Open the first sticker image. Tap the Layers icon (the two overlapping squares at the top-right). Tap the checkbox next to the Background layer to remove it. Tap the wrench to open the Actions menu. Tap Share. Select PNG and select a destination to save to. Repeat for all other images you want to add to your sticker sheet. Choose the same export location as the first image to make it easy to import the images into Procreate.
If you want to print high-quality stickers, use CMYK as the color profile, and 300 DPI as the resolution. If your stickers are going to be digital, choose RGB as the color profile. You can still use 300 DPI as the resolution, but you can also go lower (to about 150) if you are worried about file size. As for the dimensions, you’ll usually want to choose the size of the paper you’re printing to. If you’re printing to a full-size sheet of sticker paper, make your canvas 2550 x 3300 (8. 5 x 11"). But if you’ll be cutting the stickers out with a Cricut cutter, your canvas can’t be any larger than 9. 25 x 6. 75". [2] X Research source
Tap the three dots at the top of Procreate. [4] X Research source Tap the Split Screen icon (which looks like a screen split in two). Procreate will move to the side and the Home screen and Dock will come into view. Open the Photos app. The two apps should now be side-by-side.
If you just have one image that you want to repeat on the sticker sheet, just drag it over. You can then duplicate the layer to place multiple instances of that sticker onto the same page—just tap the Layers icon at the top-right, swipe right on the layer with your image, and then select Duplicate.
When you’re ready to add color, it might be useful to create a new layer for each color. This can help you keep your color scheme uniform if you want to adjust colors that appear in more than one sticker at a time. Leave a little space around each of the images you draw so that you can cut around them (if printing to sticker paper) or create sticker outlines (if printing for Cricut or making digital stickers).
To move a sticker, select it with the Selection tool so you can drag it anywhere on the sheet. If you’re going to be distributing your stickers as a single sheet, change the sizes and orientations of some or all of the stickers to keep the sheet cohesive and fun.
Swipe down on the screen with three fingers and select Copy All. [5] X Research source Swipe down with three fingers again and select Paste. Tap the Layers icon—you’ll see a new layer called Inserted Image along with your existing layers. Tap and hold the checkbox next to the Inserted Image layer—this hides all of the layers except for the Inserted Image layer. Swipe left on the Inserted Image layer and select Duplicate. Now you have two layers that are identical.
Tap the Adjustments menu (the magic wand) and select Gaussian Blur. Select Layer. Slide the stylus or your finger until the percentage at the top is between 8 and 10%.
Tap and hold a blank part of the canvas (not on one of your drawings). Drag the stylus or your finger to the left—as you drag, you’ll see a black outline grow around your stickers. Keep dragging until the outline is about the size you’d like the white outline around your stickers to be.
The black background is just transparent—it won’t be black in the end.
For digital stickers, you may want to crop each sticker out of the sheet to create individual files for each sticker. This isn’t required, as most e-planners (including GoodNotes) can separate stickers from sticker sheets. If you’re going to use a Cricut to cut out your stickers, just continue with these steps—once you save your sticker sheet, you can upload it to Cricut Design Space, which you’ll use to print the stickers.
Print to plain sheet of paper (not sticker paper) first for a test run.
Print to plain sheet of paper (not sticker paper) first for a test run.
If you’re using a Cricut, you can just import the file into Design Space. You’ll have a chance to clean up the image and prepare it for printing right in the app.
