TUTORIAL - Creating Better YouTube Thumbnails - Photoshop (But Not Needed) - BFM 511
The FIRST (and sometimes only) thing people on YouTube see is your thumbnails. Spending time on them is important, and the first reason they click. I show how to recreate a viewer's thumbnail live (no cuts) in Photoshop. Note: This is an older video never uploaded to this channel. More info below! 👇
Thanks to Ian Craig for allowing me to use his thumbnail as an example. Since making this video quite a while back, his thumbnails have dramatically improved. Check out his channel now - his thumbnails have improved dramatically.
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📑 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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00:00 Begin
00:14 Ian Craig Example
00:46 Channel Name Tip
01:32 Create The File
02:32 Thumbnails Take Time
03:10 Thumbnail impressions
04:48 Starting Thumbnail
06:36 Adding Text
09:07 Adding Yellow Elements
12:10 Trying Other Colors
12:47 Use LESS Words
13:10 Making The Photo Better
14:58 Duplicate Layer
16:30 Separate Layers Trick
20:53 Brighten Eyes
21:52 Background Blur
23:14 Same Thumbnails?
24:38 Live Thumbnail Example
26:50 Ship It!
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