Help with os X icons

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in macOS edited January 2014
I am trying to make some of my icons, but I am stupid and have no idea how to go about doing this. Can any of you help me out? Maybe Michaelm8000 or someone?



Thanks,

Strider

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    sinewavesinewave Posts: 1,074member
    Strider this is what I usually do and I find it's the easiest. I make all my icons in Photoshop. I make a 128, 48, 32, and 16 pixel versions. I save them as .psd files with the background transparent. Then I take the application "IconComposer" that comes with the OS X dev tools and import the pics that way.. then I save as a icn. You can stop there or you can then bring it into Iconographer and fine tune them.



    I found this is the easiest way for me anyhow.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    I do my icons by...



    1. making the pic.



    2. Make the pic 128X128 and 72 DPI



    3. Make a mask of the Pic



    4. Copy and Past into Iconographer.



    5. Reasize everything and copy and past at all the different sizes (48X48, 32X32, 16X16)



    It is really easy I am sure you will get it.



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    [ 11-25-2001: Message edited by: Michaelm8000 ]</p>
  • Reply 3 of 3
    [quote]Originally posted by Sinewave:

    <strong>Strider this is what I usually do and I find it's the easiest. I make all my icons in Photoshop. I make a 128, 48, 32, and 16 pixel versions. I save them as .psd files with the background transparent. Then I take the application "IconComposer" that comes with the OS X dev tools and import the pics that way.. then I save as a icn. You can stop there or you can then bring it into Iconographer and fine tune them.



    I found this is the easiest way for me anyhow.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    If you're going to use photoshop you might as well use IconBuilder... (a photoshop plugin for creating the icns)
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