Drawing with Brushes, Shapes, and Other Tools - Photoshop Elements 13: The Missing Manual - page 649

Figure 12-22. Here are just a few of the shapes you can draw with Elements' shape tools, even if
you flunked elementary school art class. These objects look even more impressive once you gussy
them up with layer styles (page 461).
NOTE
If you want to create text that follows the outline of a shape—to put words around the
outside of a trombone, say—see the Tip on Tip .
Turning yourself into an artist by using Elements' shape tools is easy. Just follow these steps:
1. Open an image or create a new file .
You can add shapes to any file you can open in Elements.