How to Make a GIF in Adobe Illustrator

How to Make a GIF in Adobe Illustrator

Many brands and organizations use video-based GIFs, animation-based GIFs, and GIF Stickers in their advertising and marketing. Below are simple steps that you can follow if you need to make a compelling GIF for your work in Adobe Illustrator.

• Step 1: Create a Document

  
  Open your Adobe Illustrator and create a document for your GIF with a width and height of 1000 pixels. Click More Settings, indicate a specific number like 10 in the Number of Artboards for the frames of your GIF, click the direction options and choose how Illustrator will arrange the artboards, type the name of your file, and tap Create Document.

• Step 2: Arrange the Frames to Artboards

  
  Place the PNG images you will use for your GIF. Arrange the frames to their respective artboards: from top left to bottom right, and adjust the spaces of the images accordingly.

• Step 3: Export the Files and Save in PNG Format

  
  When you’re done arranging the frames, click File > Export > Export As… Save the files in PNG format, check the box for Use Artboards and All, and click Export.

• Step 4: Convert File into GIF

  
  Go to a GIF converter website or an online animated GIF maker. Insert the frames to the GIF maker, drag and drop the frames to change order, edit the delay time and other options, and click Make a GIF.