Hi! I'm a complete newbie at making icons, so first just a few simple questions.

One, can you guys recommend some (free) fonts that are good to use for icons (that will be legible at tiny sizes)?

Two, I mostly use Paint.NET. Is this reasonable for making simple icons? And are there any tutorials dealing specifically with using Paint.NET? (recommendations for other (free) programs that might be better are also appreciated, but I am already pretty comfortable using Paint.NET)

Thanks!