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[wip][how to]learn making icons in a easy way[beginner friendly]

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HELLO GUYS. THERES SO MANY ICON PACKS ALL AROUND US. HAVE YOU GUYS EVER DREAMT ABOUT MAKING SUCH COOL ICONS YOURSELF? BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE TO AND HOW TO START? NOW LEARN MAKING THEM IN EASY AND BEGINNER FRIENDLY WAY HERE. :D

THINGS THAT YOU MUST HAVE:
1. Photoshop (Any version you prefer. but i would suggest Photoshop cs3+)
2. Original Ideas.
3. Patience.
4. Bases (Explained Later)


LETS GET STARTED:
1. We will start by creating a new document in photoshop. For that, open up Photoshop and Select File->New and select document size as 144x144 just like shown in the image





2. Now that the document is created, we need a background for the image. Follow the images below to get a good background

3.Now open up the layer panel from the right side of the screen. You will see something like this there:





4. Add a new layer by selection the new layer button as shown in the image below








5. Double click on the background layer, And you will see a popup like this:




6. Select OK.


7. Now lets get to the next step: Making The Background


8. Click on that eye icon beside layer zero as shown in the screenshot and hide the eye icon





9. Now select the following things as shown by arrow in the image below. Rounded Rectangle Tool from the TOOL BAR, Fill Pixel from the top bar and set its radius to 30 px




10. Now select a good colour and click and drag your left mouse button from ARROW 1 to ARROW 2 as shown in the image below.




11. Now lets have a look what bases means.. I am giving a starter package of 25 stock app bases that you can use for learning purpose. Download link below.



12. Simply drag and drop the bases just like i did with twitter logo. Collect as many bases like this as u can.. Just keep in mind, DONT KANG. ASK FOR PERMISSION BEFORE USING ANYONE'S ICONS.



DOWNLOAD BASES HERE

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