Hello, this guide is for you sprite lovers out there, or anyone that wants to improve their art actually~!

What to expect in a sprite?
Well number one object to expect in a sprite tag is a sprite! (Duh) Secondly most common sprite tags are mostly balanced or spammed with C4D's, however there are sprite taggers out there that combines different aspects of tagging. For example:
Ryuzaki aka Ryuuuuu likes to manipulate his sprites into scenes he developed.(Ryu mostly does anime tags actually)
Ryu example:
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc289/Placidgfx/planetscopy-3.jpg

Usually whenever most taggers start out they have no concept to begin with, this applies to sprite especially. Spam works wonders in a sprite tag, the c4d effects into vector objects and so fort!
Another thing to keep in mind when doing a sprite is, everyone has their own style. For example you can clearly separate a certain taggers work from others.
For example shinji's sprite works are very inspiring, he is def one of my favorite taggers of all time. When you compare his works it certainly stands out.
You can check out his sprites at this topic:
http://planetrenders.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=290115&st=0&p=3179640&#entry3179640

The reason i am calling this topic a "guide" is there is no right/wrong way to make a sprite tag or any tag. I am merely passing on my information onto whoever decides to read this, tags are simple creatures and should not be overestimated.
Just keep spamming and find the right chaotic order to fit your pleasure. If you have any questions or suggestions please post them, i tried to make this guide simple as i can! If you need visual guidance you should check out the PSD section of Planet Renders or just toss me a pm and i can see what i can do! To leave this topic off heres some sprite examples from me:


(was done for Tagmonkeys Pokemon tagwall!)

Here is some examples of my favorite sprite tags:
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll149/the_departed93/20prozentaufallesausertiernahrungKo.png
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u172/medja/aerodeath.png
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c164/crocojack/cmyK.png
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm245/N4G4/hatefulchrisupinthisbitch.png
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk203/NaitoTheSage/Acolytic.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Blaziken130/gerchek-1.png
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/4843/fishys0.png

I have many more favorites i wish i can post them all~!
Thank you hope you have learned something in this guide!