Lattice custom shapes for Photoshop CC & CS 6 5 4 3 2 1 Elements 2014

Updated: July 21st, 2014

Lattice shapes for Photoshop and Elements

The Photoshop lattice shapes can be applied one by one but you can also just throw caution to the wind and apply 20 or more shapes, shape on shape with different shape colors (effects could be applied such as blurring or layer effects such as shadows to give the image more depth) to create a jungle or lattice snow. The above image shows the same lattice shape applied over and over to create a very intricate and complicated background. You could, if you kept all the lattice shape designs as a layer, combine all the shapes using the various shape combo settings (add etc) but then the color would be lost and you would just end up with a very complex shape - which in turn, can be saved as a custom shape in the Photoshop palette.

An example of a combined lattice shapes 'perspective lattice' was created again using the same lattice design but applied as a shape layer on shape layer but using the pathfinder add function in Photoshop to create a very complex custom shape. The lattice shape was then transformed by using the move tool and keyboard combination of shift / ctrl and alt.

The Photoshop lattice shapes designs can be filled, they don't need to be just a single color. You can use the magic wand as well as other selection tools (but I find the wand reasonably quick and easy to use) to select parts of the lattice and fill the interior as well as the exterior (a little tricker as there are very small gaps between the lattice). You could also add effects such as a bevel or a shadow to the lattice structure. The above shape is only a single shape but multiple shapes could have been added to the design to create a far more complex design in Photoshop or elements. The design itself can also then be saved as perhaps a source for a pattern or a Photoshop brush.

Transformations in Photoshop - Youtube video

Video showing some basic transformations applied to a lattice shape in Photoshop CS5 (though the same approach can be used with most versions of the application such as the latest version, CS6). The transformations such as scale, shear, free distort, perspective can be applied to create a vast range of different and unique shapes even using a basic shape. Combinations of shift ctrl and alt keys (in the case of the PC - the mac combinations are different) can be used to transform the design - as long as the lattice shape is applied as a layer. As the lattice shape is a vector, the lattice shape can be used without any anti-aliasing issues Video

The lattice Photoshop shapes can be applied as a layer and effects applied (such as metal) and the layer can be blurred (gaussian blur) and additional lattice shapes can be added to the design

Lattice Photoshop shapes can be applied multiple times in different sizes. Text can be added in numerous ways

The lattice shapes for Photoshop can be applied at 100% opacity but you can also apply them at 50% etc as above so the designs can overlap easily

Many different lattice shapes are included in the series for Photoshop and elements

The lattice shapes designs in Photoshop can be inverted and re-colored in 1000s of ways and other elements such as black dots can be added to the lattice

How can I use them in Photoshop etc ?

You can use the lattice shapes to create commercial as well as personal work, you can also use the custom shapes for Photoshop and elements to create items that can be used in turn to create items for sale. You can use the lattice custom shapes for Photoshop to create logos, books,mugs, ties, illustrations, adverts, surreal designs, packaging, videos and much more. If you have any questions about the Photoshop lattice shapes, please contact us on support@graphicxtras.com

The lattice shapes for Photoshop and elements CC CS3 CS5 etc can be filled with all kinds of color / random color using a combination of magic wand / selections and fills

Shapes for Photoshop help ?

You can find more about custom shapes in general via the wonderful Adobe site such as how to create shapes, how to modify the shapes, etc This is general help about the shapes and not particularly about lattice shapes. You can also find a whole lot more information about the custom shapes via the videos from us as they cover a whole range of custom shapes information.

Connected designs

The lattice shapes can be used on their own but you can also duplicate the design (if used as a layer) and position and rotate and scale and combine with the original. You can also combine the designs with the other designs in the set. You can also combine the shapes with other elements such as ellipse tool and rectangle tool and polygon tool. Other options to create more unique designs, copy the shapes on to the pasteboard and manipulate the designs in Illustrator and re-paste into Photoshop. You can use the shapes to create millions of unique combinations of vector designs (as well as pixel design, if flattened)

Transformations and warping shapes

The lattice shapes can be used as is but you can also warp and transform the designs. Create the design using the shape layer option (using custom shapes tool) and go to the edit menu and transform path. The transform path offers a number of options to scale, rotate, skew (shear) distort, perspective and warp. You can also copy the design via the pasteboard and warp and distort the design in Illustrator where you will find a number of powerful vector warping tools available (filterit comes to mind). The end result can also be saved as a new shape design via the edit menu. Each of the transformations can be combined so you can scale / rotate / skew etc so zillions of different designs are possible. You can also use the same tools if you use the shape on a pixel raster layer but then any transforms will probably degrade the result. Other options to warp the shapes, you can also use the powerful perspective warp and puppet warp (edit menu). I would love to see the puppet warp include an option to save all the movements to frames to save as animations - the puppet warp would make a really lovely quick (but basic) animation tool.

The lattice shapes for Photoshop and elements includes many different lattice shape designs with different node designs as well as different connection lines - all are vectors for any size of lattice shape design

FREE: 14 custom shapes sampler

14 Free sampler lattice shapes in standard CSH format for CC CS6 CS5.5 CS5 CS4 CS3 Cs2 CS1 7 6 as well as Photoshop elements 12- 1 - the lattice custom shapes also worrk well in the standalone version of Photoshop 14-6. The Photoshop lattice custom shapes are for PC and MAC. The Photoshop lattice custom shapes are for commercial (CU4CU), no credit is required and they are unlimited time use. Please feel free to use and check out the shapes designs. Use the lattice custom shapes in commercial (CU4CU) products such as items for sale including web pages, logos, adverts, ceramics, textiles, books, fashion designs, space designs and more. The lattice Photoshop shapes are for Adobe ® Photoshop and Elements only (though the designs can be exported for use as vectors or raster designs in other applications). The Photoshop lattice shapes can be combined in millions of different ways, blended, molded, warped, distorted, exported for use in other applications. The lattice custom shapes are all vectors for any size of work so you can use them with really small designs as well as huge designs. The lattice shapes designs can be applied as shape layers (and have styles / layer effects applied), paths and as fills. With the latest version, fill and strokes as well as blurring can also be easily added to the Photoshop lattice shapes designs. If you have any questions about the Photoshop lattice shapes, please contact us on support@graphicxtras.com. Free lattice shapes for Photoshop etc