Animate Your Own Custom A.I. Emoji

Learn to create and animate custom AI-generated emojis in this comprehensive tutorial. Generate unique emoji assets using Adobe Firefly, then bring them to life with Photoshop's Timeline panel. Master techniques like frame animation, tweening, masking for transparent backgrounds, and enhancing emoji features using AI tools. Overcome common challenges in the animation process and discover efficient workflows for creating engaging, looped emoji animations. Perfect for digital artists and emoji enthusiasts looking to expand their creative skills.

Creating Custom Emojis in Adobe Firefly
Working with a References Image
Assembling Your Favorite Variations in Bridge
Loading Images into Photoshop as Layers
Creating a New Frame Animation
Ensuring that Your Animation Loops Smoothly
Tweening a Pair of Frames
Deleting the Repetitive Last Frame
“Hanging” on Each of the Keyframes
Combining Frames into a Group
Masking Your Animation for a Transparent Background
The Troubles Begin
The Troubles Grow Worse
Finally, I Arrive at a Masking Solution !
Save for Web Legacy
Enhancing the A.I. Emoji’s Eyes
Selecting Emoji Eyes with the Object Selection Tool
Inpainting with Generative Fill
Resolving Timing Issues
Switching Out Eyes/Adjusting Key Frames with A.I.
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