Tutorial - How to create Windows Vista icons? - Axialis Software This article provides information on the following topics: Prerequisites Tryout or Corporate Edition Realistic Buttons Object Pack The icons now includes the following image formats (grayed formats are optional): 64x64 - RGB/A 48x48 - RGB/A You can also transfer your work from Adobe Photoshop® using the Axialis transfer plug-in (see this tutorial) or you can create an icon by assembling several image objects (see this tutorial). the image file. It is loaded in an image document window, not an icon icons. To switch to this mode, right-click in the preview window, a menu Use the same method to return to the previous the window. 4. Select the whole image. Choose Edit/Select All or press Ctrl+A. An animated selection rectangle is now drawn around the image. 5. Choose File/Create Windows® Icon From Selection dialog box opens. This dialog box will permit you to create all the image formats you want to include in your icon in one simple step: 6. Type the 7. Select the 8. To create 9. You can well as add a filter effect to smooth/sharpen the resulting images in click OK. A new icon project is created in a document window: retouch the icon. The gray chessboard-like texture behind the icon is the transparent portion of the icon (the alpha channel info has been preserved). to learn how to add/remove formats or work with this icon project. overlay PNG compression image: . You can add/remove this option by choosing Draw/Compressed Image Format (Windows also use the local toolbar or a right-click menu. save the icon by choosing Edit/Save or pressing Ctrl+S. Top of Page The icons now includes the following image formats (grayed formats are optional): 64x64 - RGB/A 48x48 - RGB/A Congratulations, you've just added your first Image Object to your project! As you can see it's very intuitive. Now let's continue and add other objects to build the icon. IMPORTANT You're done! The resulting image should look like this: Top of Page make cursors Send us feedback about the site. Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP, Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Adobe, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator are registered trademarks of Adobe System Incorporated Apple, AppStore, Ipod, iPhone, iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc
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