How To Animate Your Photos In Photoshop - Plotagraph Effect

In this tutorial I will show you how to bring your photos into life. How to animate your photos and create a little bit more interesting piece of art ;)
Similar to Plotagraph.
With that technique you can animate any image that you want!
This is just one of many ways how to animate your photos in Photoshop.
You can achieve a similar effect (sometimes even better) if you animate an opacity instead of adding FADE IN and FADE OUT transitions.
So it's up to you to experiment and have fun.
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[@OORVOKKI]

Amazing animation with photoshop. Nice how you get away that those stops between starts and ends . Wish you some day can show us how plotagraph work in hair or what you want. . You had made very good animation with that software.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+OORVOKKI Thanks. I will see about Plotagraph too. Have a great day.

[@Danteshizzle]

You are an amazing teacher, I've learned so much from every video you've posted. thank you so much!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're very welcome.

[@carolyn9996]

Fantastic video! Thank you so much, Nemanja!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome Carolyn 😊

[@tamarapipkin7675]

Excellent easy to follow video! I have no experience on how to animate a photo but you've given me the skills & confidence to try to do this on one of my own photos. Thank you!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're very welcome 😊 Have fun with your creations 👌🏻

[@EclipticVistaYT]

Amazing tutorial your explanation is so clear wish you Merry Christmas waiting for the next tutorial it's so easy to understand the way you explain

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thank you 😊 Merry Christmas 👌🏻🎄

[@EclipticVistaYT]

Nemanja Sekulic you're welcome 😄

[@videoesuonirilassanti2846]

I love when you say "How do I make this difficult task?" and after a second you answer: "VEEERY EASILY".

[@NemanjaSekulic]

:) :) :) Thanks!

[@EDITZ4U]

Great stuff, Man! Really beautiful and creative Work!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+EDITZ.4U Thank you 😊 👍🏻

[@crispalomino]

Wow, good stuff, I learned new things I really needed for some projects I'm doing. Thank you.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome 😊

[@SNORLAX-RUST]

I thought this effect was more difficult than it is. I guess careful masking and multiple layers would get a really really high quality product

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Yes it will give you great quality. Just practice and have fun!

[@mdusmangoni9009]

Brilliant tutorial! Thanks for sharing Photoshop knowledge!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're very welcome.

[@suzikynz2765]

wow very well explained and thanks for doing it more than once! really helped alot to understand it.

[@USAMAFIED]

Amazing Man!... I'm also gonna make a tutorial on this!!!

[@isntlifebetter]

Thank you!! This really helped a lot

[@anjaneypurohit6658]

thank you so much sir!!! great tutorial. will surely tag you soon.😍👌👌😃

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+Anjaney Purohit You're welcome 😉 Looking forward to see your animation!

[@ilianagarduno1305]

I love this tutorial, you explain so good. I love it.

[@mehwish5]

Good job 👍 Thank you so much for this tutorial!!

[@qadayaislamic]

love you man, thanks

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+United Traders Fx You're welcome 😊 👍🏻

[@badjac10]

I've been struggling to find a good source of informational videos on this, but you really helped me out with how in-depth you get. I love all your other videos too! Thank you so much, can't wait to watch more.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're very welcome!

[@badjac10]

@@NemanjaSekulic I also really appreciate that you reply to basically everyone that you can. It definitely brought a smile to my face and I'm sure everyone else's. :)

[@NemanjaSekulic]

I'm happy to hear that 😊

[@badjac10]

@@NemanjaSekulic I've got a question on this, if you say had a plane that you wanted to animate to move across the frame and also wanted to animate the trail of it, would you do that in 2 separate layers one with the plane the other with the trail. Or is there a way to animate one layer in two different ways?

[@NemanjaSekulic]

I would probably do that in a 2 layers.

[@rgarlinyc]

Cooool! Thanks a lot!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+R Garlin You're welcome 😉

[@judithangerman]

You are an excellent teacher! Just started following you on Instagram.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thanks a lot!

[@Marzyart]

thank you. I have learnt a lot from this. you are slow and clear and gave more examples.

[@factnews92]

dude u my best tutorial man....thanks for this magic ;)

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome 😊

[@cliveagate]

Thank you for your easy to follow tutorial, much appreciated 👍 - I don't have PS, but will try and recreate it using something else 🤞

[@aimeegeollegue5051]

thank you for a great tutorial animation in photoshop. Good job sir.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome 😊

[@art_i_hunt]

Great Explanation!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thanks 😉

[@Gottaculat]

I could see this being a great way to add falling/blowing leaves to an Autumn picture.

[@OyeCreative]

One of your best ... thank you

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome 😊

[@jorgegiron4164]

¡Buen vídeo! Gracias. (Guayaquil, Ecuador)

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome 😊 Greetings to Ecuador 👌🏻

[@chalidmgm]

Amazing, thankyou!!!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome 😊 👍🏻

[@yunyun6352]

So helpful thank you

[@tinaseay1]

This was a great tutorial. Thank you.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're very welcome.

[@jacobthomson9369]

Great tutorial. Thank you.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+Jacob Thomson You're welcome 😉 👍🏻

[@aramalghajari5883]

I love it thank you ♥

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome 😊

[@bulldogwien]

thx for this great tutorial!+

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome 😉

[@DrinaSteinberg-author]

Kao što je već neko napisao : Love you man! :)

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+Drina Steinberg 😊😊😊 Hvala!

[@shahzadansari76]

Thanks to helpfull tutorials

[@gobugi8]

Awesome!! wow!! Thank you so much! ^^

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+Flower Kim Thanks 😊

[@harmoscsilla]

It's very good tutorial. Thank's. ⭐🌟🌟🌟🌟👍

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome.

[@santoshsahu1834]

Mind blowing tutorial thanks you

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+Santosh Sahu You're welcome 😊

[@maszallicra705]

This video is clearer than the others, thank you.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're very welcome.

[@kiarav.1287]

You're the best teacher in the world! Thank you!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+kiara venerucci Thank you so much 😊💪🏻

[@shibluhyder4259]

Great tutorial. Thx a lot

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome.

[@milicanikitovicdentamax7581]

Thank you, Silver Water! Great tutorial!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome! :D :D :D: D

[@alexmusica78]

GOOD TUTORIAL, WELL EXPLAINED, AND WITH PROJECT FILES... NOW THAT'S SUPER NICE!!!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+Alex Cisneros Thanks 😊 Have fun with it.

[@alexmusica78]

Nemanja Sekulic INDEED!!! YOU'RE WELCOME, AND THANK YOU FOR THINKING ABOUT US BEGINNERS!!! 😎🤘

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+Alex Cisneros 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@djt9854]

THAT pleasure when you see the animation hahahahh Thanks crack!

[@aletzara1502]

Thank you very much! :D

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome 😊

[@tagg747]

Good morning Nemanja, my, you have given us a brand new dimension here & it is making me smile so much😄 thank you👍🏻I wonder if we could make something like this & then have it run as our desktop image?, it would be a lot of fun. I forgot to congratulate you on reaching 25,000 subscribers, so, very well done buddy 💪 I am proud to be a patreon, also, thanks for getting me into Instagram, i really enjoy it. NS_photography rules.... simple as that. Have a tranquil w/end 🖖

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+tagg747 Good morning my friend 😊 I'm glad that you like this new dimension. I don't know about the desktop wallpaper. But it would be great if there is some piece of software that can do it. Yes 25k! I'm so happy and grateful for that. Thank you so much for being my patron! Hope you downloaded our Patreon PSD files to have even better understanding of how this technique works. Have a wonderful weekend my friend 😊 🖖

[@Classter]

Search for Wallpaper Engine if you haven't found it yet :P

[@tagg747]

Classter' Thanks, I will do a search 👍

[@marcc4208]

Thank you very much !

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome!

[@t777captain4]

Excellent video! Can you create flashing lights this way like police lights example?

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+T777 Captain Yes. You can add and animate anything 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@darko.ristanovic]

Great tutorial mate! Are you going to make advanced version of this? Like animating colors, lights , fire etc.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thanks mate. I don't think so. Because it will be exactly the same as this. Just need to animate a smaller portion of the image.

[@francescopaolodaleo4160]

I firstly "like" 👍🏻 the video than I watch it...never disappointed.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+Francesco Paolo D'Aleo Thank you my friend 😊 👍🏻 👌🏻 👍🏻

[@WisnuWardhana30]

Wow !!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

😊😊😊

[@mrigankabhattacharyya757]

Thank you very much

[@guntiprasanth9624]

Thank you so much bro..

[@VirtualPhotoClub]

Excellent work :)

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thanks

[@DavidBoca]

Odlicno! Hvala ti

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Nema na čemu 👍🏻

[@zroform7004]

i love u polska ! dope tutorial

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thanks 😊👌🏻

[@stormewg]

Amazing tutorials!! I'm new to Photoshop and dived straight into this - I'm loving my transition of the loops of my image (which is a mountain scene with two trees in the foreground - I am making the clouds move in the sky), but when I watch the playback, at some specific moments I can see a a ghostly outline of tree branches moving through the image due to the transition in the layer. I've tried brushing it out with quick select, like you show with preventing your image's ear to move, but I can't get rid of it. Now I have a few layers with extra masks at different points in the time line where I'm trying to catch these moving parts that I don't want to move... which I know isn't the best way. Do you have any advice or is it possible to work with you one-on-one for an hour online to figure this out specifically for my files? Thanks so much and keep up the amazing tutorials! :)

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Well can't tell you exactly how to solve it because I didn't saw your file... Yes, I'm giving online (Skype) lessons. You can contact me via email. You can find it on my website.

[@nguonthanh]

Merci beaucoup, Monsieur !

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome 😊 👍🏻

[@VFXAB]

Amazing!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thanks 😉 👍🏻

[@fahmidaniel6013]

Bro thanks for the tutorial,

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome 😊

[@Jako2120]

great video!!!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+Jako2120 Thanks 😊

[@TumiSosa]

Legend!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thanks 😉

[@brianeliel5756]

This is excellent

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thank you.

[@jaymathews356]

This was a great tutorial! One question. How can I control the speed of the animation? Thanks

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thanks! Timeline length control the speed. If the space between the key frames are smaller, animation will be faster. And opposite.

[@Milena-gb3ec]

Silver Water, you are excellent! :)

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+Milena Zivkovic Thank you my silver friend 🙃😂👌🏻

[@TABULA__]

To Nemanja kralju!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Hvala Jakove! 😊

[@ehsanyousefi3747]

You Are The Best NEMANJA ❤❤❤

[@NemanjaSekulic]

😉👊🏻

[@javierjimenez7349]

Thank so much for this tutorial. I just animated a photo I had of a waterfall and it came out great! However when I tried uploading to IG, the quality went to the trash. I exported the animation (portrait orientation) from PS as an mp4 (1080 x 1350), and when I uploaded to IG, the image turned super grainy. Any tips? Would it be better to export as a gif?

[@vipinkdubey]

This tutorial is super awesome...made my day, never new this could be so easy to do in photoshop. Thank you 😊👍🏻

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Great to hear that! You're welcome 😉

[@biswarupseal9588]

best teacher in the world

[@paulinaleyton5403]

nice tutorial, I've tried this technique before but there's always something that doesnt look very nice and still haven't found a solution and it's that it's too noticeable the transition from the last seconds to the begining of the animation, how can we make that change smoother so no one can notice when it starts/ends?

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You need to experiment with a transition timing. Try to watch the tutorial one more time slowly. Make your animation and if you have some problems you can send me your psd file to check it out.

[@JoelSilvaraci20-09-BH]

nice thanks for the tip

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome.

[@shradharajput45]

I love this.....

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thanks 😉

[@marinefoissey5603]

Good morning, thank you for your great video!! great! I have a question: I understood well how to make the transitions to avoid the jumps but I have a problem when I want to put the video in loop, when it starts again from the beginning, impossible to avoid this famous jump? Do you have a solution to save me? :D

[@D24design]

Wow nice tutorials

[@NemanjaSekulic]

+D24 Thanks 😊

[@D24design]

welcome

[@LindaTroski]

Thank you

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome Linda!

[@cagrgokpnar4693]

I was looking for this since the last year, thank you so much for the tutorial! Keep it up!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're very welcome 😊 👍🏻

[@amini1327]

Like your tutorial tube bro

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Thanks.

[@Orangeoverlorde]

Thank you so much, I needed to animate Roblox hair and this helped so much

[@judithangerman]

You explained this so clearly-thank you!

[@graceking9723]

Whenever I add a layer, I can't get them to go into my timeline. Do you know why this is happening?

[@redtara88alsia]

Do you save this as a gif or a video file? How would you share on facebook or instagram? Totally cool tutorial.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

I save it both. For instagram I save it as a video file, and usually I add some music, for FB gif file.

[@eladuric1905]

Ciao Nemanja! Odlicna su ti videa i bas sve pratim:) Probala sam napravit ovaj kao mali GIF al imam problem kad stavim timeline i odvojim dijelove koje cu animirat u nove layerove da mi se nece otvorit na timeline-u :D Znas mozda sto krivo radim :D Hvala ti na odgovoru :)

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Ciao, drago mi je da ti se sviđaju moji tutoriali. Nisam baš siguran tačno šta je problem. Možeš da mi pošaljete screenshot na fb. Imaš moju stranicu u opisu videa.

[@eladuric1905]

Tutoriali su vrhunski :) Moze posaljem ti onda screenshot :) Hvalaaaa puno!

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Nema na čemu 👍🏻

[@thedysaputra7222]

can i save the file to Gif format?

[@IanRiot]

Hi man, just a question... When I save (for web legacy) what option should i use? optimized or original? In both case the final result is really grany despite the original picture was very clean. I tried everything just i can't save a clean and detailed gif :(

[@NemanjaSekulic]

If you want to use gif, put all the settings to maximum. But I never use save for web if I want a jpg. Because nowadays internet speed is much faster and that small difference is not so crucial.

[@IanRiot]

so, if I want an endless loop I can save the file as jpg? i was thinking that saving as jpg resulted in a still frame. Will give it a try, thank you man! edit: Man, I wasn't clear in my question, sorry! I mean, I want to save a clean gif, not picture. The starting picture was crispy and clean, but te final gif results be really grany and pixelate. I was wondering how to save a good quality gif (i'm already using all settings setted at maximum)

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Did you try to set the slider manually to maximum? Don't use presets that says maximum...

[@dcpwebdesigners]

Brilliant tutorial! Thanks for sharing Photoshop knowledge! You have a new subscriber... Thanks again #dcpweb

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're very welcome. And welcome aboard!

[@techliner9955]

Great tutorial. Thank you but render option doesn't working.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You're welcome. You can save it.

[@RonandMel99]

When I convert to smart object.. Transform never shows up.. tried multiple times.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Probably some bug...

[@pixrun5388]

Can I do this animation with my photoshop cs5 version 🙏

[@NemanjaSekulic]

I don't remember if Photoshop cs5 has a timeline. If it has, you can. Check it out.

[@rubul2071]

Which camera do you use mostly to take photos ??

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Fuji xt3

[@hsiciliano]

i get Could not complete this operation. An unknown error has occurred. When i try ti import de gift. Why would it be?

[@rashidaman6005]

im using photoshop cs6, the timeline bar below is really different.. im stuck, any solution sir? thank you

[@NemanjaSekulic]

What do you mean by different? Maybe you just opened a video animation timeline, but you need frame animation timeline. You just need to switch it. See the bottom left corner for the option

[@buckshort9282]

Lol. KZbin's captions wrote your name as pneumonia sacrilege

[@wasimrajvlogs]

When I was click ctrl + d there is no option to resize option

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Ctrl + T

[@casihoangnha8545]

to fast not easy to understand. i dont have select red option (for hair) what can i do ?

[@080kevinbrigitha2]

can't find my select and mask tool :(

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Maybe you're using an older version of Photoshop.

[@stevemolke7748]

Im not sure how to pronounce your name, but I think it might be "animation badass."

[@NemanjaSekulic]

😊😊😊

[@DerrickBryant72]

What type of file do you save it as

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You can save it as a gif or export it as a movie.

[@DerrickBryant72]

When I save as gif..it doesnt save with any motion

[@NemanjaSekulic]

You need to save it for web as a gif. Go to file-save for web

[@edoopanovic]

Hello Nemanja, can I ask a question in Serbian or in English? May I email you ?Hvala, Thank you.

[@NemanjaSekulic]

Možeš kako god želiš 😊