icon question!
i have no idea if i can even ask this here, but since i've been wondering for a while and i figure some fine people here might know, i might as well give it a shot!
what i'd like to know, is how to make icons like these lovely ones. from what i can tell, if it's photoshop they're using, it's a little more complicated than just gaussian blur > darken, etc. but even playing around, i haven't been able to figure it out!
i'd really appreciate any tips. i'm usually a diehard picnik user since my laptop is slow enough as it is, but i'm always looking for new ways to make icons. and while we're at it, what about these?