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<p>Ever have to create a shape in Photoshop and find yourself wishing someone had already made a custom shape for it? Well chances are, they have! There's alot of free custom shapes for Photoshop floating around the internet, and we've sifted through tons of good, bad, and ugly shapes to bring you a collection of 50 sets, each set containing dozens or hundreds of different shapes. When you're done browsing all of the shapes, below all the images are some resources and tutorials where you can not only find more custom shapes, but learn how to make some yourself. This should be just the first in a series of posts covering free custom shapes for Photoshop.</p>
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<h2>Photoshop Custom Shapes</h2>
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<h3>1. People</h3>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/silhouettes-megaset/" target="_blank">People Silhouettes</a> (306 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/silhouettes-megaset/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/people.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="499" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/costums-shapes/" target="_blank">Costumes and Characters Shapes</a> (56 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/costums-shapes/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/costumes.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="322" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/PhotoshopShapes-Skateboarding-24889847" target="_blank">Skateboarding</a> (9 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/PhotoshopShapes-Skateboarding-24889847" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/skateboarding.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="370" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://hebedesign.deviantart.com/art/Skater-Collection-28880909" target="_blank">Skater Collection</a> (3 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://hebedesign.deviantart.com/art/Skater-Collection-28880909" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/skater.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="315" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://ecovers.deviantart.com/art/Skateboarder-Photoshop-Shapes-55428525" target="_blank">Skateboarders</a> (8 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://ecovers.deviantart.com/art/Skateboarder-Photoshop-Shapes-55428525" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/skateboarders.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="485" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://yarrum2.deviantart.com/art/Stock-girls-Shapes-55080755" target="_blank">Stock Girls</a> (8 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://yarrum2.deviantart.com/art/Stock-girls-Shapes-55080755" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/stockgirls.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="279" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/businessman-silhouettes/" target="_blank">Businessman Silhouettes</a> (12 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/businessman-silhouettes/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/business.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="189" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/business-girls/" target="_blank">Business Girls</a> (12 silhouettes)</p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/business-girls/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/bgirls.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="190" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/jumping-silhouettes/" target="_blank">Jumping People Silhouettes</a> (104 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/jumping-silhouettes/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/jumping.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="543" width="474"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.biorust.com/downloads/comments/326/" target="_blank">Break Dancing</a> (8 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.biorust.com/downloads/comments/326/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/breakdance.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="350" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://snaphook.deviantart.com/art/Hoops-31072664" target="_blank">Hoops</a> (57 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://snaphook.deviantart.com/art/Hoops-31072664" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/hoops.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="410" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/presentational_poses/" target="_blank">Presentational Shapes</a> (10 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/presentational_poses/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/present.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="335" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://cesstrelle.deviantart.com/art/Random-People-Shapes-55907902" target="_blank">Random People Shapes</a> (11 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://cesstrelle.deviantart.com/art/Random-People-Shapes-55907902" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/randompeople.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="479" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://lavakillu.deviantart.com/art/Lavas-Custom-Shapes-Set-One-56010775" target="_blank">People Shape Set</a> (25 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://lavakillu.deviantart.com/art/Lavas-Custom-Shapes-Set-One-56010775" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/lavas.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="325" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://mutato-nomine.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Shapes-Hot-babes-11486531" target="_blank">Hot Babes</a> (7 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://mutato-nomine.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Shapes-Hot-babes-11486531" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/hotbabes.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="440" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://oilusionista-brushes.deviantart.com/art/Go-Go-Girls-Custom-Shapes-82522493" target="_blank">Go-Go Girls</a> (18 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://oilusionista-brushes.deviantart.com/art/Go-Go-Girls-Custom-Shapes-82522493" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/gogo.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="633" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://danijel-one.deviantart.com/art/Sexy-Stances-vol-1-57891483" target="_blank">Sexy Stances</a> (13 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://danijel-one.deviantart.com/art/Sexy-Stances-vol-1-57891483" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/sexy.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="358" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://joeadonis.deviantart.com/art/More-Ladies-49811862" target="_blank">Ladies</a> (7 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://joeadonis.deviantart.com/art/More-Ladies-49811862" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/ladies.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="270" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/sexy-girls-2/" target="_blank">Sexy Girls</a> (47 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/sexy-girls-2/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/sexygirls.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="306" width="475"></a></p>
<h3>2. Animals</h3>
<p><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-Birds-29650405" target="_blank">Birds</a> (12 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-Birds-29650405" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/birds.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="475" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://deviartart.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Custom-Shapes-No-1-99346651" target="_blank">Butterflies</a> (38 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://deviartart.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Custom-Shapes-No-1-99346651" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/butterflies.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="390" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://ecovers.deviantart.com/art/Horse-Photoshop-Shapes-54598145" target="_blank">Horses</a> (9 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://ecovers.deviantart.com/art/Horse-Photoshop-Shapes-54598145" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/horses2.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="485" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://cesstrelle.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Horse-Shapes-55855215" target="_blank">Horses</a> (15 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://cesstrelle.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Horse-Shapes-55855215" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/horses.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="475" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://cesstrelle.deviantart.com/art/Zebra-Photoshop-Shapes-55854971" target="_blank">Zebras</a> (6 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://cesstrelle.deviantart.com/art/Zebra-Photoshop-Shapes-55854971" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/zebras.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="475" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Sea-Creatures-69320158" target="_blank">Sea Creatures</a> (27 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Sea-Creatures-69320158" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/sea.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="259" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://h-vision.deviantart.com/art/animals-61975995" target="_blank">Animals</a> (10 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://h-vision.deviantart.com/art/animals-61975995" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/animals.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="154" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/animal-pattern/" target="_blank">Animal Patterns</a> (13 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/animal-pattern/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/animalpat.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="475" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Custom-Shapes-Bugs-47718273" target="_blank">Bugs</a> (20 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Custom-Shapes-Bugs-47718273" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/bugs.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="306" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Weathered-Flying-Bugs-69305352" target="_blank">Weathered Flying Bugs</a> (21 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Weathered-Flying-Bugs-69305352" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/flyingbugs.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="315" width="475"></a></p>
<h3>3. Planes and Boats</h3>
<p><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-Aircraft-30485440" target="_blank">Aircraft</a> (21 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-Aircraft-30485440" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/aircraft.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="580" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-Maritime-43139041" target="_blank">Maritime</a> (27 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-Maritime-43139041" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/maritime.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="590" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://jackroberts.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-WW2-Planes-30807843" target="_blank">WW2 Planes</a> (13 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://jackroberts.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-WW2-Planes-30807843" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/ww2.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="357" width="475"></a></p>
<h3>4. Guns and Weapons</h3>
<p><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-Guns-Updated-19065883" target="_blank">Guns</a> (30 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-Guns-Updated-19065883" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/guns.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="473" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://limoli.deviantart.com/art/Guns-Shapes-for-PS-60572832" target="_blank">Guns</a> (26 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://limoli.deviantart.com/art/Guns-Shapes-for-PS-60572832" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/guns2.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="343" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Ray-Guns-and-Laser-Blasters-40577451" target="_blank">Ray Guns and Laser Blasters</a> (15 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Ray-Guns-and-Laser-Blasters-40577451" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/rayguns.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="243" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://biglew.deviantart.com/art/iLoveWeapons-54048546" target="_blank">I Love Weapons</a> (12 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://biglew.deviantart.com/art/iLoveWeapons-54048546" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/weapons.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="317" width="475"></a></p>
<h3>5. Halloween Shapes</h3>
<p><a href="http://mutato-nomine.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Shapes-Halloween-11413722" target="_blank">Halloween Shapes</a> (23 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://mutato-nomine.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Shapes-Halloween-11413722" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/halloween.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="450" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://olliesan.deviantart.com/art/Halloween-Photoshop-Shapes-96549979" target="_blank">Halloween Shapes</a> (10 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://olliesan.deviantart.com/art/Halloween-Photoshop-Shapes-96549979" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/halloween2.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="430" width="475"></a></p>
<h3>6. Trees</h3>
<p><a href="http://mutato-nomine.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Shapes-v-6-7-CS-11389437" target="_blank">Trees</a> (17 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://mutato-nomine.deviantart.com/art/Photoshop-Shapes-v-6-7-CS-11389437" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/trees.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="541" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Dead-Trees-36004240" target="_blank">Dead Trees</a> (24 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Dead-Trees-36004240" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/deadtrees.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="364" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Live-Trees-37471587" target="_blank">Live Trees</a> (21 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Live-Trees-37471587" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/livetrees.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="309" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Plan-Trees-41007367" target="_blank">Plan Trees</a> (20 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://thesuper.deviantart.com/art/Plan-Trees-41007367" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/plantrees.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="306" width="475"></a></p>
<h3>7. Circles</h3>
<p><a href="http://trillianastra.deviantart.com/art/Retro-Circles-Custom-Shapes-63310883" target="_blank">Retro Circles</a> (10 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://trillianastra.deviantart.com/art/Retro-Circles-Custom-Shapes-63310883" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/retrocircle.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="284" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://smolord.deviantart.com/art/Circles-for-Photoshop-75137098" target="_blank">Circles</a> (10 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://smolord.deviantart.com/art/Circles-for-Photoshop-75137098" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/circles.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="413" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/vector-circles/" target="_blank">Circles, Lines and Sunlights</a> (108 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://dezignus.com/vector-circles/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/lines.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="329" width="475"></a></p>
<h3>8. Random Shapes</h3>
<p><a href="http://deviant-arab.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-Stars-V2-0-75486624" target="_blank">Stars</a> (200 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://deviant-arab.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Shapes-Stars-V2-0-75486624" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/stars.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="594" width="474"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://backflip540.deviantart.com/art/backflip540-sunburst-shapes-61047273" target="_blank">Sunbursts</a> (30 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://backflip540.deviantart.com/art/backflip540-sunburst-shapes-61047273" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/sunburst.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="358" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://honeycunt.deviantart.com/art/Splats-N-Drips-Custom-Shapes-28840671" target="_blank">Splats and Drips</a> (15 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://honeycunt.deviantart.com/art/Splats-N-Drips-Custom-Shapes-28840671" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/splats.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="473" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://yarrum2.deviantart.com/art/Splat-Shapes-52734975" target="_blank">Splat Shapes</a> (8 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://yarrum2.deviantart.com/art/Splat-Shapes-52734975" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/splats2.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="356" width="475"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://limoli.deviantart.com/art/Stains-Blot-CustomShapes-60573763" target="_blank">Stains & Blots</a> (34 shapes)</p>
<p><a href="http://limoli.deviantart.com/art/Stains-Blot-CustomShapes-60573763" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.royaltutorial.com/images/custom-shapes/stains.jpg" alt="Screenshot" height="355" width="475"></a></p>
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<h2>Resources and Tutorials</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/custom-shape-sets/" target="_blank">Creating Photoshop Custom Shape Sets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/QuickTips-Create-CustomShapes-21727860" target="_blank">Creating Custom Shapes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lukeroberts.deviantart.com/art/QuickTips-Load-Custom-Shapes-21727644" target="_blank">Loading Custom Shapes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dezignus.com/what-is-shapes/" target="_blank">What are Photoshop Custom Shapes?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/custom-shapes/" target="_blank">Create Your Own Photoshop Custom Shapes</a></li>
</ul>
