# Build 3D Icons with Vectors (https://academy.spline.design/tutorials/build-3d-icons-with-vectors)

> A video tutorial from the Spline Academy.

- Product: Spline 3D
- Level: beginner
- Duration: 10 min 24 s
- Published: 2022-05-24
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQM4hxQX9f4
- Part of: [Modeling Essentials in Spline](https://academy.spline.design/collections/modeling-essentials-in-spline.md)

## About this tutorial

In these two tutorials, you will learn how to create 3D icons using vector editing and the modeling tools in Spline.

Part 1: Making the music icon (This video).
Part 2: Making the phone and camera icons.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQM4hxQX9f4&t=0s) Introduction
- [0:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQM4hxQX9f4&t=20s) Making the icon with vectors
- [1:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQM4hxQX9f4&t=108s) Making the icon with the modeling tools
- [5:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQM4hxQX9f4&t=330s) Creating the background shape
- [7:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQM4hxQX9f4&t=420s) Adding materials to the icon
- [9:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQM4hxQX9f4&t=570s) Final adjustments

## Related documentation

- [Pen Tool](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/pen-tool)
- [3D Modeling Tools](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/3d-modeling-tools)
- [Materials & Shading](https://docs.spline.design/#%F0%9F%8C%88-materials-&-shading)