Set up your project with a space backdrop and the first sprite.
Open the Space talk starter project. Scratch will open in another browser tab.
The Stage is where your project runs. A backdrop changes the way that the Stage looks.
Click (or on a tablet, tap) on Choose a Backdrop in the Stage pane:
Click on the Space category or type space
in the search box:
In our example, we have chosen the Space backdrop, but choose the backdrop that you like the most.
Click on your chosen backdrop to add it to your project. The Stage should show the backdrop that you chose:
Can you see the sprite that is already included in your project? That is the Scratch Cat.
Delete the Sprite1 (Scratch Cat) sprite: select the Sprite1 sprite in the Sprite list below the Stage and click on the Delete icon.
Click on Choose a Sprite in the Sprite list:
Select the Fantasy category. Click on the Pico sprite to add them to your project.
Drag the Pico sprite to position them on the left-hand side of the Stage. Your Stage should look something like this:
Save: If you are signed in to your Scratch account, click on the green Remix button. This will save a copy of the project to your Scratch account.
Type the name of your project in the project name box at the top of the screen.
Tip: Give your projects helpful names so that you can easily find them when you have lots of projects.
Next, click on File, and then on Save now to save your project.
If you are not online or you do not have a Scratch account, you can click on Save to your computer to save a copy of your project.