some graphics have light diagonal lines on them. how do u do tat?

What program do you have? You can see how it is done here if you have Photoshop.

Well either way it's kind of the same thing from photoshop and paint shop pro. you would do something like this

http://www.pixelfreak.at/index.php?get=tutorials/diagonal

i know its the same for paint shop pro and photoshop but i dont know for other programs

i use paint shop pro9

Oh ok. Then you can use that tutorial as well. I don't have PSP.

i still don't really get it. i don't get how u use a pencil and make the squares

select the pencil tool then set the size 1 and it should automatically be a square and select brush 1... Which program are u using? photoshop or paint shop pro?

i can't find pencil..is it a color pencil?