Omero Graff 12 owns and runs his own custom sticker business. Graff’s business consists of anime and manga stickers in a variety of sizes.

“I really enjoyed drawing, and during Covid my friend Joe Brandon got me back into anime and so I started to draw it again,” Graff said. “I really enjoyed it so I thought I would make stickers and digital art out of the drawings.”

Over time, the process of creating these stickers has become second nature for Graff.

“I would have to draw it on paper from either my mind or a reference photo, ”Graff said. “I take a picture of that drawing and turn it into digital art on my phone or tablet, then from there I either go to somebody else and have them printed and cut out for me or I can do it at home but my sticker printer isn’t the best.”

Graff has been expanding his business recently. He started up a website to sell his stickers and clothing. 

“I do have a website outline made for clothing and stickers. It’s not out just yet because I do not have enough pictures to make and not alot to invest in right now,” Graff said. “I need to start printing out shirts and stickers beforehand.”

While making these stickers Graff experiences ups and downs. For every easy part, there’s something hard that comes with it.

“The hard part for me is cutting around the sticker and making it look nice, most of them are really small and detailed like swords and tails,” Graff said. “The easiest part is actually drawing it because I enjoy it the most so I don’t have to try as hard.”