Never avoid doing anything from scratch.
This is such a bad idea because you'll never be able to improve on anything you do by not making something from nothing. And I get that its daunting at first to do so but when you break out of that comfort zone and just do it, you'll allow yourself room to actually make sprites and pixel art that you will be more proud of in the long run.
EDIT: And believe me, it gets easier the more you put that into practice.
This applies with any form of art. Be it sprites, paintings or creative writing.
This is such a bad idea because you'll never be able to improve on anything you do by not making something from nothing. And I get that its daunting at first to do so but when you break out of that comfort zone and just do it, you'll allow yourself room to actually make sprites and pixel art that you will be more proud of in the long run.
EDIT: And believe me, it gets easier the more you put that into practice.
This applies with any form of art. Be it sprites, paintings or creative writing.