Skobkin's stikers

This repository contains sources of the "Skobkin's stickers" pack.

Examples

Software used

• GIMP

Requirements

Fonts

All necessary fonts can be found in the fonts directory of this repository.

Windows installation

Just open font file using default font viewer and click "Install" button.

Linux installation

To install font file locally only for your user just copy it into ~/.local/share/fonts.

Contributing

Sticker spec

• Static Telegram stickers
• Export format: WEBP lossy, ~75%, or PNG
• Transparent background
• One side must be exactly 512px, the other side must be <= 512px
• Do not force square canvas unless needed

Style

• Tightly cropped subject
• Small margins
• Thick solid white outer outline
• Meme/reaction style

Text

• Font: Roboto Black (present in the repository)
• Uppercase
• Black fill
• Thick white outline
• Short readable captions
• Usually placed below the subject, unless composition works better otherwise

Sources

• One source file per base sticker
• Source format: XCF
• If there are multiple caption variants, keep them in the same source file as separate groups/layers

Recommended layer structure:

[group] subject
[group] text variant 1
  text layer
  text outline
[group] text variant 2
  text layer
  text outline

Export

• Export each final variation separately
• Keep transparency intact
• Crop tightly
• Resize so one side is 512px

Naming

• Use lowercase filenames with underscores
• Suggested:
  • sticker_name_notext_512px.png
  • sticker_name_text_xxx_512px.png
  • sticker_name_text_yyy_512px.png