Frequently Asked Questions

They are two different images. Both are ready to use the moment you open them. System Series is a studio setup built from separate elements, so you can move things around and rebuild the composition. Static Series is a real scene photographed in one place, so the framing and light are fixed exactly as shot.

Both are built from original photography and hold the same level of detail.

Any recent version of Photoshop opens the files as intended. Each Gumroad listing shows the version its mockup was built in.

On much older releases a layer effect can occasionally drop. Write to moi@gluelab.xyz and it gets sorted.

The files are built for Photoshop first. Affinity Photo 2 opens them, and in many cases they work fine, but some features do not translate perfectly and results vary.

If you work in Affinity, treat it as at your own discretion. We cannot offer support or refunds for Affinity-specific issues.

Yes. Your artwork drops into smart objects in both series. Colorway and material options vary from mockup to mockup, so what a given mockup includes is listed on its Gumroad listing. System Series carries the fuller range, since every element is separate.

Digital PSD files, not physical products. Every download contains layered Photoshop files built around smart objects, plus the Glue Lab Mockup Handbook, a PDF covering setup, editing methods and workflow.

Everything arrives as a ZIP, available immediately after checkout on Gumroad.

Yes. Updates to a mockup you own are free for as long as that mockup is maintained. Gumroad notifies you when a new version is published, and the file is waiting in your library.

Three tiers.

Personal covers non-commercial use, with no end products.

Commercial covers the license holder, up to 5,000 end products. Your own releases, or your own pitching and portfolio work.

Studio covers client use as well, up to 50,000 end products and 5 users. This is the tier for delivering images that a client will sell or promote with.

Full terms are on the licensing page.

Reach decides the license, and a license covers its holder.

If nothing is sold or publicly promoted, Personal covers it.

If you are releasing your own music, Commercial covers it. It also covers a designer's own practice: creating images, pitching commercial designs and publishing portfolio pieces all count together as one license holder.

If a client will sell or promote with the image you deliver, that use is not covered by your Commercial license. Either the client buys their own, matched to their reach, or you hold a Studio License, which covers client use inside its own limit.

Yes. One Commercial License covers one label, including releases across every artist signed to it. The 5,000 end product limit applies to the license as a whole, not per artist or per release.

For example, Release A by Artist X might use 500 units and Release B by Artist Y another 1,000. Once the combined total reaches 5,000, a new license is needed.

For labels working with many artists, a Studio License usually makes more sense. It raises the limit to 50,000 and covers up to 5 users.

Yes. Studio is the tier for this, whether you are an agency or a solo designer. It lets you deliver images that multiple labels and artists use commercially, under one license, with a shared limit of 50,000 end products.

If a single client's reach is larger than your remaining limit, that client needs their own license to match their actual usage. That also frees up your limit, since their end products then count against their license instead of yours.

Mockup files themselves never leave your organization. You deliver the final image only.

All sales are final, as is standard for digital products. The full files are delivered at checkout.

If a file is faulty or does not work as described, write to moi@gluelab.xyz and it gets fixed.

Gumroad is our main shop and carries the complete catalog. A selection is also available on Creative Market and 6TM.

Licensing terms differ by platform. The terms on our licensing page apply to Gumroad purchases.

Glue Lab is an experimental creative practice building premium Photoshop mockups for the music industry. Vinyl, cassette, print and merch, built from original photography for Maximum Realism.

More on the about page.