I'm not too good when it comes to creating graphics for a game with PC paint packages, so this is what I have been experimenting with.
I would first of all draw the characters, objects and backgrounds by hand, then I would scan them into my PC and convert them into spirtes. At the moment they come out okay, I find it easier than having to use a paint package. It also works the other way too. The ease of use and tools you could not use when drawing the spirtes by hand are extremely useful for doing small amounts of editing and colouring them on the PC. I just wondered if anyone else has ever tried this before?