08-01-2004, 04:30 AM
Animated Text Gradient
1.open new document and type whatever you want
2.grab the "gradient tool" and select colors that you wish (i picked white to black) remember to select "reflected gradient"
![[Image: reflect.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/533/reflect.jpg)
3.make a new layer, now in the middle of the document make a gradient like so
![[Image: gradi.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/1896/gradi.jpg)
4.next drag the gradient to the left (by holding ctrl) so that it is off the text layer
![[Image: gradi2.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/5791/gradi2.jpg)
5.hit "ctrl+G"
6.now go to image ready
7.now that your in image ready make a new frame
![[Image: newframe.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/61/newframe.jpg)
8.with the gradient layer selected and on the 2nd frame, hold "ctrl" and drag the gradient all the way to the right untill it is off the text
9.after you drag the layer off the text hit tween
![[Image: tween.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/4032/tween.jpg)
and use the settings below
![[Image: tweenset.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/2136/tweenset.jpg)
10.that's it here my fininshed product
1.open new document and type whatever you want
2.grab the "gradient tool" and select colors that you wish (i picked white to black) remember to select "reflected gradient"
![[Image: reflect.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/533/reflect.jpg)
3.make a new layer, now in the middle of the document make a gradient like so
![[Image: gradi.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/1896/gradi.jpg)
4.next drag the gradient to the left (by holding ctrl) so that it is off the text layer
![[Image: gradi2.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/5791/gradi2.jpg)
5.hit "ctrl+G"
6.now go to image ready
7.now that your in image ready make a new frame
![[Image: newframe.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/61/newframe.jpg)
8.with the gradient layer selected and on the 2nd frame, hold "ctrl" and drag the gradient all the way to the right untill it is off the text
9.after you drag the layer off the text hit tween
![[Image: tween.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/4032/tween.jpg)
and use the settings below
![[Image: tweenset.jpg]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/2136/tweenset.jpg)
10.that's it here my fininshed product
![[Image: muderman24.gif]](http://img17.exs.cx/img17/5129/muderman24.gif)