Pins are one of those things that look fine in a flat vector preview and completely different once they are sitting on a jacket. This free enamel pin mockup is a layered PSDT that puts your design on an actual pin, in three angles, so you can see what the metal edge does to it before anyone orders 500 of them. It is free to download from Adobe Stock.
What is in the free enamel pin mockup
A single PSDT file at 2704 x 1520 px, 66.99 MB, built around smart objects. Three unique angles of the same pin, so you can pick the one that flatters your artwork instead of being stuck with a straight-on shot.
The straight-on view is the safe one for a shop listing. The angled ones are what I would actually use in a pitch deck, because the raised metal border catches light, and that is the whole reason a client is paying for hard enamel instead of a printed sticker. Flat previews hide that. This does not.
Before you download
The file lives on Adobe Stock, in their free collection. You will need an Adobe account to grab it, and a free one is enough, no subscription needed. Worth knowing before you click, so the sign-in screen is not a surprise.
How to use it
Open the PSDT, double-click the smart object, paste your artwork in, save. That is the whole workflow.
One thing that saves a re-do: design your pin as a shape with a clean outer edge before you drop it in. Enamel pins are cut to their outline, so anything with a soft or feathered edge in your file will not read as metal, it will read as a printed disc. Keep your linework a bit heavier than you think you need, too. Pin manufacturers cannot hold a hairline in metal, and a mockup that shows detail the factory cannot produce sets your client up for a disappointment.
You will want Photoshop open for the smart objects. Edit it in Photoshop.
Lapel pins, badges and brooches
Same file. A lapel pin, an enamel badge and an enamel pin are the same object with three names depending on who is ordering it, so this mockup covers all of them: conference badges, band merch, club pins, staff lapel pins.
Brooches are a near miss and I would rather say so than pretend. A brooch is usually larger, often has a bar clasp rather than a butterfly clutch, and sits differently on fabric. If your piece is a small enamelled brooch this mockup will do the job. A big statement brooch will not look right in it, and no amount of smart-object work will fix that.
Great for
Merch drops, Kickstarter reward tiers, band and festival pins, conference giveaways, a branding deck where the pin sits next to the business card and the sticker. It is also a fast way to test three colourways on a client before committing to plating.
More free mockups you will like
- Sticker Mockup Featuring a Phone and Headphones — the other half of most merch drops
- Embossed Business Card Mockup, 4 Stacks — pair it with the pin for a full brand kit shot
- Tote Bag Mockup — same merch table, bigger surface
