mormegil

Join Date 03/2001

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Icon-A-Day, Icon # 32, Folder options.

Folder Options Folder, is hard to say.

A Icon a day Keeps the Creative

Icon 32 (Folder Options) I wanted to do something simple today so I could have time for the making this weeks issue of CorelDRAW for skinners, so I thought it would be nice to do the Folder Options folder. This is a new icon in the supported folders of IconPackager, and one that you will see if you look for it in the Control Panel. The icon ended up taking a bit more time than I expected, because I wanted to do something kind of neat. (And because I was watching bad movies while I did it). So off we go.
Step 1: Once more we will start with the Admin Folder, removing the people overlays.	Step 2: My idea for this icon is to do a check box overlaying a "System Folder" But I want the check to be cool so I am going to place it on a piece of glass. So we start by drawing a check, and placing it on top of a few rectangles.	Step 3: Now I group those together and slant it back with the Perspective tool.
Step 4: Now fill the back shape, with white, and using the Interactive Transparency tool I give it a gradient transparency. I copy the back shape twice, then offset the two copies and trim them down. This gives us the illusion of depth to our glass.	Step 5: Now I fill the check with a Contour and Gradient, Much like in the last two icons, but without the glare. Then I pull a simple drop shadow of the check. I trim the shadow down a bit with the node edit tool, to make it look like it is only dropping on the glass.	Step 5: Using the Reflection techniques on our check box we make a nice reflection.
Step 5: Using the Shadow Techniques I make a pretty elaborate shadow to place behind our checkbox. It is subtle in the finial image but it is the polish we want.	Finished Icon Image	Click here to download the finished icon.
One more folder down. I'm off to do CorelDRAW for skinners #4. Check back in tomorrow for more. Read the other Icon-A-Day Articles: Icon # 1, Icon # 2, Icon #3, Icon # 4, Icon #5, Icon # 6, Icon # 7, Icon # 8, Icon # 9, Icon #10, Icon # 11. Icon 12 & 13, Icon # 14, Icon # 15, Icon # 16, Icon #17, Icon #18, Icon # 19, Icon #20, Icon # 21, Icon # 22. Icon #22, Icon # 23, Icon # 24. Icon #25, Icon # 26, Icon # 26, Icon # 27, Icon # 28, 29 & 30, Icon # 31. CorelDRAW for Skinners. Part 1: Mesh Tool 101 & Gloss 101 Part 2: Drop Shadows 101 & Reflections 101 Part 3: Part 3: Exporting 101, Contour & Line 101 And don't forget to check for all the Icon-A-Day icons as they get made, in the Miscellaneous Icons Gallery at Wincustomize.com

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Corky_O

Join Date 04/2004

Nice, Paul.

Question:

How much are you trimming off the 2 copies of the back object, and are you trimming evenly all around, or just from a couple sides?

Thanks.

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I just off set one copy, and trim the top, left. Then with the other the Bottom Right.

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Corky_O

Join Date 04/2004

Thanks.

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As always...

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Hey, you rule btw.

Anyway, I was wondering if u could do a tutorial or something about how you give depth to the glass, because im tryin to do that for an icon im tryin to make (im a beginner) and I just cant figure it out.

Thanks,

ron

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