Place a Logo Onto a Bottle In Photoshop

Time needed: 5 minutes.

How to place a logo into a bottle in Photoshop

1. Convert The Logo Layer Into a Smart Object

   Right-click on the logo layer and select “Smart Object.” A Smart Object is a container where you can place one or more layers and apply editable adjustments, distortions, filters, or transformations.

2. Scale and Place the Logo Over The Bottle

   Next, select the Logo layer and press Ctrl T (Windows) or Command T (macOS) to transform the layer. Place the logo over the bottle and use the handles to scale the logo.

3. Warp The Logo to Match the Bottles Curvature

   Then, while on the transformation mode, right-click and select “Warp.” From the Options bad, under “Warp” select Arch. Then use the center handle to determine the curvature that best matches the bottle.

4. Duplicate the Bottle

   Select the bottle layer and press Ctrl J (Windows) Command J (macOS) to duplicate it. Then drag it up to the top of the layer stack.

5. Desaturate the duplicate

   Select the bottle duplicate layer, and go into Image > Adjustments > Vibrance. Then use the Saturation slider to desaturate the layer. (See the difference between Saturation Vibrance here.)

6. Create a Clipping Mask

   with the desaturated layer active, press Ctrl Alt G (Windows) or Command Option G (macOS) to create a Clipping Mask.

7. Blend The Layer to the Logo

   Next, blend the logo layer with the desaturated layer with a Blending Mode. Linear Light, Soft Light, or Overlay could work. But in this case, Vivid Light gives us the best results.
   You could apply Vivid Light from the Blending Mode dropdown or use the Keyboard Shortcut Alt Shift V (Windows) or Option Shift V (macOS).

8. Reduce the Fill

   If the effect is too strong, press Shift and the #7 to decrease the Fill to 70%. Vivid Light is one of the 8 Special Blending Modes that gives you different results when you decrease Fill instead of Opacity. And in most cases, Fill looks much better.

9. Apply a Levels Adjustment

   A label will never have pure black or pure white. Use a levels adjustment layer to change the withe and black output levels.