the video cache to alleviate slowdowns in Photoshop when working with videos by going to Edit > Purge > Video Cache, then restart the program.

Explore onion skin in Photoshop to view frames before and after the current one, adjust spacing and opacity, blend modes, and fine-tune movement with keyframes and easing.

Learn to edit video inside Photoshop by animating a layer mask, adding rain with blending modes, and applying simple color grading and type layer work.

Import and edit a Rainy Day video in Photoshop with a 720p template, trim to 10 seconds, convert to a smart object, and reveal aerial text via a layer mask.

Learn to add rain with a rain overlay in Photoshop, convert it to a smart object, and use screen blending with color and hue adjustments for dynamic rain effects.

Isolate the actor using select and mask, apply and invert a layer mask on the text, then animate the mask to create a person walking in front of the text.

separate the man from the background with a lasso and generative fill, then refine the foreground edge with a layer mask and brush to enable parallax animation.

Learn to blend ai elements into photos by applying color overlays, adjusting light and shadow, and creating realistic shadows behind objects for seamless 2d to 3d composites.

Create a new adjustable orientation document (1280 by 720), add circles as shapes, convert to smart objects, place embedded PNGs, and apply layer styles for animation.

Learn to animate shape layers by bringing circles into view, keyframing transform changes on the timeline, offsetting timing for a staggered reveal, and importing pngs for final composition.

Animate a circle and PNG elements with keyframes and easing, adjust timing with the playhead, transform layers, and reveal chips with a layer mask.

Learn to create a coffee ad in Photoshop animation by combining three videos, importing a vector, using shape layers, and adding drop shadow and stroke.

Animate the coffee ad by keyframing a mask and revealing text at two seconds, adjust layer order, and apply a drop shadow to the type for clear, engaging motion graphics.

Open and trim the roundabout video to ten seconds, set guides with marquee, then use generative fill to create an AI pepperoni and olive pizza in Photoshop and refine it.

Add text with the type tool and a drop shadow, then composite a pizza in the scene. Animate with keyframes and easing to land and spin using smart objects.

Create a faux turntable from a roundabout video by spinning clouds to simulate motion, add a vector label, and adjust the anchor point to animate the record arm.

Create a spinning record illusion by using a new layer with difference clouds, overlay blending, and controlled rotate transforms across the timeline to simulate rotation.

Animate the turntable arm in Photoshop by adjusting the anchor point and transform, using smart objects, layer masks, and layer via copy, then preview at different playback resolutions.

Learn to create day for night effects by turning a daytime shot into night using matte painting, a moon, and a light post, enhanced with AI and adjustment layers.

Apply a day-for-night look by desaturating footage with a hue and saturation adjustment layer, then add a blue solid color in soft light at 50% opacity, grouped across the timeline.

Explore color lookup with 3D LUTs and adjustment layers to convert day to night, using presets like foggy night, moonlight, and night from day for quick results.

Add a light post with AI generative fill and apply lens flares to create a day-for-night scene. Copy and merge light layers, adjust blending, and mask to refine nighttime illusion.

Complete the course on motion graphics and animation in Adobe Photoshop, then extend projects to Adobe Premiere or Adobe After Effects and explore more examples in other courses.