Top 12 Shadow Overlays Templates for Photos & Mockups

Shadow overlays are one of the most prominent design trends nowadays. In this article, we have gathered a collection of top 12 digital assets featuring shadow overlays, that enable you to add shadow shapes to your photos/mockups in just a few clicks in Photoshop (or some other image editing program).

#12 Ultimate Shadows Pack with Textures

Ultimate Shadows is a comprehensive pack containing 60 shadows (plant, indoor, outdoor, abstract) and 15 highlights conveniently saved in one PSD file. By combining shadows and textures available in this collection, you will be able to make over 1000 scenes to which you can add your own background colors or choose between 18 colors from three palettes.
Compatible with: Adobe Photoshop

#11 Shade

Shade is a collection of 48 natural shadows & light overlays for lifestyle photography. These resources come in 7000x4000 px resolution, so they are suitable for both print and web graphics. After the purchase, you will get 12 perspective leaves and lights, 12 light stripes, 6 soft shadows & lights, 6 hard shadows & lights, and 12 special shadows and effects.

#10 15 Shadow Mockup Overlays

This collection includes 15 high-resolution 300 dpi transparent PNG files that you can edit with any design software. Perfect for mockups, photos, social media posts, and more!

#9 Natural Lighting Shadow Kit

This is a collection of 12 animated and static shadows that you can use in a number of projects - stationery, social media, packaging, apparel, branding, etc.

Compatible with: Adobe Photoshop

#8 Shadow & Light Overlay Kit

This kit includes 16 shadow overlays, 9 light overlays, and 12 backgrounds. With Shadow & Light Overlay Kit you will be able to create eye-catching artwork mockups with realistic shadows and lights.
Compatible with: Adobe Photoshop

#7 50 Unique Shadow Overlays

As the name suggests, this kit comes with 50 unique shadow overlays that you can use to add a realistic touch to your mockups, photos & advertisements. Every shadow is 300 dpi on a 4500x3000 artboard. This kit allows you to change the opacity, angle, and direction of the shadow which results in more design options. Shadows include various plants, doors, windows, garlands, abstract shapes, and archways.

#6 Animated shadows overlays

Animated shadows overlays is a bundle that offers 9 animated shadows overlays, 16 customizable stationery mockups & 4 background textures. An ideal choice for social media posts, stationery, and branding projects.

#5 Shadow Overlay & Stationery Mockup Set

Shading is a collection of 20 shadow overlays, 10 background images, mockup templates & 5 paper textures. The shadow overlays feature geometric, floral, and abstract shapes, you only need to pick the overlay that fits the most and adjust the opacity parameter. As for the mockups, you will get a business card, letterhead, and poster mockups. The author of this collection includes 10 high-resolution background images for your convenience, in order to enable you to create various scenes.

#4 Organic Shadow Photo Overlays

Delve into this collection of 62 high-resolution shadow overlays, and add depth to your photos, mockups, or branded materials. After the purchase, you will have at your disposal 30 botanical, 13 cells, 5 geometric, and 14 window shadow overlays.
Compatible with: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements

#3 Summer Floral Shadows

Add a touch of summer to your artwork with Summer Floral Shadows - a pack that includes 25 isolated shadow-files that you can place over mockups or photos. This pack can be used for adding a more realistic feel to your greeting cards, mockups, social media & blog posts, or product presentation.

#2 42 Shadows & Lights Overlays

This is a comprehensive, professionally crafted collection of 42 shadows and lights overlays. The possibilities with this set are limitless, as it can be used for mockups, editorial design, photography, commercial design, social media posts, and much more.
You will get 26 plant shadows, 8 window shadows, and 8 window lights.
Compatible with: Adobe Photoshop

#1 Animated Organic Palm Leaf Shadow

Enrich your next audiovisual presentation with this pack of realistic and natural moving shadows of palm leaves. This pack allows you to create stunning mockup scenes directly inside Photoshop. You will get 8 shadow animations, 5 palm animations, 4 static shadow overlays, 12 background images & paper mockups in various sizes.

Compatible with: Adobe Photoshop & After Effects