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Ryuu-Ima — How to make a moving icon with ezimba (ver.1.4)
Published: 2009-09-22 01:13:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 49362; Favourites: 774; Downloads: 191
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Description
An outdated tutorial on how to make an animated icon (to use for deviantART, or anywhere else, really).Here are 2 links to ezimba; www.iaza.com/ www.ezimba.com/index-ln.html (Both links should bring you to the same place.)
Here's the link to download paint.net, if you don't already have it; www.getpaint.net/
*~FAQ~*
What is a, "Picture Editing Program?
If you're asking this, you shouldn't even be old enough to be on a computer... //sigh
A picture editing program is just what it sounds like; It's a program that allows you to edit pictures. If you're using Windows, you should have Paint. If you're using Mac, I have no idea what it might come with, sorry. If you don't have Paint for some reason, you can download Paint.NET for free, here; www.getpaint.net/
How do I change my icon?
EVEN THOUGH you shouldn't be asking this (because I'm sure dA has covered it somewhere.. they have a FAQ..), I'll answer it anyways. To change your icon, go to your profile, scroll over your current icon (near the top-left corner), and a little pencil should appear. Click the little pencil and you can upload your new icon there!
Oh no!! My new icon icon is too big for dA! What do I do??!!! How can I change the file size?!???!!!!
To change the file size of your picture, you can either;
a.) Lower the quality of the picture. Or,
b.) Use less pictures.
Other than those two options, I'm sorry, I can't help you. I think there's a "reduce file size" thing on Iaza, although I'm not sure.
I can't find the "animate" button! What should I do?
Due to the sites change(s), there is no longer a, "animate," button. I haven't tested it, but the, "frame animation," button should work the same.
Ver 1.4
-Fixed the link for paint.net. It should bring you to the correct website now.
-Organized the FAQ
Ver 1.3
**ATTENTION!**
The site has been redone since this tutorial was made, and instead of the animate button being called, "animate," there is a button called, "frame animation" that should work the same. Sorry for any confusion!
Ver 1.2
OK, so a lot of you have some questions, and instead of answering them repeatedly (like I have been doing), I'll just post the answers here and tell you to look at it p-p
-FAQ Added
Ver 1
Iaza has changed their site lay-out since I've made this. It'll make the tutorial a bit harder to follow, but hopefully it's still simple enough for you to follow without any problems (hopefully). Happy drawing.
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how do you make that icon? i see alot of people with an icon like that but with their character and idk how to do that :\ so lol , help?
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oh..my dancing one?? Well i just found it, but you know, you can search for the base...o3o i don't know what it's called but..yea.. i recommend asking someone like uh..
because she actually made it X3
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Really nice! Really helped me, now I have a Foxdance!
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EDIT3
**ATTENTION!**
The site has been redone since this tutorial was made, and instead of the animate button being called, "animate," there is a button called, "frame animation" that should work the same. Sorry for any confusion!
EDIT2
OK, so a lot of you have some questions, and instead of answering them repeatedly (like I have been doing), I'll just post the answers here and tell you to look at it p
FAQ
What is a, "Picture Editing Program?
If you're asking this, you really shouldn't even be old enough to be on a computer... //sigh
Anyways, a picture editing program is just what it sounds like; It's a program that allows you to edit pictures. If you're using Windows, you should have Paint. If you're using Mac, I have no idea what it might come with, sorry. xD If you don't have Paint for some reason, you can download Paint.NET for free, here; [link]
How do I change my icon?
EVEN THOUGH you shouldn't be asking this (because I'm sure dA has covered it somewhere.. they have a FAQ..), I'll answer it anyways. To change your icon, go to your profile, scroll over your current icon (near the top-left corner), and a little pencil should appear. Click the little pencil and you can upload your new icon there!
Oh no!! My new icon icon is too big for dA! What do I do??!!! How can I change the file size?!???!!!!
To change the file size of your picture, you can either;
a.) Lower the quality of the picture. Or,
b.) Use less pictures.
Other than those two options, I'm sorry, I can't help you. I think there's a "reduce file size" thing on Iaza, although I'm not sure.
I can't find the "animate" button! What should I do?
Due to the sites change(s), there is no longer a, "animate," button. I haven't tested it, but the, "frame animation," button should work the same.
EDIT
Iaza has changed their site lay-out since I've made this. It'll make the tutorial a bit harder to follow, but hopefully it's still simple. Happy drawing
A tutorial on how to make a moving icon for DA
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What is the purpose of this? xD
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heres mines :3 how i put it on DA cuz i dont see it in description or how to get it in ur computer :3
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Click the picture and it should bring you to a new page, then right click it and click "save image as" or something like that, then the description should answer how to upload it to DA! :3
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[link] 
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ok
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aww thanks
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So a pony goes to the doctor 'cause it's throat hurts and the doctor says, "Oh, you're just a little hoarse." xDDD
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and what those that have to do with anything? LOL
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I think it's a funny horse joke. xDDD A horse walks into a bar and the bartender says, "Why the long face?" xD
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LOL! this 1 I just made up:
A horse walks into a food store. Horse: "can I please have just a SNIP of carrot?" store Maniger: "You already got 1" -points to noise-
Get it? a snip is a face marking on there noise!
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what did I say? I FORGOT! XD
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Hi,
I make my 2 pictures go to izmia (its changed sense u made it) and I look through the whole list for the butten BUT I CANT FINE IT! also the screen is hard to read what those it say?
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Thank You, This tutorial was very helpful
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How do you do a post like that?! With the interactive thing! That is so cool! Oh and thanks
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I used flash to make it
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What do you mean Flash? How can I make one....? 
It's so cool.....
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Flash is the program I used to make it :3 It's kind of complicated though...
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Daaannng.. Well it's awesome!
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Thank you! This tutorial helped me make my icon! It's gonna be a while to get used to it since my last icon had a darker pallet. But its moving!!!!! I had to remove some frames to make it fit but I think its nice! Thanks again!!!!
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It's awesome, good job!
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Thx for this tutorial! I hope to upload a new icon someday....
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how do i save it as an animation??
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Right click it and then click "save image as...", or something like that.
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really cuz it only saves it as 1 pic it dosent move
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ok i figured it out and takes a lot i made one already my recent icon is the one i made
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Thank you so much for your tutorial! Finally I've got my own, animated icon! (i'm so proud, rly ^^)
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