Photoshop users are able to benefit from the vast amount of high-quality resources that are freely available to the community. Brushes get a lot of attention, but custom shapes are also extremely useful in the right situations. Finding a custom shape that has already been created can save you some time and headaches in your design, and fortunately there is a very wide variety of custom shapes available.

This post highlights 80 different sets of custom shapes (over 2,500 individual shapes) in several different categories. If you plan to download and use any of these shapes be sure to check to terms and conditions set by the creator of the shapes.

1. People

People Silhouettes (306 shapes)

Costumes and Characters Shapes (56 shapes)

Skateboarding (9 shapes)

Skater Collection (3 shapes)

Skateboarders (8 shapes)

Stock Girls (8 shapes)

Businessman Silhouettes (12 shapes)

Business Girls (12 silhouettes)

Jumping People Silhouettes (104 shapes)

Break Dancing (8 shapes)

Hoops (57 shapes)

Presentational Shapes (10 shapes)

Random People Shapes (11 shapes)

People Shape Set (25 shapes)

Hot Babes (7 shapes)

Go-Go Girls (18 shapes)

Sexy Stances (13 shapes)

Ladies (7 shapes)

Sexy Girls (47 shapes)

2. Animals

Birds (12 shapes)

Butterflies (38 shapes)

Horses (9 shapes)

Horses (15 shapes)

Zebras (6 shapes)

Sea Creatures (27 shapes)

Animals (10 shapes)

Animal Patterns (13 shapes)

Bugs (20 shapes)

Weathered Flying Bugs (21 shapes)

3. Planes and Boats

Aircraft (21 shapes)

Maritime (27 shapes)

WW2 Planes (13 shapes)

4. Guns and Weapons

Guns (30 shapes)

Guns (26 shapes)

Ray Guns and Laser Blasters (15 shapes)

I Love Weapons (12 shapes)

5. Halloween Shapes

Halloween Shapes (23 shapes)

Halloween Shapes (10 shapes)

6. Trees

Trees (17 shapes)

Dead Trees (24 shapes)

Live Trees (21 shapes)

Plan Trees (20 shapes)

7. Circles

Retro Circles (10 shapes)

Circles (10 shapes)

Circles, Lines and Sunlights (108 shapes)

8. Random Shapes

Stars (200 shapes)

Sunbursts (30 shapes)

Splats and Drips (15 shapes)

Splat Shapes (8 shapes)

Stains & Blots (34 shapes)

Drips (25 shapes)

Paisley (24 shapes)

Kiddy Stuffs (72 shapes)

Ribbon Collection (3 shapes)

Voters Collection (2 shapes)

Surfing Themed Shapes (6 shapes)

Hero Shapes (13 shapes)

Flames (5 shapes)

Markers (23 shapes)

Vector Shapes (13 shapes)

Arrows (10 shapes)

Speech Bubble Shapes (42 shapes)

Cartoon Shapes (25 shapes)

Assorted Logos (38 shapes)

CD & DVD Logos (7 shapes)

Foliage Shapes (371 shapes)

Tools (9 shapes)

I Love Skulls (12 shapes)

Urban Shapes (31 shapes)

World Map (3 shapes)

Banner and Scrolls (28 shapes)

Art Supplies (16 shapes)

Skyline Collection (6 shapes)

Arabeski (23 shapes)

9. Combination Packs

Custom Shapes Pack v. 1.1 (100 shapes)

Custom Shape Pack (45 shapes)

50s Custom Shapes (14 shapes)

Revolution Collection (6 shapes)

Custom Shape Mix (24 shapes)

Vector Shape Mix (50 shapes)

If you’re interested in learning more about the basics of custom shapes, how to load them, and how to create your own, try the following resources.

• What are Photoshop Custom Shapes?
• Loading Custom Shapes
• Creating Custom Shapes
• Create Your Own Photoshop Custom Shapes
• Creating Photoshop Custom Shape Sets

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