Everything that I do today, in terms of web design or graphics, I use only Photoshop. I always knew that with illustrator I could do more, but never had time or the inclination to get around it.

For weeks, I have been trying to implement a simple 3D effect in Photoshop, tried everything but failed miserably.
Therefore, I finally decided to pick up Illustrator and start with it. This is the first tutorial I followed and the result was pretty neat.

As you can see from the image, Illustrator is a very powerful tool in making some clean vectors. I have modified few colors and gradient angles to give the icon a more realistic feel.