GIF Making 101: Bringing Illustrations to Life with Motion
A brand new artist Masterclass with Loreta Isac
Want to add movement to your illustrations and make eye-catching GIFs for social media, websites, and clients? In this hands-on session, you’ll learn 10 core tips for getting started with illustrated GIFs — from simple frame-by-frame animation to exporting your work for different platforms, lead by illustrator and animator Loreta Isac.
What we will cover:
Introduction into Loreta Isac – Discover how Loreta has developed her creative practice, with case studies from brief to delivery.
GIF Basics & Why They Matter – Explore how animated illustrations can boost engagement, attract clients, and bring your work to life.
Simple Animation Techniques – Learn easy frame-by-frame methods to create smooth and expressive movement in your illustrations.
Tools & Software – Get a breakdown of the best programs for GIF-making, including Photoshop, Procreate, and free online tools.
From Sketch to Animated GIF – Step-by-step guidance on turning an existing illustration into a fun looping animation.
Optimizing for Social Media & Web – Export settings, file sizes, and best practices for sharing your GIFs on Instagram, websites, and beyond.
Selling & Using Your GIFs – Ideas on how to use animated illustrations for branding, client work & personal projects.
& much more!
What to expect
In her upcoming masterclass GIF Making 101: Bringing Illustrations to Life Loreta will share an overview of her creative practice alongside teaching you a simple framework to bring motion into your illustration with Procreate - perfect for beginners!
Expect in-depth case studies from brief to delivery on her recent client projects to demonstrate how she uses animation to bring energy and movement into brand campaigns for Pola Japan, local Podcast and Lunet eyewear.
Get ready to breathe life into your illustrations and start creating GIFS with ease!
About our Speaker
Based in Bucharest, Romania-based Illustrator & Animator Loreta Isac is passionate about snowboarding, jogging, traveling, music festivals and nature. Loreta's personal creations often involve animating and transforming various plants or objects. Her work focuses on themes such as well-being, nature, melancholy, visual poetry, and music, constantly following her curiosity.
Her specialty lies in creating illustrations and short animation loops for social media content, music animation videos, and occasionally, filter animation, working with preferred techniques that include frame-by-frame animation.
Our session rounds off with a Q&A where we will open up the floor to questions and you'll have the opportunity to ask Loreta anything you would like to know about her creative process, tools & software, animation tips and more.
Tickets £24 / £12 for Inkygoodness Collective Members
Purchases include 30 days access to the replay!
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What's Included:
Animating Brand Stories with Character w/ Con McHugh (LIVE CLASS - Thursday 1st May)
How to Survive (and Thrive) as an Illustrator w/ Mark Conlan (Instant Access)
Illustrating Magic! Bring Children's Stories to Life w/ Fotini Tikkou (Instant Access)
Decoding the Brief: Visual Language for Illustrators w/ Christopher De Lorenzo (Instant Access)
GIF Making 101 - Bringing Motion to Illustration w/ Loreta Isac (Instant Access)
Passion Into Profit: How to Make & Sell Your Art w/ Ella Kasperowicz (Instant Access)