had someone ask about my glitter GIFmaking process so i will give! i exclusively use web-based programs, so you don't need to download any software for this!
to preface, my process is a bit convoluted but it's so my images aren't compressed or made fuzzy. ALSO, these steps are for PC.
this is the final result, but you can make basically anything [and probably something prettier than this, i just made this image to demonstrate rotating & resizing pixel GIFs]
tutorial below!
the site i use for glitter backgrounds is online-image-editor.com
click "UPLOAD AN IMAGE" to get your picture in, then click the "Animation" tab. it'll take you to "Add Glitters". click that!
if your image is over 650x650 pixels, it WILL be rescaled. this is why i only upload images below that size, but it's up to personal preference and the compression isn't that bad unless you're using pixel art.
here are the settings i use when filling with glitter. i always change "Floodfill at selected Color" to "Replace selected Color" because it makes it faster, but it really depends on what you need to be filled. you just click the area on the image that you want to be filled on the preview and it'll be filled
kaoru jumpscare! here's my image so far! i just open the preview into a new tab to save it. it won't be PERFECT but it'll look presentable and that's all that matters.
NOW, for adding GIFs to this unsuspecting kaoru, i use photopea.com. i usually use GIFcities.org, glitter-graphics.com or tumblr to find GIFs. where the GIFs are from doesn't matter, just make sure you save them as GIFs onto your computer.
when you upload your GIF into photopea, you might realize that it's not moving anymore!
this is OK, it will be a GIF when you export it. if your image is not exported as a gif, make sure that all the frames of each single animation are in the same folder, and all begin with "_a_".
IMPORTANT because i didn't initially include this, but i recommend you duplicate every layer of your background image 1-3 times if you're inserting GIFs with a relatively higher count of frames so the glitter doesn't flash like crazy when you export. to duplicate layers, select a layer and "Ctrl+J". do this for every layer that doesn't have "copy" in its name first then repeat so you don't duplicate the wrong layers.
to open a new GIF or image, you go to "File", then "Open..." . note that you can do this with multiple images/GIFs in one go!
to add the GIF to the image you want edited, make sure you have selected the folder. go to "Layer" then "Duplicate Into ..." and make sure you duplicate to the image you are editing.
if you go to the image, it should contain a new folder containing all the layers from the image you duplicated from.
if you want to move the GIF, select the folder and use "Ctrl+Alt+T" to transform. if you only move the GIF it should not turn fuzzier, but if you want to resize the GIF i usually use ezgif.com/resize with the Gifsicle setting for "Resize method".
you can rotate GIFs by exact 90 degree increments if you hold the "Shift" key while rotating in photopea, however any other rotation WILL make your image fuzzier, and it's a bit harder to rotate the GIF but is possible!
i use ezgif.com/rotate for this, you can do any rotation you want but i did this one.
OK! it's rotated, but there's an annoying navy border so i'll show you how to get rid of that! DON'T bother saving the GIF you have just made, go from "Rotated image" and click "more tools", then "Remove background"
assuming you get the same navy as i do, the HEX code is #282840, but you can get you own hex code by converting the RGB to HEX [or getting a hex colour picker to work, didn't work for me. you can get the RGB by screenshotting and using MS paint]
voila! it is now transparent!
after you've added all your images in and you're satisfied with your image, you should select all the layers by holding "Shift" and selecting the top and bottom folders
and then, you go to "Layer", "Animation" then "Merge". you can always undo this and make edits so do not freak out if you've realized you want to edit parts
now, your GIF is ready to be exported!
go to "File", "Export as" and select "GIF"!
it'll take a while for it to load in, and you might notice an immediate issue! the GIF is too fast! you can fix this by messing around with the speed dial. this is the most frustrating part of GIF making for me because my computer is slow and freezes a lot. just stay patient, and do NOT reload your browser or you'll lose all your hard work!
annnddd that's it! bye bye!
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How do you make your glitter gifs :)
Thanks for the question anon!! I used to use glitterfy but the website was sold and no longer has the glitter gif function. However, I have found another website which does have the function which I will link here.
As for actually creating the gifs,
all you have to do is upload the image you’d like and click the animation button and then click the add glitter button. You can choose from many different glitters if you click the more glitters button!!
For images with simple colours such as cartoons, I use the replace selected colour option.
For images with complex colours such as pictures of people, depending on how well it turns out with trying the replace selected colour option, I use the flood fill colour option instead. But, it takes much longer.
It can be quite fiddly to use the site so I recommend using an Apple Pencil to accurately select the colour you want if you’re using an iPad / iPhone or just using a laptop / pc.
❗️please note that when saving them, you must save it to your image gallery before making another glitter gif as the site overwrites the save file ❗️
Screenshot tutorial:
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Made a glitter study. Enjoy!
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OOPS I never saw this comment!! welcome to my "glitter you art or you could use this on other images ig" tutorial
so you get ur picture you're going to glitter and then I open up the site glitterplaatjes.be which has a page called "blokjes" that has lots of these basic glitter gifs that are just little squares of glitter
then I head over to ezgif.com and use their "split" tool to make the gif into individual frames and save them. if you're using clip studio make sure to select the option "output images in png format" !
then you open up the image in a program that can handle transparency and erase any colors/sections you want to replace with glitter
then you start importing the glitter frames. if using clip studio, you can do file>import>pattern from image and it will fill the whole canvas with each frame. if you have the areas you want glittered selected it will automatically crop the glitter to fill that area. you can do layer>rasterize if you need to erase anything!
if using another program you'll just have to copy and paste and fiddle with it until you get glitter where you want it, but it shouldn't be too hard; especially if you only want to cover small areas with glitter
after this you will want to export each frame as a png. basically show/hide each glitter layer. then go back to ezgif and open their gif maker. here you will make your final gif and even make it transparent too! (clip studio and photoshop do not export transparent gifs 😔)
there's lots of tools on this page so you can change the speed of the gif and more. have fun and enjoy glittering!
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