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. https://www.youtube.com/user/iancraig10

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============================= 📑 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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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