#this set is soooo pretty with the typography and everything

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hi janie! congrats on 8k followers you deserve every single one of them!! could i request ✨ + /tagged/* please? thank you!! <3

Aaaah thank you!! Abigail this was so hard narrowing down to 5 why did I make this 5 asdfjkl me and my self imposed rules </3 I've kind of made this into different effects you've done that I've noticed and really really love!

This gifset is different from your usual style of sets that I've seen re color wise but I think it's just SO wonderful. I think it puts more focus on the scenes you've chosen and the words associated with them both. I struggle with typography a lot and I've genuinely have this gifset link saved as inspo for whenever I want to try being artsy with my typograhy lol. (Your typography in general is just stunning, I'm OBSESSED with how you made this gifset as well!)

This is just SOOOO beautiful!! Your blending in general is just MWAH amazing and the typography is fantastic as always. You do such a good job blending together two different colors and they always look so cohesive together.

I'm already cheating and it's my event so big tie between this and this. You manage to put in a lot of gif effects but it just doesn't feel out of place, too fast, or cluttered - once again it looks like such a cohesive set and like everything was meant to be there, but there's also enough that you can really take time and sit with these sets and notice something different.

I don't even watch Teen Wolf but I just keep going back to this gifset and I can't even verbalize why lol. The blues are just very pretty and this itches my brain in the right spot, of a gifset with very clean coloring on their skin, beautiful blues that are their own distinct shade without looking off from one another, really vibrant without looking unnatural. tumblr tells me this is from 2017 and it just seems like a really nice like idk. Foreshadowing for how you usually do sets and what goes into it lmfao

God I love this set sm! Again, I'm a sucker for the pink and blues and the ink drop transition is MWAH.

Bonuses: This because holy shit I can't imagine how long it must have taken and again, the typography is blowing me away, and this bc I am a simple bitch who loves colors and this once again itches my brain in the right way <3

✨Janie's 8k Celebration✨

[kdramaspace]

MEMBER OF THE MONTH   ↳ Congrats cheenee @yeommijeong​

💌 NOTES FROM THE ADMINS

Layla: CHENEE!!! the mln gifmaker queen!!!! that's what i've been associating with for over a year now... all those parallels sets, quotes sets and compilations sets... i can't emphasize how neat they're... your giffing style is so pretty, the natural warm coloring and the good sharpening... and your blending always comes out amazing a top-notch one.. i love when a drama inspire you so much and espcially when we have dramas on-common✨✨✨... so thank you for feeding us with many content and for being part of our network family.. with all my love💛 ↳ favorite works: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

Sam: cheenee! first off, congrats ❤︎ it’s been lovely to see your gifs and have you as a part of our community. not only that, but a duo editor + writer, share the talent! I love the simple, clean, but impactful, typography you use in your sets, as well as the soft and natural colorings. I didn't even watch MLN but your sets for that drama are soooo lovely, 100/10 top tier content. also, extra thank you for participating in our 2022 year in event, you made so many wonderful sets! ↳ favorite works: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

Alexa: yay cheenee! when i think about my liberations notes, your blog is inevitably the first one that comes to mind! your love for the show is infectious and even though i haven’t watched it myself, i really feel like i can feel the heart of the story and of the characters through your edits and sets. the coloring and sharpness in everything you create is absolutely stunning!! i feel like you really capture the feelings of the show in the way you create for it, and that’s definitely not something that’s easy to do. also i can i say i loved your love for the secondary couple in love all play!!! thank you for supplying us with gifs of so many of their beautiful moments. i can’t wait to see which show you create for next! congrats on your motm pick, it’s so deserved~ ↳ favorite works: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

[miwtual]

Congrats on 1k! I forgot to send this earlier, sorry!  🚀 and 🪐

🪐 — my top 5 favorite gifsets of yours and why

jesper fahey: im forewarning u all of these compliments on ur gifsets are going to be about ur coloring JHBSDKJF BUT THESE COLORS JAKE!!!!! THEYRE SOOOO NICE AND SO VIBRANT!!!!!! and ur typography and overlays are also >>>>>> this is a BEAUTIFUL set

william byers character profile: ONCE AGAIN: YOUR COLORING!! AND YOUR TYPOGRAPHY TOO im obsessed with this set i need u to know this jake i am simply OBSESSED with everything about this set!!!!!!

byler set: ok again ur coloring. over the moon for it AND THE SCENES U CHOSE TO GIF and ur blending!!!!!!!!! once again simply obsessed bestie

the amazing spider-man (2012) peter parker: ur coloring once again GOREGOUS and the RAINBOW!!!!! i feel like i tend to struggle to make vibrant rainbow sets like this so i am simply in AWE of this set bestie!!!!!

jonathan byers character profile: once again ur coloring. u should expect this by now IM OBSESSED!!!!! and ur typography is so pretty, i love the fonts u used!!!!!!!!

🚀 — i’ll compliment you/your blog

JAKE!!!! once again another mutual who is way too cool to be my mutual jsbhdflskdf but ur so cool!!!!!! i love ur edits and ur really nice and im glad to have u as a mutual and as a friend <3 and also have someone who is equally excited about stranger things like i am shdbknflsmdf

celebrate with me no more, please! :)

[tofiveohfive]

oh my god?????? wowww????? can you do a gif making tutorial pleaseee? (or link it if you’ve already done it before sksjsk) what software and apps do you use? and what tips and advice would you give to a beginner? and also tumblr has some rules and stuff to post right? your gifs are amaaazinggg!!! thank you thank you thank you

oh, boo... thank you so much for the compliments. you’re so kind. i'm gonna be honest with you, though: making tutorials is a huge pain in the ass 😅. i’m gonna answer some of your questions myself, but i hope you'll forgive me for linking you to other people's tutorials that have helped me a lot. 

i use ps cc 2019!

i use KMplayer to screenshot

i use videoder & 4k video downloader to download most of my videos (when it’s a movie or a tv show i usually go looking for the highest quality torrents)

here are a few tutorials:

a friend of mine did this AMAZING, super complete & resourceful tutorial for beginners. it basically has everything you need and more. it goes from downloading photoshop to which tags you should use.

here’s another tutorial made by the super talented @goldenlike​. i’m linking you to second one because you can’t ever know too much & maybe a smaller tutorial will be less terrifying haha

this tutorial changed the way i used to brighten my gifs and i use these tips to this day.

i made this one tutorial once, because someone wanted to know something specific. if there’s anything in particular that you like about my edits, please, feel free to ask (despite my statement above, i would be willing to make a tutorial for something less... broad, yk? fhjdhks)

there are soooo many tutorials out there, and accounts that put these tutorials together. here’s an example. you can find tutorials for pretty much anything you want on tumblr dot com. if you see a gifset/effect you like in particular, don’t hesitate to message the creator asking for more info about the gifmaking process. 90% of the time they’ll be happy to explain it to you.

honestly, gif making is a very personal process. i’ve read countless tutorials since i started, because there’s always a tip you have never tried before. it may work for you or it may not. my main advice would be start out by following one of these tutorials step by step. then, once you get the gist of it and feel comfortable doing the basics, start messing around with any and every thing (i.e.: coloring (this is definitely one of the most personal aspects. what i think is a nice coloring might seem horrible to someone else), saving settings, typography etc). 

as for some tips and advices:

everyone always says this, but it bears repeating: try to always use the highest quality source material you can. it makes all the difference.

learn the RIGHT PROPORTIONS if you’re planning on posting your gifs on tumblr. it makes me want to cry when i see a content creator working so hard only to end up posting their stuff in the wrong size. it ends up looking all wonky 😩

i believe the tutorials above mention the proportions, but, in any case: 540 px width for one gif per row, 268 px for two gifs, 177 px/178 px/177 px for three gifs. the height is up to you!

smart sharpen, exposure/gamma correction, vibrance and color balance are your best friends. i almost never mess with the saturation of a gif, i only increase the vibrance!

if there’s one color in particular that is bothering you, selective color will be there for you.

pay special attention to skin tones: you don’t want anyone to be red as a tomato but you also don’t want to whitewash someone. in my opinion, skin tones are almost always the trickiest part of a gif.

i always add at least one layer of selective color > black > increase black between 5-10, because i think it does wonders for the definition/quality of ur gifs, but that’s just me.

each fandom has its own rules & particularities when it comes to content... one of my main advices would be going to a content creator’s page and take notes on which tags they use to help spread their content and if there’s any apparent rules that the creators follow.

most fandoms have at least one account that helps with spreading content. in the 1d fandom i always tag: #stylesnews #dailytomlinson #stylesedits #tomlinsonedits #hlcreators #hljournal #1dsource and/or #hlsource (depends on what you’re posting. i’m not gonna tag “tomlinsonedits” in a harry gifset haha)

don’t be ashamed to self reblog like crazy 🤪 sometimes the timeline is too chaotic for people to see your creation (especially if you post it amidst a release day, when everybody else is also posting stuff), so you might as well just reblog your own post 2-3 times on the same day, just to make sure.

HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!! most of all, have fun. try not to stress too much about it. tumblr is a hobby, no one is paying you to create anything, so just have fun with it. gif the stuff you like (it doesn’t matter if a million other people have already edited the same thing), create gifs that look good to >you<, mess around with the settings, allow yourself to be creative and try not to be too discouraged if people end up not appreciating it the way they should. unfortunately, tumblr isn’t too kind to content creators in general, so don’t take it personally, yk?

[taiturner]

5, 26, 37 for gif questions 💛

What is your favorite movie/TV show to gif?

TUA inspires me the most, probably, because I'm most invested in so many of those characters and despite only being three seasons, there's just a lot of content there to work with.  I can go through those episodes a thousand times and still find something I haven't giffed yet or want to or some totally new take on a thought I had previously. 

I also really love to gif TWD: World Beyond, it's my all time favorite show, and the tags are soooo bare. Those gifs barely get any traction because most people don't care about the show but it's special to ME and I will gif it forever. There are just so many good moments, so many beautiful dynamics (especially in the realm of adoptive + found families), so many good lessons that encompass the show, and I just don't think I'll ever run out of ideas for it. It's also one of the rare shows that I love every single character in, so it's not like I have to avoid certain scenes/dynamics/etc. It's just my comfort show in every sense, so I love giffing it.

In general, I really like post-apocalyptic aesthetics + horror, and I tend to want to gif that kind of stuff more than anything. I watch a lot of lighter shows but I don't ever have the same inspo for that kind of thing.

How many unposted sets are in your drafts right now?

I currently have a few of my sets for TUA appreciation week done (Favorite superpower, 1/2 favorite quotes, & a free choice... I won't spoil any of those but I'm very content with those right now 😌), and I've got quite a few half finished sets that I'm either not ready to go back to or am not sure about going back to... a Viktor/Sissy set that the quote I was using for just doesn't work anymore but it's pretty so I am determined to find a way to make it work, a FTWD ship set that I kind of lost my direction on, a typography set for usergif's back to cool event, and a Klaus/Luther set that kind of evolved into 3 other different sets I've already posted so I'm not sure I'll go back to it. BUT - my queue usually has 10+ things in it and I change how many things post a day depending on how I feel. Right now, there are currently 11 random gifs there.

What sets if any do you have planned to make in the future?

The rest of my TUA appreciation week gifsets are my priority right now. I've got a few of them done, but I have plans for multiple each day so it's really just .... whether or not I have the time/inspiration for all of them.

 But I haven't been giffing for very long, so I recently did a rewatch of a few of my favorite shows and saved the clips of everything I want to gif, so I kind of have a never ending supply of things I want to get to. 

As for bigger projects, I'm working on a few "this character in every episode" sets for some of my favorite characters in TWD, a few dif TWD parallels I want to get to, and I've got a long list of quotes/lyrics/etc for my favorite characters that I eventually want to get to (that's why there's been so many random Luther quote sets these past few months... my list for him is so long with 3 years of things I've saved, I will never tire of giffing him).