3 suggestions: (all concerning the borders) your icon would be improved with one of the following -------------------------------------------------------------------- A. plastic: make new layer add some noise set to color (not monochrome) set layer mode to multiply resize so color dots are bigger set opacity to about 20% [link] (hard to see but u get the idea) B. Brushed metal make a new layer, fill with a colour, add noise (monochrome) motion blur it in a direction. and add some metal highlights. [link] C. Woven make a black fabric texture (criss-cross black lines) gausian blur it reduce the opacity [link] I hope this helps! btw this is awsome! i like very much, its just that the borders are a little boooring.
Thanks man. I really appreciate the suggestion and the examples are great. My main concern for not putting to much detail into the boarder was the the main size people will use the icons at will be 32x32 or 16x16 which causes the details to blur.
your icon would be improved with one of the following
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A. plastic:
make new layer
add some noise set to color (not monochrome)
set layer mode to multiply
resize so color dots are bigger
set opacity to about 20%
[link] (hard to see but u get the idea)
B. Brushed metal
make a new layer, fill with a colour, add noise (monochrome)
motion blur it in a direction. and add some metal highlights.
[link]
C. Woven
make a black fabric texture (criss-cross black lines)
gausian blur it
reduce the opacity
[link]
I hope this helps! btw this is awsome! i like very much, its just that the borders are a little boooring.