Need help with Pixel Program!!

[Xenomorph]

I'm a pixel artist, and at the moment I'm working on my first pixel request.
Now here are two questions I'd like an answer to:

1. I do not have any of the fancy applications like photobucket, I only use MS paint. Is there something I can do to make the backgrounds transparent?

2. What site would you recommend I join to post my pixel art and it give the BB coding to show here?

Thanks to all that post ^^

EDIT
Seems all the programs given to me so far aren't working out...
I just need a program that can make the background transparent, all these other programs are so contusing to download and operate...is there anything that is simple to use or download..?

[Sunstrider]

Photobucket is always a good place to post your art, and comes with the BBcodes in the little...Well, if you looked you'd see it. I can't really describe it, I'm afraid. I don't know about transparency, though - but I'm sure someone does.

[PyroJack]

AFAIK, you can't do transparencies in Paint, however, there is a wonderful Photoshop-esque website called Pixlr that can. No downloading, no mess, no fuss!

[TheShadow]

I'm not a serious pixel artist, so I wouldn't be able to recommend any specific ones, but there are free programs and cheap programs out there made specifically for pixel artists. They'd be able to make it transparent :3

And I personally use photobucket and tinypic. Tinypic's awesome because it has a nice short url so you can fit everything into your sig :3

[Xenomorph]

AFAIK, you can't do transparencies in Paint, however, there is a wonderful Photoshop-esque website called Pixlr that can. No downloading, no mess, no fuss!

Yes, this will work, can you tell me what I have to do to make the background transparent? Cause I'm looking at all these tools and I feel lost

[NKfloofiepoof]

I know a lot of people use a program called GIMP. I don't know the URL, but I'm sure you can find it easily through Google.

[PyroJack]

AFAIK, you can't do transparencies in Paint, however, there is a wonderful Photoshop-esque website called Pixlr that can. No downloading, no mess, no fuss!

Yes, this will work, can you tell me what I have to do to make the background transparent? Cause I'm looking at all these tools and I feel lost

Perhaps this article in the FAQ may be of use?

[Firepaw]

I use MSpaint for my stuffs

And I use IrfranView for making it transparent ^^

basically, set whatever you want to be transparent a color not used in the rest of your sprite, then save it. Open it up in IrfranView and save it as a PNG (or a gif, but that slightly distorts the colors) and in the pop-up box-thing set it so there's a transparent color then when it asks you what color, simply click said color that you want to be transparent

[Firepaw]

sorreh...
my comp/internet has been really annoying

[Xenomorph]

So is photobucket better to use or tinypic?
I don't want to make it easy for people to steal, but I want to post it where the BB code is visable to me.