Now comes the creative part. For this step I must find the setting and props. Usually for the props I use mircosoft clip art but for the setting I usually draw it on Paint or Image Composer. The character Mr.Badluck was drawn as a test to see how my GIF animator worked. Ever since then I've used the exact same drawing for Mr.Badluck. Sometimes things can get complicated and I have to make it so the props can move parts. For this I have to cut the image into separate parts and when it comes to the animating I have to move each part individually. This takes longer but it adds more life to the animation. When I have everything I need I can start the fun part.

      The forth step is when I start animating. For this I open up image composer where I can move all my props and setting individally. When I animate I mostly just move the props or rotate them. It gets more complicated when there are moving parts on a prop because I have to move every part individualy. Some times I add special effects like camera shaking or smoke. For camera shaking I just move all the props and the setting together up and down. For effects like smoke I just use partially transparent circles and I make them move and then slowly diappear. Another important part of the animation is the text. Because I can't put sound in my animation I use text to show sounds or dialogue. For text I simply write what I want and then put it in the animation for a couple frames so you can read it and then take it out. After I finish each frame I save it then I put it into Microsoft GIF Animator. When the animating is done I move on.

      Step five is when I put how long each frame should last. For this I go into Microsoft GIF Animator and enter a number for each frame. The number indicates the amount of 1/100s of a second a frame lasts. Usually each frame is 8 1/100s of a second but when there's dialogue it lasts about 2 to 3 seconds depending on how long it is. This part takes long especially when there are lots of frames but when I'm done this I can watch my animation. After this there's only one more step.

      The last thing I do is open up CuteHTML and put in the code to place my animation on a web page. Next I add the animation to the menu. After that I upload the page and the animation to my webspace using CuteFTP. When this is done I go check if all the links work and then show the animation to my friends and familly.