Creating+your+Own+Fireplace

Today we will create our own fireplaces in Photoshop.


 * Step 1**: Download the Zip file below and uncompress it (just double clicking it after its done downloading will do this)


 * NOTE: It will be easier to use the folder from the desktop*


 * Step 2**: Open Photoshop and create a new document that is 11 inches by 8 inches. Now change you workplace from Essentials to Motion in the upper right hand corner of the screen.




 * Step 3**: At the bottom of the screen you should have a bar like the one seen below, go ahead and click on "Create Frame Animation"




 * Step 4**: You should now see something that looks like this:


 * Step 5**: Now take the images from the fireplace folder and drag and drop them all into the photoshop file. You might have to hit enter a couple of times to place the images into the file. When your done you should have 10 layers that look like this.




 * Step 6**: Next your going to create new frames for the animation, go to your timeline at the bottom and click on this button [[image:Screen Shot 2014-01-07 at 12.28.14 PM.png]]. This will create a new frame, click this button until you have 10 frames in total. In the end your timeline should look like the image below.




 * Step 7**: On each frame make sure you have a different eye clicked on on your layers panel. The easiest way to do this is to start at frame 10 and click the eye for "fire 10" and then work your way backwards. When your done your screen should look something like this.




 * Step 8**: Change the setting at the bottom of the timeline from once to forever like here in the picture. This will make our fireplace play over and over again once it's done.


 * Step 9**: Now your going to go to File and then Save for Web...



And then use one of the gif settings under presets. I am using GIF 128 Dithered.



Now save the file. And when you open it using a web browser it should look like this!



For fun you can try doing this with drawings or any other images you like!