Fitness Room: An idea I did not come up with at 2 AM

[Sundance]

ok so i am looking at the wiki page regarding how to sprite, and all I have to do is download the spriting software and the public release of goonstation and ill be all set?

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I sprite using GIMP if that's worth anything to note.
Get a blank 32x32 (is that the aspect? I forget) pixel and just zoom the fuck in.
Mess with opacity and you get use that for shading, glowing, etc.
I don't use any release of goonstation mind you, I just sprite and hope for the best. This normally means my sprites turn out to be too small (like my charger sprites) or too damn big (like my original torque bow) . So yeah, probably best to get a public release to test what they look like.
If you need any hints or tips, PM me.