I try to choose an image that would be funny if it moved. For this tutorial, I am choosing a Bobblehead. Then I clear away the excess image and put it in a square frame.
Next step, choose the part you want to move around, and select it in a new window. Then, for the sake of the tutorial I made an extra copy, rotate the head slightly. I used 15 degree rotation. Repeat the same process for the right side tilt.
Then, we need to have a "blank" canvas. Making sure you have your files backed up, remove the head from the orginial pic. I just used a big ol' white circle, use whatever you want, just make sure the head is gone.
Now we make three different images, each with the head at a different angle. The reason I removed the head is to facilitate adding the two tilted heads.
Now, we need to have everything sized 125x125, preferably as GIF format.
I like GIF Construction set because it is very easy to use. I haven't tried any other programs, so you're on your own there. You should get the basic idea though. Step 1: start the animation wizard, make the images loop indefinately, and choose your interval speed. Step 2: I named the images a1,a2, and a3. A1 being the center head image. When choosing the images, start with the center, then the left, back to the center, and then the right. ** Don't put the center image last, because it loops, and there would be two center images in a row, and that would look choppy.
Finally, start the animation, and see how it runs. If it moves too slowly, start it over and fine tune the speed. The more frames you have for movement, the smoother it will look, but the larger the file gets. Luckily there is a nifty feature in GIFCS that supercomresses the files, which could shrink your file BIG TIME. I've had compressions as high as 94% smaller.
There you have it. My first tutorial. Hope it was usefull, and if you have any questions, just ask me.