I would like to try my hand at making DW icons (for 3weeks4dreamwidth). Can anyone point me in the direction of a simple (and free) tutorial/instructions/guide/tips on how to do this?
Oh, this is good. Thank you! I think my challenge will be trying to find instructions which are basic enough for me. I feel like a grandma with her first smart phone.
this is actually something i asked about during the snowflake challenge, and people left a bunch of helpful links/advice in the comments there! also i don't know how likely it is that you'd use it, but i have used the free photo-editing program GIMP for years, so feel free to ask me about that if you like.
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Date: 2025-04-25 04:32 pm (UTC)I also want to start making icons! Though I haven't yet. I’m a complete beginner at the moment.
A while ago I bookmarked this comm:
icontalking. They have a lot of tutorials, though you have to search through the entries.
I bookmarked:
https://icontalking.dreamwidth.org/86784.html https://icontalking.dreamwidth.org/85410.html
This is the only one I read so far:
https://silvercat17.dreamwidth.org/138477.html
I don't have Illustrator or Photoshop (and I believe they are quite expensive) so I plan to use Inkscape or Krita (they’re free).
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