as this is my first icon tutorial, feedback would be great. dont hold back, tell me if my tutorial is easy to follow & achievable. by all means, use my tutorial, but dont make your icon an exact replica of the icon i have used in the tutorial. use these steps as a guideline, nothing more.
from this: 
to this: 
1. Start with this image:
2. Crop the image to 100 X 100 pixels:
3. Duplicate (layer › duplicate layer) the layer
4. On the layer drop down box, select overlay.
5. Your icon should now look like this:
6. Select the blur tool (filter › blur › gaussian blur)
7. Set the radius to 2.9 pixels and click OK.
8. Your icon should now look like this:
9. Set foreground colour to #FFFFFF and background colour to #000000
10. Select the gradient map tool (image › adjustments › gradient map)
11. Your selected foreground and background colours should apply to the map. Click OK.
12. Your icon should now look like this:
13. Make a new layer (layer › new layer)
14. Select your text brush if you have any installed. If you do not, leave this step out and make your own text by selecting the T on the left-side palette. I used font colour #A8A8A8 for the text brush, but what colour you use is entirely up to you.
PS. you may use my finished icon on the condition that you credit ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1){kind=small}
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