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we speak student

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When you start using scratch and you get a default sprite a cute little cat now there's certainly nothing wrong with cats

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They are positively perfect [a cat licking a mans chin]

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But if you happen to be a dog person or maybe even an actual dog you might want to make a sprite of your own

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Luckily scratch makes creating your own original Sprite a snap we start by opening scratch right away [a sprite with a little kitten cartoon]

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We see that familiar cat

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You might notice that there's a smaller version of the cat below the main

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rectangle labeled Sprite 1 by right clicking on that image and clicking delete

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Oops, there goes that default cat and don't worry no cats were harmed in the deleting of that Sprite. We're not monsters

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[a blank page of a scratch] Once that cats gone. It's time to make a sprite of your very own

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Just move the cursor over the button that looks like a little paintbrush click and voila

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That checkerboard area is your canvas and on it you can create the sprite of your dreams [a blank light blue box]

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Unless your dreams tend to be a bit scary. No need to bring all those terrifying monsters into scratch

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Scratch gives all sorts of tools to design your sprite if you click on the brush on the top [tool buttons displayed on a scratch]

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You can draw any kind of line you want

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If you want to change up the color just head on down to that icon that looks like a bucket of paint and you can

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Choose any color in the rainbow [selection of different colors]

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You can also fill any closed shape with a color or a colored gradient

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It's way safer than just dumping a can full of paint on your screen [green paint splattered on a PC screen]

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Trust us on this one you also have all the tools you'd expect from a paint program the line lets you draw well lines

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The rectangles rectangles the circles ovals bet you weren't expecting that one well [a young boy thinking at a desk]

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Maybe you were either way ovals are great

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You can also insert some text by clicking on the t or if you make a mistake clean it up by clicking on the eraser

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[a red and orange flaming sprite] once you've got your sprite looking exactly the way you want it just mosey on over to file click download to your computer and

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Give it whatever file name you please. We're sure you manage to make a sprite that tops that default cat

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