Quick and easy art

It's easy to forget about the Shapes tool. Since I'm incapable of even drawing a stick figure, Photoshop's Shapes has come in handy more than once for a project I was creating.
If you haven't used Shapes here is how to find them.

1. Select the Shape icon but make sure to select "Custom Shape" (usually looks like a puzzle piece in the menu)
2. In the Option bar above, select the little down arrow next to the shape icon.
3. You'll find a dozen or so handy shapes here.
4. However, don't forget the little gear icon to load a stash of various other shapes that you can use in your projects. 

In my example I selected to append Music shapes which gave me a nice select of musical notes.

Want even more shapes to pick from?
Halloween is coming up. Here are some shapes for your custom Halloween projects.
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshopdownloads/ss/halloween.htm

Did you know that you can put wonderful textures inside your shapes?

Here is how easy it is to add a texture or pattern effect.
http://leonaruth.blogspot.com/2010/05/getting-started-with-patterns-in.html
 
Enjoy!