icons in photoshop cs

[ashaikh01]

How do you create icons with transparency using photoshop cs?

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[RallyPC]

create the icon in soild black (or any solid color) then apply layer features like bevel and emboss put a color overlay and/or gradient overlay with a low-medium opacity % then go under Blending options and in the advanced blending slide the fill opacity to 0.

now the only things showing are the layer features you added

plus if you add a drop shodow in a lighter shade of the same color as the icon useing the screen blending mode it makes it more convincing as a gel or glass looking object.

any questions just let me know