#svarade

[hakurasakura]

what are your favorite tumblrs??

hey anon! god there’s so many and i’m gonna try my best to remember them all

@midnightsdlx @gravelyhumerus @sith-maul @djarin @chikoriita @fawad-khan @chrrispine @hayden-christensen @nobodynocrime @pugsleys @kathrynshahn @yenvengerberg @arthurpendragonns @ughmerlin @jakeyp @nataliaaromanovas @darcyscarden @maximilff @manny-jacinto @treacherous @thatwasthenightthingschanged @reputation @naylor @anewhope

[hakurasakura]

How did you get a hold of this url? I have been trying for ages and it always shows taken

i committed heinous war crimes against god

[hakurasakura]

not you making gifs for ants with these tiny tiny fonts

who hurt you?

[hakurasakura]

10 & 14 for the gifmaking asks? 🙌💞

10. What was the first gif you ever posted

um it’s been since deleted but basically it’s the spotify cover things when you play a song on your phone. it was screenrecorded and i used some online gifmaking website to make the gifs 😭

14. How long does it usually take you to make a set

depends on what it is. if it’s a simple minimalistic set with maybe some dialogue, it takes me like 5 minutes because i use actions regarding everything besides coloring. if it’s a more intricate set, it takes me a while because i want it to be perfect. sometimes i do little sessions to tackle on specific parts of a set (i.e. typography or coloring) but most of the time i just sit in one place and gif for hours on end. the longest sit-down i’ve done so far was like 16 hours. i became the hunchback of notre dame that day haha

gifmaker asks

[hakurasakura]

do you mind sharing your sharpening settings? your gifs always looks so clear and smooth 😍

aahhh tysm 🥰 i dont mind at all!

when i first started i experimented with different sharpening settings. the ones below in the screenshots provided are my current settings. i haven't changed them for months)

i hope this helps :)

[hakurasakura]

happy birthday~’

here’s a toast to you, lovely!

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take it. my hand is outreached, and the world is soft and giving, even if it doesn’t seem like it. the earth loves you enough to cushion your fall, and the stars admire you enough to reach back and let you brush their fingertips when you reach for them.

take it. let lights drape over you as you stay awake through the morning haze. as the computer screen illuminates your face, know that you are brilliant, from the depths of the night to the infinity of your mind.

take it. go on that adventure you’ve been waiting to come to you, chase after it and yearn for it to finally reach you. feel alive, there’s millions of people cheering for you to go on, to persevere, even if you don’t know it. the pulse thrumming beneath your skin, let it carry you through the purple fog of life.

take it. rest. when you are tired, sleep. it is your right to stop when you want. you are not a machine, filled with thought, not cogs, no oil running through your veins. let yourself stop. go at your own pace.

take it. take my words. let them cocoon you, let them wash over you in a thousand shining nights. you are made of starlight and rust, of steel and bone and the careful touch of a writer’s hand. ink and blood drips from your words, don’t be afraid to stain people’s hearts. you are the creation of many loves, scattered throughout your word. don’t forget. take it.

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what an amazing bday ask to receive!! tysm autumn 💕

[hakurasakura]

Hi! I loved the recent set you did of Mazikeen I was wondering how did u set the fourth and fifth one?

hi! thank you so much for your compliments!

dw i'll walk you through the entire process i did for those two gifs. side note: i do use photoshop cc 2021. and there is an assumption that you know how to use the basic settings in photoshop when making a gif.

maze's aliases gif:

ok for this, i had to screencap/get a t*rrent of a maze scene with not much movement. make sure that the quality of the gif is 1080p, tho sometimes i do get scenes in 720p and the gif does turn out alright in the end.

before any sharpening and adding adjustments, i crop the gif to the size i want and go to image > image size to make the gif and ps canvas the size i need. for example, this gif is 750 x 500 (dont ask me how this fit onto a tumblr post, i dont even know).

step 1: sharpen

i know most gifmakers use sharpening actions to make their process go easy and fast, but i personally sharpen each gif by hand. so, i go to filter > sharpen > smart sharpen. these are the settings for this particular gif:

step 2: brighten and adding the black and white filter

ok after being satisfied with my sharpening settings, i go ahead and add a curves layer. this helps to brighten up the gif, especially when giffing dark scenes. sometimes, when it is a tad bit too bright/white, i add a vibrance layer to add some color back. finally, add a black and white filter by clicking on the option that looks like a box with half of it colored in white. i adjust the settings until i like how the gif appears.

step 3: adding a colored background

for this step, i created a new layer and on top of that, added a layer mask. staying on the layer mask, i click on the brush tool and select the color i want my background to be. my brush settings are: soft round pressure opacity with a 50% hardness. then, i gently go around the gif, of course on coloring the area i wanted to stay black and white. then, going back to the layers tab, i clicked on the blending mode (automatically it will say "normal") and selected "color". here is the tutorial i used when i was confused on this part

step 4: fonts

the two fonts i used are afterglow and adobe handwriting, for "aliases" and maze's named aliases respectively. for the little diamonds i used as bullet points, i went to type > panels > glyphs panel. i used the font arial to get the diamond glyph. then i clicked on that text layer and went to blending options. for there, i clicked on stroke, change the color to white, and kept the stroke size at 2. then i went back to the main blending options menu and lowered the fill opacity to 0. for maze's nicknames, i went to blending options and applied gradient overlay and color overlay, one being white and the other being black, respectively. then, i went back to the main blending options menu and changed to blend mode to "difference".

and that's it for this gif! just make sure everything lines up in the timeline tab.

maze's quote gif:

ok for this gif, first i had to get the quotations gif be at the same length as my maze gif. i used this gif pack by @fluffybap to get the gif overlay. once i have the maze gif and the gif overlay at the same time delay and timeline length, i select all the frames of the quotations gif, copy, head over to the maze gif and select all the frames and hit paste. when clicking paste, photoshop prompts up a dialogue box about how to paste these frames. i use "paste over selection" and make sure the option for linking all layers is unselected. once everything is alright, i go from frame animation to timeline. then i make the two gifs into their own smart object (make sure all the layers of the quotation marks are linked. i personally like to manually link all the layers together at this point so it is easier to move the gif overlay, either all together or one set).

after that's done, i followed steps 1 and 2 from the previous gif.

step 3: fonts

the first half of the quote is in the butler font. i clicked on that text layer and went to blending options. for there, i clicked on stroke, change the color to white, and kept the stroke size at 2. then i went back to the main blending options menu and lowered the fill opacity to 0. for the "bitches" part, i used a font called signature and i went to blending options and applied a peach gradient overlay and a red color overlay. then, i went back to the main blending options menu and changed to blend mode to "difference".

p.s.: to move the left and right quotation marks, i made to link together the left ones first and moved them where i want, and did the same thing to the right ones. and yes you can change the color of the quotation marks.

and once again, make sure everything lines up in the timeline tab. and that's it! i hope this answered everything about my process for these two gifs! as always, my askbox is always open for questions about gifs, my gifmaking process, or anything. also, everything i use in my gifs are reblogged onto my resources blog, @starrypsd

[hakurasakura]

tHEME CHANGE??

THE ORANGE?? THE BLACK?? UTTER PERFECTION?????????

oh btw here’s my questions for you today!

- rusted calligraphy nibs with splattered black ink on paper, or the soft dark bristles of a brush dipped in gold ink

- leather bound journals or the yellowed pages of an old dictionary

- silk, cashmere, or cotton?

- sheltered under a tree as the rain pours around you, with a thermos of black coffee and strawberries tucked into your satchel, or a hot cup of cream coffee and a book in hand, nestled up in a soft blanket near the fireplace as thunder roars outside your home

- lavender and cream or rose and bronze

- a black cat with golden eyes or a white dog with blue eyes

- wax seals pressed neatly into letters, or scribbled notes passed in class

- meringues with coffee or cookies and tea

yes theme change! feeling my sad girl autumn mood :)

– the soft dark bristles of a brush dipped in gold ink

– leather bound journals

– cotton

– a hot cup of cream coffee and a book in hand, nestled up in a soft blanket near the fireplace as thunder roars outside your home

– lavender and cream

– uuuhhh both? i love dogs and cats

– scribbled notes passed in class

- meringues with coffee