Custom particle(model)

DrSquishy

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How does one make an image for use in a particle? (none of the TF/HL2 ones are right for me)
 

henke37

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Did you ms paint? No? Photoshop? The GIMP?
 

DrSquishy

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Did you ms paint? No? Photoshop? The GIMP?
I was wondering if there's any specific steps apart from a tiny image of the in-question thing along with a transparent background