Is it possible to create stickers in contact. Ways to get free stickers and emoticons on VKontakte

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For a long time, emoticons consisting of colons and parentheses were responsible for the emotions that a person wanted to express in a blog post or in correspondence. Recently, emoji - Japanese pictograms that sometimes replace words or entire sentences - have become widespread. Now, due to the growing popularity of various instant messengers, the popularity of stickers is also growing. Stickers are a cross between a smiley and a picture taken from the Internet.

Stickers (which can be translated from English as “stickers”) generally play the same role as emoticons and emoji, expressing actions or feelings. Stickers often depict movie and cartoon characters, as well as historical figures, public figures and Internet memes starring a variety of characters.

Another good thing about stickers is that not only designers and illustrators can have a hand in their creation, but also regular users. The ability to create and exchange homemade stickers is provided by the Telegram messenger, created by the team of VKontakte founder Pavel Durov.

So, if an idea for a set of “stickers” has long been born in your head, then using the instructions below you can bring it to life.

The bot will help

If you already have blanks for pictures and have Telegram installed (not the mobile, but the desktop version), you need to write any message to a special bot - @Stickers. In response, it will offer the following set of commands:

/newpack - create new set stickers
/addsticker - add a sticker to the set
/delsticker - remove a sticker from a set
/ordersticker - rearrange
/cancel - cancel the previous action

We select the first command and send it to the bot. Next, he will ask you to choose a name for the new sticker pack (just enter the name in the chat line and press enter), and then send an emoji that will correspond to the first sticker.

It is worth noting that the bot sets restrictions on the resolution of uploaded images: their width must be exactly 512 pixels, and their height must not exceed the same value. The maximum image weight can be no more than 350 kilobytes. The image for the future sticker must be attached through the File menu, which appears when you click on the image of the paperclip.

Don’t worry if it doesn’t work out right away - at every stage of creating a sticker, the bot will tell you how to proceed.

When the first sticker is ready, you need to select an emoji for the second sticker and upload the desired picture again. You will have to repeat these steps until all the “stickers” are ready.

To publish a new set, issue the /publish command. In response, the bot will offer to come up with a short name (there may be problems with it) for the link, which can later be sent to friends or published on social networks. Of course, it will lead to the author's pack of stickers.

How to make a beautiful picture

Creating a set of stickers itself is not that difficult, but novice users may have difficulty processing the images themselves in a photo editor. For simple actions you can use Paint. True, skill will be required, since arbitrary selection is done “by hand” - setting the value of 512 pixels horizontally (and vertically too) will not work.

If you managed to cut the image exactly, then you should copy it to new document(copy the selected image - Ctrl+C - "Create" - paste the copied image - Ctrl+V). Don't forget that the final image size should be 512 pixels in width. The height may be less.

If you have access to Photoshop editor, then it is better to use it to cut out stickers. The algorithm is only a little more complicated, but the output will be a neat picture with the necessary parameters.

So, open the picture and take the Pen Tool (screenshot No. 1, highlighted in red). We begin to select images by placing points along the contour. At the end we connect the last point with the first. By the way, the more points are set along the contour, the smoother the clipping will look.

Then you need to select the shading radius. Optimal - 1-2 pixels. Let the "Smoothing" checkbox be checked too. "OK".

During the formation of the Internet as a means of communication, users sent each other text messages. To somehow show your emotions in messages, emoticons were invented. The first ones looked like character set: “:-)”, “;-)”, “8-)” and so on. WITH further development chats and the emergence of social networks, as well as instant messengers like ICQ, graphic emoticons began to appear, new options were added in the form of an image of some action.

Emojis are very popular today. Essentially this the new kind emoticons Emoji represents Unicode character which is supported by the majority modern platforms. It is an animated emoticon that denotes an emotion or some action.

The popular social network “VKontakte” in Russia offers for its users alternative view Emoji - stickers.

How to use stickers

The principle of working with stickers is the same as with regular emoticons. The user, while typing a message, clicks on the symbol highlighted in red in the screenshot below.

The bottom line in the pop-up menu displays the current set of images that is available to the user.

To send you just need place the cursor on the object and press left button mice.

Sticker Store

For every client social network available standard set free stickers upon registration. Additionally, they can be purchased through the online sticker store. To do this, click on the sign in the lower right corner and choose a store. Marked in red in the screenshot below.

Most of them are available for financing.

Standard price for one set – 63 rubles. To purchase it, you need to click on the button with the price.

You can transfer funds for purchasing the set different ways. First option- use bank card(credit or debit). No commission is charged.

Second– from the account mobile phone. A fee applies. Its value is indicated on a separate line.

Third method– through the electronic service Money. The following payment systems are supported: QIWI wallet, Yandex.Money, WebMoney, PayPal. No commission is charged.

AND last option– using payment terminals. When choosing this method the user is provided with an ID to which funds must be transferred.

After selecting payment, click the “ Pay».

The set will immediately appear to the user - just refresh the page.

Free stickers are also available for VKontakte users. Go to the online store and go to the “Free” tab.

After that, click “ Add" The set is now available to the user.

From time to time, large companies: for example, Coca-Cola or Garnier, provide own stickers VK is free with a limited period of access to them. To stay informed about such events, you need to belong to special groups. They constantly announce various promotions and new arrivals in the store.

There are many similar communities. Just open the search and set the filter “Free Stickers”.

Browser extensions

Another way to get free set– install the extension on the browser. It is located in the online store. We open it and ask in the search, for example, “demon paid stickers».

Select the required extension from the list and click the button highlighted in red.

Installation takes place in two minutes maximum. Next you need refresh the page social network, and the drawings become available.

New stickers “VKontakte Free”

Also, the browser’s online store provides an extension that allows you to independently configure stickers in VK. It's called "VK Custom Stickers".

To install, press the button " Add" After this they will be available to the user.

The operating principle is as follows. Drawings are automatically downloaded from the VK Custom Stickers community. Albums of images are constantly updated.

Set of stickers for VKontakte

For mobile devices There are also separate ways to get stickers for free. Let's talk about one of them.

The application is installed on the mobile platform under Android control. After installation the user becomes available a list of pictures that is constantly updated.

The peculiarity of this program is that with its help you can create your own own images. Then you can attach them as pictures.

EmojiPlus

Another plugin for browsers is EmojiPlus, which is available for all browsers, including the Yandex browser.

To install, click the button " Install».

EmojiPlus automatically uploads all available emoticons and stickers to the social network. Once the page is refreshed, they can be sent in the standard way.

Receiving Ukrainian stickers

In order to receive a set from Ukraine, you need to go to the user profile settings and change country accommodation in "Ukraine". Next, reload the VK page and go to messages.

Stickers – VKontakte 10 years

Funny, relevant, embarrassing - we bet you have a lot of different stickers in your arsenal. And we are sure that you love it when new people appear that no one has seen yet. You can quietly add them to yourself, send them to the general chat and become the king of a cool new sticker pack that will be used by the entire department.

What is all this for? The editors of Rusbase decided to find out how and who makes money on what everyone loves - on stickers (and whether this is even possible).

Bonus! In the end, we collected the largest selection of stickers for Telegram from brands.

Is it possible to make money on stickers?

You can add your stickers to Telegram, VKontakte, ICQ and many other instant messengers and social networks. While I was collecting information for this material, I came across, the author of which released stickers for, thanks to which he planned to earn millions, but it ended with 100 dollars. That’s how I realized that everything in the sticker market is not at all easy.

That is why I turned to those who understand this topic. Namely, to the press services of the VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Facebook platforms and to the illustrator Konstantin Brilevsky, who, in fact, makes money from stickers (you are definitely familiar with his stickers with a lazy sloth and a tired panda).

So, how do platforms work with stickers...

1.Telegram

In short: everyone who knows what Telegram is can upload their own stickers to the messenger, the possibilities are limitless, freedom is free. As a result, there is no money (although not entirely).

Commentary by illustrator Konstantin Brilevsky

“A professional illustrator can make money from stickers on Telegram. I collaborate with Telegram, creating official stickers for them. Information about the cost, as far as I know, is open.

Pavel Durov wrote about this. Telegram pays $80 for one sticker. This, as far as I know, is more than what other Russian-language platforms offer, but is comparable to foreign platforms.

Sloth stickers now have 260 thousand downloads, which is not that much. But I often meet people who say they use my stickers. It is very nice.

Typically, illustrators make one set of stickers per month. But I’m working on my project at the same time, I don’t have much time, so there are only four of my sticker packs in Telegram. Here they are".

2. "VKontakte"

In short: You can upload your stickers, you can monetize them and earn money, but there is moderation from the social network.

Comment from the VKontakte press service

“Most of the VK stickers are created by friendly illustrators who have been working with us for several years. But anyone can offer stickers. Our employees study the proposed works and contact the authors if the stickers meet the requirements and interest you in their idea.

As for money - we have different models payment of stickers to the author. Everything is individual and depends on many factors. For example, the difficulty of drawing and developing a character.

In addition, from time to time we have commercial stickers from companies as part of special projects. Their cost starts from several million rubles, they are available only to the most famous and iconic brands.”

Addition from illustrator Konstantin Brilevsky

I don’t create stickers for brands now, there are different requests famous people They ask us to make them personal stickers. But I usually refuse because I have a lot of workload. I'm interested in creating my own characters.

Here are my favorite commercial VK stickers:

In short: There is no option to upload stickers to the platform yourself. The social network itself orders sticker packs from illustrators.

Commentary from the press service of Odnoklassniki

“We upload message stickers ourselves, but actively use them as a marketing communication tool. Upon request, we give brands and partners the opportunity to make their own sticker packs.”

Case 1

Stickers for the Jacobs Monarch special project in Odnoklassniki

Case 2

This spring, the TV-3 channel used a special sticker pack in OK to promote the new season of Twin Peaks. The channel launched a flash mob on Odnoklassniki, the reach of which exceeded 200,000 people, and in addition to this, it offered users stickers with famous phrases from the series.

Stickers for the TV-3 special project in Odnoklassniki

By the way, about ICQ...

4. Facebook

In short: we couldn't find open information about how you can make money on stickers in, although there are many questions from users on this topic.

Here are screenshots from Facebook business where users are asking questions but not getting answers.

Translation:– Can I upload/sell my own stickers? – I searched for an answer to this question for a long time, but, unfortunately, no one could answer it for me. Don't waste your time, because everything is paid for...

Translation: – I created a sticker pack and want to sell it Facebook Messenger, so people can buy it and send it in their messages. Is this possible? If so, how? If not, why not? – There was no answer.

External press service Facebook At the time of publication of the material, she did not comment on the possibilities of interaction between the social network and the messenger regarding stickers.

How much do custom stickers cost?

It is clear that you can strain a designer you know, a colleague who knows Photoshop a little better than you, or, in general, make funny memes on your own that are not so beautiful, but rather funny. But you can also order your favorite one for yourself. How much does it cost?

I asked Google about this, there aren't many suggestions, but there are some. This is what seemed most acceptable to me after a little research:

The Kwork freelance services store offers make personal 12 stickers in raster graphics for 6000 rubles.
On YouDo you can find requests and offers of various prices. Approximate price range: from 500 rubles for 12 memes to 5000 rubles for several stickers. Carefully study freelancer portfolios.
VK group "Stickers for Telegram" . Quite a large group, almost 10 thousand members, in which they post new sticker packs every day and offer exclusive stickers starting from 15 rubles apiece. It's about about memes that are made from photographs.

If you are a brand, then everything is more expensive for you

The cost of stickers that brands order is significantly higher. Rusbase told about this Graphic Designer Roman Gauz.

“You definitely have to make money from stickers. My sticker pack in Telegram is called “Stickers from Romochka”. There is a lot of swearing and snobbery in it, but that is what attracts people. On this moment the statistics indicate that 259,840 users used it! On average, 1,000 stickers are used every day.

What is important to me is what emotions the stickers should evoke, and that that in response to my sticker, the interlocutor can also attach my picture without leaving one pack.

I once drew a sticker pack for a client, the amount of the entire sticker pack with my creatives was within 50 thousand rubles. But no more similar orders were received.”

Conclusion. Who makes money on stickers and how much?

Option 1. Illustrator creates stickers - platform buys

The creator of the sticker pack can offer his work to the platform. The cost is negotiated with each individual separately. But $80 is considered a good price for 1 sticker, which is what Telegram pays.

Option 2. Illustrator creates stickers - brand buys

Many brands want cool, funny stickers. As a rule, they turn to illustrators for this. As with any creative work, there is a serious range of prices. From offers on social networks - 15 rubles for one meme - to serious work graphic designers, which can be valued at 50 thousand rubles or more.

Option 3. The brand creates stickers - the platform places them and receives money for it

Platforms make money on branded stickers thanks to special projects. We are talking, for example, about the placement of commercial sticker packs on the VKontakte and Odnoklassniki platforms. The cost of such special projects costs brands several million rubles.

Option 4. The platform buys stickers from the illustrator and places them in its sticker store - the platform makes money when a user purchases a sticker.

For example, on VKontakte the cost of one paid sticker pack for a user is 63 rubles.

Bonus! A selection of the funniest and most useful stickers from brands

1. Firstly, here Rusbase stickers

Here we are talking about the fact that Rusbase is sex. Well, in general, about who is who among us. True, in the 2016 version.

2. Stickers "Doctor at work"

One of the funniest collections, where the only character is the real chief accountant of the company, who clearly has a great sense of humor.

3. Stickers Rocket bank

Lots of interiors, swearing and characters. We don't know who Suren is, but the stickers about him are funny.

4. Stickers "Yandex money"

A conceptual sticker pack in which all stickers are listed with prices. For example, a mandate costs 1 million rubles.

5. Stickers based on the program "My street"

We have no information whether the Moscow Government is the official customer of this sticker pack. But this does not make it any less topical.

6. Stickers Jami PR

White on black – stickers for every working day.

7. Stickers Pichesky

Continuing the office theme, here is another set that will come in handy at work.

8. Stickers "Yandex.Music"

When you want to sing and drink to love.

9. Stickers "AGT-Yug" for the “Silver Archer South” award

A funny sticker pack that is perfect for commenting to a friend about what is happening at the conference.

10. Stickers Situation center of the Moscow Department of Health

And in the Department of Health everything is like in a regular office. The same everyday life with presentations, unfinished assignments and a very lazy day off.

11. Stickers HYDROP

A startup also needs stickers. A funny pack about how difficult it is for cosmetics to care for clothes and shoes.

12. Stickers "Vedomosti"

And finally, something fresh. Quite recently, skickers from Vedomosti appeared - we like them.

If your stickers are not included in the selection, leave a link to your pack in the comments - we’ll study together!

A lot of people use social networks. In Russia, one of the popular ones is, of course, Vkontakte. On the social network, you can communicate not only using words and phrases, but also send emoticons and stickers. This is known. True, he gets up interest Ask, A ? There are a couple of ways, but they are legal, so don’t even hope that you will come across an article here to get something by deception...although we’ll see.

What are VK stickers? These are similar to emoticons - small images expressing some emotions. For example, to write a message to someone and send a sticker, you need to open a dialogue with the person in VK, click on the smiley icon on the right and select the set of stickers you like.

How to get VK stickers for free

The easiest way to get free stickers is in front of your eyes when you open sticker packs to send them to someone. So, click on the same one smiley icon and next to it we see an icon in the form of a store, which is called a sticker store.

By clicking on the store, a window opens where there are tabs with types of stickers, which can change each time. The tab we are interested in is Free. We go to it and see 8 or 10 sets of free stickers that you can immediately add to yourself.

Naturally, in VK you will also find paid stickers, the price of which varies from 35 to 98 rubles.

Browser extensions with stickers for VK

Another well-known way to get free VK stickers is to install a browser extension. An extension that provides just a huge set of stickers is called EmojiPlus. You can install it for any popular browser.

Of course, if you search the Internet, you can find other plugins, but the one I mentioned is the most reliable and well-known.

How to get paid stickers on VK for free for the mobile application

In other words, you have the VKontakte client installed on Android, and you want to somehow get stickers from it. Okay, this is also possible.

To do this, go to Play Market and enter the query " Set of stickers for VKontakte" Install this program on your phone.

Now launch the program and select the stickers that you want to see in your VK application, of course, you will first be asked to log in through your account. It is safe.

Avi1.ru - on this service you can make money a large number of likes on photos, videos and recordings and many other services in VK are quite inexpensive.

Services for receiving free VK stickers

Internet research to find sticker services led me to JoySmile. Now I will explain how to work with it, although this is already written on the site itself. By the way, here is the link: http://joysmile.net.

You choose any set of stickers. All images from the set open. You simply press a keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C to copy the sticker.

Return to the dialogue in VK and insert the sticker using the keys Ctrl+V.

How to get durex stickers on VK

It’s very simple, we follow this scenario:

Let's go to official community Durex - https://vk.com/durex ;
We write in messages: "Hello";
The bot will ask your age, where do you answer? "Yes";
You write about your desire to receive stickers again "Yes";

They only send you 8 pieces. If you want to get all 12, then follow these steps:

When asked if you want to get all 12, you answer "Yes";
Next you are asked to indicate passphrase. You answer "Lovesex".
Here you go, get your Durex stickers.

How to get Dota 2 stickers on VK

For true doters, stickers are obtained in VK using the following method:

We go to the VK Dota group - https://vk.com/dota2 ;
Subscribe to the community and open any video on the wall to watch;
We watch until we receive a notification about receiving stickers.

Usually the stickers arrive within one or two hours. You can simply turn on the video without sound and go about your business. The video should not be paused, this is important.

How to get a set of Christmas tree stickers

Since it is already January 2019, you can get these stickers for free. Here's what you need to do:

We go to the sticker store using the link -

Dedicated messaging programs have been around for decades. The need to somehow convey one’s emotions arose at the dawn of their existence. At first, emoticons were a set of special characters that could mean a smile, a wink, a kiss, or something else. With time technical capabilities messengers grew, and there was a need for better transmission of emotions. began to appear graphic pictures, and the so-called emoji - small pictures - have gained enormous popularity. Over time, more and more such pictures began to appear, but again, after a few years, they ceased to satisfy the growing needs of messenger users.

And then stickers came out. In Russian, for a long time they were called stickers. It is too graphic files, but of a larger size. Essentially, this is a cross between traditional emoji and full-fledged images downloaded from the Internet. They often depict various cartoon or popular movie characters. Today you can download it on the Internet great amount sets of stickers that can convey the widest variety of emotions and feelings.

The Telegram messenger also supports sticker sets. But the most main feature This application, unlike its competitors, is that you can get involved in their creation even without any special experience. You just need to download the necessary pictures on the Internet, simple processing using a graphic editor, and then using a special bot to create a set of stickers that can be shared with other Telegram users.

In today's material we will take a detailed look at how to make stickers for Telegram. You will learn what requirements apply to the images used, as well as how you can prepare pictures to create a set of stickers.

What are the requirements for drawings? Since we will be using a special bot, it has set a number of restrictions:

The file format must be PNG only;
the resolution must be exactly 512x512, neither a pixel more nor a pixel less;
The file size should not exceed 350 kilobytes.

It would seem that there are few restrictions, but such pictures in their pure form are not always easy to find. Let's look at how they can be prepared.

Preparing images

To download pictures in the required size, you can set the appropriate parameters in the image search in Yandex and Google. To do this, enter the desired query, then in the search settings set the file resolution to 512x512. For example, in Google these parameters can be entered in the “Tools” section, and in Yandex - in the “Size” field directly below the search bar.

If you can't find the picture the right size, use any program - a graphic editor. It could be like standard Paint, and more advanced Photoshop. In addition, there are many online editors with basic set functions. If you're using Windows 10, the photo viewer app has a built-in editor that lets you crop a photo to the size you want. Before this, you need to set the aspect ratio to “square”.

If you have some skills graphic design and drawing using a computer, you can draw stickers yourself.

Don't forget that the file must be saved in PNG format. In Photoshop, select the “Save for Web” function. Copy all the created images into one folder to make them easier to find later.

Create a sticker pack

Let's look at how to create stickers directly through the messenger menu. After all the pictures are prepared and saved in one folder on your computer, you can start creating stickers in Telegram. Please note that the developers advise performing this operation on computer version programs. So let's get started.

You can't just remove a sticker from a set. To perform this operation, you will need to use the services of the @Stickers bot.

Use the /delsticker command to initiate the deletion process.
Next, the robot will offer to select a sticker pack from the list of saved ones. By clicking the Select button, select the set in which you want to remove the extra sticker, and then send the sticker itself.
You will immediately receive a response that the sticker has been deleted; within an hour it will disappear for all users.

If you want to delete the entire set, use the /delpack command. After you select a sticker pack, the robot will ask you to send a message “Yes, delete this pack.”

Conclusion

Absolutely every user can create their own stickers in the Telegram messenger, even if they do not have the skills to use it special programs for drawing. With the help of a special bot, you can turn absolutely any picture into a sticker. In the comments, share links to your own sets of stickers in Telegram.