Icons are a lovely way to finish a design, whether it be a web design or a user interface of some sort. A picture speaks a thousand words, and icons can help to represent easily what you’re trying to put across to the user.

Unfortunately it can be hard for those less creatively minded to make a set of icons or even an icon by itself! Luckily for you (and also for those of you who are new to creating icons) a bunch of lovely designers have wrote a tutorial or two for making icons, which will hopefully clue you in on some of the tricks of the trade. Below I bring to you 20 of the best quality tutorials on the net, on how to make amazing icons in both Photoshop and Illustrator. Enjoy!