40+ Hand-picked Photoshop Icon Designs
We know we can always count on the Internet for free quality icons, but that being said, free icons sometimes might have it's limitation too. Here's few we can quickly think of:
- Copyright. Most free icons restricts usage on non-commercial product/website only.
- Size. Don't you just hate it when you found your favorite
icon but it's only a 32×32 and you wish they have a bigger version? - Colors. You found the exact
icon you want, but the color is just not right. - Transparency. Some author did not distribute their free
icon in .PNG or original source. That makes it hard to implement their icons on our design.
Creating your own icon not only overcome above mentioned problem, at the same time you gain and brush up your Photoshop skills. Nothing beats the satisfaction of creating things on your own. We've crawled the net, searching from sites to sites and here's a 40+ hand-picked Photoshop tutorials that guide you through icon designing. Have fun.
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Adobe Photoshop CS3 IconHow to quickly make a slightly altered looking Adobe CS3 Icon. |
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Angry EmoticonLearn about special effects while converting an ordinary orb into a fantasy art piece. |
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Create a Glossy Home IconLearn how to design your very own glossy home icon in Photoshop |
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Perfect Shine Button or IconHow to create a cool looking button or an icon to suit your need. |
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Create a High-Gloss Graduation Hat Icon DesignHow to make a professional, shiny, clean graduation hat icon. |
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Create a Jaguar Style Folder IconHow to cover an object in a Jaguar style fur texture. |
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Create A Mockingly SmileySimple way to create a glossy mockingly smiley in Photoshop. |
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Create a Shiny Lock Icon DesignWherever you wish to place a lock icon, this tutorial will show you how to create an attractive one for you to use! |
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Create Icons tutorialCreate a glossy looking icons. |
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Creating a Cool Yellow Helmet IconCreate a helcom icon from photograph. |
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Creating an XP Style Monitor IconCreate a simple monitor icon in that style. |
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Design a Glossy Download IconYou want the graphic to be eye-catching, yet smooth and small enough so it doesn't dominate your layout. This tutorial will teach you how to create a graphic that does just that. |
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iTunes Icon in iPhoneThis tutorial will show you how to effectively create the iTunes icon found on all iPhones and iPod Touches. |
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Draw magnifying glassLearn how to create magnifying glass, which you can use it as button or as icon |
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Vista Aero Thumbnail IconCreate the glossy border around most of Vista's icons. |
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World Icon TutorialCreate world icon in Photoshop. |
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Glossy RSS iconIn this tutorial we are going to create a colorful RSS icon for your blog. |
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Glowing Orb With DialExperimenting with layers and styles to create a cool glowing orb and dial effect. |
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Home IconIn this tutorial, you will learn to create a home icon. |
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How to Make a Folder IconLearn how to create a nice folder for your desktop or a website. |
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Illustrate a Traffic Cone Icon in PhotoshopDrawing a traffic cone, another handy icon for “under construction” |
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iTunes IconThe challange of this tutorial is to use various Blending modes and blending techniques to replicate the iTune icon. |
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Mac Os X Mail Icon StyleLearn how to make the Mac OS X Mail's icon in a easy way. |
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Making a Photoshop Shield!Use the Path Tools in Photoshop to draw a shield-like shape. |
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Designing a Safety IconDesign safety icon in Photoshop. |
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Pyramid Icon DesignHow to use your pen tool to create a simple and easy triangular icon design that can be used as your logo or a bulletin. |
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Custom RSS Feed IconsTwo ways to make your Feed Icons custom. |
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Photoshop Video Game Mario IconHow to Create Photoshop Video Game Mario Icon. |
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Recreate the Famous Yahoo! SmileyHow to recreate the famous Yahoo! smiley face. |
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Skype Buddy IconLearn to draw skype buddy icon with this tutorial. |
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Skype LogoLearn how to create in easy steps logo for Skype. |
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Stylish Search IconLearn how to design a professional stylish search icon. |
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QuickTime IconDesign Quicktime Icon in Photoshop. |
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Clock IconCreate simple clock icon. |
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Mac Sphere iconCreate Mac Sphere icon. |
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The Making of an IconInsights into the process of making icons. |
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Creating a clock iconYet another clock icon tutorial in Photoshop. |
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TV IconIn this tutorial, you will learn to create a tv icon. |
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Vista Error IconHow to create Windows Vista icons using a few basic layers, creative layer styles and some web 2.0 gradients. |
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Vista Firewal IconDesign a Vista Firewall Icon |
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XP Style Woman IconLearn to draw a xp style woman icon. |
