# Portrait Sprites Help

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/portrait-sprites-help/43568>\
**Category:** Collaboration\
**Tags:** game, make, demo, art\
**Created:** [April 23, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/portrait-sprites-help/43568 "2026-04-23T03:02:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![thebestone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@thebestone](https://forum.makecode.com/u/thebestone)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/portrait-sprites-help/43568/1 "2026-04-23T03:02:59Z")

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Anyone want to make portrait sprites for a game i’m making? You will be credited in the credits (optional) with any name you want. And you can get demos of the game. If anyone wants to help with something else just comment it.

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**Author:** ![redSprite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/redsprite/32/34262_2.png) [@redSprite](https://forum.makecode.com/u/redSprite)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/portrait-sprites-help/43568/2 "2026-04-23T16:55:59Z")

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Say uh, what do you mean by “portrait sprite”?

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**Author:** ![thebestone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@thebestone](https://forum.makecode.com/u/thebestone)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/portrait-sprites-help/43568/3 "2026-04-23T17:01:43Z")

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It uses a custom pallet, and the size for the portrait is 27x26.

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**Author:** ![AlexTheGoober64](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexthegoober64/32/35807_2.png) [@AlexTheGoober64](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AlexTheGoober64)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/portrait-sprites-help/43568/4 "2026-04-23T17:04:05Z")

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what.

how complicated do the sprites have to be

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**Author:** ![thebestone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@thebestone](https://forum.makecode.com/u/thebestone)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/portrait-sprites-help/43568/5 "2026-04-24T01:53:47Z")

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not like Stardew Valley or Terraria, more like Cobalt Core amount of detail. (those are all games)

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**Author:** ![thebestone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@thebestone](https://forum.makecode.com/u/thebestone)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/portrait-sprites-help/43568/6 "2026-04-24T01:53:52Z")

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a image of an characters face as a sprite/image. Usually they are used when a character is talking.