My Canva hacks for creating mockups FASTER for print on demand (full tutorial)
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
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Hi Mandy! I've been binging your content for a solid month now and I cannot thank you enough! You are by far the best POD content creator I've come across. You are so helpful, very detailed, very organized and I really appreciate how you take the time to explain everything as thoroughly as you do. Since I started watching you and implementing your suggestions, I finally got my first sale on my Etsy shop! Please keep up the amazing work, I am so excited and eager to see what else you have in store for us!
I second this!! Mandy UA-cam is the best by far!! I am able to start my POD because of how much detailed walkthrough she shared here. I got my first sale July 17 and now getting more favorites seem like my items are getting found. I’m moving on to fall and Xmas shirts now. Want to get a head start. Thank so much Mandy!!
I 3rd this!!!!❤❤❤
Congrats on your first sale, that’s so wonderful! Thank you for the incredibly kind words and supporting my channel - cheering you on! 💜💜
yes yes yes yes yes ❤
YES! I totally agree, the best POD content creator! I have a few others I follow, but have found they leave out steps. It's like they are intentionally doing that to prevent newcomers from doing things correctly.
Many, THANK YOU SO MUCH for your thorough teachings!!
So many helpful tips! A few more things I do for productivity:
1. When making a design, if it has black text I will copy the design itself and make a white version. They’re in the same file when I download it and I can make it on the same mock-up file.
2. This one works for me because I only offer 7 colors per item, but I keep all of my mock-ups in one folder. The first 7 are BC3001, then CC1717, then Gildan 18000. I name each page with Bella White, Bella black, etc with each mock-up. I sort the images by which mock-up gets a light/white design or a dark/black design. So light colored BC, CC, gildan, then dark of each. Then once i save my file, I can upload the BC listing, CC listing, and gildan listing all back to back.
3. I don’t save my files on canva, just to my computer. It’s not often you need the mock-up file after you post the listing, so I save it to my computer and then edit the previous file without making a copy.
4. If my mock-up has a sleeve or something in the way, I’ll duplicate the mock-up , magic erase everything but the sleeve, line up the image where it looks natural, and then just use it to cover the design. It makes the mock-up look more natural. Kinda a fake photoshop layers hack.
Your holiday tip totally saved me! I’ve been trying to figure out how to use holiday mock-ups more efficiently.
Such great tips! I hadn’t thought of #4 - love it! 😄
@@studiomdesignsco it’s been a lifesaver! I’m excited for your listing video which I’m assuming is coming up! I’m curious how our processes differ for that. Loving your videos!
Mandy, you are so organized, can you help us with tutorial of how to manage/store all the designs, mockups, downloads etc... I am so afraid to lose all my files. Do you use a cloud service? i am all over the place with my folders and I only have a laptop. Kaizen, and Gemba! wow! you do work smarter and not harder. Thank you.
@@babyblue7798 I agree! I'd like to see a video on organizing files (designs, mockups, graphics, etc.) on the computer and how to set up files/templates in Canva.
Such great tips!
Hello Mandy. I really appreciate your technique of time blocking. I am fairly new at POD and have been having a problem streamlining the whole process from research to design to upload. Your videos speak to this in a clear and understandable way that really takes a load off my shoulders. I have been feeling a bit overwhelmed with the whole process because I tend to get distracted easily. I will start working on something and get another idea or see something I find appealing and want to start working on that. The technique of focusing on one task at a time looks like it will be perfect for me. Though I'm still watching the videos for the first time, I am getting an actual physical sense of relief, feeling like this will really help me with the process of working on Etsy. I intend to go over the videos again and follow along step by step. I have watched many different content creators and I have to tell you that you are doing a great job at teaching and I really appreciate it. Keep up the good work and thanks for the inspiration!
OMG Mandy I didn’t know about this drag and snap thing in Canva!! This is saving me so much pain! I love being in the passenger seat while you work. Will you be covering the SEO for these? Would love to see your process for doing SEO for multiple designs/listings with similar but not identical titles, descriptions and tags. LOVE this series. Thank you! ❤❤❤
There is no need to drag, if you just click on the photo it will do the same thing and quicker too
@christinebossa7269 Typically clicking just places it on the design area as-is. Dragging allows you to snap it onto the exact spot as the existing placeholder and it will retain transparency settings as well 😊
Awesome job with this video! I was sitting in the car wash yelling at my phone when you did the drag and swap for mock-ups. This whole time block series really speaks to the way I have to work on Etsy with all of the things going on in life right now. I’m used to managing teams of people and this series is teaching me to manage my time like the limited resource it is. Thank You!
SAME! I ran in the family room yelling at my kids! I was over-the-moon excited and they had no clue what I was talking about. Haha
Same!!! Haha!
Oh Mandy! I could never thank you enough for this video. This is absolutely life changing! I've been working tirelessly for 6 weeks on new listings on my shop. This hack to create a template and drag and drop the new design into the copy is saving me AT LEAST 30-45 minutes per listing. Now it takes me 30 seconds. I'm completely blown away. Thank you for sharing your gifts! This will make the endurance/perserverance of this POD game so much easier!
Omg Mindy! I been using Canva for about five months and I been learning so many small tricks just by watching your videos! I think that one of the most valuable one is the history of the mockups! I really have made my life hard 😅 I cannot thank you enough for everything that you share ❤ 🎉 I can’t wait to see my shop finally getting some traction as I apply everything I’ve learned from you! You are totally an expert on Kittl I was playing around with it yesterday and girl! I was in there for maybe an hour and I didn’t finish the design because I couldn’t figure things out 😅 but I will keep trying and eventually I will become an expert or at least close to an expert 😂
Very detailed and efficient! Loving the series. Keep up the good work Mandy!
I’m so glad you like it, I love being able to share behind the scenes value! 💜💜
Hi Mandy; how many mock ups do you have totally?
Everything is engineered, organized to perfection! You’re describing in detail like no one else.
I have purchased a few “whole shop” bundles over time so I technically have hundreds in total 😅. That being said, I only have maybe a few dozen within my actual Canva templates (for each different brand/style that I sell) plus a handful of seasonal options 😊
Wow! This information is invaluable! Much appreciation for this! ❤❤❤
OMG! thank you so much. I've been stuck on how to effectively upload in bulk for Q4, this so much help from you. I would love a how to see a video on how to just organized files and Mock-up on Canva. Thank you for all you do🙏
Hi Mandy! Wow! I have been skimming through tutorial videos related to POD for over a year. (on and off between actually trying to get my business up and running while full time employed). I thought I had narrowed it down to 4 or 5 other video producers when it came to giving a viewer all the information you need to get all things POD happening. But then I found you because I wasn't happy with other videos related to creating blankets in Pinterest. You have now jumped to #1 on my list as you teach SO much detail and you give so much great advice that I didn't even realise was part of a POD success story. Thanks so much - I usually skip the long videos but not yours!!
The drag and switch tip in Canva is SO HELPFUL! I can't thank you enough for this info!
Yay! So happy to help!! 💜💜
Not that it matters, but does this drag and switch actually remove the original design and replace it with the new one, or is the old image still a layer underneath? I guess as long as it looks okay then it doesn't matter, but it confuses me that it would take away what is already there when a new image is dragged in. I'm going to have to play with it now to see how it works. Ha ha.
@NZTiberius2023 It replaces it completely 😊
Wow... I watched so many you tube videos for my new etsy shop but you really nailed it. Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge! Xx
So much great info!
gosh Mandy, I am watching all my teachers, Caissy, Simply Shawna… everyone… but your brain works just like mine… ❤You are my number one teacher, thank you for this absolutely smart series… you totally changed my life!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Mandy! I soooo appreciate you. You are an excellent teacher and I am having so much fun designing and doing it well from the beginning. And organizing it from the start. You are so talented!!
You describe things so well and with a tone that makes it impossible to stay away from your awesome channel. This was very helpful. You give so much practicle value. Awesome stuff as always.
Mandy, your content is amazing and so very helpful! Even though I've had my shop for a few years now, I continue to learn so much from your videos.
This is like my same process again! I would recommend saving as jpg instead of png. Sometimes png is too bug
Yes, that was my thought too as I'm running a WooCommerce not an Etsy store.
Thanks, Mandy! Twin Cities girl here too. You have taught me so much! Just made mockups and SEO keywords for my first listings this weekend (using your videos) and hope to get started on my shop this week.
This is GOLD! I kept pausing the video to take notes. SO good!🎉
Yay! I’m so glad it’s helpful for you 😊💜
Wow! I'm such a time-wasting newbie! I have to change the way I do things to get these mockups made. Thank you so much for these videos. Question: how do you match up the mock-ups to the variants in Etsy? I feel that's where I'm stuck right now. Thanks again and I'm glad I found you.
Fantastic, Mandy! The rythem and the flow was smooth. Thank you so much!
Love these in-depth videos. Very few do them so they're much appreciated! My question is when we have all the mockups ready to go, do you create active listings, or do you do what some others suggest and create an Etsy listing first, but only synch it your POD provider after it sells? That way you're not working on uploading to the POD, synching it to Etsy, then tweaking it in Etsy before publishing when some of those designs may not sell.
That’ll be in the next time block! I actually do prefer to start in my print provider. Yes it adds a few extra minutes on the front end, but I’d rather do that up front than have to dig around and find the design file later (especially during the holidays when orders flood in - I want it to be as automated as possible). No right or wrong on this one, just a personal preference 🤓
@@studiomdesignsco thanks so much. I just want to streamline as much as possible so wanted to get your advice :)
Brilliant. Anything that manages time is ❤. I’m watching this as I design 😊
OMG I love all your videos!!! I love the hack with the video!!! I also took the time yesterday to organize all my files like your set up!!! Thank you Mandy!!!!
Watched the videos in this series and got excited so I just time blocked the research, design, and mock-up and funny enough am doing six sigma training at work 😅 thank you for this!!!!
This process is genius. This is just what I’ve been looking for. Thank you soooo much!
I’m totally going to start doing this to streamline my process. Thanks Mandy ❤ would love to see a preparing for Q4 video from you!
Incredible! I was just looking for a way to do exactly this! Thank you for figuring it all out and sharing it with us, Mandy! Priceless information!
wow ! Amazing Mandy. I will have to watch both design and mockup video and do it along with you. Thank you.. I think you are the best!
I'm loving your videos! I love how you go through the complete process, beginning to end. Thank you so much! 😊
I do things almost the same as you do but 2 things you do much better. I always copy my design and place on my mock up but I see what you said about efficiency & uploading and it is much better your way! I also make a template with designs but I use one design and include all pages of all the designs I'm working on and save all at once. I like doing it separately like you do and I think I will move to that-it makes it better to create the videos this way as well so I don't need to enter the page #'s each time! THANK YOU!
WOW! I have Canva, Kittl, PlaceIt, and several other programs, but I've been using Photoshop, mainly. This method looks so much more efficient! Thanks for another AWESOME video!
It makes things soooo fast! This process alone is why I won’t leave Canva, I can’t do this particular method anywhere else this fast (that I know of!) 🤩 Thanks for being here!! 💜
Yep. I did it. Thank you for showing me how to get to Version History.
Mandy, thank you for the captions! 💛Perfect routines, I'm trying to smash q4!
I'm loving this series. Thanks so much.
I love that hair color on you. It looks fabulous.
Hi Mandy, I love this series of yours, you're the best POD expert on UA-cam and I'm learning so much from you. What sellers on Etsy do you recommend for Mockups?
Thank you! So glad to be able to help! 💜💜 My favorite by far is Mocksbylittlefeather. Some other good ones are DecisionMakerMockups, LennonSmithMocks, MoneyMakerMockups, and moonlitmockups
@@studiomdesignsco Thank you so much Mandy, I really appreciate it. You're right about Place It, they're not so good for clothing. I wish you continued success in your businesses, you're so lovey and you really deserve it. ❤❤
Mandy, legend! Thankyou for sharing your skills ❤
This is an awesome time saver OMG thank you so much.
You definitely earned a new subscriber
Very informative and helpful. I’m down for anything that can help me save time while ramping up productivity. I have a Etsy shop that’s stuck at just shy of 250 sales. A big factor of this is that I only have 11 listings at the moment. So a process like this can drastically help with putting up more listings faster.
Thank you so much Mandy. You are the best. 💫
Amazing content Mandy❤
Hi Mandy loving your videos you say in your video that you like the customer to see the colours they are buying from the drop down box have you got a video on this how to set up like that for etsy / printify i know how to set variations up in etsy but i think i need to do more than that. Rob UK.
Such a great tutorial….as usual. Thanks Mandy!❤🎉
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I had created templates for each type of clothing including a mockup for all possible color options available from my printer. I delete any color that doesn't work with my design, helping decide what colors to offer. It absolutely streamlines the mockup phase and helps with the color option decisions. I also name each slide the color of the shirt so when I download the pictures, all files are named properly. Another streamline method.
My type A is loving your organization! I like to use Magic Erase to get rid of the hair or erase a little bit of the design.
Hi Mandy,
I just wanted to say that by far you are the best! You're so helpful! You don't leave anything out! I really appreciate how you take your time to explain everything!
Quick question, How come I cant click on your link for the website to join the community?
The mockups are really nice
Thank you so much! I would love to know how you keep organized all your files, images, designs, mockups... etc! Please!!!
Just found you today and I'm on #3. I had to actually stop this video, grab my phone so I could comment! I cannot count the number of WTF's I've said while watching you! You are a for REAL hero! I'm building my shop from my work PC (my own laptop turned up the blue screen of death 😩) and only have small blocks of time in between work tasks. I'm forever grateful for your knowledge and generosity!!! New sub, of course!!! ❤❤❤
Favorite reaction ever 😅
Thank you for being here - I’m so glad it’s been helpful for you!! 💜
Thanks for the FAST reply! Just one more quick question as I am hunting and searching for decent mock-ups... Do you have to purchase a separate mock-up for each color you offer? Or is there a way to change the color when you upload into Printify?
I typically have at least one mockup per color I offer so that I can show each variation (I find that actual mockups convert better than just color charts). Look for bundles - there’s some good ones out there and you’ll save a ton of money that way 😊
@@amyrp9115 Hey, Amy--I think you're asking about the design, not the mockup. Sorry if I'm wrong. But if you haven't found out yet, when you create an item in Printify, you can select the size options and color options you want to sell on. Then when you're placing the design, there's a button you can click to make it your default design or just for the one color. Like say you have white, black, ath. heather, and dark gray heather and you have a white text-only design. You could create a duplicate design in black, and then for the white and ath. heather shirts, you use the black designs and for the black and d. gray heather, you use the white designs. It's very easy. Hope this helps!
Loving your content, thank you for all you do for up and coming Etsy sellers in the POD marketplace. My only question concerning your method here(which I think is absolutely essential) is why did you save/download your finished mock-ups as a PNG rather than a JPG?
Amazing, Casey Johnson has a great hair issue hack in her last Canva updates video using the layers and two copies of the mock up you can make the design slip under hair!
Mandy, I love your videos! I always pick up little tips to help things go more efficiently.
Is there any advantage of saving the mockups as a png instead of a jpg? Thanks!
HI Mandy! I am LOVING your tips, they are a huge time saver. One thing I did to to help me keep track of similar colors like dark grey and dark grey heather, I added a slide with a heading in front of that color group. My question is... How many slides are too many? I bought a whole shop bundle and there are so many Bella + Canvas 3001. I could easily get to over 100 slides and that's not counting seasonal.
Thank you for a great video Mandy! I will be implementing the 1 sec each in my video, didn't know it was that easy to create! I also didn't know how you can display each photo in a grid format where you can see it on one screen. Very helpful! By the way, I know what you're talking about regarding the lean six sigma, I'm a certified lean six sigma green belt! I'm all about the saving time thing, even if it's a few minutes, it will add up overtime for sure!😃
I’m so glad this was helpful for you! Double cheers for time savings!! 🤓🤩💜
Your work process is so efficient. I've recently started following you. Great idea about the listing video. One question: why are you saving the downloads as PNGs and JPGs for Etsy?
This video was so helpful! Thank you!
Hi Mandy, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, you are so generous. I have a question, please if you can tell me, how I can optimize my templates on Canva, as you mention at 7.31 min. for Etsy. I'm a beginner entrepreneur , learning a lot from you. Appreciate your time.
Hello!
Your videos have been super helpful!
I am confused as to why I need to have a separate mock up file for each mock up. I’ve heard it’s not necessary to keep your mock ups. I just have my master file and put the design on the mock ups I want to use and then download each photo and then just delete the previous graphic next time. If I had a mock up file saved on canva for each design I’d have so much saved in canva that I don’t really need. Is there a reason you do this? TIA!
I thought the same thing--I have a master template file for each brand / model of shirt, but then when I download, I just select out the ones I want instead of download all. One thing that will save you time is to leave your designs on your mockups and then when you do a new set of mockups, drag and drop the new design into the old one. That way it'll keep the same size, rotation, and transparency and you don't have to redo that.
This is so amazing !!!! Thank you !
Another great video. I do have a question - in your mock-up file in Canva, you were able to turn it into a video by clicking the top where it shows the time for each image to display. I don’t see that option. I only see it if I select a new video project. I’m using pro. What am I missing?
Never mind. You answered. 😊
Keep up the great work, Mandy. You rock.
Yeah Canva made a change recently and so it sometimes does weird things with the timer now. To make the timer area show up, click on the up arrow at the bottom of the page so that you see thumbnails of all your pages, then click on Duration. That will make the timer button reappear at the top 😊
I couldn’t see how you unzipped the file while still on Canva! Well done video! Thank you!
Hi Mandy, did you include the size chart and care instructions in your videos too?
Hi Mandy! Bummer that the crop changes kicked in the day after your video! I did see the comment were you agreed to the suggestion of using a 2000 x 2000 template moving forward. Is this correct? Why? (sorry, I find a different size in every other video, so its hard to understand the decision) And this size would apply to product photos AND thumbnails? Confused if these are 2 different things that require preparation in 2 different sizes. Thank you so much Mandy, I appreciate it!
I’ve actually started going back to using the standard ratio. Publishing as a square sometimes results in photos getting cropped too much since Etsy still uses both ratios in different places. As long as your photos aren’t zoomed in too close on the design (and keep anything important away from the left and right edges) the original sizes are usually fine 😊
Hi Mandy! Thank you for the video but I was a bit confused. When I replaced the graphic in the saved files, it does not set like the previous design I did have to fuss with it each time. Also I could not tell when to save as a PNG and when in the process to save as a MP4
Mandy do you think you will do any tutorials on how to do this with out POD,I am just not interested in it .I love your tutorials.
Hey Mandy, are 2000 x 2000 px listing photos alright? I saw that Etsy is going for square thumbnails so I wasn’t sure if I should just do that for all my photos or just the thumbnail. Thoughts/Advice?
Yep, I would make all of them square like that 😊 Of course Etsy made the announcement about the new square photos like the day after I posted this video! 😂🙈
@@studiomdesignsco Figures. 🙄 😆 I actually resized all my mockup photos, BUT! I think I'm going back to the original size. I like the context of the full horizontal images, and as long as you center your model, it should be fine when Etsy crops it. And you should be centering the model anyway so the design is front and center and what the eye lands on first.
Yes! After experimenting and trying both for awhile now I like the original 4:3 horizontal too. Just keep all the important details away from the edges and you’ll be good 🤓
@@studiomdesignsco Did you see my video question up above? I know you're probably swamped, but comments can get lost so I wanted to ask. Thank you!
Hi Mandy, I absolutely love your content its very informative. I'm very new to selling POD on Etsy and was wondering if you could do a video on how to link a mockup photo to the actual color option in the variations drop down?
For sure! It’ll be part of this series when I get to the listing process 🤓 The short answer is that it’s under the variations section in Etsy where you can link photos (after you upload them to the listing)😊
Thanks Mandy. i find that when i download like that from Canva it downloads as a zip file which then also needs to be unzipped. any idea how to avoid this? yours seem to just download as it, without it being a zip file.
All of them are a zip file that she unzips. Take a second look at the whole video. 😊
No, mine is zipped too, I just unzip it quickly in the video each time 🤓 I unzip it and then save the MP4 file in the unzipped folder so it’s all together.
Thank you for this it really helps ❤
Hey. Great video as always. I started a while ago but I used place it for apparels, so I hear other people and now you saying they don't work well. You recommend changing all the mock-ups with new ones?
I got wonderful mockups but sometimes it's obvious a image file is overlaying the mockup. I don't know how to make it look natural or warped to the mockup... Not without changing the entire color adjustments. I just need more hq mockups than what kittle or canva/placeit offer
Thanks for the very detailed video! Question - do you ever worry about the mock-ups not looking exactly like the actual shirt? For example - if the placement of the words aren’t exact, or if the non-white color on the mock-up looks a little different than the actual product. Thanks!
Great video, but as I am making other product than shirts, it does not work so fast, do you have any other method or program to bulk list and bulk mockup?
I love you Mandy, I hope your husband does not see this comment. Your video is so great and very detailed.
Thanks so much for the tips. I have a master mockup file set up, but it never occurred to me to copy and then delete the ones I'm not using. I just select out the ones I want instead of download all. So--question about video mockups. Have you tried using the flatlay video mockups? I think they look nice, but it occurred to me that one advantage of your method (just using your mockups) is that it will quickly show people you have multiple colorways without them having to click in OR putting some sort of text on there that says it comes in 8 colors or whatever. What are your thoughts on the video thing?
I heart you so much!!!
HI!! Has Cava changed so much? I have a pro account and I am following you step by step but I can't get the images to grid, there is not a timer at the top etc.... help please.
Where is the toggle to adjust the time for the animation? it seems like canva did some upgrade and now its not visible with the free version ;( it used to be upper left, thanks Mandy
What page did you use to create your template before you saved it? When I tried, my photos didn't fill the white space and I couldn't create new pages.
Off topic but to do you happen to remember the name of that Font you used on that design? So cute 😍 Super helpful video, so glad I found your channel!
The first design font*
Hi Mandy. I'm a new subscriber and really appreciate your content. I am having a problem with the zip files. When I try to copy/paste them into Canva, I keep getting Error message. Files corrupt or broken. This has put me at a stand still. Any advice would be much appreciated.
if you're creating your own new mock ups how do you suggest I get the shirt color right for the colors that printify uses? I don't see how to get the exact right color in my mock. I use midjourney and photoshop
hi Mandy i'm new new and have enjoyed watching your tips and tricks. do you know how to make the design go along with folds of the apparel so it looks more natural rather than just pasted right on?? thanks
Hi Mandy! I’ve recently opened a new Etsy shop solely for POD on the side of my handmade business. Do you have a video about different sizing/importance of sizing your listing photos? So many are so different, and now Etsy is saying they may be moving to square photos, and changing the way that thumbnails present. It’s all so confusing to me and as I’ve just started, I REALLY do not wanna have to go back and redo everything to stay on brand for both of my shops with the new size requirements if I don’t absolutely have to.
You are not wrong - it's a bit all over the place at the moment! From everything that I've seen, the thumbnail view in searches has now switched over to square for most people, but I'm still seeing the rectangle in several places so I get the feeling that they're still working out the bugs on the transition 😅 That being said, I am finding that both still work, so what I recommend is just making sure that you are not zoomed in too close to your design in the image so that regardless of which version they show your listing will still work.
This is so great! However, when I got to the point of doing the video part, Canva has changed. I had to revert back to the old version to find the record button and it opens up a popup screen which plays the video. However, it was set to 1:15 time slot and wouldn't let me change it but it still looks great. While on that popup, that is where you have to download separately. Very strange. Any advice?
The recent Canva update is so annoying 🙃 Look for a little up arrow at the bottom of your design window. Click that, it’ll show your slides, then look for the Duration button in the same area. Click that and your timer will appear back at the top and work just like normal 😊
Hello great info as always..Do we make up our own care instructions or additional information posts in canva? Ive seen those on some listings along with general information, policies etc.., but wasn't sure on how to go about making them.. If you could do a video or guidance on this I would appreciate...thank u!
I just use the information that Printify provides for the item. Then I make a simple text design in Canva with the wording and anything else I want to include. I don’t go overboard with it, because half the time customers don’t read it anyway (but at least I can say it’s provided) 🤓
Question: How are you unzipping the files and saving them directly to the folder you want them to go into? When I download my files from Canva, they go directly into the downloads folder on my PC, then I have to open that folder, find the zipped files I just downloaded, click on "Extract All" and then move them into the folder I want them to go into.
This confused me too.. and she was moving so fast I didn’t understand, but I’m a newbie. Still learning the tricks of Canva etc..
Hi Mandy! I draw my designs, and I'm trying to plan out the order to make them. I don't know if I should even bother with Thanksgiving designs or just prioritize Christmas. Do autumn/Thanksgiving designs sell well?
Does Canva use the same size and transparency % automatically when you
Dropped the color Dobbie mama on the white Dobbie mama?
from your experience with canva ,please ansewr me, if canva copyrights state that i can not claim copyright to my designs, if i am writing sth like knitting patterns, can i have the copyright to the written pattern but not the design itself, or neither of them
and thank you for your videos
Didn't Etsy change the listing photo's formate to square recently? If so, what size should we set in Canva for this?
Wondering the same thing. Did you figure anything out?
I’m finding that both rectangle and square work as long as you don’t zoom in too close on the design. It seems like Etsy is still working things out with the change because the listing thumbnail will still crop weird in some of the different views. If you’re going to do square I recommend 2200x2200 😊
Thank you. Love following your channel I learn a lot from you. 😊
Hi, do you do shop reviews?
I would like one please
What's the best way to reach you?
Can you downliad the mockups as jpegs.
Hi Mandy, brilliant video. Could I please ask why you download the images as png rather than jpg? I'm assuming that the image sizing in Etsy isn't so important as it would be for your own website. I'm using WooCommerce and I need to try and keep images from getting too bulky. Would it work the same way if I saved the batch (excluding the MP4 obviously) as jpg? I'm just wondering why png is your preference here. Cheers.
Png is a force of habit on my end, but Jpg for mockups is definitely fine for Etsy since they’re smaller files (and batches work the exact same way). For the same reason I do recommend jpgs for websites so that you don’t run into page loading issues 😊
@@studiomdesignsco Thanks so much. I am still not that familiar with the difference between the different file types, so wanted to make sure that there wasn't something I was missing. I know you need png for transparency, but that's not an issue for mockups. Fantastic channel. Keep up the great content! 🙂
Hi Mandy! loving your videos! You mentioned that it's best for us to provide 6-7 colors, would like to know which are the best selling colors for you so far.. Hope you don't mind.. 😊
For sweatshirts, white and sand are my most common ones for lighter colors, black and forest green are my top darker colors 😊 Then I usually also include sport grey as long as it works for the design, as that one does well too 🤓
Thank you for replying.. 👌
Hi Mandy, I have watched and attempted to duplicate what your video shows on Canva Pro, however, when I attempt to drop the design on my mock up templates, the design is replacing the clothing page with the design and I am not able to size it down. I have to keep hitting the back arrow to get the templates back. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. BTW I am doing this on a MAC so I don't know if there is something else I should be doing to prevent this. I also note that when you are moving your items (clothing mock ups) to create the template, that yours seem to automatically fit to page and you are not having to resize every page, which I am having to do as well. You also seem to have a circular mouse arrow that looks like it is resizing as you go. What am i doing wrong?
The first time you add a design you’ll just click the design to add and resize on each mockup instead of dragging and dropping. Then in each subsequent mockup (after you’ve placed a design and then gone to file>copy to make a new batch, that’s when the design is already there in the space and you can just drag and drop the new design without having to do a bunch of adjusting. I’m on a Mac too and there’s no difference 😊 The circular mouse click you’re seeing is just from my screen recorder to highlight where I’m clicking 😊
Also, for the original mockup pages - if you drag and drop the mockup image onto the page it’ll automatically stretch and attach it to the background (you can also right click and select Attach to background), which is how I quickly place them. Then if you need to move them around just double click and move up or down on the page. That might also help with your original design placement question too, as having the mockup image as a background makes the rest of the design easier to work with 😊