Grete Grivina, Author at Blog

Printful's Mockup Generator is meant for creating product mockups and design files for print, embroidery, and engraving. Most of our ecommerce platform integrations let you push your designs from the Mockup Generator directly into your store which speeds up the process of launching new products. However, our Mockup Generator is also great for creating unique designs from scratch. We're here to show you how to benefit from the design features it offers. Open the Mockup Generator, choose a product, and get started! 1. Create text designs The Mockup Generator has a built-in text design tool that will help you transform words into eye-catching designs in a few simple steps. Click Add text in the Design tab and write your text. For apparel products: Pick font. Choose font size. Adjust letter spacing. Pick text color. Add outline and shadow. Choose distance and angle of the shadow. Adjust text arc. For embroidery products: Pick font. Choose font size. Adjust letter spacing. Choose thread color. Set line height For engraving: Pick font. Choose font size. Adjust letter spacing. Adjust text arc. Choose engraving style—outlined or filled. Our list of fonts is selected to ensure high quality results for all fulfillment techniques. If you wish to use a font we currently don't support, you can create your design in an image editor and upload it as a file. As a bonus, embroidery text designs made in our Mockup Generator have a reduced digitization fee—only $3.95 per file. 2. Experiment with clipart The Mockup Generator has a large clipart selection you can use in all your designs for free. Explore it to create fun, unique designs using only our Mockup Generator. In the Mockup Generator's Design tab, hit Add clipart to check out different symbols, drawings, and emojis created by our in-house designers. Choose line drawings for minimalist designs, add text designs to create original gifts, or pick a shape for a special occasion. Feel free to experiment with color combos and mix and match different styles! 3. Try our sample designs Printful's in-house designers have created fantastic sample designs you can use on your products for free. To use a sample design, hit Upload file on the Mockup Generator, go to Sample files, and choose a design you like. Some of them make great backgrounds, some can be used to add a splash of color to your design, and all of them can be combined and altered in exciting and unexpected ways. 4. Adjust design placement You've created a design, but you're not feeling it yet? Try adjusting the size, position, and angle of the design. You can make adjustments to both uploaded files and design elements you've chosen from the Mockup Generator. There are three ways you can make adjustments: Click the buttons on the left to align, flip, or rotate. Type a number in the rotation box. Use the blue anchor points to scale and rotate To get a closer look at the print area and get the design placement just right, use the Mockup Generator's zoom tool. It works for all Printful products except all-over print items. Click Zoom in at the top right corner of the Mockup Generator. Adjust your design, and press “Zoom out” to see the entire product again. 5. Create designs with several layers The Mockup Generator lets you combine elements to create complex designs with several layers. You can upload your own files and use Printful's sample designs, clipart, and text. Mix and match these elements to create original designs! Experiment with the order of your design layers. Select and drag layers to rearrange them, and find the order that brings out your design the best. 6. Pick a background color The Mockup Generator lets you add a background color on mugs, phone cases, wall art, and all-over products (like leggings). We offer classic hues as well as some trendy options that are guaranteed to print well. Background colors save time you'd otherwise spend on your image editing software. Choose a color on the Mockup Generator, add design elements, and you're good to go! 7. Make patterns for all-over designs The pattern tool is a life-saver when you're creating all-over print product designs. It's free, easy to use, and it offers endless possibilities for original all-over designs. Pick a product, and start designing! Select an all-over product. Upload a design file, or use our sample designs, or clipart. Click Make a patternChoose pattern type: block, half drop, brick, reflect, horizontal or vertical line. Adjust color, size, and spacing of one component to modify entire pattern. You can also: Add more design layers (in my case, more cherries!)Pick a background color When you're finished, go to Mockup view in the top right corner of the Mockup Generator to check how the printed product will look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8iYo08qDeE&feature=youtu.be 8. Duplicate design elements The duplication tool is a gamechanger for creating designs with similar elements. Unlike the pattern tool, it places each duplicated item in a new layer, so you can also play around with the size, color, and alignment of each one individually. Upload a design element or pick one of ours. Click DuplicateArrange the items to create your design. The duplication tool is most helpful when it comes to transferring designs between print areas. For example, choose which areas you want your design printed on for all-over print products, and copy your design on both sleeves or legs for all long-sleeve t-shirts, hoodies, and joggers. Add more design elements, text, and a background color to take your design to the next level. 9. Generate embroidery mockups With Printful's Mockup Generator, creating embroidery mockups is as easy as ever. The mockups are very lifelike—you can even see the stitching in your designs. To start designing, follow these steps. Pick an embroidery product. Upload your design or use one of ours. Choose up to 6 thread colors. Let the Generator work its magic! For hats, you can choose between Flat embroidery and 3D Puff, or use a combination of both embroidery types in one design. Flat embroidery is meant for embroidery designs with smaller details. 3D Puff is a raised embroidery type that works best for bigger graphics. When it comes to embroidery, every detail counts, so please follow our embroidery guidelines. Your turn Now that you know all our Mockup Generator insider info, you can play around and create your next bestseller! If you need inspiration, make sure to watch our step-by-step video tutorial on how to design in our Mockup Generator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdpRnkaQxIg And in case you’re looking for free, ready-to-use designs, make sure to download some awesome typography graphics below. This article was originally published in November 2017; it has since been updated.

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