Hi everyone!
I am i542 and this is my first post (and first tutorial here). Hope it's not last!
I will be creating a Terminal Window icon. This is the result I got:

Section I. Creating icon
1. Bring up new document [CTRL+N], sized 256 x 256 pixels with transparent background
2. Use Rounded Rectangle Tool [U] to made a base...here:

3. Now double-click on layer with rounded rectangle (that will bring up the Layer Style dialog) and use these settings as Gradient overlay:

...and Drop Shadow.

4. Create new layer. Use Rectangle Marquee Tool [M] to select a rectangle in rounded rectangle. Fill it [SHIFT+F5] with black color.
5. Double click on layer with rectangle and use these settings as Stroke:

6. Type text [T] in terminal with some coolish font and in white color. I used Stencil Std.

Section II. Adding Gloss
1. Create new layer, name it „Gloss“.
2. Select white [FFFFFF] as your foregrounding color. Select Gradient tool and use settings below:

3. Use Round Marquee Tool to select part where you want for gloss to appear.
4. Draw a gradient from top to half of image. Then control-click on layer with black rectangle. Select Inverse [CTRL+SHIFT+I] Make sure the gloss layer is selected, then press Delete button.

You are done. Any criticism/compliments are welcome
i542

Pretty good tutorial! I think the shadow isn't looking that good, but the rest looks very good. Welcome to CrystalXP and thanks for your contribution!

Thanks

Nice Effect!
I like it
Might try it later.

Umm...
Could I ask you to make your signature smaller though.
It's bigger than my screen width!

uhm.... sorry ^^ doing it now.
Thanks on your comment

Interesting tutorial.  Will have to try this one tomorrow.  Thanks! (will post results )

EDIT:  Heres my go at it.

Cool Tut
5/5

Result:

Nice results Thank you for trying out my tutorial!  

Thanks for this nice tutorial, i542!  

HR Pozdrav! Odličan tutorijal
EN Hello! Great tutorial

Very useful tutorial indeed here's my outcome :

Thnx for this great tutorial

My result:

Nice result dura007k! Why don't you try to crystallize it a bit?

Because I don't know how to do it

Perhaps have a look here. You can easily put a crystal look on the object with the round selection tool. Just make a selection and fill it with a white color or gradient.

a little command box for me

I traced to your  tutorial, but, I made a 3D Command Box

(sorry if my english isn't perfect)

I like your result. The 3D effect is looking good, and I like the color work as well. Don't worry about your English, no problems understanding you.

i find your box a little bit to high, it looks like a square

I begin in 3D with Photoshop, I forgot to resize my CommandBox for 3D effect

How did you do it 3D with Photoshop, because I don't know

with layer

Goto Tutorials Section You will get a "3dText Tutorial".
And you will learn to make it

You might get some useful tutorials here

Looks pretty good.