In this tutorial, you will learn to create a security icon. Final output of the tutorial can be seen below :
Start by creating this shape with rectangle tool. Use #354F6A as foreground color while drawing the shape :
Press control+t to transform the layer. Drag the nodes until you get the shape like shown :
Draw this shape. Use #27394F color as foreground :
Draw the third shape with rectangle tool. Use #364E68 to fill the shape. Transform it shown :
Draw this shape with Pen tool. Use #5A7590 color as foreground :
Type "U" with Tahoma font. Set the size of the font according to the overall size of the icon. Rotate it to 90 degree.
Apply these layer styles in it :
Draw two more circles with ellipse tool. Use light gray color for these two circles. Place them as shown :
Now, draw the path as shown with pen tool :
Press control+enter and create a new layer by pressing shift+control+n. Fill the layer with #BDBDBD color.
Finally, duplicate the layer for two more times and place them as shown. Our security icon is completed.

