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    This user manual provides instructions for customizing mockup templates by editing smart objects and groups, changing colors and backgrounds, experimenting with blending modes and opacity, and creating depth-of-field effects to focus on specific areas of an image. Useful tips are included for natural looks using different blending modes and opacity levels as well as adjusting brightness, contrast, and cropping. The goal is to bring Photoshop skills to a new level by learning how to customize mockup templates for showcasing designs.

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    This user manual provides instructions for customizing mockup templates by editing smart objects and groups, changing colors and backgrounds, experimenting with blending modes and opacity, and creating depth-of-field effects to focus on specific areas of an image. Useful tips are included for natural looks using different blending modes and opacity levels as well as adjusting brightness, contrast, and cropping. The goal is to bring Photoshop skills to a new level by learning how to customize mockup templates for showcasing designs.

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    This user manual provides instructions for customizing mockup templates by editing smart objects and groups, changing colors and backgrounds, experimenting with blending modes and opacity, and creating depth-of-field effects to focus on specific areas of an image. Useful tips are included for natural looks using different blending modes and opacity levels as well as adjusting brightness, contrast, and cropping. The goal is to bring Photoshop skills to a new level by learning how to customize mockup templates for showcasing designs.

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    User Manual

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    Willian Benton
    This user manual provides instructions for customizing mockup templates by editing smart objects and groups, changing colors and backgrounds, experimenting with blending modes and opacity, and creating depth-of-field effects to focus on specific areas of an image. Useful tips are included for natural looks using different blending modes and opacity levels as well as adjusting brightness, contrast, and cropping. The goal is to bring Photoshop skills to a new level by learning how to customize mockup templates for showcasing designs.

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    Editing a Smart Object

     

    Place your
    design here All changes will apply
    instantly to your file.

    Expand the group and double click A new window will pop up.
    RED Smart Object Layer thumbnail. Now place your design on top of
    all layers. Hit Save and close.

    Watch Youtube video tutorial:


    youtube https://youtu.be/7R6nd6_OzTo?hd=1

    4
    Add Selective Foil Stamping

     

    All changes will apply


    instantly to your file.

    Place your
    design here

    Expand the group and double click Expand selective foil group and place
    RED Smart Object Layer thumbnail. your foil design inside subfolder, just
    above the violet layer. Adjust position
    hit save and close.

    Your design must be on


     transparent background

    5
    Change Background

    To change background color:


    1. In the Layers Panel locate and expand CHange BG group
    2. Double click Change Color layer, marked with the green color
    3. Choose the color and click OK

    To replace background with texture:


    1. Select the Texture Smart Object Layer from the Layers panel
    2. Edit the Smart Object (see Editing a Smart Object)

    Changing items color:


    1. Locate and double click on green layers
    2. Choose the color and click OK

    Useful Tips & Tricks


    1. Any layer that can change its color are marked green
    2. For more natural look experiment with blending mode* and opacity just select Texture layer and change it’s blending mode, Multiple or
    Linear Burn are good for light backgrounds, for dark we recommend Hard Light, Linear Light or Normal
    3. Blending mode also works with changeable color items
    4. You can also change brightness and contrast of Background layer (last one in each group) it will give hard spot light effect
    * How to change blending mode, you can read on the next page.

    6
    Editing the Visual Appearance of Your Design

    Experimenting with Blending Modes and Opacity is a


    good way to make your design look more appealing.
    You can find them on the top of the Layers Panel.
    Below you will find some examples of how you can use them, but we
    highly recommend to read this article it will bring your Photoshop skills
    to a new level.

    On most mockups you will find layer named Overlay


    Effect (marked yellow) it gives an effect of paper on
    editorial mockup. Sometimes your design is too bright
    or dark, to achieve more natural results, try to change
    it’s Opacity and Blending Mode. We recommend to use
    Screen, Soft Light, Hard Light and Overlay modes, but
    you can try all of them. You can also change brightness
    and contrast of this layer.

    1. After you job with smart objects are done, play with Levels to achieve the desired brightness and contrast.
    2. Rotate and crop your image to achieve different results.

    7
    Creating Deep-of-Field Effect

    After creating your scene, you can create a depth-of-field effect to add focus to
    an area in your image.

    1. Finalize your design and flatten all layers by going to Layers > Flatten Image.
    2. Go to Filter > Blur Gallery > Tilt-Shift
    3. Play with settings to achieve desired results and hit OK.

    8
    We hope that this guide was useful to you.

    Whether you need more help, or you’d like to


    offer us some advice, feel free to contact us:
    [email protected]

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