20 Eye-Popping 3D Icon Design Works

Have you ever downloaded any iOS app by judging the look of icon? I'm sure you did. An amazing icon could possibly imply fine quality of the app while a badly designed icon will definitely ruin your app. For today's inspiration, we collected 20 best examples of 3D icon design from Dribbble. Note: Most of the followings are created in Photoshop and Illustrator. A few complicated ones are from 3DSMAX or Cinema4D, which is a very big topic to cover. In the end of this post, there are some handy tutorials of creating 3D icon by Photoshop/Illustrator.

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Raspberry Jar by Konstantin Datz

Broadcast iOS Icon by Román Jusdado

Little Snitch by Ollin

Switch by Webshocker

Chrome Wheel by Jony Jo Vanny

Whiskey iPhone Icon by Konstantin Datz

Fruit Punch by Ryan Ford

Radio iOS Icon by Román Jusdado

Boxing Glove by Konstantin Datz

Sweet Pixels by Kamil Khadeyev

Dribbble Icon by SoftFacade

Swim Shorts by Konstantin Datz

Doors by Dash

SyncSpace by Plexform

Expresso by Román Jusdado

Ice by Cuberto

Game Icon by Aleksandr Novoselov

SimpleGeo by SoftFacade

Camera by Webshocker

Minox by Konstantin Datz

Handy Tutorials for 3D Icon Design

Create a 3D gamepad icon with Photoshop and Illustrator

Create a Cocktail Using Photoshop 3D Capabilities

Create a Metallic Textured Skull Using 3D Renders

Render a Dramatic 3D Wood Cup in Photoshop