I give you the pico 8 pixel art template! Inspired by the fantasy console known as pico 8 which is a all in one video game making program.

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Load this image into any pixel program with layers, and use the canvas area to design your sprite.The boxes in the bottom of the template are for storing your sprites and animations. The palette to the right of the template holds 16 colors for creating pixel art. A simple eye droper tool, or setting up the palette manually will allow for quick access to the colors. 

I hope this helps someone to make a game of their own. What I found Extremely helpful was to swap color palettes (16 colors only) with another set. 
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- The canvas has a 16x16 grid.

- The sprite sheet's the same size like the original, but the animation boxes take up space within this section.

- The colors in this template are identical to the original. In the box to the right is the color palette, and to the left we have color relationship for palette choices.    

- True to pico 8 restrictions I included in 4 sprite sheets. Don't get too excited they're just pixels.

Pico 8 belongs to lexaloffle
Feel free to edit : )