“Mockup Scene’s dynamic mockup templates are the closest thing you’ll find to PhotoShop mockups for Canva.”
When I first started creating Canva mockups in 2019, there was no such thing available, but there were Canva users looking for mockups. There were already hundreds of Photoshop mockups available so I focused on Canva. You’ll find my mockup style different from most other Canva mockups because I use my own high-quality photographs and vector drawings. No AI graphics are used as they are low resolution and don’t have the same detail and texture integrity as actual photos.
The face behind MockupScene
Hello!
My name is Jo Petzer and I’m a South African graphic designer. I’ve been freelancing since 1997, specialising in Logo development, branding, book design and product photography.
Design is my passion and sometimes I wish that I didn’t have to eat, sleep and move so that I could spend every moment designing. When I’m not glued to my Mac, I love going for long walks with my hubby, playing catch in the garden with our crazy cats, or belting out some Bach fugues at the piano. I also enjoy a bit of drawing on my iPad, some of which you’ll find in my Elements section.
I’ve been selling digital products successfully on Creative Market since 2016, and on Etsy since 2022, so am no stranger to this field of work. In 2020 I decided to take the leap and set up my own online shop specializing in mockups for Canva and other unique design assets.
I hope you get hours of valuable use out of my products. If you have any requests for custom mockups, scene creators, or elements you’d like me to consider creating, please email your ideas to hello@mockupscene.co.za.
What is Mockup Scene all about?
Mockup Scene was created to try and help designers of all skill levels produce graphics that are professional, of a high quality, but also quick and easy to use. My mockups are ideal for the following niches:
- Canva graphic designers who want to showcase their design work for their portfolios, websites, or social media channels quickly and easily.
- Surface-pattern designers looking for a way to show their buyers how their finished products will look in real life by displaying them using mockup templates.
- Small-business owners looking for a way to create mockups to help them sell their products without investing in Photoshop or having to hire a designer.
Because my mockups are in built Canva, they can be used by anyone with a free (or pro) Canva account, with little or no knowledge of design.
In addition to my mockup and scene creator assets for designers, I also share tips and advice on graphic design in general and branding in particular to help you improve your skills. Please visit the Learn section of my website to read articles I’ve written.
Below is an outline of my products, what they are and how they can benefit you.
Why Canva and not Photoshop?
Photoshop was the industry standard for mockups and there was no such thing for Canva users. This created a gap in the market for Canva users which I realised needed to be filled. Canva’s Mockups App (previously SmartMockups) is an alternative but doesn’t allow for the same detail, scope and range of customization that my mockups do.
Canva ‘blew up’ during the 2020 pandemic with so many people losing their jobs and being forced to work from home, and small businesses not being able to afford to hire designers for the items they needed. Ecommerce also exploded creating a need for ‘quick and easy’ product mockups and social media graphics.
I also saw how so many small biz owners were struggling to get noticed online and be taken seriously, not helped by their lack of design knowledge. This was when I decided to come up with a type of Canva template that would fill the need for proper, high quality, customizable mockups right in Canva without having to rely on an outside app.
The main benefit of using Canva over Photoshop is that it has a much smaller learning curve, whereas Photoshop requires a lot more design and pre-press knowledge to use it properly. Canva is also free to use but Photoshop is not.
Canva Mockup Templates
The outstanding feature of my mockups is that they are made from actual photos that I’ve taken myself from real objects, or from hand drawn vector graphics. My mockups are built using custom-drawn frames and are edited in such a way that the detail and texture underlying object surfaces remain intact and visible through your art or design. My Canva mockup templates are created specifically to make it super easy for you to drag and drop your designs into object frames, overlay transparent PNGs and vectors over surfaces, and to create fully customized mockups instead of just using the same mockups that everyone else is using.
There are no other similar mockups available for Canva, with the same quality, detail and texture integrity. Most other Canva mockups available are built using AI so are low resolution and not fully customizable.
Each of my mockups is dynamic, which means that you can move and reposition each objects. There are a few different ways to use them.
- Drag and drop your art or design straight into the custom container frames.
- Make the custom container frames a solid color and overlay your text or vector design onto it.
- Combine 1 and 2 above.
Each template contains useful notes on how to use them with some extra tips and suggestions thrown in. Please read these to make the most of your purchases.
Most of my Canva mockups are top down (flat lay) and standing views. Some support perspective where Canva’s functionality allows it.
Once you’ve downloaded one of my Canva mockup templates, you can either work straight in the template, copy and paste the mockup objects into your own design, or import entire pages from the template into your Canva document. If you work in the original template and make a mistake or delete something by accident, go back to the PDF license document to re-access the original file.
Scene creator Bundles
My Scene Creator bundles (aka mockup props) are sets of high resolution transparent PNG objects that you can add to any of my Mockups or Scenes; or add to other designs. Scene Creators are available in 2 formats: (1) as a Canva template with all the objects pre-loaded for you to copy and paste into new designs, and (2) as individual transparent PNGs supplied in Zip format. Both versions come with a PDF document outlining usage and license terms.
Some scene creator bundles come with separate object shadows. Others have shadows already added. Make sure you take note of this before you purchase.
PNG scene creator sets are not limited to use in Canva and can be used in any PNG supporting program (ie. Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel Draw, PicMonkey, PowerPoint, IG stories, etc).
Elements
These are individual objects or object bundles usually consisting of PNG or SVG (vector) drawings, backgrounds, textures, or overlays. Most often they are drawings of the same objects you’ll find in my Scene Creator Bundles and usually come in full color and outline versions.
All my SVG elements are color-editable in Canva and ideal to add to your designs, or even build a logo or composite piece of artwork with. They can be added to my mockup templates or used in your own designs.
$5 Singles
Maybe you want to try out my Mockups but aren’t sure if you’ll like them enough to invest the 20-odd dollars just yet. Enter $5 singles. These are single mockup objects pulled from popular bundles that you can take for a spin before committing to purchasing the whole bundle.
Freebies
Freebies are sent out monthly and are temporary. They are loaded into the ‘freebie’ section of my shop for 48 hours. If you’re on my mailing list, you’ll be notified each month when a freebie is launched so you can go and grab it asap. Each of my freebies will convert to a paid product after 48 hours, usually loaded to the singles section of my shop. Freebies come with a personal license only. If you want to be notified when freebies are sent out, make sure you subscribe to my emails.
Learn
When you visit the learn tab up top, you’ll find articles on how to make the most of my products, as well as useful design tips and fun challenges to try. I try to add useful articles whenever I can, time permitting. Follow me on Instagram for loads of demo videos.
100% original
Every single object in my Mockup and Scene templates, and in my Scene Creators has been photographed and edited by me. They are not Canva objects but unique to MockupScene and not already being used by thousands of other designers. Many mockups are made of digitally drawn objects for best quality and control during creation.
In addition, each transparent PNG has had the background carefully removed (deep-etched) and tidied up for a a neat, high-quality end product that will ensure your design looks realistic and prints out well.
SVG elements have also been custom created by me for you to use. You won’t find them being sold by anyone else.
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