Favicons

Favourite Icons aka Favicons

Using Gimp

Create the Original High Res PNG

You can use whatever size you like but remember it's going to be reduced to a poultry 16px.

• Create or download from ClipArt e.g. Clipart Library
• Ensure you have transparency (alpha channel, represented by grey check squares)

Save as Gif

• Resize the image to the highest size you need e.g. 64, 48, 32, 16 px square.
• Export as Gif e.g. favicon-64.gif, favicon-48.gif etc

Layer the Files

NB: If the colours are messed up in the new layers, change the image mode to RGB (Image, Mode, RGB)

• Open the highest res gif e.g. favicon-64.gif
• "Open as Layers" the other files (48, 32, 16)

Export as Favicon

• Export As and choose Microsoft Icon
• Optionally compress them further at this stage