Icon making help desperately needed! :(

mulletman13

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Aug 16, 2004

• #1

I've got to the point of making the actual .icn file.... or copying and pasting from photoshop into highlighted icon area... however I'm coming across one problem.

When I paste, or try to switch the icons.... THE TRANSPARENCY DOES NOT COME WITH. Sorry for all caps but I cannot figure out a thing. I've tried from .psd and .tif, both containing transparency, however when I go to replace my hdd icon, low and behold there is a hideous white background to the icon where I would love it to be transparent. Please help me 🙁

 

stoid

macrumors 601

• Aug 16, 2004

• #2

If you aren't using Iconographer, Get it.

It supports full 8-bit grayscale masks.

 

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King Cobra

macrumors 603

• Aug 16, 2004

• #3

Go to www.iconfactory.com and download/install Icon Builder for Photoshop. Make sure that when you use it, have everything merged into one layer, then export it to .icns. It should work.

 

Sneeper

macrumors regular

• Aug 16, 2004

• #4

How do people make raster icons that look good at any size?

 

mulletman13

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Aug 16, 2004

• #5

Thanks guys, got it to work both ways ^_^ 🙂

 

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King Cobra

macrumors 603

• Aug 17, 2004

• #6

Sneeper said:

How do people make raster icons that look good at any size?

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The trick is to make the icon simple and awesome looking at high res. If you can put a checkmark of honesty beside those traits, then the icon will have those traits when resized down.