hi! would it be possible to post a tutorial of how you created the shapes in this set /post/753222419295158272 thank you :)
sure I made the gifset a while ago so don't have the psds saved but i decided to make a new gifset with a similar shape effect and show you how i made that :)
tutorial below the banner/cut
first start by making and colouring your base gif as you'd like. for the example i'm making today i'd like a pink gif.
for simplicity i'll put all the colouring layers in a group so it is easier to see what's going on with the shapes, but this is not a step i usually take.
once you've got your base gif ready search for the image/shape you would like to appear on your gif. in this case i searched for glinda's crown :)
make sure the image has no background and save it. if needed go to https://www.remove.bg/ and remove the background from the image then save it.
open your saved image in photoshop and drag it onto your gif. typically i drag it on the gray area outside the image canvas so it will land in the centre of the canvas.
if the image is too big resize it by using the transform function (ctrl +t)
right click the image layer and go to "Blending Options" (you can also do this by double clicking the layer (but not on the layer name as this will prompt renaming the layer)
go to color overlay and change the colour to white with blend mode normal and click ok
convert the new image layer to a smart object by right clicking and selecting the relevant option
change the blending mode of the new smart object to 'difference'
go back into blending options now and change the color overlay to the desired colour with the blending mode set to 'color'
at this point you can also add a stroke and drop shadow
this results in the below result
i noticed a bit of background missed from remove.bg
so i now add a layer mask and mask over the errant mark
and that's the basics of how to make a shape like the one in the gifset you linked. you can now add any text or other embellishments you may like.
a few other tips:
play around with your stroke settings, i did this a lot when making the so highschool gifset (e.g. i think the basketball one used the centre option)
the stroke option will outline what doesn't have a solid fill. to get each part of the basketball outlined like it is in the gifset i used an image like the first one below where the lines on the ball were also transparent to get the strokes i wanted (if that makes sense). if the whole image was solid, like the second image the outline would just be a circle basically.
in most cases the method i showed here is the best method, but for the so highschool book image i did something slightly different where instead of doing a straight smart object i also duplicated the shape on top with all the details left in. i applied the same effects to the bottom layer as above and on the duplicated layer also set that to difference and added a color overlay like the above
gives a result like this:
you can tweak how this looks a bit by using a selective colour layer clipped to the top layer. i wanted a bit more definition on the hat so i ended up with this after tweaking the neutral and blacks channels
overall my advice is to experiment and see what you like as that is what i basically do :)