When making sprites

Look i know this is a really dumb question but i need to ask...when working with these pixel art programs how do i get that white background out of the pic so it doesnt show up in the game. I have tried so many times to does this but can't figure it out. Can someone please help me? Thanks!

You havent told us which program your using :)

In photoshop you can literally erase the background. (keep in mind that some file formats dont allow transparency - so make sure your using one that does (PNG)).

oh yeah sorry.......gimp and paint.net are the ones im trying to use. There is just so many items on them and i just can't seem to find the right place to make the background transparent. But i am pretty sure they both save png. Thanks GenkiGenga for your reply :)

Haha i know what you mean.

I had a quick search on gimp and found this, i hope it helps.

1.Get GIMP.

2.Open up that image.

3.Add an Alpha Channel by clicking Layer -> Transparency -> Add Alpha channel.

4.Launch the Fuzzy Select Tool by pressing the m key.

5.Click on the background.

6.Press the Delete key.

7.Save it as a .png file, as that supports transparency.

8.Profit?

Another way of doing it is right clicking on the layer in the layer panel and clicking on Add Alpha.

Ah ha! Thank you so much it works........i know it seems kinda silly but ive been trying to figure this out for a while. I just felt like it was to dumb to ask. lol! Thanks again!