Icon-A-Day, Icon # 65, Program Group Folder
Not as simple as I planed it to be.
Sunday, March 6, 2005 by mormegil | Discussion: Icons
| Icon 65 (Program Group) I wanted to do another simple icon today, but it turned out a bit more of a project then I had expected. So here we go, lets make a Programs Folder. | ||
| Step 1: We will start with a copy of our Active X folder. I remove the X and its shadow and reflection. .jpg) |
Step 2: Now I want to make a little Explorer Window with some programs in it. So I draw the simple shapes with boxes. .jpg) |
Step 3: I take those boxes and group them, then I slant them back against the folder with the perspective tool. .jpg) |
| Step 4: Now I take some new boxes and with the Mesh tool start going over the title bar area of my Explorer window. I give it the same sort of look we are using on the folders. .jpg) |
Step 5: You can see here that I end up with 5 Mesh fill objects, "Skinning" my Explorer window. .jpg) |
Step 6: Now I copy a few of my earlier icons and make a sort of "List View" to go in the icon area of the Explorer window.
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| Step 4: To save a bit of time I convert my new "List View" Into a bitmap. Using The Bitmap Effects I give it a bit of perspective. Then I tweak it a bit with size and skew to make it fit in the icon Area. .jpg) |
Step 4: To polish off our Explorer Window I give it 3 Command buttons and some boxes to flesh out the Shellstyle area. I also give the frame of the window some texture, copied from the folder. Last I give the Window a little Gloss. .jpg) |
Step 4: I don't think it is showing up well, so I go back in with the Mesh tool and darken some of the colors for a bit more contrast. I also give the icon our standard Reflection. .jpg) |
| Step 4: To finish up we go in and give the new Explorer window a nice drop shadow. .jpg) |
Finished Icon design. |
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Well, that's one more folder down, tomorrow we will try and finish up another. See ya then. | ||
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Reply #2 Monday, March 7, 2005 12:01 AM
Reply #2 Monday, March 7, 2005 12:01 AM
Hope the move went well, thanks for taking the time on this one today, Paul. 
sssnake
Reply #3 Monday, March 7, 2005 4:51 PM
Reply #3 Monday, March 7, 2005 4:51 PM
Hey, maybe the window style is a nice idea for a Window Blinds skin to go with this icon pack.
Almost forgot to say, the icon is great as the icon-a-day icons always are.
Almost forgot to say, the icon is great as the icon-a-day icons always are.
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Reply #1 Sunday, March 6, 2005 10:54 PM