Final Fantasy Hacktics

For my own little project I need to make some new sprites. That's all awesome and stuff, but these spritesheets confuse me to no end. I get that its all needed, but there are a few things I don't get. I added a file with a picture using a nice sprite to make clear what parts I don't get. In text these things are:

-Why is stuff organised like this, and how is it even organised?
-How big can I make the sprites?
-What arms show their front, and what the back (especially the lower arms I don't quite get)
-Making sprites was done with only 16 colours, correct?

I'd like to make a few sprites of my own, but I need some more information before starting :>

i think the shishi sprite editor should show you what you need to know if you mess around with it

It does indeed show very, very very neatly what the sprite looks like, so its a great help after starting and seeing what needs to be done still, to see what looks off. But it doesn't answer what part of the sheet is used where, which seems quite vital for my sprite ideas.

Yes it does show exactly what is used where. When you select an assembled frame it places squares around the parts it's using for the frame. Aren't you seeing thee squares? If not, make sure you set the sprite type in the pull down menu. If you don't see the pull down menu then go back and make sure you have the newest version of the patcher.

ah, found it. Silly me. Screwing around with that for experience also will solve these questions. Thanks for redirecting me. Much appriciated.

No problem. =)

yep simple solution i love the shishi