1.1 What is Bulk Made?

Bulk Made is a professional Photoshop plugin designed specifically for makers, engravers, and personalized product businesses who need to create hundreds of realistic product mockups quickly and efficiently.

What makes Bulk Made different:

• Bulk processing: Generate hundreds of mockups in minutes, not hours
• Realistic effects: Professional engraving and print effects that match your production methods
• Smart automation: Automatically places designs with correct perspective and distortion
• Template-based workflow: Use our library of mockup templates or create your own

The problem we solve:

If you're a laser engraver, sublimation printer, UV printer, or personalized gift maker, you know how time-consuming it is to create product mockups for every design variation. Manually placing each design into Photoshop, adjusting the fit, applying effects, and saving can take hours or even weeks for large product catalogs.

Bulk Made automates this entire process. Select your templates, select your designs, choose your settings, and let the plugin do the work while you focus on running your business.

1.2 Who is This For?

Bulk Made is designed for:

Laser Engravers

Create realistic engraved mockups for wood, slate, glass, and other materials with authentic depth and texture effects.

Sublimation Printers

Generate professional mockups showing your designs on mugs, coasters, ornaments, and other sublimation products.

UV Printers

Showcase UV-printed designs on wood, acrylic, metal, and other substrates with realistic print effects.

Print-on-Demand Sellers

Quickly create product listings with professional mockups for your entire design catalog.

Personalized Gift Businesses

Generate mockups for custom products like wooden boxes, slate signs, ceramic tiles, and more.

Product Photographers & Designers

Streamline your mockup creation workflow and serve more clients efficiently.

You'll benefit most from Bulk Made if you:

• Need to create mockups for 10+ design variations regularly
• Sell personalized or customizable products online
• Want professional-quality mockups without hiring a photographer
• Need to match mockups to your actual production methods
• Want to save hours of manual Photoshop work

1.3 What You'll Need

To use Bulk Made successfully, you'll need:

Software Requirements

• ✅ Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 or later (Creative Cloud subscription version)
• ✅ Windows 10/11 or macOS 10.14+
• ✅ Active Bulk Made subscription (Standard or Pro plan)
• ✅ Internet connection for plugin authentication

Files You'll Prepare

• ✅ PSD template files with smart objects (use our library or create your own)
• ✅ PNG design files (your artwork, logos, or designs to place into mockups)
• ✅ Organized folder structure for templates, designs, and output files

Knowledge Requirements

• ✅ Basic Photoshop familiarity (opening files, navigating the interface)
• ✅ Understanding of smart objects (we have tutorials if you need help!)
• ✅ File management skills (organizing folders, naming files)

Don't worry if you're not a Photoshop expert! Bulk Made is designed to be simple and intuitive. If you can open Photoshop and click a few buttons, you can use Bulk Made.

1.4 How to Use This Manual

This manual is organized to help you find exactly what you need, whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced user looking for specific information.

For New Users - Start Here:

Step 1: Read Section 2: Installation & First-Time Setup to get the plugin installed and authenticated.

Step 2: Review Section 4: Subscription Plans to understand your plan's features and limitations.

Step 3: Follow Section 5: Getting Started - Your First Mockup for a complete walkthrough of creating your first batch of mockups.

Step 4: Explore Section 6: Resize Modes and Section 7: Processing Types to understand your options and choose the right settings.

For Experienced Users:

• Jump to Section 9: Troubleshooting if you encounter issues
• Reference Appendix A: Quick Reference for at-a-glance setting guides
• Check Section 7: Processing Types to fine-tune your engraving and print effects

For Basic Plan Subscribers:

You can skip sections marked (Pro only), specifically:

• Section 7.3-7.6 (Engraving effects)
• Section 7.7-7.9 (Print effects)

All other features are available on your plan!

For Pro Plan Subscribers:

Read the entire manual to unlock the full power of premium engraving and print effects.

Getting Support While Learning

As you work through this manual, remember that help is always available:

• 📧 Technical Support: support@bulkmade.com - For installation, login, processing errors, and technical questions
• 📧 Creative Support: creativehelp@bulkmade.com - For processing type selection, mockup advice, and creative guidance
• 🎥 Video Tutorials: YouTube - Bulk Made Channel - Watch step-by-step visual guides for every feature
• 🌐 Website: bulkmade.com - Browse templates, manage your subscription, download updates

Response time: We typically respond to support emails within 24 hours (often much faster!).

What's Next?

Now that you understand what Bulk Made does and who it's for, you're ready to get started!

Turn to Section 2: Installation & First-Time Setup to download and install the plugin, then we'll walk you through creating your first batch of professional mockups.

Let's transform your mockup workflow!

Happy mockup creating! The Bulk Made Team