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Free Icons For Your Web Designs and Desktop. Xentient Thumbnails Review & Download Link | freewaregenius. Xentient Thumbnails changes the default icons for image files in Windows explorer and replaces them with thumbnails of the images themselves. It works automatically on all image files within the Windows environment without user intervention. Every Windows user knows that setting “thumbnails” in the folder view options results in a thumbnail view of the pictures within it. Xentient Thumbnails goes a step further by replacing all image icons on-the-fly with thumbnails that are visible in all folder views (icons, tiles, list and details views, and even images placed on the Desktop).

Here are more notes on this program: How it works: once installed/activated, this program starts generating thumbnails on the fly for all folders that you open. The verdict: I really like this program (I especially like seeing thumbnail icons for images placed on the desktop). Version tested: 1.0.2 Compatibility: Windows 98/SE/ME/2K or XP; high color or true color display. ConvertIcon. Anatomy of an Icon. Since releasing some icons of my own, I’ve received quite a few messages asking “how do you create an icon?”.

Well, I can’t tell you how to create an icon — but I can tell you the steps I take to create an icon. There may be easier ways. There may be better ways. Here’s a quick look at the methods and techniques I used to create an icon from the Overcast set. Our goal is to create an icon in two standard sizes: 16×16 and 32×32 (pictured, right).

I choose to create the smaller version first, then double the size and clean it up (more on that later). Set the Canvas and Zoom So to begin, start with a canvas of 16 pixels by 16 pixels (Photoshop is my image editor of choice). Outline the Form Next, I’ll outline the basic shape of whatever I’m attempting to create using the pencil tool set to 1px width. Note: The figures used in this article are zoomed in so that they’re easier to view. Gradients are Key Selecting the magic wand tool, I’ll select the white that sits inside the outline.