How do I create Icons?

[Rik]

If the question is about creating a desktop icon, then you need to create an image (256x256px).
Save your drawing in most any format you want (as long as the icon editor supports it) and then you need to use an icon editor programme like IcoFX.

Now, IcoFX used to be free (and my installed version certainly was free), but now it costs about $59.

You may be able to find other free icon editors.

[mac173]

Thanks, to all of you. I can use the GIMP if Xara cannot do it, it works perfectly fine for that function. I was just trying to keep it all in one application.

[ad1066]

I have used IconDeveloper for this (only $20). Draw the icon in Xara, export to PNG, import into IconDeveloper to create icon set.

-- Ben

[angelize]

Format Factory is free and will convert an image to .ico

[handrawn]

nothing wrong with gimp

[wizard509]

I usually use Irfanview to make my icon after I create it in xara. IcoFX works well too but usually I prefer the results I get with irfanview.

http://www.irfanview.com/