HOW TO DESIGN MOCKUP IN PHOTOSHOP | ADOBE PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL
While we see so many beautifully designed mugs, plates,
cups, bottles, bowls and so many other things in the market, we feel to buy
them all in one go. But do we ever wonder how are these designed and who design
them? How these images look so real and lifelike? They are certainly so clear
and of such high quality that they depict an actual product that one can own.
Designing a mockup is a task that requires an eye for
attention to detail as the designer has to make sure of little things as those
tiny mistakes makes huge difference in the design which for regular customer
become a defect. Hence the product is considered a waste.
If you also want to ace the game of designing a mockup and
become much better at your work then luckily, there is a way to do so. There
are many video tutorials available online to learn the technique of designing a
mockup but here is one detailed explanation of the steps included in the
process.
Follow them to create your own mockup.
Press Ctrl + O
To create a Mockup you need a Base Image to put your design
on.
You can use…
·
Well captured Product Photo,
Or
·
3D rendered object
Example: a Coffee cup.
Image 1.
Click on the side most option on your right and Create New
Solid Colorlayer
Select create new fill or adjustment layer on your bottom right and select Solid color.
Type FSC450 and click OK as shown below
Click on Normal and choose Linear burn
Select Opacity and set it on 75% as shown in the screen
below
Press Ctrl+ I (Invert
mask), now Fill with White
Make selection for accuracy
Press Magnetic Lasso tool given by default on the
rectangular tool tables at the extreme left of the screen and select the area
as show in the picture.
Press alt/opt + Backspace
If you want to highlight, put layer into Group
Move mask into Group
Ctrl + Click on Mask
Activate image layer, Press Ctrl + J
Press Ctrl + I (inverse colors)
Select image, go to adjustments, and choose levels.
A dialogue box will appear. Set the input level as show in
the image below and press ok
Ctrl + click on layer 1
Press Ctrl + C (copy)
Create Mask in Solid layer
Select Channels and Turn ON Eye
Ctrl + Shift + V (paste on place)
Turn off Eye.
Delete layer 1
See the difference! This is how you get going and can
actually make a mockup that is as real as possible.
Make a new group and name it cup body.
New Layer inside Cup
body Group
Rename Layer 1 as YOUR DESIGN HERE and select orange after
clicking on eye as shown in the image.
Click on YOUR DESIGN HERE and select Convert to Smart
Object. Click on eye and select orange again
The screen will display YUR DESIGN HERE. Psb @ 8.33% (YOUR
DESIGN HERE, RGB/8)
Resize canvas if require
Go to Image, select canvas size and write 1417 for width and 1535 for height as show in the image
Design something Here
First I’ll add a base color
Select create new fill or adjustment layer on your bottom
right and select Solid color and write F7EEDB and press Ok
Go to file, select save
Smart object auto updates on saving
Select Normal, click on linear burn
Set your fill at 75%
See, how texture looks
Ctrl + T
Left click on screen and choose warp
Pick the corners and
wrap them around the 3D product
Shape it along Flow of object
Bit bigger than cup.
Mask. Click on it
Select the magnet tool once again and border the bottom of
the cup.
Press Ctrl + Backspace
Press Ctrl + i
Cup is selected , Now you have to
Press Ctrl + Shift + Click
Selection added
Ctrl + J
Select normal , linear dodge (Add)
Adjust it with levels
Go to image, select adjustments, choose levels and adjust
them and press Ok.
Select create new fill or adjustment layer on your bottom
right and select Solid color and adjust the color press Ok.
Click on Normal, Select Color
Alt + Backspace
You can change background color by clicking on background
color eye.
Same with Lid
Your mockup is ready.
Practice occasionally to get better at it. You can use
different images to ace the game and learn some more tips and tricks in the
way. Now when you know the steps you can design any 3D mockup the way you want
to. Follow every step and be an expert.
Regular practice can definitely help you!
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