I have written this tutorial in accordance with the request made by simonxp but I am sure that it will come in handy to others also .

This tutroial leads to a result similar to this image:

1. Open a 256 by 256 px transparent background document.Select the Shape Tool (U) and make these settings in the Options bar:

2. Create a circle covering about 90% of the canvas , place it at the center (X:128 , Y:128) and name this circular shape layer as Base.

3. Go to the Blending Options of Base layer and set these settings in their respective options:

4. Keeping Ctrl key pressed , click on Base layer in the layer palette to load its selection and then create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N) , name this layer as Shine.Fill the selction on the Shine layer with any color.

5. Set the Fill Opactity of Shine layer to 0% then go to its Blending Options and make these settings:

6. Create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N) and name it Rainbow.Get the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) , draw a rectangular selection and place it at the center , fill the selection on Rainbow layer with any color.

7. Go to the Blending Options of Rainbow layer and set these settings:

Tip: With the Move Tool (V) selected , you can adjust the position of certain Blending Options which include Drop Shadow , Inner Shadow , Bevel & Emboss and Gradient Overlay .

For the Rainbow layer , adjust the postition of Transparent Rainbow gadient for the colors you prefer.

8. Create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N) and merge it with the Rainbow layer.With the merged (Rainbow) layer selected , go to Filter-->Distort-->Pinch and make these settings before applying the effect :

Press Ctrl+F two times to apply the Pinch effect twice on the Rainbow layer.

9. With the Rainbow layer selected , go to Filter-->Blur-->Gaussian Blur , before applying make these settings :

8. Reduce the Opacity of Rainbow layer to 35-45% . Press Ctrl+T and rotate the layer to an angle of 45 degrees . With the Rainbow layer still selected , Ctrl+Click on the Shine layer and press Ctrl+Shift+I to inverse the selection , press Delete key to delete the selected part of the Rainbow layer . Now your document would look somewhat like this:

9. Create a circle about 45% the size of the Base layer with Circular Shape Tool (U) having any color and name it Ring . Place the Ring layer at the center of the document, set its Fill Opacity to 0% , go to its Blending Options and make these settings in the respective options :

10 . Create a circle about 80% the size of the Ring layer with Circular Shape Tool (U) having any color and name it Ring 2 . Place this Ring 2 layer at the center of the document, reduce its Fill Opacity to 0% , go to its Blending Options and set these settings in the respective options :

11. Create a circle about 75% the size of the Ring 2 layer with Circular Shape Tool (U) having any color and name it Ring 3 . Place this Ring 3 layer at the center of the document, reduce its Fill Opacity to 0% , go to its Blending Options and set these settings in the respective options :

12. Create a circle about 50% the size of the Ring 3 layer with Circular Shape Tool (U) having any color and name it Ring 4 . Place this Ring 4 layer at the center of the document, reduce its Fill Opacity to 0% , go to its Blending Options and set these settings in the respective options :

13. With Pen Tool (P) ,  make a selection like this :

Create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N) and name it Gloss , keeping Ctrl+Alt+Shift keys pressed , click on the Base layer to select only that part of the selection which overlaps the Base layer , fill the selection on Gloss layer with any color.

14. Reduce the Fill Opacity of Gloss layer to 0% , go to its Blending options and set these values :

With the Gloss layer selected , Ctrl+Click on the Ring 4  layer and press Delete key.

Here is my result:

You can download the PSD file from here.

Hope you all like it

I am anxiously waiting for your results.

Wow thank you ASHAR! I'll try it later for sure.

Nice tutorial, thanks.

Nice result.

Nice result!
But you forgot to cut the reflection on your Cd's hole!  

(excuse for my bad english!   )

Good    but I havn't got Photoshop  
I think you should write it is a photoshop tutorial in the title

Why don't you download a trail at Adobe's website, then you're able to decide if you like it good enough to but it.  

Topic title edited.

But not free !

Thanks for this tutorial ASHAR

Nice job

Cisoun: Thanks for reminding me , I have edited the tutorial.

Gruzz: Thanks for making corrections.

7 replies and no any result   .

Sorry, but I don't got time to make an CD icon

Tomorrow, School

realy great tutorial !!! i need that one to make a itunes icon !!   thanks !

+1  it is not free and I have already download the trial version and that is expired    
It is too expensive for me and especially I am bad in graphism

You can easily learn it! You can download and find more information about The GIMP here, it's 100% free.

Thank you but it is in English    too many english    

PS: I'm french  

Yeah, but for this tutorial...?

Stop flood

WOW...ASHAR strikes again. Thank you very much!  

I know you're French. There's a French The GIMP site, visit it here!

Great tut ASHAR.  

Thanks ASHAR!! Maybe someone should   the topic in Graphics Novice Corner?

Nah, people can have more questions regarding the same subject. Topics are only closed when the discussion should be stopped.  

Good job, I will do it later !

ARRRGH!   I don't know the pen tool!!!        

The Pen Tool might be hard to understand at first sight, but it's actually easy and very clever. You can find a good tutorial about it here, it covers all the basics!  

hi i tried to make the CD icon.

this is the result::::!  

Looks nice Nagaya! The only thing that you've to work on is the inner circle. You can see there's a lot of aliasing there.