can any one please help me get on track with learning how to make pixel art?its realy important that i go back and learn all the basics and such. Please help.

I think everyone has their favorite tutorial/tools so I will start this with sharing my favorites:

For tutorial and all around good discussion:

So You Want To Be A Pixel Artist?

For a free, easy to use tool :

Graphics Gale


Also, I found some okay tutorials on you tube. Just search for pixel art/ spriting tutorials. For some people, like me, it helps to see an expert create the pixel art from scratch and discuss the steps as one watches.