Nothing wrong with using stock images and textures in your design, but I personally wouldn't use design templates. But you should definitely use mockup templates to present your thing to the customer, they love that shit. Many times the mockup pictures are what actually sells your design, they get really excited about that stuff(especially people that know very little about design).

>>248369
Can confirm

>>248369
Problem is when they want the actual mockup to be used instead of having it made. Like wanting a stamp mockup printed instead of having a stamp made and stamping their logo.
Source: it happened to me.
>time for client change

>>248458

Yeah had that happen too. Made a logo and presented it including some mockup images. The customer wanted the mockup image (it was an image of a shop sign) with the logo on it as his logo and he wanted the shop sign miockup photo-printed on his shop sign Kek. I was able to talk him out of it, but even if he did I wouldn't care too much. If he wants it he can have it.

>>248476
kek, that shit is the worst. I feel for you anon