What is a custom thumbnail?

Final thoughts

Conclusion

How To Make A Thumbnail For YouTube - Quick, Easy & Free!

How To Make A Thumbnail For YouTube in Adobe Express

How To Make A Thumbnail For YouTube With A Template

How To Make A Thumbnail For YouTube From Scratch

Adobe Express Canvas Interface

How To Add Background Image in Adobe Express

How To Customize / Edit Images in Adobe Express

How To Generate Text-to-Image in Adobe Express

How To Remove Background in Adobe Express

How To Add & Edit Text in Adobe Express

How To Add & Customize Shapes and Elements in Adobe Express

How To Group Layers in Adobe Express

How To Color Correct in Adobe Express

How To Download YouTube Thumbnail Design From Adobe Express

How To Upload YouTube Thumbnail in YouTube Studio

How To Make a YouTube Thumbnail

How to Grab a Photo From Video

Canva Thumbnail Tutorial

How to Add a Gradient Background in Canva

How to Add a Photo in Canva

How to Remove a Photo Background in Canva

How to Remove a Photo Background on iPhone

Canva Pricing

How to Color Grade in Canva

How to Add a Shape in Canva

How to Add Text in Canva

How to Add Graphic Elements in Canva

How to Add Logos in Canva

How to Save & Download Photos in Canva

How to Upload a Thumbnail on YouTube

How to Have Thumbnails that Rank on YouTube

Intro

Do you need to use Photoshop to create YouTube thumbnails?

Tips for thumbnail creation

How to add text to a YouTube thumbnail

How to group elements in Canva

How to add graphics to your thumbnail

How to make your thumbnail images pop

Final tweaking

How to add shapes to your thumbnail

How to make animated titles

How to verify your YouTube account

How to add a custom thumbnail to a video you've uploaded previously

Thumbnail requirements

Intro

Part 1: Killer Time Allocation

Part 2: Killer Psychology

Curiosity Gaps

Scroll Stoppers

Part 3: Killer Design

Contents

Composition

Contrast

Part 4: Killer Analysis

Wait...

Variations

Some Encouragement

Title and Thumbnail Overview

Thumbnails: Before You Design

Thumbnails: Design Tips

Titles: Types & Tips

Using Analytics to Track Performance & Find Inspiration

Intro to Nick

What are YouTube thumbnails for?

How to create a YouTube thumbnail with Canva

What information should a YouTube thumbnail include?

How to customize a template in Canva

Designing a Youtube Thumbnail from a blank design

How to download a Canva template

Intro

How to upload a YouTube thumbnail

How does a good YouTube thumbnail look like?

Make your thumbnail stand out

How to use text?

Hot to use photos?

Don’t mislead people!

Tools to create YouTube thumbnails

Executive summary

What's up

Importance of Thumbnail Design

What makes a good thumbnail?

Starting with the face image

Make face POP with glows

Text effects

bring so icons!

Final effect (glow & grading)

Final thoughts

Intro

Why Thumbnails are Important

Thumbnail Assets and Elements

1: Take Compelling Photos

2: Create a Background

3: Incorporate Branding Elements

4: Write Enticing Text

5: Win the Click with a Graphic Element

Additional Resources

Intro

Create a YouTube thumbnail from scratch

Adding your face

Refine the mask

Adding a light flare

Add an eye-catching graphical element

Adding text

Editing text

Grouping layers

Export YouTube thumbnail

Intro

Download templates

1. Choose thumbnail picture

2. Select the object

3. Add background

4. Add a title

5. Background light

6. Glow effect for objects

7. Glow effect around me

8. Add effects & particles

9. Color Correction

How To Download a YouTube Thumbnail - Intro

How to download a thumbnail from someone else's video

Intro

Tip #1: Make it interesting

Tip #2: Show your face

Tip #3: Optimize your text

Tip #4: Use the correct image size

Tip #5: Use an eye-catching photo

Tip #6: Stand out from your competition

Tip #7: Consider the scale of your images

Tip #8: Use branding

Tip #9: Keep it simple

Bonus tip: Make a relevant video

End

STEP 1 CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Canva

STEP 2

STEP 3