how do you make your custom avatar background transparent??

[Youngsage3]

um, hi. I know this is probably a dumb question, and you'll probably call me a noob, but i am...oh yea, the question... I use MS paint for all of my sprites and would like to know how to make the background transparent...so,um, thank you...

 

[Jekyll]

When I worked with pixel art I used a program called Animagic GIF. Also useful for saving GIFs without quality loss. Next time maybe you should ask at this topic: http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=72388