I will show you how to create a simple icon.
Open a new document with a grey background. ( 400 x 400 pixels )
Create a new layer ( press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N )
With Rectangle Tool Create a small rectangle:
Then please apply the following layer style:
Select Polygon Tool.
Set sides to 3
And create a small triangle:
With the Move Tool change the vertical scale
Duplicate this triangle and place it like me:
After that duplicate one more time and go to Edit > Transform Path > Flip Vertical
With your arrow keys place it like in the following image.
On the following image you will see a arrow. We will drag this layer before the rectangle
Drag the triangle above the rectangle ( in my case Shape 1 )
And for this last triangle change the layer style:
With the pen tool create a simple shape like in the following image ( i have changed the color to red so you can see better what i am doing )
Now please change the color for this last shape to white and change the opacity for this layer to 40 %
Duplicate this layer and place it on the bottom of the brief.
Now you can leave the icon in this way or you can give it a perspective look
If you want to achieve the next perspective look select all the layers ( except background layer ) and go to Edit > Transform > Distort and move the corners until you are happy of the effect.
I hope you find this tutorial useful.
