The phrase “artificial intelligence” has many excited, especially those in tech. But for those of us in creative fields like digital art and design, AI can be more concerning than it is exciting.

AI-generated art, videos, and images have flooded the internet, raising questions about whether more companies will turn to tools like OpenAI’s Dall-E, Midjourney, Leonardo.ai, and more, rather than employing human artists. What’s more, the fact that these AI models are trained on real artists’ work without their consent leaves many feeling as if they have no choice but to accept AI into their work and lives.

In a digital world increasingly dominated by faceless AI chatbots, agents, and features, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by all the technology. AI will certainly play a huge role in reshaping many industries, including design. We can’t deny this. But at the same time, humanization, empathy, and having a person at the wheel have never been more important.

Rather than viewing AI as something that replaces human creativity, we at MacPaw saw an opportunity to explore how we could make AI feel more personal and accessible — all the while keeping humans at the center of the experience. That led us to rethink how AI assistants are created.

The Concept Of A New AI Assistant

Traditional AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT typically take the form of a conversational textbox or webpage on screen, as this is how users have interacted with their devices. It’s comfortable and familiar. While extremely useful for a variety of tasks, interacting with these AI assistants can feel transactional and technical.

Using the same textbox format across all AI assistants does provide consistency. But we wanted to create a new, more personal and differentiated experience for users. But what format would be best? Even if we change how an AI tool looks, it still needs to be useful and intuitive to use.

As humans, it’s easier to understand and connect with things that resemble us. This is why we often find ourselves drawn to things like animals and characters: they have traits that we recognize within ourselves. Understanding this, we saw an opportunity to combine these values: utility and personality.

The Importance Of Character In Design

Enter Eney: a new proactive AI assistant. MacPaw didn’t want Eney to simply be another AI tool for users, but rather one that proactively assists within a user’s workflow. The vision was to help users connect with Eney more easily than with other AI tools, so we decided to create a character users could interact with. We wanted Eney to be expressive, friendly, and to emote as humans do. But we needed to strike an important balance: making Eney cheerful without it being overly goofy or childish.

This is where human animation and intervention played a critical role. While challenging, it was crucial because an overloaded character UI could turn users off and make navigating Eney difficult. To avoid this, the design team chose to create a select set of emotions and gestures for Eney to express, ensuring that its expressions conveyed useful information. For example, when working on a task, Eney’s figure resembles a loading icon. To do this, we worked to reduce Eney’s on-screen movement to make sure it wasn’t distracting or excessive.

After exploring a few different shapes and styles for Eney, we settled on a circular figure, as it felt the most approachable. It was simple and helped create the feeling of a calm, floating digital companion, rather than another rigid interface element on a user’s desktop. Eney’s minimal face design also plays an important role in connecting with the user. Its eyes are the main emotional connector — a key feature in showing emotions without being cartoonish.

The color choice for Eney was also important. Many AI assistants and companies use blue in their products, as it’s typically associated with intelligence. Blue is a great color, but we wanted Eney to stand out. We still wanted the color to be warm and inviting while slightly more visually stimulating, which led us to choose the color pink. Among dozens of other AI products that choose a more blue aesthetic, Eney was designed to catch a user’s eye and stand out in their mind (and on their screen).

All in all, we wanted to create a character that was present but not attention-seeking; a warm and supportive digital helper that enhances a user’s workflow rather than distracts from it. Eney’s character gives personality to otherwise invisible processes.

Artists In The AI Era

While those who aren’t design professionals may assume there wasn’t much significance behind Eney’s character creation, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Like many other products, all these elements — style, design, emotion, size, name, and more — were intentionally chosen, not by machines but by humans.

Even though AI has streamlined many design processes, namely enabling faster design, there are still many things it can’t do well. Even when designing Eney, while technology supported the process, human designers controlled every step and decision.

As designers, it’s more important than ever to have good judgment, artistic direction, integrity, and emotional sensitivity when working in the field. Technology like AI can help us work faster, but it can’t replace the values that inspire and shape our work.

What’s more, while anyone can easily generate something by typing a prompt into an AI image tool, there’s a true beauty and talent when intentionally crafting something through manual design.

As designers, we shouldn’t stray away from the latest tools. Rather, we should learn them and see how they could potentially help us within our creative workflows. Personally, I like to use AI tools such as Perplexity and ChatGPT for research purposes in the early stages. However, we need to remember that they’re just that: tools. At the end of the day, technology like AI cannot, and should not, replace human artistry. It should help us express our visions, not replace us entirely.

If there’s one thing to take away from this piece, it’s that curiosity helps build taste over time, and taste becomes more valuable, not less, in the AI era.

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This collection of Photoshop actions offers various options for transforming photos into beautiful sketches. They take the guesswork out of the process and ensure that important aspects like light and shadow are accurately highlighted.

Whether you’re a photographer or graphic designer, this collection of sketching Photoshop actions will help speed up your post-production and workflow. These actions offer various customization options, allowing you to create a personalized sketching effect.

So dive into our selection of sketch effects and Photoshop actions today and add a creative touch to your photos and graphics. Transform your work into a beautiful piece of art with just a couple of clicks!

The Concept Sketch Photoshop Action is ideal for engineers and architects who want to transform any architectural drawing into a professional-looking sketch. It is suitable for building interiors, exteriors, and product designs. It includes 12 hand-drawn brushes and 18 patterns for added detail and texture.

The Pencil Sketch Photoshop Action can turn any portrait-style photo into a digital piece of art that appears as though it was hand-drawn. It also works on objects, and you can choose from 10 color presets.

Next up in our collection is this set of Pencil Sketch Photoshop Actions. It includes 15 different actions that you can use to turn portraits into sketches. It comes with detailed instructions, is non-destructive, and has editable layers.

The Da Vinci Sketch Photoshop action immediately turns any photo into a sepia-toned illustration that looks like it came from Da Vinci’s sketchbooks. It works best with portraits and creates layered finished photos that can be customized further. It also comes with five pen color tones and ten color presets.

The Pencil Sketch 2 Photoshop Action is another great way to turn a photograph into a piece of digital art. You can edit the individual layers and use them for various purposes.

Another option is the Architecture Sketch Art Photoshop Actions. This set comes with full layer control and is non-destructive. It works for a wide range of photos, including landscapes and portraits. This one-click action can be used for both the web and print.

Here’s another interesting choice to consider. The Pen Sketch Photoshop Action gives your photos the look of a hand-drawn sketch. This action stands out because it creates a crosshatch pattern for shading. It includes well-organized layers and detailed instructions.

Another action you should consider is the Digital Sketch Photoshop Action. It works best with portraits and has a softness that’s really compelling. It also comes with ten color effects.

Here’s another interesting choice for creating a sketch from a photograph. This action set can be applied with a single click, and the result is stunning. It has editable layers and can be used on various types of photos.

The Sketch Art Photoshop Actions work to create a soft sketch appearance on your photos. The result is a realistic-looking sketch that takes many cues from your original image. Even better, your original image layer remains unscathed, so you can always revert to it if need be.

This action really sets itself apart from the pack. The Color Sketch Photoshop Action creates a professional-looking, colorful sketch from your photographs using hatching and abstract effects.

The High-Quality Pencil Sketch Photoshop Action is another easy way to create digital artwork from photos with a single click. It has a multitude of layers you can adjust and tweak. In the end, you’ll have a picture that looks like it has cross-hatching, blending, and many more features of hand-drawn art.

Portretum is ideal for adding a sketching style to your portrait photography. This one-click action can be applied to any portrait and comes with the action file, brushes, ten color presets, graphic elements, and a user’s guide.

You might also like to consider the Sketch Photoshop Action Presets. Apply it to a particular spot on your photo, and then play the action. It’ll turn that area into a sketch with all the subtle shading and details of a real hand-drawn piece of art. This action has fully editable layers as well.

With well-organized layers, you can customize this sketch action set to suit your needs and make selections regarding background, color, and more. It includes ten brushes, five textures, and a quick start-up guide.

This action turns your building photos into sketches with just a single click. It offers ten styles, relies on AI for best results, and is fully customizable to suit your requirements. It even has a greenery action to highlight foliage in your original photo.

The Cartoonize Photoshop Action will turn any portrait-style photo into a digital painting. The result is an image that looks like a cartoon, and you can use the resulting image on the web and in print. Plus, the action is non-destructive.

Last in our collection is the Vintage Sketch Photoshop Action, which turns any photo into a vintage-looking sketch. With a single click, you can achieve a realistic-looking drawing. This action comes with 15 color presets and a video tutorial, making it easy to get it working properly.

How to Install Photoshop Actions

1. Download and unzip the action file.
2. Launch Photoshop.
3. Go to Window > Actions.
4. Select Load Actions from the menu and go to the folder where you saved the unzipped action file to select it.
5. The Action will now be installed.
6. To use the newly installed action, locate it in the Action panel.
7. Click the triangle to the left of the action name to see the list of available actions.
8. Click the action you want to play and press the play button at the bottom of the Actions panel.

This collection of Photoshop actions will help streamline your workflow and reduce editing time, making the process quicker and almost effortless.

With these sketch effects actions, you can create a unique and artistic look that will significantly improve your photography. These actions are easy to use and offer a range of customization options to make your sketches truly personalized.

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Actions are pre-recorded sets of instructions that automate the process of applying a sequence of edits to an image. By using actions, you can create complex photo effects with just a few clicks. Countless actions and presets are available for free, but finding high-quality ones can sometimes be challenging.

We’ve curated a collection of over 40 Photoshop action packs that are all available to download for free. These actions will give you the tools you need to apply various effects to your photos, from matte and film to vintage styles, stunning black and white conversions, and even HDR.

With these actions and presets in your toolkit, you’ll be able to save time while editing your photos and won’t have to spend hours scouring the web for high-quality free actions. Whether you’re a professional photographer or a designer, these actions will help you achieve the look you want without spending hours on each individual photo.

Nostalgic Photoshop Actions

These free Photoshop Actions can create a range of photo effects, including a vintage or retro look, a washed-out or faded effect, a gritty or grungy feel, or even a black and white or sepia-toned effect.

Old & Dirty Photoshop Action

Free to Download

Turn your colorized photos to black and white, and then apply a subtle vintage effect. The action works with both Photoshop and Lightroom.

Vintage Landscape Photoshop Action

Free to Download

As the name suggests, this free Photoshop action is perfect for landscape photos that you want to style to appear vintage.

Retro Engraving Photoshop Action

Free to Download

The free Retro Engraving Photoshop action replicates vintage engraved illustrations and applies a glitchy, line-based texture (similar to old banknotes or book prints) to your photos.

Instant Hipster Retro Photoshop Actions

Free to Download

This Photoshop pack includes ten actions that will make your photos appear more retro and vintage. The actions replicate Instagram-style filters.

Vintage Wedding PS Action

Free to Download

Wedding photographers rejoice as this free Photoshop action will allow you to add a vintage effect to your wedding photos. The collection comes with a total of 15 individual actions.

Retro Effects & Polaroid Frame Photoshop Actions

Free to Download

With this collection of Photoshop actions, you will be able to generate vintage, lomo, and retro effects, and quickly apply them to your photos.

Classic Film Effect Free Photoshop Actions

These Photoshop actions can create the effects commonly found in classic films and cinema. They can add a cinematic feel to your work, such as a soft and warm film look, a faded or desaturated effect, a film grain texture, or even a dramatic and moody style.

Cyberpunk Photoshop Action

Free to Download

This free action applies a specific set of effects that will give your photos a cyberpunk style. Cyberpunk is characterized by a futuristic feel, featuring neon lights and sci-tech elements.

Indie Camera Photoshop Actions

Free to Download

The free Indie Camera Photoshop action recreates the aesthetic of quirky and low-fi indie film cameras. It will add soft contrast, subtle color shifts, and light leaks to your photographs.

Film-Inspired Photoshop Actions

Free to Download

This free film-inspired Photoshop action set will add a grainy, soft tone, with mild contrast shifts to your images. It will create a dreamy, nostalgic, film-like look, making it perfect for portraits.

Vibrant Film Photoshop Action

Free to Download

This Photoshop action produces an interesting vintage effect with brilliant, vibrant colors. The action works with Photoshop as well as Lightroom.

Simple Grainy Photoshop Action

Free to Download

This simple Photoshop action will add a fine layer of digital noise or grain to your photos, giving them a textured or gritty aesthetic. You can download it for free.

Cross Processed Photoshop Action

Free to Download

The Cross Processed free Photoshop action replicates film developed with the wrong chemicals, giving your photos a high contrast, irregular color shifts, and a retro, experimental feel.

Film Effect Photoshop Action

Free to Download

Make your photos come to life with this Film Effect Photoshop action. The action makes your colors pop and applies them non-destructively.

Color Effect Free Photoshop Actions

These actions allow you to add warmth or coolness to your photos, improve contrast, or even apply selective color effects to specific areas of your photo. You can create a variety of moods and styles, whether you want a vintage, a cinematic look, or a colorful, vibrant style.

Split-Toned Photoshop Action

Free to Download

This free Photoshop action applies a vintage-like, split-toning effect to your photos, adjusting the color and feel of your shots.

Photoshop Crimson Shimmer Action

Free to Download

This Photoshop action is sure to make your photos stand out, as it adds a subtle touch of crimson to any image. The action is easy to adjust and apply.

Dark Mood Photoshop Action

Free to Download

The free Dark Mood Photoshop action will deepen shadows, desaturate tones, and add contrast to your photos, creating a dramatic, moody, and atmospheric effect.

Honey Photoshop Action

Free to Download

Choose this Photoshop action if you want to make your food photography pop. The action is applied non-destructively and can easily be adjusted.

Copper Photoshop Actions

Free to Download

Apply an interesting copper look to your photos with the help of this free Photoshop action. You can tweak and adjust the action to your needs.

Creamy Photoshop Actions

Free to Download

If you want to apply a soft, almost pastel-like look to your photos, this collection of Photoshop actions is a must. The action works best for portrait and outdoor photos.

Sunset Photoshop Action

Free to Download

Get more out of your sunset photos or give any other photo a warm, golden glow. This action works best with nature and outdoor photography.

Special Effects Free Photoshop Actions

These special effects Photoshop actions add texture, lighting, and color improvements to your photos, allowing you to create a one-of-a-kind look.

Heatmap Photoshop Action

Free to Download

This free Heatmap Photoshop Action will apply a color gradient based on thermal imaging, giving your photos a bold and surreal look and feel.

Create Tiny Planets Photoshop Action

Free to Download

Tiny planets are all the rage, but creating them from scratch takes work. This Photoshop action will change that and allow you to transform any photo into your very own tiny planet.

Corrupted VHS Photoshop Action

Free to Download

This Corrupted VHS Photoshop action will make your photos seem as if they were captured on an old VHS tape, giving your shot a distinctive and artistic appearance.

Brick Mosaics Photoshop Actions

Free to Download

Ever wanted to turn your photos into fun mosaics? Well, now you can with the help of this Photoshop action! The pack includes a total of 10 actions.

Simple Halftone Photoshop Action Set

Free to Download

Turn your photos or graphics into a dot-based halftone pattern with this simple Photoshop action. It is perfect for comic-book styles, pop art, or retro printing effects.

Pixelate Photoshop Actions

Free to Download

Similar to the action above, this Photoshop action collection will pixelate your photos. Perfect for creating unique backgrounds. The collection also includes frame and border styles.

Dispersion Effect Photoshop Action

Free to Download

Try this Photoshop action if you want to produce a cool-looking dispersion effect. Make any photo appear as if it’s dispersing. Play the action and make adjustments as necessary.

Glitch Effect PSD Photoshop Action Kit

Free to Download

This free Photoshop action adds a subtle glitch effect to your photos, giving them the appearance of old VHS tapes. The action works non-destructively, and you can make adjustments.

High Dynamic Range Free Photoshop Actions

These Photoshop actions can help you achieve a range of HDR styles. These actions will improve your photo’s contrast, saturation, and sharpness, resulting in a bold and vivid photo effect.

HDR Lightroom Preset & Photoshop Action

Free to Download

Use this Photoshop action to expand the dynamic range of your photo and apply a beautiful, bold effect. The action works with both Photoshop and Lightroom.

Warm & Faded Free Photoshop Actions

These actions will add a matte effect to your photos by reducing contrast and saturation, and adding a subtle haze or film-like grain. They help to highlight the texture and depth of your photos.

Matte Lightroom Preset & Photoshop Action

Free to Download

With the help of this free Photoshop action, you will be able to quickly and easily apply a subtle matte effect to your photos. The action is available as both a Photoshop action and a Lightroom preset.

Deep Matte Photoshop Action

Free to Download

If you’re looking for a deep, matte look, be sure to try this action. It’s compatible with both Photoshop and Lightroom.

Vintage Matte Photoshop Action

Free to Download

The Vintage Matte Photoshop action will make it easy to add a lovely vintage effect to your photos. The action supports non-destructive editing.

Light Effect Free Photoshop Actions

These actions replicate the appearance of light leaks, which happens when light enters the camera, creating a washed-out and soft effect on your photos. They can help you achieve various styles, from a soft, romantic look to a more dramatic and surreal effect.

Light & Bright Photoshop Action

Free to Download

Add bright light leaks to any photo with the help of the Photoshop actions in this pack. The action creates layers and supports non-destructive editing.

25 Light Leaks Photoshop Actions

Free to Download

These free actions allow you to add various light leak effects to your photos, creating the illusion that light has leaked into the camera body during exposure.

Premium Looks Photoshop Actions

Free to Download

Add a touch of class to your portraits with the help of this Photoshop action. The action contains five different effects and two light leaks that can be combined for a unique look.

Golden Hour Free Photoshop Actions

These Golden Hour actions replicate the soft, warm glow of golden hour light, allowing you to bring out the beauty and atmosphere of your photos.

Golden Hour Photoshop Action

Free to Download

Use this Photoshop action whenever you need to make a photo appear as if it were taken during the golden hour. It works well with cityscapes and nature photos.

Golden Glow Photoshop Action

Free to Download

This Golden Glow action will lighten your photo and give it a golden tint. Use it with landscape and nature photos, but don’t be afraid to experiment with other types of photos as well.

Drawing Effect Free Photoshop Actions

These actions will add a hand-drawn effect to your images, creating a unique and artistic look. They will add depth and texture to your photos.

Pencil Drawing Photoshop Action

Free to Download

Make your photos appear sketched using this Pencil Drawing Photoshop action. The action works non-destructively and produces a black and white sketch.

Sketch Photoshop Action

Free to Download

This set of Photoshop actions makes it easy to apply the sketch effect with a single click. You can even adjust the result to your liking.

Lomo Effects Free Photoshop Actions

These Photoshop actions replicate the look of the Lomo camera, which creates photos with high contrast, vibrant colors, and vignetting effects. They will add a nostalgic touch to your photos.

Lomo Photoshop Action

Free to Download

Apply a Lomo effect to your photos and make them appear as though they were taken with a Lomography camera. The action produces a fun vintage effect.

Soft Color Free Photoshop Actions

These watercolor effect Photoshop actions replicate the artistic charm of watercolor painting. They will add depth, texture, and vivid colors to your images.

Michelangelo Watercolor Photoshop Action

Free to Download

The aptly named Michelangelo Painting Photoshop Action will quickly transform your photos into beautiful watercolor works of art. You will also get a free watercolor brush (ABR) and pattern PAT file for Photoshop.

Split Toned Photoshop Action

Free to Download

This free split-toned Photoshop action will apply different color tones to shadows and highlights, creating a moody, cinematic, or vintage color effect.

How to Install Photoshop Actions

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to install and use Photoshop actions:

• Download and unzip the action file.
• Launch Photoshop.
• Go to Window > Actions.
• Select Load Actions from the menu and go to the folder where you saved the action file to select it. The action will now be installed.
• To use the newly installed action, find it in the Actions panel.
• Click the triangle (▶) to the left of the action name to see the list of available actions.
• Click the action you want to play and press the play button at the bottom of the Actions panel.

How to Create Your Own Photoshop Actions

Creating your own Photoshop action involves recording a series of steps you perform on a photo or graphic and saving them as an action. Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating your own:

1. Open an Image: Launch Photoshop and open the photo you want to use as the base for creating the action.
2. Open the Actions Panel: Navigate to the Window menu and click on Actions to open the Actions panel.
3. Create a New Action: In the Actions panel, click on the folder icon to create a new action set. Click the New Action button (represented by a ■ square icon) to create a new action.
4. Name and Set Shortcut (Optional): Give your action a descriptive name that reflects the edits you’ll be recording.
5. Record the Steps: Click the Record button in the Actions panel to start recording and perform the editing steps you want to include in the action.
6. Stop Recording: Once you’ve completed the editing steps, click the Stop button (■ square icon) in the Actions panel to stop recording.
7. Test the Action: Open another photo to test the newly created action. From the Actions panel, select the action and click Play (▶ triangle icon) to apply the recorded steps and effects to the new photo.
8. Adjust & Customize: If needed, you can open the action in the Actions panel and adjust settings or delete unnecessary steps.
9. Save the Action: To save the action for future use or sharing, right-click on the action in the Actions panel and choose Save Actions. Select a location on your computer and assign a name to the action file. The action will be saved with an .atn extension.
10. Load the Action: To use the action on another computer or version of Photoshop, you can load the action set by going to the Actions panel’s menu and selecting Load Actions.

You’re a creative talent. The last thing you want is to be stuck performing the same task over and over again on various images. These Photoshop presets and actions are for you, freeing you up for the real work: being creative.

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Their style has also crept into web design. We see it in bold colors, outrageous typography, and unique layouts.

Advancements in both CSS and JavaScript allow designers to bring these styles to life. There is no shortage of ways to add comic-inspired flair to your website.

So, how are web designers bringing comic styles online? Let’s check out a few examples of what a combination of code and creativity can do.

Comic Style Text Bubbles – CSS

Created by Josetxu

This snippet demonstrates a classic comic book style. Large, bold text screams on top of colorful backgrounds. CSS Grid is used to line up the various layout pieces. Bonus: click on a word to edit the text. Wow! That was cool.

See the Pen Comic Style Text Bubbles – CSS by Josetxu

Side Scroller Comic Web Template

Created by Terry Scrimsher

Here’s an example that adds movement to the mix. The side-scrolling hero area makes for an attention-grabbing experience. The animated text provides contrast and an element of fun.

See the Pen Side Scroller Web Template by Terry Scrimsher

Comic Book Style CSS UI

Created by Gabriele Corti

This experiment ponders a comic book UI. It’s a small starting point inspired by Spider-Man. However, imagine expanding it to cover every element of a website. That’s a way to stand out from the mere mortals.

See the Pen Comic Book UI by Gabriele Corti

Style Stage Comic Book CSS

Created by Katherine Kato

Let’s go a step further with a comic-inspired UI. This page manages to balance bold styling and legibility. The layout is fun but remains super clean. It shows that “comic” doesn’t have to mean inaccessible.

See the Pen Style Stage – Comic by Katherine Kato

Pure CSS Comic Coder Cat

Created by Annie Bombanie

This humorous bit pokes fun at developers. It also shows some impressive use of CSS. The black-and-white comic takes advantage of clip paths, gradients, and flexbox. The strip is also responsive.

See the Pen Comic Coder Cat – Pure CSS by Annie

Generate Comic-Style Typography

Created by Antoinette Janus

Use this snippet to generate comic-style text. Click into the box and then start typing. You’ll get a classic comic book font on top of a halftone background.

See the Pen Comic Types by Antoinette Janus

Responsive & Accessible Comic Page

Created by Sarah Frisk

It can be a challenge to make an accessible comic strip. The fonts aren’t always legible. And what if you’re using images? This snippet aims to fix these issues. It offers a “CC” mode that provides text descriptions of each panel. The result is an improved user experience.

See the Pen Responsive and Accessible Comic Page by Sarah Frisk

Comic Style Crystal Field

Created by Tibix

It’s easy to admire the groundbreaking illustrations in our favorite comics. This example combines beautiful artwork with the power of code. Click on the presentation to regenerate a new version of this crystal field.

See the Pen Comic Style Crystal Field by Tibix

Adding Some Pop to the Web

Not every website requires a staid corporate look. Comic styles offer an alternative for these sites. You can use this technique to create a fun and memorable UX.

What’s more, you don’t have to go over the top to find success. Even subtle elements of comic design can make a positive impact. Look no further than some of the examples above for proof.

Want to see even more examples of comic styles? Use your superpowers and head on over to our CodePen collection!

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However, patterns, actions, and brushes are not the only resources available for Photoshop. There are also custom shapes.

Although not as popular as brushes, custom shapes deserve a spot among the must-have resources in your design library. The benefit of using custom shapes is that you can scale them to large sizes without any loss of quality. On top of that, custom shapes allow you to edit their color or layer style, making them more versatile than brushes.

You can also easily create your own custom shapes and save them for later use. However, creating custom shapes from scratch is time-consuming, especially when you have a design deadline looming. That’s when using pre-designed custom shapes for Photoshop comes into play.

We’ve rounded up the best free custom shapes for Photoshop here. You’ll find custom shapes for silhouettes, martial arts, flowers, and more. The best part? They are all free to use in your design projects.

So, without further ado, check out the custom shapes below and get ready to upgrade your design library with some quality resources.

100 Photoshop CSH Shapes

Free to Download, 100 Photoshop CSH Shapes

50 Photoshop CSH Shapes

60 Photoshop CSH Shapes

How to Import Custom Patterns into Photoshop

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to import patterns into Photoshop.

• Download and unzip the Photoshop pattern you want to use
• Launch Photoshop and go to Edit > Presets > Export/Import Presets.
• Locate the folder with your Photoshop pattern and click Open.
• Double-click the file pattern you wish to import and then press the Import Presets
• Once the process is finished, your patterns will be ready to use

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