Create Emoji Design

Embird Embroidery Software Tutorial

This tutorial explains how to insert a chosen color emoji as a background image, which might be enlarged and converted to stitches with a few clicks as shown below.

Note: This new feature is enabled for all users who have registration of the Font Engine Plug-in. For others, it works in demo mode, allowing you to choose only from 3 emojis.

Note: Emojis are supported only in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Also, they differ between these two Windows versions. Find more information here.

1 - Run Embird and click the "Editor" menu to switch to the Editor window.

2 - Select the "Insert > Emoji" menu (Picture No. 1).

1. Select "Insert > Emoji" menu

3 - A dialog with Emojis will appear (Picture No. 2). Double-click an emoji and select the "OK" button.

2. A dialog with Emojis

4 - The background image is inserted into the Editor (Picture No. 3). Enlarge the emoji (1) first and then convert the whole background image to stitches (2).

Note: See also Surprise Me! - Create a new design with only a few clicks.

3. Background image with chosen Emoji

5 - It is possible to convert the image and obtain a color design, or a monotone one. Choose the "Color" option (Picture No. 4).

4. Select "Color" option

6 - It is possible to convert also the background color (white) to stitches, or consider it as transparent (Picture No. 5).

5. Select "Transparent" background option

7 - Various fill options are available (Picture No. 6). Find more in Quilt Fill, Fractal Fill and Mesh Fill tutorials.

6. Select "Fill" option

8 - Specify "0 mm" for both "Offset" and "Bounce" settings. (These settings allow you to inflate/shrink recognized curves, which are going to be filled with the chosen fill. Offset is for the outside area boundary, and bounce is for inside cavities.)

7. Specify "0 mm" to both "Offset" and "Bounce" parameters

9 - Select a fill pattern (Picture No. 8).

8. Choose fill pattern

10 - Select the "Image > None" menu to remove the background image (Picture No. 9).

9. Remove background image

11 - Check the result and save it to a file using the "File > Save As" menu (Picture No. 10).

10. Emoji design ready

12 - It is possible to insert the emoji as a Celtic Knots design. Select the "Insert > Emoji" menu, choose an emoji, and select the "Insert as Celtic Knots emoji" button (Picture No. 11).

11. Insert Emoji as Celtic Knots design

13 - A dialog "Insert Celtic Knots Emoji" will appear (Picture No. 12). Specify the size and watch the estimated size of the pattern being inserted. Modify knots settings (type, distance, width, etc.). Try various fill types - there are 80+ available. It is possible to apply Transformation ("Scale", "Fish Eye", "Skew", "3D"). Change a parameter and after a short while watch the Preview box to see how it affects the final result.

12. Insert Celtic Knots Emoji dialog

14 - Check the result and save it to a file using the "File > Save As" menu (Picture No. 10).

13. Celtic Knots emoji design ready, various fill types applied

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