Faq

Effects

This group contains layers for real-time applying printing-house effects to your design and text. You can choose from Embossing, Hot Stamping or Gold Embossing effects that are maximum close to natural and are based on physics laws.

Correction light layers

“Correction Light Layers” group can help to make your product absolutely photorealistic depending on design style. Just tune the layers opacity.

Objects

“Objects” group is developed for placing your design on mockup objects with saving the material texture, size and shape of light and shadows. That is why you get true tactile sensation.

Background Layers

Mockup background is a smart object as well. The group is responsible for easily choosing and applying identity colours to the background depending on your preferences. Styling now takes few seconds.

1. Open the group named «Objects» and choose subgroup named «Design».
2. Mockup can contain different products, please select the appropriate group of layers in subfolder «Design» with the product name you need. E.g. the example mockup contains a business card. So, if you’d like to place design on it, select layers group named «Business Card» and make sure it’s visible.
3. Select layer named “Place Your Design” of chosen subgroup. For your comfort the name of this layer also contains actual size of the product that was measured in millimeters.
4. Double click on smart object thumbnail.
5. The window with smart object will open. Create new layer (Menu/Layer /New/ Layer) and just Drag & Drop your design upon the layer. Make sure that image fits the size of a smart object. If it doesn’t, please, use any transform tool (usually Menu/ Edit/Free Transform) to make design fit the smart object. Keep primary aspect ratio.
6. Click «Save» from menu (or use cmd+S (mac) or ctrl+S (pc)).
7. Return to window with your mockup. Design of the product will change in few seconds.

Designs for Smart Objects.

Any bitmap or vector graphic file with CMYK colour model can be used as a design for smart-objects. While creating mockups we work with natural materials having their own texture and structure, that’s why we can’t use RGB colour model. If you use photos, patterns or any content in RGB colour model, you should convert them to CMYK before pasting to smart-object.

Designs for effects layers.

Only layer with transparent background is suitable for placing objects that will contain embossing, hot stamping or gold embossing effects. Any vector or bitmap graphic file as well as text layer is suitable for pasting.

1. Select “Effects” layers group.
2. Select «Embossing» layers subgroup.
3. Select the layer named «Embossing logo».
4. Right mouse click on the layer «Embossing logo» and select «Copy Layer Style».
5. Create new layer with your design inside subgroup «Embossing». Only layer with transparent background is suitable for placing objects that will contain embossing effect. Any vector or bitmap object as well as text layer is suitable for pasting.
6. Right mouse click on your layer with your design and select «Paste layer style».

1. Select “Effects” layers group.
2. Select “Hot Stamping” layers subgroup.
3. Select the layer named «Hot stamping logo».
4. Right mouse click on the layer «Hot stamping logo» and select «Copy Layer Style».
5. Create new layer with your design inside subgroup «Hot stamping». Only layer with transparent background is suitable for placing objects that will contain embossing effect. Any vector or bitmap object as well as text layer is suitable for pasting.
6. Right mouse click on your layer with your design and select «Paste layer style».
7. You can play with light reflection on foil moving the layer «Hot Stamping Light».

1. Select “Effects” layers group.
2. Select “Gold Embossing” layers subgroup.
3. Select the layer named «Gold Embossing logo».
4. Right mouse click on the layer «Gold Embossing logo» and select «Copy Layer Style».
5. Create new layer with your design inside subgroup «Gold Embossing stamping». Only layer with transparent background is suitable for placing objects that will contain embossing effect. Any vector or bitmap object as well as text layer is suitable for pasting.
6. Right mouse click on your layer with your design and select «Paste layer style».
7. You can play with light reflection on foil moving the layer «Gold Embossing Light».

1. Select “Background Layers” group.
2. Select the layer named «Background»
3. Double click on smart object thumbnail.
4. The window with smart object will open. Create new layer (Menu/Layer /New/ Layer) and just Drag & Drop your design upon the layer. Make sure that image fits the size of a smart object. If it doesn’t, please, use any transform tool (usually Menu/Edit/Free Transform) to make design fit the smart object. Keep primary aspect ratio.
5. Click «Save» from menu (or use cmd+S (on mac) or ctrl+S (on pc)).
6. Return to window with your mockup. Design of the product will change in few seconds.

1. Extract Maquette Actions.atn file from *.zip file with our mockup.
2. Open Maquette Actions.atn file with Adobe Photoshop application.
3. After your design is ready you must flatten the layers (Menu/Layer/Flatten image).
4. Open Action tab and choose the necessary action from Maquette actions group.
5. Click “Play selection” button.

Another way to load a Photoshop action is to use drag-and-drop with your mouse:

1. Open Photoshop and open the folder that contains the Photoshop action set that you want to load, and position the two windows side-by-side (see screenshot below).
2. Click the action file (the one ending in “.atn”) and while holding down the mouse button, drag the action to the Photoshop window. If you need to load style files, you can drag them in the same way.
3. Release the mouse button. You will now find the action in Photoshop’s Actions palette.