I am trying to learn how to make some vector art stuff and icons on my own. I am always on the look for nice tutorials. The icons I like the most are stylized illustrations of different things that we use everyday such as a compass or pencil. I though I would list my favorites:

Design a Detailed Compass Icon in  Photoshop

Very nice compass icon done in Photoshop. I like it, because of the metal part and the reflections on the compass glass and body and the attention to details.

Another drawing tutorial for icon lovers in which we’ll be illustrating a metallic compass. We’ll be controlling shadow and reflection to add realism to the illustration. As with any icon design, it’s a combination of the overall design and subtle details that gives quality results.

Create a Custom Mac OSX Style Ring Binder Address Book Icon

Mac OS like address book, again lot of attention to the details.

Today I’ll show you how to create an Address Book replacement icon for Mac OSX. When you are a beginner, it’s better to start with designing replacement icons to get some practice. Let’s get started with personalizing the icons in our workspaces.

Design a Shiny Photorealistic Apple Remote

Apple has so many beautiful products. Their product designs consistently attain a sought-after status, which distinguishes them as an innovative company. In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to make a shiny new apple remote.

Some extra string comes here and so the layout will be much better …..

Create a Shiny Lock Icon Design

The gloss and reflection is very nicely done on this lock icon.

A popular icon that you can find on the internet is the lock icon. It is widely used to identify secure Web pages.

It often indicates password fields for secure files. Wherever you wish to place a lock icon, this tutorial will show you how to create an attractive one for you to use.

How to Create a Super Shiny Pencil Icon

This is another cool looking icon, my only complaint with this is that the top part of the pencil does not look like an actual eraser, but I guess this can be fixed by changing the color and removing the reflection.

The Pencil is one of the visual metaphors most used to express creativity. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to draw a pencil icon. We’ll have a look at gradients, selection tools, and basic transform operations. Let’s have some fun with this.

How to Make a Bangin’ Woofer Embedded in Wood

In this tutorial, we’ll illustrate a woofer and make a simple wood texture for the background. We’ll place the speaker so that it appears to be inside the wood texture. Also, we’ll create screws that appear to hold it in place. Put some good music on and lets get working!

Illustrating a Cool Glass of Beer

In this tutorial, we’re going to draw a beer glass with some beer in it. We’ll create the shiny curly glass with reflection, put some beer in it, add some bubbles, and finally we’ll make the shadow and the reflections. Meanwhile, I hope you’ll have some fun and learn some cool techniques too.

I try to collect more of these tutorials in the future and post them as I have them. If you know some, please share with me….