Take a look at ASEPRITE, it's a pretty good program that comes with all the essentials. It just may take a day or two to get a hang of.
sorry i dont know , i use the free version , i think this version (free) have all you need , the full version help you with the .gif , icons and cursors . well , if you enjoy the program pay the shareware version :)
Do you know if it's worth the 20 dollars to get the shareware version?
i use graphics gale to make this animation :) , the shadows in the hair are my weakness D:
Everything looks great except the mess of stray pixels that is his hair. Everything else looks great. The animation is smooth, the colors are nice, and you even animated his hair a little. What did you use to make this?
Nice, it's a pretty fluid animation.
I would make more than just the little piece at the tip of the hair bounce, it looks a little detached. And as far as pixelling, try shading the hair as one solid piece, rather than trying to put the detail of little hairs.