User blog:Brick Creeper/I need help with makeing sprites!

Hi guys! I just got GIMP 2.8 and need some help. I posted a sprite I made and apparently it wasn't to terraria sprite standerds. Can someone please tell me how?

My Problems

 * The brush size is 20.00 and I know terraria sprites are 2x2 pixels. So do just keep it at 20.00 and make a square with them, change it to 40.00 or some other number, or make it smaller?


 * Does it matter if I make a sprite in the center of the grey and white checkered screen or can I do it in the corner?


 * To make sure the pixels are lined up right I have to keep the zoom at 800%, is there a way to do that without zooming that close?

I know that there are some people here that use GIMP. If you do can you please answer my question and/or give me a step by step process (with words are screenshots but I would prefer screenshots) of making a sprite? (I've looked on the web for sprite makings guides and have not found any good ones) If I encounter any more problems ill post them here.

Thanks!