How to design your raffle art and mark sold numbers to share on WhatsApp
Learn how to put together a clean, professional raffle image, mark who bought each number and share the picture straight to WhatsApp in seconds.
The difference between a raffle that sells out fast and one that sits forgotten in a WhatsApp group is rarely the prize. It is almost always the art: the image that gets passed around, shows what is on offer, lists the numbers and proves the draw is real.
A photo of an Excel sheet does not sell. A picture of a paper grid does not either. What sells is an image that looks put-together, reads at a glance and updates itself as numbers get bought.
In this tutorial you will learn how to:
- Design your raffle art in a few minutes
- Mark who bought each number (and who already paid)
- Refresh the image automatically and share it on WhatsApp
Why the raffle art matters so much
When someone receives the raffle image on WhatsApp, they spend two or three seconds deciding whether to stop scrolling. A misaligned spreadsheet or a blurry picture does not make them stop. A clean image with the prize front and center, the price visible and the numbers laid out properly just might.
A good raffle art has to deliver three things at a glance:
- What the prize is, with a clear photo and a short description.
- How much each number costs and where to pay.
- Which numbers are still available.
If your image answers those three questions without the buyer having to look twice, half of the sale is already done.
Designing your raffle art in 4 steps
No need to open Photoshop or hire a designer. You build everything inside the app, in a few minutes, and the image comes out ready to share.
1. Create the raffle
Open the app, tap New raffle and fill in:
- Title ("iPhone 15 raffle", "Charity raffle for Peter")
- How many numbers (from 50 to thousands, depending on the prize)
- Price per number
- Payment key (PIX in Brazil, your local equivalent elsewhere)
You are not designing the art yet, just saving the data. Everything can be edited later.
2. Pick a template
Templates come with colors, fonts and layout already designed for raffles. Pick whatever fits the prize: minimalist for electronics, festive for birthday raffles, plain and direct for a backyard barbecue.
Do not overthink it. Any template beats a screenshot of a spreadsheet.
3. Personalize what matters
Once a template is chosen, open the art editor and adjust only the essentials:
- Photo of the prize in good resolution. Ask the seller for a vertical photo, or take one yourself in natural light.
- Colors, if the template does not match the mood of the raffle.
- Payment key and draw date, always visible.
Keep the image clean. The eye should land on the prize and the numbers, nothing else.
4. Export the image
When everything is in place, tap Share or Export. The app generates the image at the right resolution for WhatsApp with no cropping required.
How to mark sold numbers automatically
This is where most raffles trip up: the organizer sells a number, forgets to write it down, sells it again to someone else and has to deal with an awkward situation later.
In My Raffle every number has three states:
| State | Meaning | Color on the art |
|---|---|---|
| Available | Nobody reserved it | Default template color |
| Sold | Someone took it but has not paid yet | Highlighted (secondary color) |
| Paid | Payment confirmed | Highlighted and emphasized |
To mark a number, tap it and type the buyer's name. When the payment comes through, confirm it and the state flips to Paid.
The image regenerates automatically with the updated states every time you share it. No more "let me redo the picture because I sold five more numbers."
How to share on WhatsApp
Two options, pick whichever fits your flow:
Direct sharing (recommended): inside the app, tap Share. The system opens the native WhatsApp share sheet, you pick the contact or group and send. The image goes through at good quality, no extra compression.
Save and send manually: save the image to your gallery and send it as regular media. Same result, one extra tap.
The golden rule: every time a new number sells, send the updated art. It creates a sense of momentum and prevents two people from claiming the same number.
3 tips for art that converts more
Three small things that make a real difference before you start sharing:
- Always use a vertical prize photo. WhatsApp crops the preview vertically. A horizontal photo loses its frame; a vertical one fills the feed.
- Put the draw date front and center. A raffle without a date feels suspicious. "Draw on June 15th" at the top of the art fixes that immediately.
- Show the payment key in big letters. If people have to squint to read it, they give up before paying.
Ready to start?
The first raffle takes about 10 minutes to set up from scratch. From the second one on, duplicate an old raffle and swap the prize: under 2 minutes. Pick a template, add the prize photo and generate the first art. Then it is just sharing on WhatsApp and watching the numbers fill up.