Pimp Your Post with DIY GIFs

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Now I have been planning to write this post for quite some time, just because it´s a nice fun trick to pimp your post. Especially if you frequently use free stock images, this shows that you put in some effort and not just picked a pic.

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DIY - Make Your Own Gif for Free

I was playing with making gifs years ago, but it became really fun when I recently found how easy this is with Canva. Where you can create a free account.

Now I use postcards, but you can do it with most styles for example with banners.

Now this one is quite simple to make as it´s mainly moving texts.

As said I used the free version of Canva to create the banner: https://www.canva.com/banners/

Step 1 - Background

I needed a simple basic background that suited my idea such as this one Source

Then I wanted to do something with tipping and I found this guy tipping his hat (sort of).

Step 2 - Pick a Vector

I searched for vectors, not images (select this to the right of the keyword).

Vectors do not have a background and therefore can be placed on top of the background just using copy-paste.

That guy inspired me, he made me feel like it was a jolly good day.

So I went to Canva and opened an empty banner template. Uploaded those images.

Step 3 - A matter of timing

Then made the slide show you require for a gif. Just moving, resizing, and adding the text. Canva is pretty intuitive.

As you know timing is everything, so make sure to set that clock right for each slide. You can test run the timing by using the play button.

Now we are already nearing the end, just select your Text Type.

Step 4 - Get Animated

Text is always more fun if it´s moving, to make the text dance you use the animate option(this works also with images btw).

Step 5 - Trial and Error

Now the first try was really messy, but even the second one is still a bit off compared to the final version I showed you earlier.

Step 6 - Just Download the poo out of it

To see how your gif is moving just press play:

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If you´re happy with the results click download and select File Type GIF, if not click in the background and make the adjustments that you like.

The End

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NOT

As I said this was mainly making text move, but you can make it a bit more difficult by creating an animation.

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So again there is a background from Pixabay, a vector of a rocket, and a vector of the Terra (LUNA) logo. Then you just create slides that when sequenced generate that movement and set the timer to 0.1 seconds.

It took ten slides and a little explosion vector to complete that little story.

The options are endless, often I just play with some images and text.
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And every now and then I go all the way with animated images that seemingly move.

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Bottom Line

Just be creative, trial and error is the only way, and keep your eye on the details. But most important timing is everything!

Let me know in the comments if you have any questions. Thanks for the read hope to see you back soon.

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Im struggling to find the timer on my version of Canva now!!! It's like its disappeared!! Great article!!

Thanks try closing the windows on the left and clicking next to the picture or on the full slide and not on an element in the picture. That is what works for me. !CTP

Thanks for the tip. I will check it

This is a great tutorial for Canva animation making and I'll just give it a try.

Thanks I think it´s fun, but maybe I am just weird 😁

I tried. Is it that the timers should be different from each other? Like 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5?

That depends on what you want to achieve, if you want to make a moving object 0.1 can be applied to all, but if you want the last slide to have text that is typed you will need to adjust the timer for the last slide.so people can read it. So your animated slides are set to 0.1 and that final text slide at 2 seconds. As said timing your slides is key and you learn most by trying, watching, correcting and watch again.

Timing is key as you say, but for me it is also the patience to make them!
Awesome tutorial though:)
Popped in today from Dreemport

You are right and I did not think about that because I like it so time flies when I am having fun.

hehe yeah when we like doing something we sure can while away the minutes doing it!

Yay! 🤗
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Nice tutorial on using Canva to DIY a Gif, I am already looking at putting it into practice, thanks

This is a very good tutorial on making animated gifs.
I am bookmarking it for future reference.

Thanks for sharing it, @whywhy

!CTP

Just yesterday, I was thinking "an animated gif would be the best way to demonstrate this" and now here you are through @dreemport answering my - "well how do I make that" question. Thank you!

Well life is full of those little coincidences but they are often one day late, but good luck next time!

So, that's a whole process of how you do your gifs for your posts. I am like a hundred years from here 😅

Yup That is my dirty little secret about how I create those attention-drawing little gems😁 It often takes some time to get it right but it´s so much fun when you get it right.