How to create a sticker cut line in Illustrator

[@Stickermule]

If you have any sticker or design related questions, let us know in the comments! ⬇

[@archie_ryan3]

This is a 2 year old question .. but how did you make the final changes at the end with the pen tool ?are you drawing lines?

[@kristenvaughn3496]

This is the best tutorial I've seen for making stickers. Thank you!

[@methathraporn9367]

I'm very new to graphic design but this video is easy to understand and really useful. Thank you to create this tutorial.

[@Stickermule]

Glad to hear that! 😄

[@adamstredwick1402]

Clear, concise and easy to follow tutorial. This has helped me a lot, so thank you!

[@ontheodderside]

Stellar tutorial. I'm a total newbie and this helped me prepare my stickers for printing perfectly! Thank you so much!

[@nopheo]

Excellent tutorial! That's exactly what I was looking for

[@player1tv]

After spending $500 with signarama and they returned 500 completely different cut stickers,,, time to take matters into my own hands,, this is brilliant.

[@med_qb]

I look everywhere and finally found this brilliant video!!Thank you so much for making it so straightforward and clear!

[@brace-4-impact]

I keep coming back to this, so thanks for great tips!

[@Stickermule]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@isaacnelsondesigns]

SUPER HELPFUL! THANKS GUYS! First video I clicked on and it told me everything I needed to know.

[@Nobleflex101]

Just so professional like a real boss.

[@titaprintabyfreya2861]

No more pentool! Thnx this is very helpfull!!!

[@CarolinaMartinez-ie9ei]

Well explained! Thank you!

[@soukainaazekri5091]

Thank you so much.. It was so helpful so I subscribed to your channel because of this beautiful tutorial.

[@Sonia-co7ky]

This video was super helpful!! Thank you so much!!

[@ilostmyhandle]

Subscribed, a life saver!!!

[@mar.mar.studio]

Thank you! This is exactly what I've been looking for!

[@jessicavuong8590]

This was very helpful. Thank you!

[@mariamfawal_]

Thank you thank you, super useful and straight to the point

[@hapipai818]

Thank you for the tutorial

[@lucaalbertario3498]

EXCELLENT tutorial! :)

[@OliBoy0823]

This was super helpful! Thanks :)

[@briannacarter8258]

I can't get the bounding box to delete after ungrouping, so when I combine them all it turns into a black box. How do I fix this?

[@aidanabilaramdzan834]

Thank you for the knowledge! 🙋

[@Stickermule]

You're welcome 🤓

[@emstayss8561]

Super helpful! Thank you 😊

[@cmyk-designcopyprint3045]

Fantastic content!

[@AlaneLane]

This is awesome thank you. Just wond ring if there is a current video?

[@fatimaalhaddad3233]

Very useful and easy. Thank you

[@Erik-fn7kj]

THANK U IT WORKED! :]]]

[@zoaybk]

Thank you so much 🙌🏼

[@pangyadora]

Very useful!

[@peilons_rblx9974]

Great! Thanks a lot!👏

[@mousiex_o]

Mine doesn’t do outline stroke, I went to appearance but when i did offset path it turned it black and didn’t do my whole image that I want. Can you please help TIA

[@KevinsCoffee]

2:29 how do you get the image trace to go from black and white to the original color again? my image is stuck black and white atm

[@pingublossom633]

Thank you so so so muchhhhhh!!

[@sagewiseloner6355]

You Guys are the Bomb Question: What file format should we export printable stickers????

[@ikywTROUBLE]

you can check with your manufacturer but usually they accept .ai or .pdf files

[@colleencegan]

Hi. How do you smooth out/clean your cut path around the letters at the bottom? It’s so perfect. I use the curvature tool and move points 1 by 1 and it’s not exact.

[@crafteeowl]

Same question I have. Did you ever get an answer or figure it out?

[@aleexxmartinez]

Let’s say the sticker size is 4x4inch, does the art board need to exact 4x4inches or 1-3 more inches ? Also should I worry about my bleeds?

[@dragonpaintreal3698]

is it necessery to make our design on illustrator only ? or does it also work with design made on clip studio paint or anything else ?

[@aliciasebzda9451]

This is the best video I have seen on this topic. I had another question, What if I wanted to add a cut out to an image? Would I make a separate cut line layer and then merge the two or keep them separate?

[@Stickermule]

Good question! You could keep them both on the same cut line layer, but no need to merge the objects

[@Flocko91070]

Would this be the same step by step on illustrator on iPad

[@khawlamaaroufy5571]

thank you so much !

[@ukyg]

Thanks! Very helpful! How do you get the shadow behind in your proofs?

[@Stickermule]

Apply a drop shadow (Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow)

[@ukyg]

@@Stickermule Thanks! So quick on the reply. You guys have top notch customer service. The stickers I got look great as well!

[@amzy55]

great tutorial! but i have a question, what type of document do i need to use? does it have to be PS ir can it just be PNG?

[@shofiapriliya6726]

That's exactly the same question i have on my mind after watching this vid

[@mrsmikasa9684]

I really need that answer...

[@amzy55]

I tried and it works with png, you just need to make some selections

[@shofiapriliya6726]

@@amzy55 png? I dont think we can use png as vector format

[@OnTheStrangeSide]

I wanna know too

[@LuizLimac]

the color for the cutting line matters?

[@momi_303]

I used this tutorial a while ago and it worked perfectly for me but now when I try it the "Unite" does not work for me when I use it the second time after setting the offset path. Any idea why? I follow each step exactly as in the video

[@MEILITARK]

I'm not able to smooth out the line at the end. If I delete the anchor points, it leaves open spaces in those places. Selecting one point and hitting delete, deletes the whole outline.

[@끝-i4b]

hello, your video is very helpful for me. but im wondering can you do the offset path inside the sticker (not outside like shown in the video)? may i know how to do it? thank you very much in advance 😄

[@Stickermule]

Set the offset to a negative amount 😀

[@sierrasiler]

Are we allowed a copy of the proof for keepsake? After we order

[@valentinagutierrez8343]

Thank you!

[@arianepenrose9287]

What if I wanted to make one vector with cut lines, save as eps file, to later print stickers in several different sizes from said file? How do I keep the offset from changing as I increase or decrease artwork size? Because if I change from a 3 inch sticker to a 5 inch sticker my offset also increases. Or do you suggest making a separate file for each sticker size?? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

[@RealziesCuts]

Like 19, thank you for Feedback. I hope your Holiday Weekend is Safe & Blessed

[@ArnoldPeterSon]

How to print an RGB image as a sticker? I'm given a PNG file and is asked to print stickers with it.

[@mannym.andcoyoteridgemtb171]

I’ll like to remove or not to have the white edge at all. What other options do I have?

[@Stickermule]

www.stickermule.com/support/full-bleed

[@codenamez3r050]

thank you very much

[@Pitacrumbs]

How in the he’ll do I get rid of the bounding box on the iPad

[@Vpukka]

Thanks for the video and the fact that it's straight to the point. But I have an issue. How do you get the color back after the image tracing?

[@Stickermule]

For this tutorial, you should only be using image trace to get the shape of the design. Make sure you switch the result to a stroke with no fill and still have your original raster image below.

[@crombajaa]

Ah...interesting and great! So what if the sticker needs a hole in the middle?

[@WynterNash]

Hi. What am I doing wrong? I click on Outline and the entire png disappears. Does it need to be a different format? When I did get it to do the outline somehow, it was really jagged with a ton of points on it instead of a nice smooth line. How do I fix this?

[@sanscalibri8905]

Thank you.

[@Monymoustafa25]

Thanks alot

[@elrumi6341]

What is the different create path-> outline and expand?

[@Stickermule]

They do the same thing, but "create outlines" is specifically for text.

[@TheWorldisSoDivided]

1/16 is too big for my tiny sticker on a page with others?

[@cedesv118]

May i ask why my image trace not working? It is grayed out

[@mariselaarroyo6068]

Hello, do you do 1:1?

[@lisabell6883]

ugh thank you

[@ManorathAryal]

which cutter is used for this type of sticker ?

[@Stickermule]

A secret one that we keep in our secret lab

[@jessesantos7046]

The colors dont seem to come back after converting into a vector :/

[@sassy01ss]

How did you clean up the bottom line to make it all straight?

[@Stickermule]

Make a separate object with the Pen tool or Rectangle tool and then merge it (from the Pathfinder window) with your main cut line.

[@sassy01ss]

Sticker Mule i tried that and nothing happend. :-(

[@sassy01ss]

Says the filter produced no results. Please select two or more filled and overlapping paths.

[@Stickermule]

@@sassy01ss make sure you have the rectangle and the new shape both selected. Hopefully that works 🤞

[@Justlawl]

@@Stickermule I tried this error same, use pathfinder and united shapes, this puts the 2 outlines together, i had to select both lines.

[@valentinaromero9352]

Hi, I want to do the cut line to a word bc it's a sticker but I can't , please help. It won't let me use Image trace and when I outline it get whites and I can't use it

[@Stickermule]

Try deleting the white box with the direct select tool

[@Stickermule]

This video might help kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4bbpXd5rsaDfMk

[@Skrzyniobieg]

How to make a simple square outline? I have some stickers to cut but cannot make a simple square "stroke-alike" outline :P

[@acek8834]

I'm working with a png image and text. For some reason the png unselects itself when i click on the 'unite' option, only influencing the text. I did the whole image trace thing, I don't know what I'm doing wrong. ...... Help?

[@Stickermule]

Did you expand and delete the background after using Image Trace?

[@acek8834]

@@Stickermule Omg, I'm dumb, completely disregarded those steps xD I got it now, thank you!

[@Stickermule]

@@acek8834 no problem! 😉

[@josettemansour9997]

After I finish all the steps how do i resize the sticker?

[@Stickermule]

You can select all and resize while holding shift to retain the proportions

[@libravalley4632]

How to save these as pdf file

[@h.b16]

I'm having trouble deleting the bounding box. I get to the ungrouping part and then I'm lost. Can someone please help me?

[@h.b16]

When I unite my layers it just makes a black box instead of creating an outline around my svg image

[@silwe7708]

I want to know this too

[@valentinaromero9352]

I'm stuck there`s something wrong please help

[@AbarrotesAlex]

Verdaderamente interesante!!!

[@sallybowles2781]

can you make a colored cut line?

[@Stickermule]

If you wanted color on the edge of your sticker, you could make a separate stroke beneath the cut line, then increase the weight and change the color.

[@Stickermule]

Other than that, the color of the cut line doesn't matter.

[@Rondomvideos34]

#waqarzaka love waqar bhai

[@MACH_SDQ]

Gooooooood

[@abukamila3570]

Why my object cannot show (become square white) when i press cmd + Y, please help and reply

[@xjgp]

Hi, i'm able to image trace and expand, but when i click on unite the whole layer just turns white. How can i solve this?

[@Stickermule]

There is likely a background object that you need to delete first.