Mastering Adobe Photoshop CC: Mockups & Smart Layouts

Overview

If you’ve ever wanted to bring your branding, packaging, or product design ideas to life, this course, taught by Kate Silver, is for you! In this intermediate Photoshop class, we’ll explore advanced mockup creation and layout techniques using smart objects, warping tools, and vanishing point grids. You’ll complete real projects like book covers, t-shirt designs, and interior design mockups while building a versatile creative toolkit. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: * Design realistic product mockups using smart objects and warping tools * Apply patterns to packaging, labels, and fabric mockups with precision * Use perspective and vanishing point tools to create professional layout presentations You’ll need a working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop CC before starting. With guided practice, plenty of shortcuts, and step-by-step builds, you’ll gain confidence creating visuals that look sharp, polished, and portfolio-ready. Join me, Kate Silver and let’s turn your ideas into mockups that sell. Instructor bio: Kate Silver is a graphic and shoe designer, Top Teacher on Skillshare, and instructor at the UK’s leading Adobe training center in London. She creates beginner and advanced courses on design software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, and more. With experience designing for brands like Jimmy Choo and Sophia Webster, Kate brings hands-on expertise to her classes, making complex tools simple and accessible. Her lessons focus on clarity, practical projects, and smart shortcuts to help students build real skills with confidence.

Syllabus

Book Mockups & Branding Essentials

Start your mockup journey by mastering book and brand design presentations. You'll use warp tools, edit page contents, and explore multiple layout variations to bring your portfolio and client materials to life.

Label Design & Pattern Applications

This module dives into professional packaging and label mockups. You'll learn how to warp labels around complex surfaces, build your own seamless patterns, and finalize mockups using effects like blur and drop shadows.

Apparel Mockups & Perspective Mastery

Take your mockup skills further by designing wearable and 3D products. Learn to position graphics accurately using the Vanishing Point tool and apply patterns to apparel and interior layouts for dynamic, spatially accurate results.

Interior Styling & AI-Enhanced Mockups

In the final module, you'll bring it all together by designing full interior scenes. From adding décor and furniture to experimenting with AI-driven layouts, you'll build high-end mockups ready for portfolios, pitches, or client presentations.