This class will guide you through:

• Creating patterns
  • How to make simple patterns in Photoshop
• Online mockup generators
  • Top 5 online mockup generators and how to use them
• Free Mockups:
  • Top 5 websites for free Photoshop mockup files 
  • How to open up these Photoshop files and add in your own patterns
• Building mockup templates:
  • Top 5 best free stock photography websites
  • Choosing the best photos
  • Isolating the object that the pattern will be applied to
  • Using smart objects
  • Making an applied pattern look realistic by using displacement maps, the liquify filter and warp transformations
  • Adding shadows and highlights
  • Incorporating texture to make the final result look realistic

This class is aimed at intermediate-level students with some working knowledge of Photoshop as well as advanced students with a deeper understanding who wish to create their own mockups to show off their patterns.

This class has been created for illustrators who wish to build their own high-quality mockups, hobbyists who want to learn how to use free resources to create mocked-up images of their illustrations or patterns, and even side hustlers looking to learn how to make digital assets that they can sell.

By the end of this class, you will be able to apply your knowledge and skills to create a variety of mockups that you can sell on websites specializing in digital assets or to level-up your illustrations and patterns by adding them to mockup files and posting the completed images on Instagram or Pinterest. Mockups can even be used to advertize patterns that you wish to sell on print-on-demand websites.

To complete this class, you will need a computer, access to the internet, and Adobe Photoshop. You can always download a free trial of this program from Adobe.

Your class project is to create your own mockup from stock photography and add to it a pattern of your choice. Alternatively, you can use an online mockup generator or free mockup file to show off your beautiful patterns or illustrations.

At the end of this class, you will have 15 mockup files that you can use to display your repeat patterns. You will have five made from online mockup generators, five using free Photoshop mockup files, and five created from free stock photography.