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Effective Photoshop Icon Design Tutorials

Monday, September 20th, 2010

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After the globalization every thing has changed and the writing style and designing pattern are also changed and many web designers adopted that change in a positive manner. The concept of ICONS has added value to websites and there are various techniques to design them and to make your product impressive. Photoshop is a great tool for creating web design, graphic design, retouching photos or drawing, but today I will be sharing some information on Icons and Icons can add an effective way to focus on attention and highlight important details. Internet is full of beautiful icons, but we want to create our own icons. There are some guidelines to use them like Icons fit within graphic systems. Icon design is an essential skill for every web designer. A website or blog with beautiful icons will definitely attract visitors’ attention. In this post I have tried to compile the best icon designs and their resources are also present for you to learn more about them!

Let’s check the showcase!

CS3 Icons

Ps Hero teaches us how to create Adobe styled CS3 buttons in 10 easy steps.

Create a Glossy Volt Icon in Photoshop

This is an inspiration from the Bolt movie poster. In this tutorial you will create a glossy thunder logo using a few layers and some white shapes that will make the thunder more interesting and glossy.

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Simple Coffee Cup Icon Photoshop Tutorial

Follow this tutorial to create your own vector character, Freddy the Fish.

Design a Stylish Mail Icon in Photoshop

Yellow Helmet

PSD Tuts teaches us how to create a yellow helmet icon from a real image of one.

How To Draw The Billings Application Icon

iTunes Icon

Elite By Design have a nice tutorial on how to create an iTunes styled button for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Photoshop Gold Ipod Shuffle Icon

Glossy RSS Icon

Create this beautiful RSS Icon for your blog in this tutorial.

How to Create a Van Icon in Photoshop

Jaguar Styled Folder Icon

Learn how to create a beautiful Mac OS X based folder icon in Photoshop.

Photoshop 4GB Card Icon

Follow these steps in Adobe Illustrator to create your very own super cute fuzzy monster character. You’ll be working with the basic shapes to start, then use a variety of gradients to add depth. You can then finish it off with some detailed fur effects to really lift the design from the screen.

Speed Gauge Watch

Create this very realistic speed gauge watch in Photoshop.

Shiny Lock Icon

Another fantastic tutorial from PSD Tuts. Learn how to create a stunning shiny lock icon.

Safety Icon Design

Learn how to create this lush safety icon using photoshop.

Draw a Classy 3D Poker Chip in Photoshop

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to illustrate a 3D Poker Chip in Adobe Photoshop starting from scratch.

LG LCD Monitor Icon

Learn how to create this very stylish LG monitor icon using Photoshop.

Create a Cheerful Twitter Bird in Photoshop

This comprehensive tutorial will teach you how to create a happy Twitter bird with great detail in Photoshop.

3d Mp3 Player

Learn how to create a realistic mp3 player like the one below in this tutorial.

How to Create a Cute and Adorable Twitter Icon in Photoshop

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a Cute and Adorable Twitter Icon. Throughout this tutorial, you will use some of the basic tools like Ellipse Tool, Pen Tool and Gradient Tool.

Pencil Icon

Learn how to create this big super shiny pencil icon. You can then resize it accordingly.

Create a High-Gloss Graduation Hat Icon Design

In this tutorial you will see how to make a professional, shiny, clean graduation hat icon. The techniques in this tutorial will help you graduate to the next level in icon design.

So this is the collection of free icons design tutorials for you and I hope it will be an informative and productive post. Please share which one is your favorite icon and how is the experience of learning them.

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3 Responses

September 24, 2010

Gayathri

Good sharing….