How to Find & Use Free .PSD Mockups for Books (and other items)

Published: 02 February 2022
on channel: Becky’s Graphic Design®, LLC

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Step up your game! Quit showing your clients flat, boring artwork and asking them to pretend that it's on a book or on a shirt. Some people need a real visual—and this is where "mockups" come in! Photoshop .PSD files allow you to drop in your own artwork onto a 3D model with just a few clicks.

How do I find free .PSDs? How do I put my artwork on a mockup? How can I download mockups without getting a virus? How do I use Photoshop to edit a .PSD?

***NOTE: Covervault is no longer online. :'C

0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Why Use Mockups?
1:05 - How Do I Find a Mockup?
1:16 - Where NOT to Look
1:55 - Don't Get a Virus! Here are some Safe Places
02:11 - Covervault for Free Book Mockups
03:17 - Freepik.com
03:50 - Opening Your .zipped .PSD Book Mockup
05:15 - Explanation of Linked, Masked Smart Layer
05:35 - How to Edit Template Image in a .PSB
06:17 - Placing your own Artwork into the .PSB
06:58 - Remember to Save the .PSB!
07:28 - Additional Edits
08:33 - Editing a Ball Cap .PSD
09:13 - Not All Mockups are the Same!

Find (some) free mockups here. If you're not a premium member, the art requires attribution! Give credit where credit is due:
https://www.freepik.com/

Buy "Live a Life Worth Remembering" by John J. King EdD here:
https://www.amazon.com/Live-Life-Wort...

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