How To Make Your Own Windows Icon Using Vista and Photoshop
by SAB on Mar.21, 2009, under Technology
I love customizing my computer, and recently I had the urge to change the folder icon I use for my Super Awesome Blog files to have a “Super Awesome” Icon! After a little research I discovered that it’s suprisingly easy. Here’s what you need:
The Easy Way:
1. Get a .PNG file that’s already to go. If you use PhotoShop like I do, you might find the Free Icon Plugin by Sibcode helpful, it lets you edit Icons in PhotoShop (pretty handy!)
2. Point Your Web Browser to ConvertICO.com, a free site where you can upload your image file and convert it to a high quality .ico file!
How I Made Mine!
1. Get your source files ready. I simply used my Print Screen button on my keyboard, pasted it into photoshop and cropped out the window I wanted. I found an empty Vista Folder Icon on Deviant Art.
2. I used the Skew to create a 3D effect, and sized it to what I wanted.
3. Then I made a duplicate layer. I changed the Opacity to 50% on the duplicate layer, and cropped out the original screen cap (the area that looks like it’s inside the folder. Once I was all done, I saved the file as a PNG.
4. Then I simply went to ConvertICO.com, uploaded the PNG, and voila! You can test it by converting the PNG in this article.
Happy Icon Creating!
