A photo wired into a music sticker.

A selfie. A music player floating beside it. Two thin drawn lines running from your ears to the player like earphone wires.

That’s the earphone drawing IG story trend. A cut-out of you sits on top of the Instagram music sticker, and a hand-drawn wire links the two. The song stops feeling pasted on. It looks plugged in. Creator @simxmargo walked through the full edit on Instagram.

What is the earphone drawing IG story trend?

Three ingredients:

  • A photo – portrait, selfie, or candid.
  • Instagram’s music sticker – the player with the song title and album art.
  • A cut-out of the subject placed in front of the sticker, with thin drawn lines from the ears down to the player.

The cut-out makes the sticker read as part of the photo instead of stuck on top. The drawn wires close the loop. The music sticker stays Instagram-native. The cutout and wires are where Picsart sharpens the look.

 

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Why it works

  • The song is the caption. A track title carries more mood than a text overlay.
  • Layered depth. Subject in front, sticker behind, wires linking them – the eye reads it as 3D.
  • Tappable. The IG music sticker lets viewers save the song with one tap.
  • Repeatable. New selfie, new song, same edit. Weeks of Stories from one template.

How to make it with Picsart

Step 1: Cut yourself out

Open Picsart Photo Editor, upload your selfie, and tap Remove BG. The Background Remover cuts clean edges – especially around hair – way tighter than Instagram’s long-press cutout. Save as a transparent PNG.

Step 2: Draw the earphone wires

In Picsart Photo Editor, open the Draw tool. Pick a thin brush in white, black, or a color from the photo. Draw two short curved lines from the ears down toward where the music sticker will sit. The Draw tool keeps the strokes clean – way steadier than drawing freehand inside the IG Story app. Save the photo.

Step 3: Drop it into Instagram Stories

Upload the edited photo as your Story background. Tap the sticker tray, pick Music, search your song, and choose the compact player style.

Step 4: Position and post

Sit the music sticker where the wires end – under the ear or near the chest. The wires now connect the subject to the song. Post.

Tips: Match the wire color to the photo’s tones. Keep the music sticker small. Pose with a hand near your ear – the wires sell harder when the gesture matches.

Variations worth trying

  • Lyric line drop – skip the sticker, layer one lyric over the photo, draw the wires to the text.
  • Custom player – build a fake music card in Sticker Maker for full design control.
  • Doodle accessories – draw a tiny speaker or headphone cups so the wires have a destination.
  • Pet edition – cat or dog cutout with drawn earbuds and a song that fits.
  • Brand drop – product shot wired to a sticker playing the brand’s playlist. Drop the file into Instagram templates to fast-track the layout.

Pick a song. Plug in. Post.

Cut yourself out. Draw the wires. Let the music sticker close the loop.

Open Picsart Photo Editor and start the edit.