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Create your patch first, then cut it down to the size you want. Sew it onto a second sheet of fabric using embroidery thread in a contrasting color and a straight stitch or running stitch. Trim the second fabric so that you have a thin border around your patch. A straight stitch/running stitch is where you weave the needle up and down through the fabric. Create your patch first, then let it dry. Go over the outlines using puffy paint or dimensional fabric paint. You can find it in fabric stores or in craft stores, and it comes in little bottles with pointed tips. Let the paint dry completely before using the patch. Puffy paint and dimensional fabric paint take much longer to dry than acrylic paint. Give your patch at least a full day to dry. Create your patch first, then let the paint dry. Outline the edges using embroidery thread in a contrasting color and a straight/running stitch. Sew a button onto the patch to make it look more interesting. Match the button to the theme of the patch. For example: Use a simple black or white button to create eyes. If your patch features a character, give it a matching button, like a spider button for a witch patch. Get a bottle of fabric paint medium, and mix it into your acrylic paint following the instructions on the bottle. Create your patch, then let it dry for 24 hours. Iron it for 3 to 5 minutes using a low-to-medium setting and no steam. You can find fabric paint medium alongside the acrylic paint in a craft store.

summary: Sew the patch onto a larger sheet of fabric if you want a layered look. Outline the patch with puffy paint if you want to give it more dimension. Embellish your patch with embroidery or buttons if you want a fancier patch. Make your patch last longer with fabric medium and heat setting.

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Premenstrual Syndrome, or PMS, is a good indicator that you are about to get your period. Sore breasts, mood swings, and feeling tired are all signs that your period could be coming within the next few days, especially if it's been about a month since your last period. Not everyone gets PMS before every period. Periods usually come around once a month, but everyone's cycle is different. Enter the date of your last cycle into a period tracker on your phone or computer to estimate when exactly your period will come next. This will help you avoid the stress of guessing when your period is about to start. Clue, Flo, Cycles, and Eve are all popular period tracker apps. If this is your first period, enter the date of when you started your current cycle. Although a birth control pill pack has 28 pills in it, only 21 of those are active. The other 7 are sugar pills. These pills, which may be a different color than your other pills, are an indicator of when you will have your period. If you are taking birth control pills that give you a normal monthly cycle, keep track of the sugar pills as a sign that you'll be having your period. It's no fun to be caught off guard when your period starts. To avoid the mad scramble to the store, keep 2 or 3 pads and tampons in your bag that you use every day. Replenish your stash often. You can also hand out pads and tampons to your friends who might need them. If you don't have your own stash of feminine products, ask a friend or head to the school nurse to request some when you get your period.

summary: Pay attention to cramps, bloating, or breakouts. Use a period tracker to tell you when your next cycle will be. Track your sugar pills if you take birth control pills. Keep a stash of pads or tampons in your purse or backpack.

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Take a step back and look at your sprite up to this point. Determine if anything looks off, and then go into correct those inconsistencies or errors. After you've finished coloring and shading, you can add details such as writing, eyes, additional features, and anything else that could take your sprite to the next level. The attention to detail at the end is what separates amateur from professional pixel artists. If you've followed the steps above, you'll have a single static sprite. This is fine as a piece of art, but if you want to make sprites for games they'll likely need to be animated. This means that each frame of animation will have to have its own sprite, with slight changes from the previous frame. The collection of all the sprites used in an animation is called a "sprite sheet". See this guide for detail on animating a sprite sheet in GIMP. Creating unique and attractive animations for sprites is one way that master pixel artists separate themselves from amateurs. A good animation can breathe a ton of life into a sprite. If you want to take your pixel art skills into the video game development world, you'll want to have a solid portfolio to show off to prospective employers. Include several of your best sprites, as well as some animations if you have them. Include a variety of subjects, including characters, scenery, props, and more.
summary: Give the sprite a good look over. Add details. Animate your sprite. Create a portfolio.