use Image::Magick;

$image = Image::Magick->new();
$smile = Image::Magick->new();
$smile->Read('smile.gif');
$smile->Set(background=>'none');
$x = 100;
$y = 100;
for ($angle=0; $angle < 360; $angle+=30)
{
  my ($thumbnail);

  print "angle $angle\n";
  $thumbnail=Image::Magick->new(size=>"600x600",pointsize=>24,fill=>'black');
  $thumbnail->Read("xc:white");
  $thumbnail->Draw(primitive=>'line',points=>"300,100 300,500",stroke=>'#600');
  $thumbnail->Draw(primitive=>'line',points=>"100,300 500,300",stroke=>'#600');
  $thumbnail->Draw(primitive=>'rectangle',points=>"100,100 500,500",
    fill=>'none',stroke=>'#600');
  $thumbnail->Composite(image=>$smile,gravity=>"NorthWest",x=>$x,y=>$y,
    rotate=>$angle);
  $thumbnail->Composite(image=>$smile,gravity=>"North",y=>$y,rotate=>$angle);
  $thumbnail->Composite(image=>$smile,gravity=>"NorthEast",x=>$x,y=>$y,
    rotate=>$angle);
  $thumbnail->Composite(image=>$smile,gravity=>"West",x=>$x,rotate=>$angle);
  $thumbnail->Composite(image=>$smile,gravity=>"Center",rotate=>$angle);
  $thumbnail->Composite(image=>$smile,gravity=>"East",x=>$x,rotate=>$angle);
  $thumbnail->Composite(image=>$smile,gravity=>"SouthWest",x=>$x,y=>$y,
    rotate=>$angle);
  $thumbnail->Composite(image=>$smile,gravity=>"South",y=>$y,rotate=>$angle);
  $thumbnail->Composite(image=>$smile,gravity=>"SouthEast",x=>$x,y=>$y,
    rotate=>$angle);
  push(@$image,$thumbnail);
}
$image->Set(delay=>20);
$image->Write("composite.miff");
$image->Animate();