Icon-A-Day, Icon # 82, 5" Floppy

Why? Because it's there.

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Icon 82 (5" Floppy)

Tonight we will start polishing off the rest of the Drive icons. I will also be doing some bonus drive type icons, but that will be in a few days. As for today we will do the one of the simplest icons, and yet one of the most useless. But it is still supported and I am sure if I did not include it,there would be someone, somewhere who would miss it. So with no further ado, I give you the 5 Inch Floppy Disk.
 
Step 1:

We start off with a circle and some rectangles, giving us the basic shape and elements.

 Step 2:

Once I have my disk elements I group them using the Perspective Tool to slant it back.

 Step 3a:
 
Quickly I give the shapes some basic fills to see how the elements work together.
 
Step 4:

Now we copy the face of the disk and off-set it just a bit, giving the first one the darkest fill, so there is a visible edge.

Step 5:

Now I copy the face of the drive again and change the fill to black. I also give the new copy a Transparent texture.
 

 Step 6:

Now we touch up the rest of the fills giving the label and the inner disk some gradients.

Step 7:

Now with our usual techniques we give the disk a Shadow and Reflection.

Finished Icon Image.



Click here to download the finished icon.

Tomorrow, we will do the much more useful 3" floppy disk.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This looks like great practice for the transparent texture thing.

Thanks, Teach.
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Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hah, great idea, I think I'll put 5'25" in my memory devices pack, I thought it wasn't supported anymore. And the icon is great, as always.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What about 7"?

Amazing icons, I'm glad icon a day series is back!!