SketchUp Photoshop and Anime Studio
Using Sketchup 3D Warehouse Model
Exporting Scene Animation to AVI format
2) IMPORTING IMAGE TO PHOTOSHOP
Image Adjustment (Hue/Saturation)
Exporting Layers as Separate Images
3) IMPORTING IMAGE TO ANIME STUDIO
Creating New Anime Studio Project
Importing Image Into Anime Studio
1) OPEN SAMPLE MODEL
1-1) Run SketchUp
1-2) When SketchUp Welcome Dialog pops up, click Start Using SketchUp
1-3) Main Application window.
Using Sketchup 3D Warehouse Model
Info: There are a lot of 3D Models available at https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com For the purpose of this exercise, the model can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B86b-ALn-1MGdzRBemhFR25rczg/edit?usp=sharing |
1-4) Open File.
1-5) Select spongebobsquarepants-home
SketchUp Standard Views
1-6) Select Standard Views/Right.
Zoom, Pan and Orbit Tool
1-7) Click Zoom Tool button on Toolbar
1-8) Click and drag mouse up to Zoom In.
1-9) You are moving in.
1-10) Click Pan Tool.
1-11) Click and Drag Mouse to left/right to Pan.
1-12) Click Orbit Tool
1-13) Orbit to the right.
1-14) Using Zoom, Pan and Orbit, position your view as follows.
Scenes
1-15) Select Window/Scenes.
1-16) Add a scene.
1-17) The Tab “Scene1” appears in Window.
1-18) Add second scene.
1-19) Add Third Scene.
1-20) Add Fourth Scene.
Animating Scenes
1-21) Select View/Animation/Play.
1-22) Click Stop.
Exporting Scene Animation to AVI format
1-23) Select Export/Animation/Video…
1-24) Exporting in progress.
Capturing Video Screenshot
1-25) Play the movie and capture a screenshot of the last scene.
2) IMPORTING IMAGE TO PHOTOSHOP
2-1) Select File/New.
2-2) Accept Default Settings.
2-3) Select Edit/Paste.
2-4) Image is pasted to drawing space.
Special Selection Tool
2-5) Select Tool/Wagic Wand Tool.
2-6) Use Click+SHIFT key to select the areas.
2-7) Select Select/Deselect.
2-8) Select Tool/Quick Selection Tool.
Inverted Selection
2-9) Select Select/Inverse.
2-10) The selection is inverted.
Layer Arrangements
2-11) Select Layer/New/Layer Via Copy.
2-12) Make Layer 2 active and hide other layers.
2-13) Outcome.
Healing Image
2-14) Select Tool/ Rectangular Marquee Tool.
2-15) Outcome.
2-16) Select Tool/Clone Stamp Tool.
2-17) Press ALT Key and Click the point shown below.
2-18) Paint the blank space.
2-19) Add New Layer.
2-20) Move Layer 3 down.
Gradient Tool
2-21) Select Tool/Gradient Tool.
Gradient Style
2-22) Select Red_Green Style.
2-23) Paint by clicking two points (top to bottom)
Image Adjustment (Hue/Saturation)
2-24) Select Image Adjustments/Hue/Saturations.
2-25) Adjust Hue.
2-26) Outcome.
2-27) Make Layer 2 active and hide other layers.
2-28) Outcome.
Exporting Layers as Separate Images
2-29) Select File/Save As.
2-30) Type name bg-home.png
2-31) Accept default.
2-32) Select Layer 3 and hide other layers.
2-33) Outcome.
2-34) Save as bg-sea.png.
2-35) Check in File Explorer that files exist.
2-36) Save the document as bghomesea.psd and close Photoshop.
3) IMPORTING IMAGE TO ANIME STUDIO
3-1) Run Anime Studio.
Creating New Anime Studio Project
3-2) Select File/New.
3-3) Outcome.
Importing Image Into Anime Studio
3-4) Select File/Import Image.
Layer Arrangements
3-5) bg-home is imported into Layers.
3-6) Add bg-sea image as new layer.
3-7) Move bg-sea layer down.
3-8) Outcome.
3-9) Select bg-sea layer.
3-10) Make sure Select Layer icon is selected.
Resizing objects
3-11) Resize bg-sea layer as follows.
KeyFrame Animation
3-12) Go to Frame 1.
3-13) Select Animation/Add Keyframe.
3-14) Outcome.
3-15) Go to Frame 24, Add Keyframe.
3-16) Resize bg-sea layer.
3-17) Go to Frame 48, add KeyFrame.
3-18) Resize bg-sea layer.
3-19) Set Last Frame as 96 and and click Play.
3-20) Select View/Show Output Only.
Observe that there is a frame through which all layers become visible.
Exporting As AVI Format
3-21) Select File/Export Animation.
3-22) Accept defaults.
3-23) Save as homesea2.avi
3-24) Accept defaults.
3-25) Exporting in progress.
3-26) Movie Player automatically plays the movie.
