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Comment Icon

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In this tutorial, you will learn to create a comment icon.
Click on the rounded rectangle tool to select it. Set the radius to 5 pixel. Set the foreground color to #FF9933 and draw this shape. This will be the base of pencil.



Zoom upto 300%. Now, select rectalge tool. We will used this tool to substract the path from the top layer. Press '-' sign from numeric keypad and draw a shape with rectangle tool as shown. You will see that the path is substracted now :)



Now, apply stroke as shown :-





Draw this #FF99CC color shape with rounded rectangle tool. Do not change the radius.



Again, substract the shape :-



Draw this white color shape :-



Add 2 pixel stroke :-



And inside the shape, draw a gray color shape with rectangle or line tool :-



Draw this shape with rectangle tool. Use #FFFF00 color for it :-



Draw this #FFFF99 color shape :-



Now, select pen tool and draw #FFCCCC color shape as shown :-



Add 2 pixel black color stroke :-



Draw this black color triangular shape with pen tool :-



And, just above this shape, draw a small circle to give it a slightly rounded edge :-



Now, group and all the layers and rotate it as shown :-



Draw this shape with rounded rectangle tool. Use 8 pixel radius this time :-



Apply these layer styles :-







Finally, draw #666666 color lines with line tool to finish the drawing of comment icon.
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