Create a Realistic Can Mockup in Photoshop
Want to learn how to create a professional can mockup in Photoshop? This beginner-friendly tutorial will walk you through the entire process step-by-step. You’ll master essential Photoshop tools like the Object Selection Tool, Quick Select Tool, and Transform mode, and learn advanced techniques like Smart Objects, Distort, and Warp settings. Follow along and design your own can mockup with ease! Whether you’re an aspiring designer or looking to elevate your Photoshop skills, this guide has you covered.
Steps:
1. Select the object using the “Object Selection Tool.”
2. Use the Quick Select Tool to remove any parts you don’t want in the selection. Hold ALT to remove unwanted parts, and hold Shift to add any areas you want to include in the selection.
3. Once selected, press Command +C keys on your keyboard then Command +V, if you are using MAC, to make a copy of the selected part. For those using Windows, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V would do the job.
4. Next, select the Rectangle Tool and create a rectangle over the object.
5. Right-click on the rectangle layer you just created, then select Convert to Smart Object.
6. Press Command + T on your MAC device or alternatively Ctrl+T on Windows to activate the Transform option for the layer, then right-click on the object and select Distort to align the rectangle’s edges and corners with the object. For better accuracy, you can reduce the rectangle’s opacity to see the background.
7. Right-click on the object again in Transform mode and select Wrap. From the Wrap dropdown menu at the top, choose Cylinder. This mode lets you fit and give a little curve to your rectangle onto the object like a real can.
8. In the Layers panel, double-click on the rectangle thumbnail to open the smart object in a separate window.
9. In this window, you can add your custom image for the can mockup and adjust it in the background.
10. After adding the image, save and close the window to return to the main project.
11. Back in the main project, click on the rectangle layer and choose Multiply in the Blend Mode dropdown.
12. Press Command + M keys on MAC or Ctrl+M on Windows to add a Smart Curve filter to the rectangle layer, and adjust the curve settings to your custom preference.
13. Double-click on the rectangle layer to open the Layer Style panel. Under Blending Options, decrease the white slider for the Underlying Layer. Hold ALT and left-click to control the slider more precisely. After adjusting, click OK.
14. Finally, apply the rectangle layer with Clipping Mask to the can layer you copied at the beginning. To do this, hold ALT and left-click between the rectangle layer and the can layer.
