👋 Paul here.

I’m a 2D illustrator, motion designer, and a fan of classical art from the medieval era and beyond (yes, that mix exists).

For the past 4 years, I’ve been drawing and animating for Telegram — creating stickers, emoji, and now NFT gift models.

This channel is a place to share what I’ve made - and maybe a few things I never released.

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It all started with her.

Her name is Lily — a Mavka, a forest spirit from Slavic myths 🌿
She became the heart of my very first sticker set — drawn from folklore and sent straight into the Telegram Animated Sticker Contest, where she took a top spot and opened the door for me to join the artist team.

It was one of my hardest sets — learning animation on the go, while trying to keep her emotion in every sticker.

When Telegram launched the .webm format, it opened up a new kind of creative freedom, and I joined the first wave of video sticker sets — a fresh medium with more room to explore 😱

My idea was to bring a hand-drawn feel through frame-by-frame animation, using effects like blur, glow, and more — things Lottie stickers just couldn’t do.

This was my first Apple-style emoji 🍩 and I spent nearly a week animating it...
Which might explain why it’s also my last 😅

(But don’t ask me why)

In August 2022, Telegram released a major update that let Premium users use animated emoji — finally moving beyond boring static ones to bring more joy and personality into messages 👍

There were 12 unique custom emoji packs and I’m proud to be part of that moment, because my Face Emoji was one of them 😳

It still blows my mind how these tiny faces became such a big part of how we text now.
Not sure how to live without them anymore.
Pretty sure I don’t want to 😂

Emoji Pack
😎 t.me/addemoji/OutlineEmoji

Outline Emoji — probably my favorite set so far.
Minimal, clean, expressive — just the way I like it 😎

But because the design is so simple, I had to put extra focus on the animation itself — to make every expression feel clear, lively, and fun without relying on visual effects 🙃

No shading, no gloss.
Just lines, motion, and emotion 👻

Early concept: square heads instead of round ones 👀 Didn’t get approved, but I always thought they had charm.

Curious — would you use them ?

Trapped Heart was one of the first NFT gift collections on Telegram 🖤
Fully illustrated and animated by me.

Which one do you like — or already have ?

There’s a real glitch in this model — a technical issue where the seam between parts is clearly visible 😨
I didn’t have time to fix it — so instead of hiding it, I decided to push the effect even further ➡️
Just one added line — and suddenly the glitch felt intentional.

Now it looks like it was always meant to be there 🖤

I’m not the original author of the gift — but I illustrated and animated all the Candy Cane NFT models.

Really liked this little stick — it somehow ended up with its own personality 🍭

Also created a few Santa Hat variations that winter 🎅🎅🎅 and animated the original Xmas Stocking gift too 🎁