1. Drawing an Impossible Triangle
Drawing nine base hexagons
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Converting shapes into custom guides
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Drawing the first edge of the triangle
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Filling the edge with a custom gradient
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Rotating and duplicating the edges
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2. Adding the Golden Ball
Identifying the center of your artwork
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Drawing and filling the golden ball
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3. Plotting the Motion of the Ball
Understanding how the ball moves
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The angles of an equilateral triangle
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Drawing the path of the ball
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Expressing motion as a custom guide
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Duplicating shapes along an angled line
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Arranging shapes in a perfect triangle
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4. Creating the Frames as Layers
Blending the first series of frames
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Making quick work of the remaining blends
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Expanding blends into our first continuous trail
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Releasing the shapes to sublayers
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Exporting your frames as Photoshop layers
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5. Animating Your Artwork in Photoshop
Turning the layers into Timeline frames
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Adding hidden layers to your animation
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Masking the frames to complete the illusion
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Exporting the final animated GIF file
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Conclusion
Until next time
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Ex_Files_DdC_Illusion.zip
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