Photoshop cc tutorial showing how to make a basic, frame animation using text. This applies to graphics, as well.

Photoshop cc 2018 tutorial for versions CS6 Extended and later, showing how to animate a still photo similar to a Plotagraph.

You can make animated GIFs in Photoshop Elements by drawing each frame of the animation on its own layer, then assembling the frames with the Save for Web command. Using Elements as your GIF movie ...