Animate a 3D Plane
Monday, May 25th, 2009 running time 15:13
Use free 3D models, with some simple lighting and animation to make a plane fly in Photoshop!
Download free 3D models!
In this episode, Bert uses a 3D plane from Archive3d. Get the same file here: http://archive3d.net/?category=29
Set up lighting
Insert your 3D model onto a flat image of a sky. There will automatically be three different infinite light sources. Bert adjusts the lighting to mimic the sun's direction of light. Rotate the model to see how the where the light and dark areas of the 3D model are.
Create the animation
Create a flight path in a new layer using the pen tool. Stroke the path so it is visible, and adjust the plane's position to the beginning of the path. Open the animation window, and lock the 3D Object Position. With an advanced time setting selected, move the plane into position along the flight path. Turn the plane's direction as necessary. Repeat for future time intervals until the plane exits the scene. At this point, the flight path layer is no longer necessary and can be deleted. Play the video from the Animations panel to check out the flight!
Render the video
File > Export > Render Video: Here, you can specify the parameters of your video's output, whether it be Flash, Quicktime, Windows Media, etc. The output may take some time and will come out smoothly.
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Highlights
flight path
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5:55, 5:59, 6:35, 6:38, 6:54, 7:17, 5:55, 5:59, 6:35, 6:38, 6:54, 7:17
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weydert
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6:04, 6:04
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biplane
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3:31, 3:31
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flight path
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5:55, 5:59, 6:35, 6:38, 6:54, 7:17, 5:55, 5:59, 6:35, 6:38, 6:54, 7:17
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weydert
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6:04, 6:04
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biplane
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3:31, 3:31
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" The 3-D functions of of Photoshop which they really enhance them in its history. And -- I think another. I'm gonna actually create something of medium and to take an existing model and then do a little animation fort. Using the three modifying tools and the animation built. The radio my -- right now I have a little sky just a simple sky. And he's got to do. Download go take a picture of this guy and whatever and that's will be uses -- basis now. I didn't create the model I'm gonna use I went on to on the web to the search for free 3-D models and found this little plane. Some go in here -- it but my first choice on the treaty which is new layer from three -- file. Which allows you to import images from free programs. And I wanna go here and in my pixel perfect right here I've got this little plane there it is it's a 834300. Airbus. Whenever that is but -- ago. As going to command and I'm gonna have. Rather the plane appeared in the sky any second now."
" Now some planes some of models they saw they were biplane is all kinds of planes available this one here was just simple -- there it is. Now it automatically has three light sources so go and look at how treaty. Panel here effect -- put us we have it permanently here and go to the light section C that has three lights already set out. Three infinite lights most spotlights no point -- work with those infinite sites they're fine. We're gonna use those -- I do that want to see the lights I see exactly where they aren't. And then using it like modify or integrated digital tools I -- shift those light sources of help coming from. This side over here because you noticed that the clouds have all this bright highlight who on the edge and start back here. That kind of tells you these sun is somewhere down this -- take my lights. And infinite life first and go in there and move it around. That's move it so we have -- all the way over here that's who this guy away over and then. There you -- same direction as the sun that take infinite light number two and we'll kind of move that one over. The same thing just bring values -- please don't get dark now. Right -- number three which is move that one over. There we have it just in place. And though not always. That needed to figure are witnessing the movement there you go to marry them all coming from outside and see it on the side of the planet's facing us there. So we would take the plane itself now just a little rotation you defeat at the little plane."
" do that. That's going there and it's rotate that plane itself and really feel like to -- to turn those off to kind of get in no way. And off. So now there's another airplane who -- that the light is on that side and -- far side is dark right so there's outplay. I have no way to do is gonna think this plan and it's gonna look rotation like this product that it's good. And I'm gonna send it waved back in space and I get. This little tool here to send it way back in space. Way back there like that. Reactive. And doesn't move it. Right of this being right about there like that now when you're doing an animation. It's nice to plan. How things are -- to goes one of those and Google would give -- my layers and an and you there. That's the -- that my flight path. Just to be technical quote the flight path. And I get my pencil and here's to Weydert -- traveling right now it's coming this way. I definitely have a kind of turn around there angle. Right off the screen read about there. That's just a justice a little bit of those tests given little bit more of a curve. Breakthrough here that looks good so now to have them and we get a nice Brit cause that was to be easy to see here and that was my brush. Gotta set to five that's good enough Google did -- take that path. And stroke. And -- at a flight path they've there it is there's my little flight path and I had that in fact it's just. And -- little bits of it and kind of really see the plane just want just a little hint to salute indicated where things are gonna go. So lot of plans in place and we have blue plate like the -- This is really easy to say a flight path planned. -- that three times so I would go in here now and and bring up my animation window. Okay here it is down here. And closes down a bit weird to see the whole thing and open to -- the right here did my plane. Now my flight path. Doesn't matter would -- really animate then we'll get rid of it in time from left. Segment of our animation here and open up. That little area the layer for the plane now I've got all these."
" Wow."
" This episode of pixel perfect is brought you by Netflix and godaddy.com."
" Yeah yeah and."
" Welcome to -- superb it would mean -- Monroe right on today's show with a look at some free stuff and they have three -- didn't -- to move around in space. Now before we start this background back here the background today shows sent by -- on the singer. --"
" Very stylized little island over here a blue berries back there. But before we start. Let's thank our sponsors godaddy.com. They make it easy to customize your own virtual dedicated server. Choose one of three popular plans or select your own an X or windows server with -- all the plan options you need. Plus it petticoat pixel three when you check out. And get your domain name for only seven dollars and 49 cents some restrictions do apply to see the site for details. Get your piece of the Internet at godaddy.com. You know his final list of all the pixel perfect godaddy deals and codes at revision3.com. Forward slash code -- Also lets thank. Netflix for sponsoring pixel perfect. -- Netflix you can rent over 90000 titles online including lots of Blu-ray titles with free shipping both ways to your home. The Netflix plans start from four dollars and 99 cents and has a new member you get a no risk two week free trial membership. Check it out at www. Netflix.com. Forward slash pixel perfect and yes you do have the type that WWW. When using this code. All right now let's get into the show. So. If you show they've been talking about."
" The 3-D functions of of Photoshop which they really enhance them in its history. And -- I think another. I'm gonna actually create something of medium and to take an existing model and then do a little animation fort. Using the three modifying tools and the animation built. The radio my -- right now I have a little sky just a simple sky. And he's got to do. Download go take a picture of this guy and whatever and that's will be uses -- basis now. I didn't create the model I'm gonna use I went on to on the web to the search for free 3-D models and found this little plane. Some go in here -- it but my first choice on the treaty which is new layer from three -- file. Which allows you to import images from free programs. And I wanna go here and in my pixel perfect right here I've got this little plane there it is it's a 834300. Airbus. Whenever that is but -- ago. As going to command and I'm gonna have. Rather the plane appeared in the sky any second now."
" Now some planes some of models they saw they were biplane is all kinds of planes available this one here was just simple -- there it is. Now it automatically has three light sources so go and look at how treaty. Panel here effect -- put us we have it permanently here and go to the light section C that has three lights already set out. Three infinite lights most spotlights no point -- work with those infinite sites they're fine. We're gonna use those -- I do that want to see the lights I see exactly where they aren't. And then using it like modify or integrated digital tools I -- shift those light sources of help coming from. This side over here because you noticed that the clouds have all this bright highlight who on the edge and start back here. That kind of tells you these sun is somewhere down this -- take my lights. And infinite life first and go in there and move it around. That's move it so we have -- all the way over here that's who this guy away over and then. There you -- same direction as the sun that take infinite light number two and we'll kind of move that one over. The same thing just bring values -- please don't get dark now. Right -- number three which is move that one over. There we have it just in place. And though not always. That needed to figure are witnessing the movement there you go to marry them all coming from outside and see it on the side of the planet's facing us there. So we would take the plane itself now just a little rotation you defeat at the little plane."
" do that. That's going there and it's rotate that plane itself and really feel like to -- to turn those off to kind of get in no way. And off. So now there's another airplane who -- that the light is on that side and -- far side is dark right so there's outplay. I have no way to do is gonna think this plan and it's gonna look rotation like this product that it's good. And I'm gonna send it waved back in space and I get. This little tool here to send it way back in space. Way back there like that. Reactive. And doesn't move it. Right of this being right about there like that now when you're doing an animation. It's nice to plan. How things are -- to goes one of those and Google would give -- my layers and an and you there. That's the -- that my flight path. Just to be technical quote the flight path. And I get my pencil and here's to Weydert -- traveling right now it's coming this way. I definitely have a kind of turn around there angle. Right off the screen read about there. That's just a justice a little bit of those tests given little bit more of a curve. Breakthrough here that looks good so now to have them and we get a nice Brit cause that was to be easy to see here and that was my brush. Gotta set to five that's good enough Google did -- take that path. And stroke. And -- at a flight path they've there it is there's my little flight path and I had that in fact it's just. And -- little bits of it and kind of really see the plane just want just a little hint to salute indicated where things are gonna go. So lot of plans in place and we have blue plate like the -- This is really easy to say a flight path planned. -- that three times so I would go in here now and and bring up my animation window. Okay here it is down here. And closes down a bit weird to see the whole thing and open to -- the right here did my plane. Now my flight path. Doesn't matter would -- really animate then we'll get rid of it in time from left. Segment of our animation here and open up. That little area the layer for the plane now I've got all these."
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