I really hope it makes sense. It's made with Adobe Photoshop CS2 in mind but if you're clever then I suppose it could be transferred, it's a good starting point. I've aimed it at beginners who understand the use of layers so it's basic stuff, no curves or other scary biscuits.
Any problems then please give me a shout and I'll be happy to help you out if I can. Comments would be lovely, especially if you use this tutorial to make some shiny icons, I'd love to see anything you come up with. xxx
Today luvvies, we'll be going from:
to
and back again
a few other example icons made using variations on this tutorial