#ps help

hi anon!! i've been trying to come up with a satisfactory answer to this for too long and kinda failing because honestly, typography is something i struggle with. i know it may seem like i've got it down but i swear i spend just as long selecting fonts as i do making the rest of the gif. it really is just a long process of going through my fonts and literally seeing what works together, like i will create a blank canvas, write some words, and flick through fonts - then i can pair ones up that i feel work together and save some others i might like to use in the future. i guess when i do a lot of fonts in one gif i do a lot of pairing like with like, and by that i mean that i'm usually using serif or san serif fonts rather than mixing in lots of cursives. to me this makes it more clear in the sense that the fonts aren't overlapping each other, and hopefully this contributes to the overall cohesive-ness.

hi anon! thank you so much! <3

https://www.tumblr.com/muldery/812451787637440512

hii, sorry about this being late :( i saw the message i just didn't have time to compile everything in one place and share until now.

okay so most of the overlays i used i found randomly on google/pinterest a whileee ago (like few years ago) so unfortunately i do not have credits for the original posters :/

i've compiled all the overlays here. i also included psd with the pie chart i made (ofc you can rearrange it the way you want, i just wanted to make it easier <3), as well as a psd of the film tape for easier clipping masks.

additionally, the random icons i used are from flaticon, you can find basically icons for anythingg there

lastly, here is the link to the tv program overlay i used in my second to last gif.

hiiii thank you so much! i do so much unnecessary stuff to my poor smart object layer. this is what it looks like:

the sharpening settings themselves are the same as almost everyone else. so basically smart sharpen set to amount: 500% and radius: 0,3px. remove: gaussian blur. legacy checked, more accurate checked.

if you think my gifs look good it's probably because the original material is the highest quality i can get it even if it means a very heavy file, not so much the sharpening. if your stuff is not real actual HD it's not gonna look very good, no matter how good at making gifs you are. probably.

now i'll explain what all the stuff on the first screencap is about if you're interested.

hi nonny!! thank you i really appreciate your question!!

the set nonny mentioned here.

my sharpen settings:

gaussian blur -> radius 1 pixel -> set filter effects 20%

smart sharpen -> amount 10%, radius 10 px, use legacy and more accurate checked

add noise -> amount 0.6%, distribution gaussian with monochromatic checked

smart sharpen -> amount 500%, radius 0.7 px, reduce noise 5% (use legacy and more accurate unchecked, otherwise you won't be able to reduce noise and the sharpen will look different)