Adobe Photoshop tutorials are amongst the best ways to learn how to apply the latest effects, techniques, tools and textures. When creating walk throughs for software programs or other tutorials, adding arrows to the screenshots can help readers follow along with each step. Recently, a reader asked me in a comment how to create these arrow marks. Here is a simple psd tutorial to help you create and add arrows in your own Photoshop images:

1. Before you begin, you need to download a layer style to give a beautiful look to arrow marks. My friend made a good post compiling these styles, and you click here to download these layer styles.

2. Now open Adobe Photoshop and load your selected layer styles. Here’s a screenshot:

3. Now select Custom Shape Tool from Tools window at the left side.

4. After selecting the custom shape tool, select Arrow from Shapes in the top menu.

5. Then open any image for which you want to make arrow marks and simply draw an arrow of the right size. To improve the design, select your favorite layer style from Layers on the right sidebar.

6. To rotate the arrow, first select Move Tool and then click on Show Transform Controls.

7. Now you can easily rotate the arrow to your desired direction.

And that’s it! Remember, never stop learning graphic design.  If you enjoyed this quick tutorial please help spread the word via the social media icons below – I’d really appreciate it!

Tom Chu works for PsPrint and PsPrint Blog. When he’s not sitting behind a computer, Tom likes watching sci-fi movies and Japanese cartoons, hitting the golf course and playing with his four dogs. You can connect with Tom via Google+ or Twitter.

 

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