Everything about Sprites

Create a new Sprite

But first, what is a sprite?

A sprite is an object that does actions in a Scratch project. The default sprite in Scratch 2.0 is the Scratch Cat. You can import your own or choose from the Scratch library. Each sprite has its own scripts area, meaning it can have its own program. The look of the sprite can also be changed by using something called costumes. Costumes are kind of like clothes for the sprite. It can also be imported and edited in the paint editor (more on that later).

How to create a new sprite

The default sprite when you open Scratch is the Scratch cat. To import a new one, you must choose how you will import it to Scratch. There are four ways, one is to import from the Scratch library, another is to draw your own in the paint editor, the third way is to import from your computer and the last is to take a photo from the computer's camera.

Let's say you choose to import from the Scratch library. What you do is to click the first icon that looks like a person beside the New Sprite sign.

For future purposes, the second icon that looks like a paint brush means draw your own sprite. The third icon that looks like a folder means import from computer. The last icon that looks like a camera means take a picture.

After clicking it, a menu will pop up. You may choose anything you like then click OK. For this tutorial, I will be choosing Pico, since he looks cool.

After clicking OK, you will return to the Scratch project editor. You will see that the sprite that you picked is right in the middle of the stage in front of the Scratch cat. You may find it annoying to have the cat behind your sprite, so let's delete it.

How to delete a sprite

Click on the Scratch cat from the sprite list. It is most probably named sprite 1, I am not really sure if the name can change. Anyway, after clicking on it, you may right click on the icon which will bring up a menu. Click delete and the sprite will be deleted.

Costumes

Costumes are like "frames" or other appearances of a sprite. Sprites can change how they look like to a specific costume. Sprites must always have one costume.

Adding a Costume

First navigate to the costumes tab.