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Customize a Realistic Book Mockup Template in Photoshop
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Answer
Download and license the book mockup, edit its Main Book Design content, customize the cover and background, then export a presentation copy.
License and download the template
Use the optional sponsored template link retained on this page only if you want the same starting design shown in the video. Envato licenses each template download for one specific project, so download it while signed in, associate it with the intended end product, and keep the license record. The written workflow also applies to a compatible PSD with equivalent editable layers.
Extract the complete download
Find the downloaded ZIP file. In Windows, choose Extract All; in macOS, double-click the ZIP. Keep the extracted folder intact because Realistic Book Mockup may include linked assets, font information, previews, or instructions alongside the PSD. Duplicate the folder or PSD before editing so the licensed original remains available if a layer is accidentally replaced.
Open and inspect the PSD
Open the extracted book-mockup PSD and locate the “Main Book Design” group. Let Photoshop finish loading, then inspect the Layers panel before changing anything. Expand the named groups, note which layers are hidden or locked, and read any included instructions. Do not flatten the document. If Photoshop reports missing fonts, use a font supplied or linked by the template author when licensed, or deliberately substitute one you are allowed to use.
Open the designated editable content
Inside Main Book Design, open the designated cover Smart Object or the first editable cover layer shown by the template instructions. Adobe's supported route is to select the Smart Object and choose Layer > Smart Objects > Edit Contents; many templates also open it when you double-click its thumbnail. Work in the separate content tab that appears, not directly over the rendered mockup, unless the template's own instructions say otherwise.
Replace the placeholder artwork
Replace the sample cover with artwork you own. If the template keeps an old logo inside the cover content, hide or remove that source layer when possible; do not paint destructively over the rendered book. Place your cover or logo, scale it proportionally, and keep important text away from edges that wrap around the spine or become foreshortened.
Adjust the cover and background without breaking the mockup
Use the editable cover, colour, and background layers identified by the template. Place a replacement background below the book artwork and fit it to the canvas. Preserve shadows, highlights, perspective, and displacement layers that create realism. If you add a transparent logo, inspect it against the actual cover colour and adjust contrast rather than adding an unlicensed decoration.
Save, review, and troubleshoot the result
Use File > Save in the opened Smart Object or content document, then return to the main Realistic Book Mockup document. Photoshop should refresh the effect. Inspect the cover, spine, edges, and shadows at 100%. Confirm the artwork follows the book perspective, no sample logo remains, and important details are not hidden by folds, highlights, or cropping. If nothing changes, confirm that you edited the designated Smart Object, saved its content document, and did not replace or rasterize the effect-bearing layer.
Keep a master PSD and export a delivery copy
Save the layered document under a new name so the original template remains untouched. Then use File > Save a Copy for a delivery file. Choose PNG when transparency is required, or JPEG when the finished design has an opaque background. Check dimensions, cropping, spelling, colour, and image rights in the exported file before publishing or sending it.
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