This is my first icon tutorial, so please bear with me. It's for PSP8, involves a lot of layers, and assumes a basic knowledge of PSP8 and how to use layers. Essentially, I was just screwing around with PSP tonight and came up with something I liked.
To make this icon:

Onward
And now I dash to class or I'll be late! *meep!*
To make this icon:

Onward
And now I dash to class or I'll be late! *meep!*
