Of all the great variety and diversity of formats to be able to make animations, It is those Gifs that attract anyone's attention. This is due to the small weight of these files and also how entertaining they generally are.
If we have a mobile phone with iOS then we could reach create something really interesting with JibJab Messages, mobile application that will help us create this type of Gif animations but using our own face.
Download and install JibJab Messages
JibJab Messages It is an application that at the moment you can download from the Apple Store completely free from its respective link. Once you install and run it for the first time, you will come across the registration sheet.
The image that we have placed at the top is the one that you will find, having to choose any of the social networks present there and that you surely also have, to open a free account and use this application. After toassociate JibJab Messages with one of your social networks (Facebook, Twitter or Google+) the next step will come, in which you will have to enter your email.
Perhaps this is the most annoying part of all, since we may begin to receive advertising provided by the developers of this tool; For this reason, if you wish you can use some type of disposable mail, something that you can create easily if you follow the tips that we previously offered for this type of cases. After you write the email in the space suggested by JibJab Messages, you will jump to the next window where the screen will appear that will redirect you to the interface itself.
JibJab Messages will automatically activate the front camera so you can place your face in the profile (silhouette) displayed within its interface. At the bottom you will find a few additional options, which will help you:
- Select a photo from your mobile device (an iPhone or an iPad).
- The icon to take the photo at that very moment.
- Switch from the front camera to the rear camera.
If for some reason you are not ready to take a photo at that moment then you could choose the first icon, that is, start the search for a photograph that shows your face in close-up. Once the elections come the most interesting part of this application.
You can use your fingers as a pinch to zoom in or out of the image of your face and make it, is perfectly well located within the margin proposed by JibJab Messages. Here there are two small guides that you should take into account, one of them being the eyes and the other being the mouth. With your fingers you can also rotate the image of your face so that it is perfectly aligned with the guides.
Once everything is ready and well aligned, you can press the button in the central part to approve the position you have chosen for your photograph in this part of the process. Later you will jump to a new window, where you will be asked to enter your name.
After that a large number of Gif animations where your face will be the main focus of attention. It will be perfectly well framed for each of the animations, depending on whether in the previous step you managed to perfectly align your face to the guides. You can also choose the button at the bottom that says "filters", to be able to find a color that helps improve these animations that you have created with your face.
You can increase different numbers of elements depending on what you want to obtain with these Gif animations, with the sole objective of making them much more fun.
The final step is to share this image with any of your social networks. You can also copy this animation or send it via text message.
In conclusion, JibJab Messages is an excellent alternative that we will try draw the attention of any friend of ours on social networks, although we could also save this Gif animation that we have created with our face to laugh at ourselves any time we want.