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Craft a paper mockup to showcase your printable design without wasting a single piece of paper. Preview your invites, promo materials, and artwork in a realistic environment with Canva’s free paper mockup generator.

Visualize your design in print with paper mockups

With paper mockups, you can see how your design looks once printed even without printing a single thing. Whether you’re presenting flyer studies to a client, creating social media posts to promote your illustrations, or checking how your invite design looks before printing, you can find a stunning paper mockup template that fits the bill.

How to create a paper mockup

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Explore many creative possibilities with your printables

With Canva’s paper mockup generator, you can freely experiment with different looks for your printables before going to print. Instantly check which formats best suit your design. With Canva’s array of ready-made paper mockup templates, you can easily play around with all sorts of layouts to find the best one to fit your needs.

In just a few clicks, you can see your printables on A4 paper, folded paper, and even crumpled paper mockups. No need to print your prototypes unless you’re 100% sure.

Power up your paper mockups with AI

Using AI, the Mockups app lets you find the perfect placement for your design on all kinds of paper mockups. Get more done without having to sacrifice perfection.

And with Canva Pro’s Magic Studio⁠(opens in a new tab or window), you can harness the power of AI to achieve your vision with ease. Type a prompt to add or replace elements in your paper mockup with Magic Edit⁠(opens in a new tab or window). Get a cleaner edit and remove unnecessary elements with Magic Eraser⁠(opens in a new tab or window) or the entire background with the Background Remover⁠(opens in a new tab or window). Automatically expand your paper mockup setup with Magic Expand⁠(opens in a new tab or window).

Present and share your polished paper mockups

Ready to showcase your paper and document mockups to the world? No need to transfer your design to another platform. Do everything on Canva. Drag and drop your paper mockups to your client pitch deck⁠(opens in a new tab or window), resize your mockups for your brand’s social media⁠(opens in a new tab or window) platforms, or post them directly to your portfolio website⁠(opens in a new tab or window).

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Go from mockups to print in one platform

Did a great job with your paper mockups? Get ready to turn your designs into printed reality. Canva will print your invites, flyers, and posters for you — no need to leave the platform to place an order. Access Canva Print to get your mockup designs printed in your format of choice. Receive your prints in high-quality, eco-friendly paper, delivered right to your doorstep — customer happiness guaranteed.

FAQ

A paper mockup is a 3D rendering of how your design looks on print. With a paper mockup, you can instantly visualize how your design will look as a poster, flyer, invite, and other printed formats without having to go through the trouble of printing them and staging a photoshoot. You can also preview how your business document will look when printed with a document mockup.

To create a paper mockup on Canva, simply log on to your Canva account and open a new or existing project. Upload your design, then go to the left sidebar to access Mockups. You can do this in two ways: on the Elements tab or Apps tab.

When you access Mockups on the Apps tab, you’ll be able to find the mockups categorized. Scroll further down to get to the Print mockups where you’ll find all kinds of formats for your paper mockups.

You can upload standard image files for your paper mockups. These include JPG, PNG, PDF, and SVG file formats.

With Canva’s Mockups app, you can maximize the power of AI for your paper mockups and prototyping. Using AI, Mockups can analyze images and identify ideal surfaces for design placement, turning any design into the best paper mockup for your brand or personal needs in seconds.

Yes, all your designs remain private and safe on the Canva platform and associated apps. You can choose to collaborate on your paper mockup with your team members, but it will remain your creative property.

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