...how do you make icons like this:
![](http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh303/trickle_trick/148gothrockrulz.png)
(the smooth, laminated look), and
![](http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh303/trickle_trick/067girlinspecs.jpg)
(the soft glow in the middle).
Credits in my userpics. :) I'm not too sure what to tag this, so if anyone can help me with that too, that'd be awesome. ^^;;
I use GIMP and Paint.net, but mostly GIMP.