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• Above the Sprites List, next to New Sprite, click the
Paint new sprite button. This is the first button in that
area.
If you want to import a graphic file, click Import in the Paint
Editor. The editor is described in section 4.9 The Paint Editor on
page91.
Importing and Exporting Your Sprites
You can export your sprites to a single file (including all of their
costumes and sounds). You can share these files with other
Scratch users, or simply re-use the sprite in another project.
To export a sprite:
1. In the Sprite List, right-click a sprite, and then click
export this sprite.
2. Browse to the location where you want to save the
file. Then in the New Filename box type a name for
this sprite.
3. Click OK.
To import a sprite:
1. In the Sprite List, next to New sprite, click Choose
new sprite from file.
2. Browse to the location where the sprite file is saved,
and then click the sprite.
3. Click OK.
Understanding Costumes
In most projects, and especially in games, you will need to
change the appearance of your sprites as the project is running.
These can be frames of an animation, as is the case when the
sprite is “walking”. Or these can be alternative versions of the
sprite that use different colors or hold different weapons.