Sprite box?

[nilly70]

I know this is kind of an odd question so sorry if it makes no sense
i've been trying to put my own sprite's in my game, but I was hoping that there was some thing I could download so I will know where that invisible box is!
as you can see I cant figure out where this sprite is suppose to be

PS: all of the other's kinda fit in the box but they dont walk right!
thank you for taking the time to read
Nilly70

[Taegan]

What I do is keep a grid template with rectangles alternating between two colors, then use an image editing program that supports layers (Paint.NET or GIMP, usually) and position the sprites on a layer over the colored squares. Then I just color in the empty space on their layer a single color and save it as .bmp to the sprites folder. o.o

If that's what you meant.

[RyokuHasu]

Use gimp and set up a 4x4 grid and use that to make your sprite. This can be done in the menus.

or set up a grid on photoshop, or anything besides MSpaint.

A 4x4 grid is the easiest way to make a sprite that fits EO

[nilly70]

I'd like to try a new program but I cant figure them out lol, kinda stuck with the old(paint)
frustrating how the layer thing works in (sumo paint) so I dont use that anymore :/
after that I kinda figured they were all the same.

this is a sample of how big mine are
btw, plz tell me if you all know why my people all walk wrong people walk wrong?

[RyokuHasu]

~~Gimp is FREE… you can use that... unless your computer is complete crap...~~

ya…. that's off center and your sprite frames arnt spaced equally

[nilly70]

oh…...yea lol, im kinda bad at spacing to.....but thank you i'll take a look and see if I can find gimp real quick

[Taegan]

GIMP isn't hard to figure out. Read one or two tutorials, it's not like you need to be exactly skilled with it to make a sprite sheet.

[Exvayate]

The engine (not being modified) automatically takes the dimensions of the sprite sheet (in pixels) and cuts into 4x4.

So if you had a 100x200 sprite sheet it will create an "invisible box" in the size of 25x50 and everything thats in that box will show up as a sprite in your game.

[nilly70]

ah ok well thank you  all again vary helpful :)