Creating The Google Blogger Icon In Web 2.0 Style

This tutorial shows how to simply create the Google Blogger icon in Web 2.0 style using Photoshop, easy to follow and understand and can be used on any image/icon.


Step 1: First of all get the picture of the Blogger Icon (Can Be Found HERE) and copy and paste it into a new document (size: 500 width and 700 height) click and hold on the eraser tool and choose magic eraser and click at the bottom right and left corners to get rid of the white border around the image (if this is not done then the blending options will not work)



Step 2: Next we have to add a couple of "blending options" (right click on the layer and choose "blending options") we are going to add an inner glow (colour white and size 20) and a bevel (size 200 and shadow opacity 30%) these are both shown below...





Step 3: After completing the above we need to add the highlights, to do this we need to create two new layers and right click on these and choose clipping mask (an arrow will appear next to the blank layer pointing to the blogger icon layer) now with the first clipping layer chosen, choose the elliptical marquee tool and put an oval around the top of your icon, and then fill this with white and change the fill percentage to 30 and you will be left with the below image...



Step 4: Now do the same with the second blank layer but do this at the bottom of the blogger icon and fill with black and change the fill percentage to 10 which will leave you with the below image...



Step 5: Now choose both of the new layers (clipping masks) and rotate to the left so that they are at an angle on the blogger icon as shown below...



Step 6: Now choose all of the layers (except for the background layer) and right click and choose "merge layers" this will put all of the layers into just 1



Step 7: Press CTRL + J (this copies the slected layer and pastes it into a new layer) and the choose EDIT > TRANSFORM > FLIP VERTICAL and then move the copied layer directly below the original layer and if needed select both layers and minimize slightly



Step 8: Finally add a layer mask to the flipped layer and choose the gradient tool (make sure the black and white option is chosen) and drag from the bottom upwards so that half of the image is white and if needed change the opacity this will leave you with the final image as shown below...



This can be done with any image using the same settings..
If there is any problems with this tutorial or you get stuck then leave a comment and I will respond to it ASAP.

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Creating An Icon For The Address Bar Of Your Blog (Favicon)

My first tutorial is how to create a "Favicon" for the address bar of your blog,
It is a step by step tutorial of how to create and upload the "Favicon" to your blog.


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Creating a Favicon !

Step 1:
Open up Photoshop and create a "New" document with the size of the document set to 16x16 pixels.


Step 2:
Zoom into the square so that it can be easily seen, then choose the "Text" tool and write what you want to be on the Icon, for example mine is "SB" so this is what I type.


Step 3:
Next right click on the selected layer and choose "Blending Options" then pick all of the options which you want to include, on this example i have added a drop shadow, an inner shadow, it has been bevel and embossed and I have also added a colour overlay.


Step 4:
When you are happy with the final image then click File > Save As, and then choose JPG and then type .ico on the end of the file name instead of .jpeg this saves it as an Icon file which can be uploaded.



Step 5:
Go to MyFavatar and register.
Follow the steps on this website on how to upload your Icon, next click on "Edit Blog" then enter your blog details, after this click on "Favatar Codes" and follow these steps into entering this code into your "Template HTML Code" this website tells you where abouts to paste the given code into your blog.



Step 6:
Finally after pasting the given code into your blog admire your "Favicon" on the tab/address bar.



Hope this has helped you,

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