Only takes a few clicks, no skills required. Once you've got your image with the trans back though, it's on you to create your Cover with it. 😉 So this isn't a mock-up template - it's a template that allows you to very easily 'transparentize" the background of the mug mockup you downloaded from Zazzle, which you can then use to create your own unique mockup.
This template was designed to work for the Left and Right views of a 11oz Combo mug, but it also works with a Classic mug. I made it on Photoshop CC 2019, if you're using other versions the instructions may be different but you can probably figure it out.
I put instructions and the link to download the .psd file from my website on my blog here. It's totally free to download and use for your Zazzle Cover Images, no attribution or anything required, all I ask is that if you find it helpful, please promote something from my shop(s). Also, if you want to leave comments on my blog itself instead of just here, that would be appreciated, too.
If ya'll find this helpful, I'm open to suggestions on what other popular product view it would be most helpful to have such a template for.
Without Elements myself, I can only guess what might or might not work but I found this Googling
and huh, that's exactly how it happened in my Photoshop CC 2019 with some mock-up templates I downloaded a while back and was following instructions on how to edit them. The layer where you were to add your own content opened as its own image in its own tab within PS. I was super confused by that, didn't understand where it was saving to or as what but I'd go back to the other tab with the main image and sure enough, it would reflect the changes I had made to the layer image in the other tab.
I just tried to make that happen with my template I posted, and while double-clicking the layer didn't do anything, right-clicking and choosing "Edit Contents" instead of "Replace Contents" did indeed make the Zazzle Product Mockup Image open in it's own tab. I then dragged a different Zazzle mug product mockup from my computer into that tab and it added it as Layer 2. I deleted Layer 1 (my black place-holder mug mockup), hit Save, and then went back to the main tab. And yup, it did reflect the change. It's not as easy/convenient as just being able to do "replace contents" but it works. So if the above "Pro Tip" is correct, you should be able to double-click in Elements to get that other tab open (or maybe there's a menu option for Edit Contents) and get it to work?
Thanks for your feedback from a different program!
