Mockups
5 articles on mockups.
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Realistic Mockup Textures: Paper, Fabric & PSD Smart Objects
Why realistic mockup texture depends on surface, lighting and shadows, how photo and 3D mockups differ, and how to choose paper, fabric or packaging PSDs.
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How to put your logo in a mockup: a six-step smart-object walkthrough
The exact, repeatable way to place your artwork into a mockup PSD through its smart object — six steps, the one save that everyone gets wrong, and how to keep the result sharp.
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Why your mockup looks fake — and five fixes that make it photoreal
Five concrete fixes — smart-object placement, displacement maps, blend modes, grain and resolution — that turn a flat, pasted-on mockup into a composite a client reads as a real photograph.
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Real Estate Rebrand with Premium Mockups
A step-by-step case study: how we rebranded MG Broker Biuro Nieruchomości and earned first-presentation approval using nineteen studio-shot Creatsy stationery mockups instead of photoshoots or flat artboards.
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Seven tests to run before buying a mockup template
A reproducible 15-minute checklist for evaluating any mockup template — smart-object behaviour, displacement quality, license clarity, and four more — before the file enters your production workflow.