Creative Branding Mockup

With an ever increasing trend towards ecommerce and digital branding, it is important for designers to have a unique, realistic set of mockups in their arsenal. While pitching your design to a client, a realistic mockup template can help you outshine the competition. Put simply, the right mockup can help the client visualize what the end product will look like with more clarity.

Throughout this article, we’ll review how to use standalone PSD files with Smart Objects. Smart Objects are simply special layers that preserve an image’s source content. They usually contain raster and vector image data, and are extremely helpful when using mockup templates. Smart Objects isolate the original artwork you are trying to place within the scene from the rest of the visual effects that are applied to it.