How to make a poster mockup
A poster mockup takes your design off the artboard and puts it on a wall, in a frame, on a surface with real light. It makes the work feel finished and helps a client or a team judge it properly.
Here is how to make one.
- 1Pick a poster scene
Choose a poster template. Editorial scenes read as real photography, not generic stock.
- 2Upload your poster design
Drop in your artwork as a PNG, JPG, or WEBP.
- 3Crop to the poster ratio
Match the scene’s recommended ratio so the design lands without stretching.
- 4Generate
Your poster is placed into the scene with real perspective and light.
- 5Download
Save the finished poster mockup at up to 4K.
Poster aspect ratios
Posters are usually portrait, and common ratios include 2:3 and the ISO A-series shape. The scene tells you its recommended ratio when you pick it. Crop to that ratio before generating and the poster fills the surface cleanly.
Editorial beats stock
A poster mockup is only as good as the scene it sits in. A flat, evenly-lit stock photo makes good work look ordinary. An editorial scene, with intentional light and composition, makes the same work look considered.
Where poster mockups get used
Poster mockups carry brand identity decks, event promotion, exhibition concepts, and portfolio pieces. They are the fastest way to make a single design feel like a finished campaign.
Drop in a design and see it in a real scene in seconds.