Styled desktop photos are all the rage these days.
They’re on blogs, website headers, Pinterest and more.
You want in, but you don’t have the right desktop, the stuff, the lighting and the expensive cameras to take your own.
So what’s a blogger to do?
Create your own with these amazing Scene Generators that are part of an even more impressive bundle of gorgeous and artistic design packs.
Ladies (and gents), Design Cuts has done it again. Just when I thought their bundles (and deals) couldn’t get any better, they come out with this one and (I’m not kidding…) I’m drooling over here! Oh and the $396 worth of stuff is only $29.
As always Design Cuts deals include extended licensing, which means you are free to use any item in your commercial projects.
First I should warn you that the mockup and scene generators do require Photoshop,* BUT even if you don’t have Photoshop, there is still a nice amount of goodness in this pack for you. Scroll down and check em out!
Although this deal has expired, I’ve linked each item below to it’s separate purchase page in case you want to buy it individually. Oh and this page includes affiliate links which means that (at no cost to you) I’ll earn a small commission should you choose to buy using my links. Read my full disclosure here.
Scene Generators
These are 3 of the 5 scene generators you’ll get as part of the bundle. Yes, you get all of them so the possibilities are endless.
Basically the creators of these packs have cut out various desktop items and placed them on separate layers so that you can choose a background/desktop surface, then select which items you’d like to display and arrange them however you’d like. This allows you to create an image that’s totally unique!
Art Equipments Scene Generator V3 by Mockup Zone
Click to see the rest of what’s included in this kit.
Custom Scene – Artist Ed. – Vol. 1 by Roman Jusdado
Click to see the rest of what’s included in this kit.
Mockup Pre Creator – Photographers desk by Place.to
Create wall art mockups and desktop images. Click to see the rest of what’s included in this kit.
Watercolors and Glitz!
These two packs are also for Photoshop* only (keep scrolling for the non-Photoshop stuff) and please tell me these aren’t to die for.
The Glitz Shoppe by Nikki Laatz
This pack contains 140 glitzy Photoshop* styles and brushes. Anything by Nikki Laatz is worth having in your design arsenal.
These glittery textures make me swoon!
Watercolor Bundles
This bundle includes two watercolor kits: Watercolor Painting Studio by Charles Perrault which turns any photo or logo into a watercolor work of art and Watercolor Sketch Mock Up by Mockup Zone which also includes a watercolor generator PSD file.
Love me some watercolor!
Winter Collection by Graphic Box
You can’t get any more cozy with these hand-drawn rustic elements and seamless patterns. I can’t tell you how much I love these, I mean they include mason jars for cryin’ out loud! Here’s what you get:
- 13 PNGs(300dpi /10000+++px) graphic elements(Black) with transparent background
- 30 JPGs(300dpi ) seamless patterns
- 8 JPG/PNGs(300dpi )card templates
- 8 JPGs(300dpi )ready-made Card Designs
- 20 Watercolor forms (300dpi /3000+++px) with transparent background
- 13 Illustrator EPS(10) vector files with graphic elements(White)with black background
- 30 Illustrator EPS(10) seamless patterns
I can’t get enough of these rustic graphic elements.
Watercolor is one of my favorite trends.
Gold Rush Metallic Textures by Studio Denmark
It’s no secret that gold is super big right now. Remember my tutorial on how to use gold in your graphics and logos? I am beyond excited about these high quality textures because gold will be part of my upcoming redesign 🙂
Can’t wait to try out these new textures in my new design.
Rustica Vol. 3 + Birch Brush Font by Make Media Co.
If you don’t have Illustrator you can use the free program Inkscape to use the hand-drawn elements. Either way, you’ll get this high quality brush font free!
I just love these rustic woodland graphics, don’t you?
Go Explore Nature Photo Pack: 90 Hi-Res Photos by Made by Vadim
Who can’t use more free stock photography? These gorgeous hi-res photos are from Iceland and Europe and you get 90 of them. Perfect for those large image backgrounds and quote images for Pinterest.
Such gorgeous images of nature!
But Wait, There’s More!
Haha, I couldn’t resist saying that. No but seriously, there really is more. Check out the entire bundle over at Design Cuts now to see exactly what you get. The whole bundle is worth $396 on Creative Market and similar sites so you know $29 is steal.
Thanks for sharing! This is great (and perfect for new bloggers – like myself) and what a steal at $29 you can’t really go wrong!
So true Lauren! That’s what I love about Design Cuts! I have bought so many of their deals already 🙂
Marianne – you have to stop tempting us like this!
So how do you organise them so you can find them quickly and easily…sigh
Haha I know Caroline, these are addictive aren’t they??
How do I organize my graphics? I have lumped them into different categories in folders. It’s not the best way, but one of these days I will go through them all and try to tag things. One day…. haha
Marianne! We are on the same wavelength! I just wrote a post yesterday and did a video tutorial using the custom scene artist edition!
I use these all the time and even used the feminine one for The Blog Loft’s landing page! Great minds think alike!
-Margo
Margo, that’s awesome! Send me the link to your tutorial and I’ll add it here 🙂
Dear Margo,
I just tried to watch your video but there is some problem with it. Could you please check if there is any issue on your side? It would be so useful for me to watch!
Thanks a lot!
Cristina
Hey Cristina, I am able to play it, perhaps you’re having YouTube issues. Try a different browser and see if that works. The other day I was having issues watching videos in Chrome, but no problems watching them in Firefox. Then the next day, they were fine in Chrome.
Dear Marianne and Margo,
Yes, it now works on Chrome. I found that out when another video gave me problems as well playing it in Firefox! I will remember this for the next time,
Many thanks and sorry about that,
Cristina
Hey no worries! It’s weird that videos would have issues with certain browsers, but who knows! Technology!
Love it, just bought it. Thanks!
Sweet! Can;t wait to see the layouts you create Kristie!
Just checking, but can this product be also used in the UK?
Yes Christina for sure! Design Cuts is actually based out of the UK.
Oooh. This is pretty tempting. Haha.
This is fantastic! This is my first creative bundle “bought” ever! I hope I can manage with it in Photoshop, but everything is sooo nice I just couldn’t help myself!
Thanks a lot Marianne for this suggestion!
I have tried to watch the youtube video from Margo, which seems very interesting (and useful for me) but unfortunalety I have not been able to watch it. Youtube says I have to try later! I will!
Thanks girls!
Cristina
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Awesome Cristina, glad you were able to get it on time!
Marianne,
Looks like the deal “The Gorgeous, Artistic Design Bundle ” has expired (sad face here…..)
I am not a web designer and fairly new to this styled desktop thing and really wanted to purchase a cheap styled desktop photo to kinda play with it.
The thought of getting a bundle for $29 sounds great. I hope they’ll bring the deal back soon!
Regards,
Lily @ Netties Closet
Hi Lily, yeah sorry about that, Design Cuts deals only last 2 weeks and usually don’t come back until their annual birthday party which JUST happened unfortunately. However, you’re in luck because their current deal is super awesome! It comes with a TON of scene creators that you can make your own styled desktop images with if you have Photoshop. Check it out: https://www.designcuts.com/product/the-most-extensive-mockup-templates-bundle-of-all-time/?ref=25 Otherwise, if you don’t have Photoshop, I recommend looking at my Pinterest board on styled photos and find some good ones there.