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I needed some icons for Perspective and these are what I came up with in Fireworks cs6.  The below links are saved so that they should pull up with all layers attached for easy editing or whatever you want to do with them.  If you use them, feel free to download some a54studio apps:)  Added a more holofied version those that want them.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1I8VfqhLQvBZXI0ZU9DMmxsUVk/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1I8VfqhLQvBb1FHTGozLVkyX2c/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1I8VfqhLQvBYXlMTWZZeW9jMVU/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1I8VfqhLQvBLUV0RGxhUW5DeGM/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1I8VfqhLQvBWVh6X1dqek1nSnM/edit?usp=sharing

Facebook and GooglePlus Icons

I was just simply looking for some nice icons and everything I kept finding was a low resolution image.  Here are a couple ones I did in Fireworks CS6 so they can be easily modified as vectors.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1I8VfqhLQvBQ1NHaWZTWmVxMHM/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1I8VfqhLQvBUW1QLWJZQ0U4M00/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1I8VfqhLQvBZ3RkeDIzdm5IUDg/edit?usp=sharing

Vector Candle Flame Tutorial (sort of)

Today while tinkering with an app, I really needed a flame with alpha. After snapping a suitable picture I decided to use Fireworks to make one. After the fact I realized it was really very simple. 

 STEP 1: Take 2 circles and draw them. Next shape one like an oblong oval for the main part of the flame. Next, form the bottom to an oval and use the subselection tool form the top of that oval to match the bottom of the top oval.  

STEP 2: Carefully place them together and adjust the gradient and alpha accordingly. 

STEP 3: I placed a white square around the wick so you could see the detail.  I basically drew a square and used the reshape area tool to make it kind of rough.  I also added a little texture and adjusted the gradient.  The sort of ember on the top is just a distorted shape I used and added a circle gradient in the center of it.  When you place them all together you have the final product above!