Before we start, I just have to say this tutorial was made for people with basic knowledge of Photoshop and Imageready.
The Pattern
- Create a new document (Ctrl+N), width: 8px; height: 8px.
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Now make a design as show in this preview. (Using the rectangular marquee tool, and the fill option [edit > fill], or by any means neccessary) (Preview zoomed at 1600%):
- Once you're done, go to edit > define pattern, and hit enter.
- Close, don't save.
Moving On
- Make a new document, any size you want.
- Make a Pattern Adjustment Layer, and choose the pattern we've just finished making.
- Make a new layer, press Ctrl+A to select all.
- Use the "Single row marquee tool" to remove one pixel of selection from the top and bottom of the selection.
- Use the "Single column marquee tool" to remove one pixel of selection from the left and right of the selection.
- Now go to: edit > fill, and fill it up with any color you want (I used white).
- Make a new layer, then go to edit > stroke: 1px, color black; hit ok, and Ctrl+D to deselect.
- Make a new layer, Ctrl+A to select all, then go to edit > stroke: 1px, color black; hit ok, and deselect.
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Add some text, and you should have something similar to this:
Animating It
- Click on the icon that allows us to edit what we've just made, in Imageready (Should be the last option in the tool box).
- After it all loads, make a new frame ("duplicate current frame").
- With that new frame highlighted, click on the pattern adjustment layer to highlight it, as well.
- Using the down arrow key, press it 7 times.
- Now highlight both frames, and click on "tween".
- Enter "7" as to how many frames to add, and hit enter.
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Now go to file > save optimized; and now you should have something similar to this:
