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There’s a handful of tutorials on how to create product mockups on the Cutting for Business blog. Most of these tutorials are geared towards Silhouette Studio users. Since so many Cricut users have been asking me how to create product mockups in Design Space, here’s a quick tutorial.
How to Create Product Mockups in Cricut Design Space
- Create your design in Cricut Design Space.
- Either take a photo of your blank item or purchase and download a product mockup. Then, click “Upload Images” on the left hand side.
- Choose your image and click the “Continue” button.
- No need to clean up the image, so just click the “Continue” button again. (Note: My image looks blurry because it is very large.)
- Select “Save as a Print Then Cut image” and click “Save”.
- Select your image and click “Insert Images”.
- Right click your image and click “Move backward” to get it behind your design.
- Drag your the image and design around until it looks how you want it to.
- Now, you’ll save it by taking a screenshot. On Mac, click “Command”, “Shift”, and “4” at the same time, then drag the rectangle around your image to save it. On Windows, use the snipping tool. Here’s my finished mockup image:
Wondering where to get mockup images? You can purchase on Etsy, Creative Market, or stock photo sites.
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Thank you!! I have struggled learning Photoshop and this make my life sooo much better!!
Thank you!!
My pleasure!
This is so neat!!!
Thanks for stopping in the blog!
Which font you used?
Here’s a link: https://crmrkt.com/D0ye4
Thank you so much 🙂
I love this, thank you! I would have never thought of this.
Happy to share! Thanks for reading!
Are other users displaying mock ups on their site to advertise their product or just to their customer?
Yes, you will find both.
This is such a simple fix, I am a little upset I couldn’t think of it myself!! Thank you!!
LOL! My pleasure!
Thank you! Im thinking of starting my own little business and this is a life saver!
Awesome! Glad to know it was helpful!
Thank you! Trying my first mockup, do you know of any free mockup picture sites? I can’t for the life of me take a decent picture.
GraphicBurger has weekly freebies. Those might be good to practice on.
Can this be done with a silhouette cameo? Do I need photoshop?
Yes, here’s a roundup of all the mockup posts on the blog: https://cuttingforbusiness.com/2017/02/20/mockups/. You’ll find a link to the Silhouette Studio tutorial and a few other posts as well.
This is a brilliant idea. A real money saver for someone like me trying to start a business and I don’t want yo purchase blanks until I have an order. Thank you!
Glad you found it useful, Jennifer!
I am starting up my business and I can’t thank you enough! I have learned so much from your posts. Before I started I thought I had to ACTUALLY make each product.
My pleasure Dora!
Hi Christine,
Is there a way to make a preview/ proof of your design on cricut design space to email to customer?Like when you order a custom order off etsy and they send email of what they came up with to make sure you like it. Im just starting out and sell signs on fb, but my state doesnt have how you can actually sell on fb. Local people just ask me to make them something specific but have no way to know how to show them. I didnt know if theres an app or a way. Keep in mimd i dont have microsoft office or word on my laptop
Can you do a screenshot?
This works great if everything you do is in black but what about the cut lines showing when you change the color. Cricut design space doesn’t have the option to change cut line colors like Silhouette. Is there a way around this?
Yes, actually Cricut Design Space does. You’d just change the layer to a print layer.
THANK YOU!!!!! I purchased a cricut in the hopes of making things to sell to raise money towards my medical alert service dog. I hit a major wall when I realized i had no way to make mockups. This article has been a GODSEND! Seriously, thank you!!!! Any other ideas on how to fundraise with a cricut would be much appriciated!!!
My pleasure! Here’s some posts on fundraising: https://cuttingforbusiness.com/?s=fundraising
Thank you so much for this insightful and helpful info. Greatly appreciated. You made it so much easier to understand the process
Happy to help!
Do you happen to have any information about how to create T-shirt Designs in regards to Font Size and Placement etc? My biggest problems with designing a T-shirt is not knowing How or What to put where. I don’t want to use someone else’s designs all the time but would prefer to know how to create my own. Thanks for any and all info
I downloaded this a long time ago and I still think it is one of the best guides available: https://www.stahls.com/design-placement-guide
YOU JUST CHANGED MY LIFE!!! The Snippet tool alone!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!
SO EXCITED!!!
Awesome!