Sprite Scratch: Create Cool Custom Sprite

Sprite scratches allow children and teenagers to show their creativity in their initial project! In this tutorial, we will show you how to trace the default option at the beginning, upload your own image, and even add your own customization to make an interesting sprite for the initial coding. We have also compiled a cool collection of sprite that is free to use. So make sure to check again occasionally for new additions. Now, get ready to have fun!

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What is Sprite Scratch?

Sprite scratch is a character controlled by your initial code. For example, you can write some codes to make your sprite move or talk. This sprite can be in the form of things, ranging from humans to animals to objects. All initial programs are loaded by default with a cat sprite but you can choose whatever you want!

Sprite scratches in the library

When you start the initial program, you have access to the Sprite library with many options to choose from. There is a circular icon in the lower right corner that has a cat symbol and plus sign. Clicking this will show you all sprite in the library that you can add to your program. For example, some of the sprite that you can find in the library are penguins, starfish, and dinosaurs.

How do you get more sprite at the beginning?

If you can’t find the sprite you are looking for in the library, you can make your own. If there is a sprite in the library that is close to what you want, you can make changes by going to the “costume” tab. There, you will have an option to change the color of the sprite and delete or add features. You can also create your own custom sprite!

How to easily create a custom sprite at the beginning

Option 1 building sprite scratch itself

One option is to start with an empty canvas. Just follow these simple steps:

1. Click to add sprite

If you want to start from an empty canvas to create your sprite, at the beginning, you can first point to the top select the sprite symbol on the bottom right of the screen to add a sprite from the library.

2. Select a paint brush

Some options appear, and you want to choose the third from above that looks like a paint brush.

3. Creative with shape and color

This will bring up an empty screen where you can use a variety of colors, shapes, and text to build your worse dream sprite!

Option 2 create a sprite from your own image

If you want to make a special sprite based on images, like one of yourself or outside the internet, you first have to save images to your computer. Then, follow these easy steps:

1. Perform a fast google search for objects or items or characters

Click on the “image” tab to see the results of the image. Then click “Tool” and under the Drop -Down open “Right to Use” and then select Creative Commons License. Now you will be able to see all images that are not copyright, which you can use for your fun project. Save one to your computer. Websites such as Pixabay and Unssplash are also a good place to get free images.

2. Get rid of the background

Also choose one with a transparent background so that your sprite looks completely like being in your initial project background. You can use a device like this to delete the background of your image and make it transparent too.

3. Upload to scratch

Then point the symbol to add a sprite from the library. This time you want to choose the option above to upload images from your computer.

Option 3 use our sprite collection for the beginning

We compile a special scratch sprite collection for you to use. Look. We will add it regularly to return in a few months and see what we have added here.

Sprite paint scratches – As the name suggests, we have made some early cats famous for different clothes. Ask for a new one in the initial project comments section. We will add more.

Sparkling and bead -manik – This is a set sprite that makes your project shine. 😄

How did you control Sprite at the beginning?

Here are some easy steps to control your sprite.

1. Turn on the sprite. Many sprite comes with additional costumes. You can see if your sprite has a costume by going to the “costume” tab. If you repeatedly use the “next costume” Seen Block your sprite will have animated movements.
2. Move the sprite. In Movement Section, you can make your sprite move using the “Turn” block and the “Move the Steps” block.
3. Change the sprite color. If you want your sprite to change color, you can use “Change Color Effects” Seen block. When you use this block in a loop, the color of the sprite will change slowly, creating a rainbow effect.
4. Sprite spoke. To give your sprite greeting bubbles, use “Say” Seen block. You can adjust your sprite speech.
5. Make sprite make sound. To add sound, you can use “Play Sound” Voice block. If you go to the sounds tab at the top, there is an option at the bottom to trace the sound that is already available. Or you can record yourself!

Download and share sprite: try the scratch sprite maker

There are various initial projects, such as Sprite Maker Studio, where people share the sprite they have made. Some of them are available for you to use in your Coding For Kids program. Be sure to click Sprite and check copyright first!

Sprite scratches and background

Sprite is the character of the initial program that you control. Background is a setting for your project. You can browse this library using another circular button on the lower right that has a portrait icon with a plus sign. Just like how you upload images for sprite, you can also do it for the background. If you want to display several backgrounds, you can use the “next background” Seen block.

Cool initial sprite for inspiration

Explore some of the initial sprite created by different users for inspiration!

1. Foxcopter: Yellow fox which has a lot of costumes like walking and flying to turn on it
2. Music Tour: A cool project with a sound that shows several ways to use sprite instruments
3. Six Custom Sprite: This project shows six custom sprite that looks like a friendly creature
4. Organs: Here you can find sprite for different human organs such as lungs and brain
5. Power Rangers: The extraordinary collection of power rangers for use in your project. Be sure to give the Creator Credit!

Make an extraordinary initial sprite

Now you know all different ways to introduce custom sprite in your initial program! Join the free initial coding class to find out how to adjust the project of all kinds of fun ways. Next, see this initial tutorial for children or build a geometry dashboard at the beginning.

Written by Sophie Andrews, Create & Learn Instructor. Sophie Andrews is a student at Stanford University who studies mathematics and computing. He likes to teach and is a teaching assistant for the Computer Science class Introduction to Stanford. His work focuses on data science. Last year he built an online national voice tracker for Cook Political Report, and currently he leads the data team at Stanford Daily. He is also internated with FCC and national renewable energy lab.