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This tutorial is kinda easy. But it is very useful for beginners.
You need the Trail plugin made by @pyrochild.
1. Make a small rounded rectangle as a icon-backdrop.
2. In a new layer, add the icon.
3. Duplicate the icon layer. The first layer will be the shadow.
4. In the shadow layer, go to Adjustments>Brightness / Contrast.
5. Twice times, adjust the image with -100 brightness and -100 contrast.
6. Select the cube using the magic wand, but be sure the sampling is set as "image".
7. When you are in the "Shadow" layer, go to Effects > Object > Trail and trail the shadow like this:
8. You are done.
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