mockups for your design portfolio & beyond

I’ve spent so much time scouring the internet for free or low cost – but high quality – digital mockups for my portfolio over the years. A realistic mockup is integral for designers to showcase their work and can help non-designers understand how a print project will end up coming to life.

I’ve compiled a list of reliable sites and digital creators whose mockups pass the vibe check to help fellow designers showcase their work. Some are free, some are not – but always make sure to read the terms of use and credit the creators where necessary. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions along the way or if you have any resources you’d like to share with me in return!

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huge selection of resources

Find exactly what you need from these curated and high quality sites with resources from 3D digital mockups, vector illustrations, typefaces and more.

• Yellow Images - food and beverage DTC packaging like bottles, cans, boxes, glasses, environmental mockups and sooo many other things! They are super realistic and high resolution that function in Photoshop by placing your art into a linked .psb that applies your art into the mockup pretty seamlessly. The individual PSD mockups are very affordable and they also offer an annual membership.

• Creative Market - if you need some quick templates for a client, extra illustration assets that aren’t in your wheelhouse, inspo from using a new brush or textures, or if you want to access to new and unique typefaces – Creative Market is your ticket. There’s so much to be found here and you’re supporting other designers and artists by buying here!

so many mockups

A short list of my favorites from Yellow Images. Some of these I commissioned to be made from real life packaging I was designing or working with, which is such an awesome option to have if you need something super specific!

• Beer bottle

• 12 oz can

• 16 oz can

• Beer glasses

• 6-pack can box

• 12-pack can box

Some free faves

• Great flat lay wearables from graphicheroco on Freepic

• Devices, posters, and more LS Graphics

Photography resources

• Images, high quality, free-to-use: Unsplash

design resources

• Icons, free for personal use: The Noun Project

typography resources

• Lost Type Co

• Jessica Hische

procreate resources

• Free (and purchasable) brushes, grids, guides, and learning resources from Molly Suber Thorpe

• Texture packs, brushes (some free!), and tutorials from True Grit Texture Supply

continued learning

• Skillshare - level up your design skills with easy-to-digest classes by renowned designers and creators. The classes are broken up into short videos so they’re easy to fit into a busy lifestyle (looking at you, fellow toddler moms). I’ve been using Skillshare to grow my skills in motion graphics with Adobe After Effects and Adobe Animate. Youtube is also a great (and free!) resource but I love the structure and community Skillshare adds to learning.