YouTube Help Making Thumbnails

[Tropical Sounds]

Good Day everyone, I need some advice. As a new YouTuber I have been having trouble making eye catching thumbnails. My current thumbnails for my videos are fairly boring and I have to idea what to do about it. Would any of you be able to give me some tips on how to create eye catching thumbnails?

 

[Legacy]

I would take a look at Youtube Thumbnail Art & Photography because there are examples you can look at there, and you could also get opinions on which thumbnail to use out of the thumbnails you have created. Here are some general tips though:
1. Try to stick to a theme with the thumbnails on your channel
2. Make sure all text used on the thumbnail is readable
3. Choose colors that go together and stand out
4. You can use websites such as http://pixlr.com/ to make free thumbnails, but they also have a good amount of tools that can make thumbnails look nice.

Here is a thread you can check out that will have some other tips too: https://community.tubebuddy.com/index.php?threads/39174/

 

[kallendiggs]

I would take a look at Youtube Thumbnail Art & Photography because there are examples you can look at there, and you could also get opinions on which thumbnail to use out of the thumbnails you have created. Here are some general tips though:
1. Try to stick to a theme with the thumbnails on your channel
2. Make sure all text used on the thumbnail is readable
3. Choose colors that go together and stand out
4. You can use websites such as http://pixlr.com/ to make free thumbnails, but they also have a good amount of tools that can make thumbnails look nice.

Here is a thread you can check out that will have some other tips too: https://community.tubebuddy.com/index.php?threads/39174/

Good tips about custom thumbnails! Thank you for sharing!