Icon-A-day, Icon # 22, Sharing Overlay.
Sick and tired of Globes.
Friday, January 28, 2005 by mormegil | Discussion: Icons
Icon 22 (Sharing Overlay) We have had enough of globes for awhile, but we have a lot of non-glamorous icons to create if we are planning on completing a full icon pack. One of the icons that always seems to be a problem is the Sharing Overlay. The thing you have to keep in mind with this one is where it is going to be used. We have established a convention with this pack of using cables to represent network connections, so I am going to go with that for our Overlay, something similar to what we have used in the Network Computer icon. |
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Step 1:
First thing I do is mock up the general shape of our overlay. I place it on top the existing folder icon, to make sure it fits. |
Step 2: Now since what is shared the most are folders and drives, I make sure it looks ok overlaying the Hard Drive icon as well. |
Step 3: Now I copy over the Network Computer Cable just to use as a guideline for our new cable. I use the Mesh Tool and a Rectangle to start molding our new cable. |
Step 4: To save a bit of work I copy the join I used in the Network Computer Cable and tweak its size, making it useful for our new cable. Then I create another cable with the mesh tool. |
Step 5: Now using some circles and Radial fills I make my "Plug" that will connect to the icon that we are overlaying. |
Step 6: Now I pull a shadow off our cord, and using the Interactive Transparency tool I fade out the edges of the cables and shadows. |
Step 7: Last step is to place these overlays over the folder and drive icons to see how they look. |
Finished Icon Image |
Click here to download the finished icon. |
Tomorrow I will try and do something a bit more exiting.
Also check in for the next installment of CorelDRAW for skinners. |
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Reply #1 Friday, January 28, 2005 9:59 PM
You have given me at least 2 months of home work already, keep it coming, Teach.
Thanks, Paul.