Digital Art: Create Android Icon in Photoshop

Final Image:

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Step-1

Create New Document.

Press “Ctrl + R” to get rulers and set a vertical ruler in the middle.

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Step-2

Draw a rectangle using “Rectangular Marquee Tool (M)” in new layer.

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Step-3

Set the following colors in gradient.

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Select  reflected Gradient.

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Fill the selection to get the following result.

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Create Hands:

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Set the rulers on the both sides.

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Select, “Rounded Rectangle Tool (U)” with radius 360px.

Draw hands and fill them with the same gradient as above.

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Now draw a elliptical circle using “Ellipticle Marquee Tool (M)” and fill it with dark green color in new layer.

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Step-6

Using the same elliptical selection, lets select bottom of the body.

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Expand the selection using “add to selection”.

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Inverse the selection (Ctrl + Shift + I) and delete to get round edges like this.

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Now, let’s create head.

For this, draw a circle with “Ellipticle Marquee Tool (M)” and fill it with same gradient as above.

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Cut it into half.

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Using the above elliptical selection, inverse the selection and delete it to get  round edges at the bottom of the head.

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Create Eyes:

Step-8

Draw circle using selection tool in new layer and fill it with radial gradient (black and white).

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Create Antennas:

Step-9

Duplicate the hands, resize them and position them in the following way.

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Create Legs:

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Duplicate the hands and position them like this….

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Step-11

Make selection of the legs, select new layer and fill it with following gradient.

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Add Reflection:

Step-12

Make rectangular selection with selection tool(M) and fill it with light green color in new layer.

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Blur it. (Gaussian Blur)

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Similarly over the head.

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Set Background:

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Create a new layer at the bottom.

Make rectangular selection.

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Set foreground (#80DF7B) and background colors (#51CC4B).

Go to Filter >> Render >> Clouds.

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Desaturate it a bit

For this, go to Image>> Adjustment >> Hue/Saturation and adjust the saturate bar.

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Step-14

Select half of the background and select free transform(Ctrl + T).

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Right click and select “Perspective” and expand the selection.

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Resize the whole background to the full screen.

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Step-15

Using “Burn tool (O)” darken the following areas using soft brush tool.

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Using “Dodge Tool (O)” lighten up the following areas using soft brush tool.

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Add Shadows:

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Draw elliptical circle with black color in new layer.

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Blur it and decrease the opacity to 60%

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Duplicate the blurred shadow(2 copies), resize it and place them below the feet each.

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Finally you get result like this…

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I hope you find this tutorial useful.

Enjoy!!