User blog comment:Mewkat14/Spritalicous:Volume 2:SHIPping in a bottle/@comment-4248901-20111004213810/@comment-1865849-20111004223743

I use MS Paint it comes with most Windows comuters. I make a border for 4 panels. I use backgrounds using this website. I crop them to fit all squares. Then when I want characters I use sprites usually from this website.