Being that modern graphic designs (especially Web designs) tend to have a sleek, rounded look, you are bound to need an arch shape of some kind to use and manipulate in your Photoshop program. There are a couple of ways that you can draw a simple arch in Photoshop. Photoshop is great because you can then rotate, resize, and recolor the arch as needed. Once you finish drawing a perfect arch you can copy and paste it into all of your future Photoshop files that require this shape.
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
Adobe Photoshop
Carol M. Highsmith
Pen Tool Method
1
Open a new document (or the one you've already been working on) and select the "Pen" tool. (The pen tool looks like a tip of an old style ink pen.)
2
Click the workspace once, release the mouse, then move to another area of your workspace. Click again, but this time hold the button down as you pull the mouse down or up. You will begin to see the beginnings of an arch. You will need to play around with the tool to get your ideal arch shape---move the mouse both up and down and left and right to get the correct arch.
3
When you're done, click on the "Path" tab (or go to Windows>Paths), right click your path, and then press "Make Selection." Press "OK." Your new arch will be selected so that you can do what you'd like to it (such as add color, rotate it, or move it to a new location in your image).
Half Circle Method
1
Select the "Elliptical Marquee Tool," which is one of the options you'll find under the selection tool. This will allow you to draw a circle.
2
Click your workspace, hold down the button, and drag your mouse out and down to form your selection circle.
3
When you achieve the right size and shape circle, let the button go and then go to "Edit>Fill" on your Photoshop menu. Fill the circle with your color of choice.
4
Go back to your tool bar and choose the regular rectangular selection tool now. Be sure that the Photoshop layer containing your new circle is active. Select a half of the circle with your selection tool and then press "Delete." This will cut the circle in half to create your arch.
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