Final preview

Below is the final preview of clipboard icon.

So, lets start the tutorial.

Step 1:

Create a new document in Photoshop of size 256 X 256 px and transparent background.

Select “Rounded Rectangle tool” with 3px radius.

Set color to #bb7107 and draw a round rectangle shape as shown below.


Apply following layer style to this rectangle shape.

So, it looks like this now.

Step 2:

Select “Rectangle Tool“.

With color set to #cbc8c3 draw a rectangle shape as shown below.

Apply following layer style to this rectangle shape.

So, it looks like this now.

Step 3:

Again select “rectangle tool” and set color to #dfddd9 and draw another rectangle shape as shown below.

Apply following layer style to this rectangle shape.

So, it looks like this now.

Step 4:

Create a new layer (layer >> New >> layer). Select “Rounded Rectangle tool” with radius set to 3px and color set to #aca598
Draw a shape as shown below.

Go to Edit >> Transform >> Perspective
Now drag the top right point to slightly right side.


So, it looks like this now.

Again create a new layer and draw a rounded rectangle shape as shown below.

Now merge layers of both these rounded rectangle shape. Apply following layer style to the merged layer.

Step 5:

Using line tool draw few lines.

Now using custom shape, I will put a pen shape.

Step 6:

Create a new layer. Select “Ellipse tool”.


With black color draw a shape as show below.


Now apply Gaussian blur to this shape. (Filter >> Blur >> Gaussian Blur).


Free transform the shape (CTRL + T) and adjust it to have a shadow type effect. Our clipboard icon is ready.

icon License:

Free to use for personal and commercial use. Everyone is free to distribute it. A kind request, please put a link back to our site as icon source.

Below you can download PSD file and PNG file of the icon.

1) Create a new decument (File -> New), size 400 X 400 px and transparent background.

2) To create chat icon, select following:

• Select text tool from tool palette.
• Font type Webdings
• Size 250 px
• color on your choise, I have taken red color.

And type  ^
We will get a chat icon like this:

3) Right Click on layer and select “Blending Options” and do following settings.

5) Hold Ctrl key and click on the layer in the layer pallet to select all contents of this layer.

6) Creat a new layer (layer -> New Layer)

7) Select “rectangular marquee tool”

Now, hold Alt key and draw a shape like this:

Fill up the selection with white color using the “Paint Bucket Tool”.

9) Set the layer blend mode to Soft Light, opacity to 75%, and fill to 50%

Our chat icon is ready.

You can add some text and change color of icon of your choise.