Ask the Maker Guide: General Guide/Tutorial for Animated Icons

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 16:07:42 GMT

Posted by: littlemissnovella

garonne asked icontalking.dreamwidth.org/94046.html:

"I would love to know how you add moving backgrounds to your icons, for instance the animated circle in this icon with the "we are all stories in the end" text. Even to know what keywords to search for tutorials would be really helpful! I guess it is something like an animated gif?"

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Ask the Maker Guide: Removing background

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:42:58 GMT

Posted by: littlemissnovella

impala_chick asked a question at the ask the maker on how to make an icon like this:

Let's see if I can recall all the steps of how I created this icon (LOL) or I can show with a different image which I think I am going to do. I don't know what icon making tools you used. I know that photoshop has the lasso tool to help remove background stuff. I use photopea and use a different tool to help remove background ;)
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Ask the Maker Guide: General Guide/Tutorial for Animated Icons

Ask the Maker Guide: Removing background