This one is very in depth and has pictures of what you should have so far so you can make sure your doing things correctly. http://tommykhajiit.netfirms.com/MakingIcons/ <--------- BTW anyone know what dagger that is ( i want it )
I just printscreen from Nifskope and paste into Paintshop for most items. Cut out the background to make transparent and reduce. Works good most of the time.