Making an internally reflective image.

• 1). Create a square image --- where height is equal to width.
  
  
• 2). Mask your background shape within that image. Fill it with a linear gradient that is light at the bottom and darker at the top.
  
  
• 3). Mask a highlight area at the top of your image. Create a new layer and, on that layer, fill the highlight mask with a linear gradient that is white at the top and transparent at the bottom. Adjust the transparency of your entire highlight layer as needed.
  
  
• 4). Mask a highlight area at the bottom of your image. Create a new layer and, on that layer, fill the shadow mask with a linear gradient that is transparent at the top and dark at the bottom. Adjust the transparency of your entire shadow layer as needed.
  
  
• 5). Add additional highlights, shadows and color gradients as needed to achieve the desired effect.
  
  
• 6). Save your image as a JPG.
  
  

Making an externally reflective image using an online generator.

• 1). Create a rectangular image --- where height is half the width.
  
  
• 2). Save your image as a JPG.
  
  
• 3). Upload your JPG to GenerateIt.com's Image Reflection Generator, adjust the reflection size and background as necessary, then click "Generate It."
  
  
• 4). Right-click over the newly generated image. Choose "Save," "Save As" or "Save Image As" depending on your browser.
  
  

Convert an image to an icon.

• 1). Convert your image into an ICO file for use as an icon. Upload your image to GenerateIt.com's Favicon Generator, select "Get It Now" and save the file.
  
  
• 2). Extract the contents of the file to a folder on your local drive.
  
  
• 3). Open the folder --- you will find that your original image has been converted into 16-by-16 and 32-by-32 pixel icon files.