Creating icons is one of the biggest challenges in terms of visual design nowadays. An icon has the power to communicate something very quickly and in order to do that, it needs to be thought out and designed with the utmost accuracy.

This tutorial will show you how to create a 3D-looking icon, adding fine details and shadows, using textures and making the illustration very realistic with gradients and lights.

Tags: #3D, #Fireworks, #Graphic Design, #Icon, #Illustrator, #Photoshop, #Tutorial, #Vector