Twitch is one of the world’s largest streaming platforms, with nearly 2.2 million creators broadcasting. The competition is stiff.
Twitch emoticons “emotes” are a great way to stand out. Making them attractive and eye-catching is a great way to show your personality. Twitch has built-in emotes but Affiliates and Partners can access custom emotes.
Here are some guidelines on creating and importing custom emotes:
Files should be in PNG format
Three size variants for each emote design
File less than 25KB
Images should have a transparent background
No feathering or blurring images when viewed at 100% resolution
Designs should not violate any of Twitch’s terms of service
No use of copyrighted designs and content without permission.
No images of celebrities
How to find custom emotes for Twitch
Twitch Emotes - An exhaustive free list
Twitch Subreddits - Reddit has subreddits for almost all topics under the sun
Better Twitch TV(BTTV) - A free extension you can plug into your Twitch account
Commission Artistes on Twitch - You can find freelance artistes on Twitch
Fiver for Twitch - You can find experienced designers here
16 steps to creating appealing emotes with GIMP
Install GIMP
Open GIMP
Create a new file
Specify emote dimension
Access advanced setting
Make the emote background transparent
Create your emote
Save your emote design
Create the other size variants
Set new image dimensions
Save new image files
Upload your emotes to Twitch
Access your dashboard
Access settings
Access emotes page
Upload your emotes
Create unique emotes for your channel
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