FUR = "Follow | Upvote | Resteem" Graphic-making Tutorial!
I will show you the steps on how you can make a moving graphic that says "Follow | Upvote | Resteem". I call that the "FUR" (go figure, hehe).
![aaaaaaaaaaaa.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTu2PHRQZouYTVfgppUfwX8Gxj47MAhw4VdoRPivmLkLj/aaaaaaaaaaaa.png)
Here are the steps:
- Open Photoshop and create a plain white elongated rectangle like this:
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmPCzTRdKVAXap476RLym9RpxGzT4GJLaEdLpKpJnEeneN/image.png)
- Then use the text tool to start adding the words in it, we will do "Follow" first:
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmU8b1ADLqfiN1xFvNdoXJPvAmPNqi1AFXRbs2WDJt41CW/image.png)
- Then we add "Upvote" using the same process:
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmecyd14ZMNQa8RwpFe3t1WybdDbGFKzE7MEPV9MRrXH4U/image.png)
- Then we add "Resteem":
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmapv8g7HkyCqxjc9wm8PLwnQwnyjsXaguo3Jer4GEXkih/image.png)
- After adding the texts, let's add a divider too:
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmdyVWdwAK5jEghkzB9zkwjsCLQZVgT3A4v71zG49NKeW7/image.png)
Animating Your Graphic!
- Start by using the "Motion" set of tools in Photoshop:
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNaq18yjLxok4EihP5fxj7nanAfoDtZ66nxAX8v7wEJ5P/image.png)
- The Timeline panel will show up at the bottom, I like using the frame per frame option, so just click that:
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmWDTAKFQppAqCxDGwcm8q1wBsjEBARQGgxvP2dCoQng42/image.png)
- You'll have your first frame, like this:
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmf6dANpcTeuoQ1m7QzBdLSMMz71DEZXZc5PJFsHjuUWyW/image.png)
- Just adjust it by changing the timeframe to No Delay and hiding all the layers:
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmXuLtrsVwpDW4eJkVBE3L2gTJr5FpdvDFz7kF28zxRorX/image.png)
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUn5B676oCRQCayuZ634mb7ukoanvWs3x7evue19G9ksr/image.png)
- Now, copy the frame using the duplicate tool:
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmWHtobLxo1W73MhN9zE3EmzqewL936bXKaprbd9cCs2MC/image.png)
- Then make the "Follow" layer visible:
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRkZcwCYY3xCpdLUfgN94U4pU8jdhCEbkxkyzM5ACwQRq/image.png)
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmT9PWe3gUfiy9KVgi8AEHd7yF93qdgrmR1TQmtBFv5Lv3/image.png)
- After that you need to 'Tween' the layers (it's like adding transitions to it):
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmR6EXXSiUrVp9wus4ZPWBJNG4LneNj3bbrhsFeLWc1JRa/image.png)
- I chose "9" layers for this one:
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmTG2bAydyRzYUt4UoZEjMzTK1LWKRbg4oSjCyrxQ1W9S9/image.png)
- It will give you something like this:
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSyQhcD1vqC4SQKNaYWgPJ7oKTRdmT19zuaH2qA2rR8vP/image.png)
- It looks like this when animated:
![1.gif](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmTDoDNEjamMF3kLcwDJcGbwtSfYtYHGvYu4KeDv4jraXL/1.gif)
- After that, duplicate the layer again and make the "Upvote" layer visible:
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmercBLpuCkbsinnSZAhgjoNFsxd9E1JwLDws4UtFxPK6M/image.png)
- Tween it with 9 layers and it looks like this when animated:
![2.gif](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmTJJe7noLpr3iJxF7XN49zYHp31cjED4qv53jT9VaCrwh/2.gif)
- Do the exact same thing for "Resteem" (Duplicate, make visible, tween with 9 layers) and it will look like this:
![3.gif](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUc68JceqmBkrH4SvjKd8hBjw3Led8aE3iAbJQSPcSiWD/3.gif)
- Again, do the exact same thing with the dividers (except for tweening I only chose 5 layers):
![4.gif](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmNN8x5oHWgFCCP4jjGawmM1ycvihrNQ9j79j4taMHSqPX/4.gif)
- Lastly, duplicate the frame again but this time hide all of the layers (Follow, Upvote, Resteem, & the dividers):
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmc68wsTjqFY82BBRdG2oxg3PBxw3gsRX3M3F5iMn4BMTa/image.png)
- Same thing, add tweening with 5 layers and you're almost done. Just save it by choosing File > Save for Web:
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmVDG8Bop2fB1S83SyF6U3r2sne9DYnvRbGs6gbfa273eY/image.png)
- If the file is too large play with the settings you see here, the important thing is make sure the width and height is sufficient and that it's looped to Forever:
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcGm5TiXMgc5hA5htNSbUJbBW79tLsdyGGxM6xMEjJwro/image.png)
- Name it and Save it:
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmZrDj3XxWjexfvz3FPGNrzG53yMz6tPzKzc19Q9FRTeky/image.png)
- There you have it! Just add it to your blog posts:
- Start by using the "Motion" set of tools in Photoshop:
- The Timeline panel will show up at the bottom, I like using the frame per frame option, so just click that:
- You'll have your first frame, like this:
- Just adjust it by changing the timeframe to No Delay and hiding all the layers:
- Now, copy the frame using the duplicate tool:
- Then make the "Follow" layer visible:
- After that you need to 'Tween' the layers (it's like adding transitions to it):
- I chose "9" layers for this one:
- It will give you something like this:
- It looks like this when animated:
- After that, duplicate the layer again and make the "Upvote" layer visible:
- Tween it with 9 layers and it looks like this when animated:
- Do the exact same thing for "Resteem" (Duplicate, make visible, tween with 9 layers) and it will look like this:
- Again, do the exact same thing with the dividers (except for tweening I only chose 5 layers):
- Lastly, duplicate the frame again but this time hide all of the layers (Follow, Upvote, Resteem, & the dividers):
- Same thing, add tweening with 5 layers and you're almost done. Just save it by choosing File > Save for Web:
- If the file is too large play with the settings you see here, the important thing is make sure the width and height is sufficient and that it's looped to Forever:
- Name it and Save it:
- There you have it! Just add it to your blog posts: