My icons in photoshop are pixelated

[darthscypter]

This is probably a stupid question, but it is one that I require an answer to. I am trying to make my own theme (I'll post it on here once it's done), and I am in the process of creating my icons.
My New Document settings in photoshop:
60x60 pixels
72 ppi
RGB color

Whenever i make an icon, the quality is terrible, and it is very pixellated. When i open up an icon from a different theme, the quality is better than mine. What settings should I use to make an icon in photoshop, and what are some tips for making good icons.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[uncle_don]

Don't make your icon 60 X 60. Make it 300 X 300 and reduce it to 60 x 60 when you're done. That should take care of your problem.

[darthscypter]

lol, i knew it was a stupid question. after i posted this, i was messing around and made an icon 600x600, and then resized it to 55x55 (thats the size of my icons for my theme), and it worked perfectly, thanks!

[Kukag]

uncle_don is correct,

Make your document @ 300 x 300 then reduce it to 60 x 60

Reason for doing that is cause your taking a bunch of pixels @ 300x300 then compressing them down to 60x60 therefore making it a much higher quality.

Good luck!
Kukag

Edit : ya just try to make sure its divisible. Meaning if you wanna make something 60 x 60 you can use..

120 x 120
180 x 180
240 x 240
300 x 300
360 x 360

Get what I'm saying? That way it doesn't distort it at all!

Good luck!
Kukag

[darthscypter]

I used 600x600, and reduced it to 55x55, because my icons are made to "fit" into my background, and it worked fine. Thanks