How to make copyright stickers in VK

Three years ago, the function of sending stickers appeared on the Vkontakte network. This is an extended, more beautiful and artistic version of emoticons. They express different emotions, contain different phrases and situations, like good night wishes, greetings, and so on.

The user can send them in private messages to any interlocutor, reply with them in comments (you cannot add a text message and a sticker to one comment). They are cute, funny and presented in sets with a clear theme.

It can be cats, dogs, cartoon characters, funny caricatures of historical or media personalities. The variety is great and there are often new sets dedicated to the latest event or meme.

Stickers can:

  • get it for free (there are standard, free sets in the store);
  • buy in the store, choosing from the available offers (price for 2017 - 63 rubles for a set of 16 stickers);
  • give stickers to a friend at the same price;
  • create your own set.

Let us dwell on the last point in more detail, since with the rest everything is intuitive and shown in the VK interface.

But you should immediately take into account that there are a lot of applicants and all works undergo strict moderation. Therefore, there is no guarantee of success, even if everything is done correctly.

Before you start working on your own stickers, remember the main rules, if they are violated, the work will not pass moderation:


How to create stickers

Having dealt with the rules and organizational issues, the most important stage comes - the creation of stickers. Within the framework of one article, it is hardly possible to give step-by-step instructions on how to create the best character so that it brings the creator a lot of money and some fame. In principle, there are no clear rules here. All you need is inspiration and a well-chosen concept. But let's answer a few questions:

What tool to use to create stickers

There are many available. Both paid programs and free software. There are also special online image generators where you can create tolerable works. But the best solution for professional artists and designers is still Adobe Photoshop.

The latest version is expensive, but if you carefully study its capabilities, you will have clear advantages:

  • a huge number of internal drawing and image processing tools;
  • many different plugins and additional extensions (paid and free) that allow you to delve into a specific area of ​​​​editing graphic extensions;
  • large collections of many hours of video lessons on Youtube and other sources that will help you learn everything even from scratch, if you show enough interest and patience.

By mastering Photoshop, you'll create professional-level work that's a cut above the quality of the work of authors who use simple online tools and small free software.

How to learn to draw stickers for VK

Here things are about the same. If you drive in a request on YouTube How to draw stickers for VK, then a lot of videos will appear - guides from artists. They often use photoshop. It is not necessary to repeat all their actions exactly, but watching such videos will definitely help you understand the general direction for action.

How to know if people will like my stickers

If you think that your idea is too unusual and there are doubts about its quality, then first upload the stickers to those sites where they are not moderated. Try adding your stickers to Telegram. Anyone can make an offer there. See if they are popular. If you manage to promote them there, then feel free to go conquer VK.