How do i animate my 3D Models?

[Saisuke]

Yup, the title basically says it all. By animating i mean like, adding shadows or making the item glow like it's enchanted and stuff like that. Thank you for reading and i hope people know.

[Sphax]

You'll need animated textures applied to cubes or planes to give animations to your model. You can also use the method of hiding/showing several cubes with animated textures to make them look animated.

[Saisuke]

Uh i don't quite understand this. Is there a tutorial or anything? How do i Apply animated textures to it, like the enchant glowing?

Edit: My friend says he used GIMP for enchant effects, but he's slow on responding. I was wondering if you were experienced with it.