A tutorial to make 
from , as a lot of people asked for icon tutorials. (I picked one at random.)
This tutorial includes base fixing, blending, and a bit of masking and brushwork. Image heavy, and long.
A warning: while I've tried to make this tutorial as simple as possible, this was not an easy icon to make and I can't promise a completely beginner-friendly tutorial. However, feel free to give it a shot, and I'll certainly clarify if there's anything that needs explaining.
You will probably need to know how to make layer masks in your program, as I only have GIMP and can't explain. You'll also need to know how to crop, resize, and make new layers.
This tutorial was written for GIMP 2.2. It is, however, translatable.
( Dial-up users, beware )
from , as a lot of people asked for icon tutorials. (I picked one at random.)This tutorial includes base fixing, blending, and a bit of masking and brushwork. Image heavy, and long.
A warning: while I've tried to make this tutorial as simple as possible, this was not an easy icon to make and I can't promise a completely beginner-friendly tutorial. However, feel free to give it a shot, and I'll certainly clarify if there's anything that needs explaining.
You will probably need to know how to make layer masks in your program, as I only have GIMP and can't explain. You'll also need to know how to crop, resize, and make new layers.
This tutorial was written for GIMP 2.2. It is, however, translatable.
( Dial-up users, beware )