Emote Creation

By: Felicia Valladares

Twitch???

Twitch is a live streaming platform that allows gaming fans to watch their favorite gamers play a variety of online video games.

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There are many millions of viewers, as well as streamers. To stand out, streamers often times will commission art, emotes, and brand identity creation from artists.

Emotes

Emotes are used alongside text in chat sections of many live streaming platforms. Think of them as fancier emojies!

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Each live streamer can have channel specific emotes that are available to their subscribers, so they often pay to have custom emotes made.

Sub badges distiguish subscribers in the chat. Because it costs money to be a subscriber, streamers want quality and fun badges.

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These followed the color scheme, with a few added colors for variation, as well as carried over the logo.

Sub badges

My process

After getting the ok, I go over the sketch with clean lines then fill in with color.

Lineart/color

Rough sketching the idea they presented me.

Sketch time

Messaging with a client to figure out what they want.

First contact

Make any final tweaks and send the package out!

Final ok and delivery

First contact

A client will request a commission by private messaging me on Twitter, or filling out the commission form on my website.

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I will request they give me as much detail and references as they can, so we are on same page.

Emote creation

I will then create a sketch based on their requests and reference pictures.

This sketch is sent to client for the OK

Sketch time

Linework and color is added to drawing. This is sent to client for final OK.

Line art

and color

The emotes created can be used in Twitch, Youtube, or Discord chats. These emotes can also be used for Profile pictures.

Finished product

THANKS

Do you have any questions???