Tool Tip Tutorial

Step 1

Create a new document of any size, I'm using the dimensions 300x200 pixels, and set the background to White (#FFFFFF).

Step 2

Get the Rounded Rectangle Tool, and apply these settings:

Step 3

With the Rounded Rectangle Tool in hand, drag out a rectangle similar to the image below:

Step 4

Press 'L' on your keyboard to get out the polygon lasso tool and click in one spot, drag to another, and keep doing this until you have a triangular selection.

Step 5

Press the keys 'D' then 'X' on your keyboard.

While holding Ctrl, press Backspace to flood fill the selection with white.

Step 6

Double click this layer, and apply the following blending options:

Drop Shadow:

Inner Shadow:

Color Overlay:

Step 7

Press OK, and some text, and voil'! Pixel fonts seem to compliment these the best. I hope you've enjoined this tutorial and thanks for reading.

Here's how my final result ended up after adding text:

Download Tool Tip Tutorial Source Package here.