What Icons Are You Working On?

February 2012

Published on January 31, 2012 By PoSmedley In OS Customization

About six years ago, Phoenixheart started a thread titled 'Rare Icon Request' which got 1907 hits in four years. I cut my teeth on Photoshop doing requests in that thread as did a few other skinners. I lost count of the icons I did. I also lost count of the Iconpackages I started or OD packs I started because of ideas I got from that thread.

Anyway.....there are a lot of great artists out here making icons for all kinds of things. So, what have you got going on with icons? Dazzle us. I know I would love to see. As I plug through my first windowblind (One Piece At A Time -threads) we have skinners making other things to go with it and someone out there is working on some icons as well.

What are you working on? Or are you a first timer looking for tips? Post here!

Comments (Page 2)

Xiandi

on Feb 01, 2012

PoSmedley

reply 15

I got Cinema4D but I can't wrap my head around working with it

Me neither.

BoXXi

on Feb 01, 2012

Xiandi

reply 16

Quoting PoSmedley, reply 15

I got Cinema4D but I can't wrap my head around working with it

Me neither.

And me too!!!!! 3D progs do my head in!!!

Vampothika

on Feb 01, 2012

phh me 4, im "trying" to learn maya, but never have the time......

everyones icons look sweet by the way

Wizard1956

on Feb 01, 2012

Vampothika

reply 18

everyones icons look sweet by the way

@Po "Short Attention Span" Smedley. Aren't you supposed to be working on something?

PoSmedley

on Feb 01, 2012

Wizard1956

reply 19

@Po "Short Attention Span" Smedley. Aren't you supposed to be working on something?

Do you see me working on anything here?

I'm just doing what we talked about in vStylers thread. Starting some customization threads to help snuff out the BS crossovers from the gamer forums. If I remember, you said....

Wizard1956

reply 14

The game threads are just space filler until something worthwhile needs posting.

and

Wizard1956

reply 10

Abandoning WC isn't going to make it a better place, more posts by skinners for skinners will.

So.....the real question is why haven't you (with your +1429 Karma and wealth of often good advice on computing and ability to find skins and wallpapers that others think are lost to the web forever) started a thread?

Next time, bring a bigger stick when you come trolling in my schoolyard, wise-ass.

Wizard1956

on Feb 01, 2012

Ow!

You sunk my battleship!!

I think I'll swim off now....blood in the water, sharks and all that.

I do have an idea for a thread. Everyone will be invited.

firebrick

on Feb 01, 2012

PoSmedley

reply 15

You skinners working with the 3D programs make it look so easy...it drives me nuts.

Got to be dedicated to the those 3D proggies.. kinda like those people that use skin studio.. props!

Frankief

on Feb 01, 2012

Questions??? I have been making icons for my own personal use via the ico plugin for Photoshop. If I wanted to make them to distribute, how would I go about it? Whenever I try to save icons through icon developer, even though the png is on a transparent background, it always shows up with a black background.

AceMatrix

on Feb 01, 2012

Frankief

reply 23

The black background is an indication that it is being saved as a .BMP image. PNG images have an inherently transparent background. Maybe double check to see what ID is saving it as?

DrJBHL

on Feb 01, 2012

PoSmedley

reply 20

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 19@Po "Short Attention Span" Smedley. Aren't you supposed to be working on something?

Do you see me working on anything here?

I'm just doing what we talked about in vStylers thread. Starting some customization threads to help snuff out the BS crossovers from the gamer forums. If I remember, you said....

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 14 The game threads are just space filler until something worthwhile needs posting.

and

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 10Abandoning WC isn't going to make it a better place, more posts by skinners for skinners will.

So.....the real question is why haven't you (with your +1429 Karma and wealth of often good advice on computing and ability to find skins and wallpapers that others think are lost to the web forever) started a thread?

Next time, bring a bigger stick when you come trolling in my schoolyard, wise-ass.

Picture in OP: BUNK. How appropriate.

Bullshit you lazy bastage.

Get back to the skin, OR

I side with the derp.

Frankief

on Feb 01, 2012

AceMatrix

reply 24

The black background is an indication that it is being saved as a .BMP image. PNG images have an inherently transparent background. Maybe double check to see what ID is saving it as?

No, I am saving from Photoshop as a transparent PNG and it shows transparent in icon developer but when I save the icon it saves with a black background. I can open the same png in Photoshop and save as an icon and the background is transparent.

AceMatrix

on Feb 02, 2012

Frankief

reply 26

Try this Frankief : When Icon Developer opens to the screen where you set all your format sizes , click on the button in the lower left corner that says "Alpha Channel" --- there you will see what you have your background set as. it should be set to transparent by default, but you never know, it may have gotten changed inadvertantly.

Frankief

on Feb 02, 2012

It is set to transparent, but it still is saving the PNG as an Ico with a black background. I am lost. It shows with the transparent checkerboard but saves with a black background.

AceMatrix

on Feb 02, 2012

do any of the other icons on your desktop have a black background around them ?

Uvah

on Feb 02, 2012

I used to have that problem with an image viewer. Always did it save a .png with a black background. I got rid of the image viewer. It was irfanview. I use Xnview now. Relevance ...... ?

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