Stickers are one of the popular elements in most messaging applications that make it possible for users to express feelings and convey concepts in chats. Among different messengers, Telegram provides advanced and diverse facilities and capabilities in the field of stickers to those interested, with the help of which static and moving images can be used. Making a sticker in Telegram is not very complicated and without prior knowledge, it can be done in a relatively short period of time.
To make non-moving stickers in Telegram, you will only need suitable images to use. Of course, creating animated stickers is a bit more complicated; For this reason, in the following, we will only examine and explain the method of making fixed items.
It is possible to design suitable stickers to add to Telegram with special image editor software. Of course, there is no need to be highly skilled in using editor programs, and in most cases, they are used to remove the background of images or add text to them.
Telegram has specified some essential prerequisites for sticker files, which include the following:
Users can use many image editing software to create a suitable sticker for Telegram, among the most popular ones are Adobe Photoshop and GIMP. Also, SVG-edit is one of the online and free options to do this, which can be a good replacement for the previous titles. In the following, we will discuss how to do this in the GIMP program.
1. If needed, download and install the “GIMP” program from the official website of its developer (gimp.org). This software is available for desktop operating systems such as Windows, Mac OS, and Linux for free.
2. Run GIMP and then select “New” from the “File” menu. You can also use the combination key “Ctrl + N“.
3. In the window “Create a New Image” and under the title “Image Size” define the values of 512 pixels for both “Width and Height” boxes. Note that the unit you choose is on pixels (px).
4. At the bottom of the previous window, click on “Advanced Options” to access advanced settings.
5. Click on the drop-down menu in front of the word “Fill with” and then select “Transparency” from the displayed items.
6. After applying the mentioned settings, click on the “Ok” button at the bottom of the window.
7. Now you can add your favorite images and designs to the “GIMP” software environment.
8. After completing the required steps, select “Export As” from the “File” menu to receive the output file.
9. At the bottom of the “Select File Type” section in the Export “Image” window, select the “PNG” option and finally press the “Export” button to save the file to the device’s memory.
Most Telegram sticker collections include 10 to 20 stickers, But users will not be limited in adding stickers to packs, and you can create as many files as you like.
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