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I Like to Move it Move it (part 3) - Adding Motion (Runway) + a NEW Mockup (.psd)

I Like to Move it Move it (part 3) - Adding Motion (Runway) + a NEW Mockup (.psd)

Getting to play with AI Video to bring LIFE to your mockups.

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Brian W. Sykes
Sep 26, 2024
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If you missed the other lessons - here they are:

(Part 1)

This lesson kicks us off with inspiration, a convo with ChatGPT, a graphic design (MJ + PSD)

Designing a T-Shirt Screen Print, Putting it on a Model, and Animating it (with AI)

Designing a T-Shirt Screen Print, Putting it on a Model, and Animating it (with AI)

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September 24, 2024
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(Part 2)

This lesson develops some character models (to show off the designs) and uses Illustrator (really? yeah!) to create a mockup!

Model time... (part 2) - Creating the AI Characters to Show Off My T-Shirt Design.

Model time... (part 2) - Creating the AI Characters to Show Off My T-Shirt Design.

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September 25, 2024
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So, I went to Runway, Gen-3 Alpha.

I dropped in my first mockup model (with the print on her shirt).

I chose ‘End Frame’ on the image (meaning the animation would END on this image), then I added the following prompt:

Slow pan tracking shot: The camera gently moves around the female model in a skate park. As she slowly turns to face the camera, the print on her t-shirt comes into focus. Cinematic advertisement quality, superb lighting, shallow depth of field, focus on the t-shirt print.

Hold on a second there Sykes… First, how did you know to write the prompt this way?

Great question.

Runway has produced a Gen-3 Prompting Guide which was a great help to success with prompting in the platform. The structure they suggest (while getting used to the platform) is:

[camera movement]: [establishing scene]. [additional details].

So, for my prompt, it covers the bases defined. Let me show you.

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