Inkscape shiny arrow

When I write on by blog the blurb for an Inkscape tutorial I usually present the process by showing the start image, the end image and an arrow like this: So how I do those arrows?

• with the Bézier tool draw a rough arrow
• edit the nodes and make the lines slightly curved
• fill with a bright color, like this light green
• change the fill in a gradient
• increase the width of the stroke
• use the same gradient for the stroke as with the fill but with inversed atart and end points
• add a slight Blur shadow
• optionally, add a glossy area (white to transparent gradient)

Update: as requested by a reader, here is the SVG source

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