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Welcome to 👁 Image
icon_tutorial! This community was founded by 👁 Image
grass_stained with the intention of helping icon-makers of all skill levels, from total newbie to graphic design pro. Here, you can get your questions answered, post a tutorial for others to use, or find help in our extensive archive of tutorials and answers.

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Our cardinal rule is that all of your questions should be asking "How can I make...", not "Where can I find...?" Please make sure you read all this information before posting!

Read this whole page.

Read the additional guidelines.

Read the community's FAQ post. Thoroughly.

Look at the Frequently Asked Questions section of the memories.

Learn how best to use the archive and do research.

Look at the links and resources further down this page to make sure your question isn't better-answered elsewhere.

If you want to duplicate a specific effect you are seeing in a graphic, ask the person who made that graphic.

All posts made in this community MUST contain content posted in this community and have comments enabled. Posts containing only links to entries in personal journals or other communities are not allowed. [for more]

Be as specific as you possibly can be about the problem(s) you are having. (Good examples chosen at random: here, here.)

Always use an LJ-cut when posting: any image larger than 400 pixels on any side, more than five 100x100 images, an animation sample, and / or a lengthy section of text (like a tutorial). In fact, there is never a wrong time to use an lj-cut.

Write as clearly as you can, in the best English you can. You may also write your post in a non-English language.

Look at the posting guidelines for additional tips.

An archive of tutorials and answers

A place to ask specific questions about making icons and other graphics

A place to share tips and tutorials about making icons and other graphics

A place to learn how to use graphic design programs

A (very limited) gateway to other resource & instructional communities and websites

A place to share icons (or other graphics)

A place to share the resource (brushes, gradients, textures, *.psd) you just made

A place to request icons (or other graphics)

A place to request feedback on icons (or other graphics)

A place to ask for help with LiveJournal or website layouts / HTML

A place to exchange coloring "recipes" or only ask "how do I get/make/find this coloring?" [for more]

A place to identify or download fonts, textures, gradients, templates, or any other resource (including *.psd files, actions, and the like)

A place for broad, unfocused discussion of graphics, icon ethics, or anything else

A place to advertise in or use to solicit traffic for your own personal icon journal / community

. This is a bannable offense. See the FAQ for more explanation.

Do not mock, belittle, patronize, or insult other users. 👁 Image icon_tutorial is a friendly place for individuals of all ages and skill levels, and we like to keep it that way. If you're posting a question, be considerate of the people who answer you; if you're posting a comment, be considerate of the questioner. The end.

Do not ask us to do your homework for you. If you have been assigned a project by a high school or college graphic design teacher or course, there is a reason you are supposed to do it.

Do not delete or the question from your post after it has been answered! This makes it useless to archive, and then your question can't help future users, defeating the point of the community.

Do not post twice if you forgot something in your original post. Instead, edit your original.

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The resources section of the memories has some excellent information; in addition, you will probably find the following to be useful.

Instructional LiveJournal Communities

👁 Image coloring_help	For "Where / how can I get / make this coloring?"
👁 Image elementheads	Tutorials for creating graphics in Photoshop Elements
👁 Image graphicfeedback	Constructive criticism and feedback on graphics
👁 Image icon_coloring	Tips and tutorials specifically regarding image coloring strategies
👁 Image icon_feedback	Constructive criticism and feedback on icons
👁 Image photoshop_lover	Tips and tutorials for and discussion of Photoshop
👁 Image ps_elements	Tips and tutorials for and discussion of Photoshop Elements
👁 Image psp7_beginners	Tips and discussion for newbies to PSP
👁 Image psp8_fun	Tips, tutorials, and resources for and discussion of PSP 8
👁 Image psp9_fun	Tips, tutorials, and resources for and discussion of PSP 9
👁 Image psptutorials	Tutorials for working with PSP and Animation Shop
👁 Image toon_tutorials	Tutorials specifically for icons from animated (manga, anime, cartoon, etc) images

Resource Communities (templates, brushes, etc.):

👁 Image 100x100_brushes	Sharing / Downloading icon-sized brushes
👁 Image brush_fanatic	All things brush, Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro
👁 Image brush_location	"Where can I find a brush like...?"
👁 Image cap_it	Sharing / Downloading screen captures of all genres
👁 Image fontaddicts	All things font-related, including "What is this...?" and, "Where can I find...?"
👁 Image gradiental	Gradient files for all programs
👁 Image icon_extras	Icon-makers' resources of all kinds, for all programs
👁 Image icongradients	Gradient files and images, all programs
👁 Image icon_textures	Textures, icon-sized and larger
👁 Image photoshopextras	All kinds of resources, all versions of PS
👁 Image stock_bases	Prepared bases (100x100) of stock images; some related tutorials
👁 Image texturize	Textures, all sizes and programs. Also a useful FAQ.

Discussion and Networking Communities

👁 Image i_communities	Look for and advertise icon-related communities
👁 Image icon_talk	A place for discussing graphics, graphic programs, and their LJ contexts.
👁 Image iconchat	A place for discussing icons / graphics and their LJ contexts.
👁 Image iconrants	A place to rant about icon things. Read their rules before posting.

Offsite Resources and Tutorials:

List of brush Websites

List of font websites

List of image sites

List of tutorial websites

List of LJ-user resource posts

LJDirectory.com: A directory of resource communities

And last, but not least, if you've investigated the archive and other resource communities but find that you need some more personalized help, you may benefit from The Icon Tutors Project.



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Since early 2005, 👁 Image
icon_tutorial has been a paid account, to enable us to provide layout features that this community needs. In the newer, ad-using era we are especially grateful for any and all donations of paid time, no matter how small, and thank those who have supported us so far:

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etoilepb, 👁 Image
paperdollkisses

Please note: the list of donors was removed when the community was briefly hacked in April, 2009. If you were a donor and we forgot you, please speak up!

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