I've enlarged this picture so you can see it better. Then you add a border (this is done within the same canvas, don't go outside this size or the finished blinkie will be bigger)I've used contrasting colours (pink and black) and each little square is 2 pixels. In the same square I added a name - this blinkie is for Candace, so I put her name. Now save your first picture "blinkie1" as a .gif file.
Blinkies are made up of different frames, like a flip book, so this is your first frame. The second frame is the same as above only you change the border slightly. In the top left corner of the blinkie above, I started with a pink square, for the second frame we will start with a black square and then go pink, black, pink, black etc.
So using the same blinkie you saved above, now save it as "blinkie2" and change the border. I say save it now, because if you accidentally save the second blinkie, it will save over your original picture and you will be back at square one.
Here is what your second blinkie will look like:
Can you see the difference in the border from the one we did earlier to this one? Okay, so now you have your two blinkies - you can now use the wizard in Animation shop and go ahead and make your blinkie move! Here's your finished blinkie:
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That's pretty awesome that you can make those Sarah!
Wow, you are a wizard! I have been salivating for one of those pen tablets, well until I realized that I didn't have any true artistic ability. lol
Great tutorial!
tooo cool!
You never cease to amaze me Sarah...now the trick is to actually do it myself!
That sounds too easy except I have no clue how to use the animation program :(
I always wondered how you do it I still dont think I could make one but I like that the day i get adventurous enough to try I know where to look for the how to :)
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I honestly had never thought how they were made but now it makes so much sense! haha.
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