- Video Tutorial

- Introduction and Goals to Accomplish

Hello, my name is Rocko, and I'm going to show you a super easy way to create your own drawn WhatsApp Stickers. We're going to create 3 characters from scratch, export them, and upload them to your phone to share them in your friends' and family's groups.

1- Create Canvas

We create a new illustration canvas of 512px x 512px and create a new vector layer for our line art.

2 - Symmetrical Ruler

We create a symmetrical ruler on our vector layer and place it in the middle of the canvas to get symmetry in our drawing.

3- G pen

We use Gpen for the lines of 3 characters. Take your time to create them and feel comfortable. (I made some quick drawings just as an example) I'm sure you'll make them prettier. :D

4 - Color

We create a new Raster layer below our line art and fill it with color using the Fill and Gpen tools.

5 - White Borders

We create a new raster layer below the color layer, and with the Gpen, we create a white border so that our sticker contrasts better with the background.

6 - Export .PNG

With the character finished, all that's left is to export it. To do this, go to File > Export Layer > .PNG

(make sure to turn off the paper layer so that the sticker's background is transparent.)

7 - Transfer PNG Stickers to Mobile Phone

When you have your 3 characters ready, we need to transfer the .PNG files to your mobile phone. For this, I used the cloud (Google Drive); you can also use your phone's USB cable or whichever method you find most convenient. They are 3 light files.

8 - Download Free App

To upload your stickers to the WhatsApp application, I used a free app I found in the app store (Google Play in my case). You can find it as

"Personal stickers for WhatsApp". Upon downloading and opening the app, it will recognize our .PNG files, a new Sticker folder will be created, and they will be ready to use in the WhatsApp stickers section.

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