Bookmarkable Series: Need a Vector Icon to Spiffy Up Your Blog? Look No Further! My Favorite Icon Site with Step-by-Step Tutorial on Editing the Vector Icon of your Choice [Video]

in howto •  7 years ago  (edited)

The simplest way to explain vectors is to say that they are graphical images. Someone created them and that someone is allowing you to use them.

How to Create an Icon

See the one I edited for this lesson...
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Step-by-Step Tutorial

Go to www.flaticon.com

Search for the type of image you want. In this case, I selected ramen noodles.

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Select the Image

Click on image you want then double-click the eye. The crown icon means it is a premium icon and is not free to use. The S icon means it’s free to use if you give credit to the author.

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Add to Collection or Edit

You will only have editing rights if you are a registered user. It’s free to register. If you do not want to edit, click Add to Collection.

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Edit Color

Select the area you want to change color. In this example, I selected the chopsticks and turned them from brown to Steemian blue!

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Edit Position if You Want

Play around in this area so you get a feel for what it does.

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Download

I typically download the PNG format. Select the size. In this example, I chose 256 pixel.

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Save As

As soon as you select the size, it will download the icon. If I open in folder, it will be found in download folder.

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Copy Image into Blog and You're Done!

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Short Video (53 Seconds)

For those of you that would like to see this in video format, here you go!

Cost: Free with Attribution

You can use them for free if you provide attribution. How to Give Credit to the Author.

Icons are made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

flaticon.com is #bookmarkable… because some things are just meant to be saved.

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Try it out! Have fun and post your edited icons below so we can ooooh and aaaah over it.

Remember to comment, follow, upvote and resteem to show support.

Much luv,

@karencarrens

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      ·  7 years ago 

    You've received a FULL upvote from #TheUnmentionables - a SteemIt community full of members who like to kick ass, take names, and occasionally do it wearing (or forgetting to wear) our unmentionables...



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      ·  7 years ago 

    Again a great post, my bookmark is getting bigger and bigger and thanks to you :)

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      ·  7 years ago 

    I absolutely love this site. It's so great to have these icons when you needed them.

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        ·  7 years ago 

      This is really helpful and useful

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        ·  7 years ago 

      Thanks for the encouraging feedback! 😃 Icons are fun to use.

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          ·  7 years ago (edited)

        I like to do my own graphics, but it's good to know I have options when I'm in a hurry. Like when I just spent 6 hours on illustrations for an article I never posted.

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          ·  7 years ago 

        Hey! I thought I was the only one who did that!

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          ·  7 years ago 

        Your posts are great - and super helpful!!

        I am very proud of myself that I can now do GIFs.

        I think I may be pushing the limit to go beyond that, but at least I know where to come and look if I want to try whatever comes after GIFs

        Thanks!!

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          ·  7 years ago (edited)

        That makes me so happy and I too, am super proud of you for growing your skillset. 👍👍👍

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          ·  7 years ago 

        This is actually really useful! Definitely worth resteeming for future references!
        Great with the screen capture step by step guides. This will help so well for newbies!
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          ·  7 years ago 

        Yes, there are so many simple ways someone can enhance their posts. Thank you for the encouragement! And for the resteem-me! 😆

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          This post received a 2.11% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @karencarrens! To learn more, check out @randowhale 101 - Everything You Need to Know!

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              Very valuable content. Thanks for sharing.

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                    ·  7 years ago 

                  Lovely idea. sure earned my upvote well.

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                    and a follow too!

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                                no way these are similar.

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