{"id":8142,"date":"2018-09-14T16:32:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T16:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog?p=8142"},"modified":"2021-03-29T13:40:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T13:40:12","slug":"how-to-make-a-youtube-thumbnail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-youtube-thumbnail\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a smashing YouTube thumbnail in 5 mins!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"rgb(204, 034, 035)\"><\/span><br \/>\n<!--Apply Banner Image bg color--><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been to a bookstore? <\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>What is the first thing that makes you pick up a book?<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>If you guessed the Book cover! You are absolutely right!<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>A YouTube thumbnail is just like a book cover for your video. It is the first thing that people notice before deciding whether they will click on your video or just scroll over without noticing it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>Infact, YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/creatoracademy.youtube.com\/page\/lesson\/thumbnails?cid=get-discovered&#038;hl=en#strategies-zippy-link-2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a> that \u201c90% of the best performing videos on YouTube have custom thumbnails.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>So, if you have still not started using custom thumbnails on your video, you are missing out on a great opportunity to get traffic to your YouTube video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>In this article, we will cover everything you should know to get started with custom thumbnails. We will start with the ingredients that make a perfect thumbnail and then walk you through the entire process until you make the thumbnail live on your video. If you want to directly jump to the creation part, you can click on point 2. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"display:block;\" href=\"#step1\">1. What makes a YouTube thumbnail clickable? <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li><a style=\"display:block;\" href=\"#step2\">2. How to create a YouTube thumbnail?<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li><a style=\"display:block;\" href=\"#step3\">3. How to enable the custom thumbnail option?<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li><a style=\"display:block;\" href=\"#step4\">4. How to add the created thumbnail to your youtube video?<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"step1\" style=\"padding-top: 70px; margin-top: -70px;\">\n<h2>1. What makes a YouTube thumbnail clickable?<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s first have a look at the elements that are part of every clickable YouTube thumbnail!<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>Our everyday conversations with 1000s of YouTubers helped us handpick some of the key ingredients to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.picmaker.com\/youtube-thumbnail-maker\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">make a YouTube thumbnail<\/a> truly clickable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<h5>1. An Expressive Headshot<\/h5>\n<p>Human eyes are simply more attracted towards faces that one sees on a computer screen. This is especially true when the faces have some expression on them. These types of thumbnails make people curious about the reason behind the expression and hence end up enticing the viewer to click on the video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-15-at-11.58.04-AM.png\" alt=\"Fidget spinner thumbnail\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-3.54.14-PM.png\" alt=\"Expressive YouTube thumbnail\" \/><\/div>\n<p>This is why a lot of the YouTubers, have a close up shot of their face on the thumbnail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<h5>2. Big-Bold text <\/h5>\n<p>When it comes to YouTube thumbnails they are displayed in a relatively smaller size. To make the font visible even at smaller sizes, a lot of the YouTubers use big-bold fonts on their thumbnails.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-3.49.51-PM.png\" alt=\"Best app thumbnail\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-3.59.02-PM.png\" alt=\"Pushups YouTube thumbnail\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<h5>3. Adding sticker effect to the main subject <\/h5>\n<p>Adding a thick sticker like border makes the main subject stand out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>The same logic applies to YouTube thumbnails as well. YouTubers constantly use sticker effect to make their subject pop up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-4.13.08-PM.png\" alt=\"Fitbit versa YouTube thumbnail\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-4.11.29-PM.png\" alt=\"Sticker effect Thumbnail\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<h5>4. Contrasting colored overlays for highlighting text<\/h5>\n<p>The main reason for using contrasting overlays on the thumbnail is to make the text stand out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>If we look at the images below, you can see that the text on the right image looks more readable because of the use of contrasting colors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-4.27.38-PM.png\" alt=\"Contrasting color Thumbnail\" \/><\/div>\n<p>This is an awesome hack used by a lot of YouTubers while creating their clickable thumbnails<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>Here are a couple of images from two awesome YouTubers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-10-at-8.15.11-PM.png\" alt=\"SEO guide YouTube thumbnail\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-4.32.34-PM.png\" alt=\"Neil Patel YouTube thumbnail\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Following the pointers mentioned above will make sure that you have a truly clickable YouTube thumbnail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"step2\" style=\"padding-top: 70px; margin-top: -70px;\">\n<h2>2. How to create a Custom Youtube Thumbnail?<\/h2>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s dive deep into the process of creating a YouTube thumbnail that stands out. In this guide, we are using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.picmaker.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Picmaker<\/a> to make the custom thumbnails. Picmaker is Free, easy to use YouTube thumbnail maker launched by the creators of Animaker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/speed.animaker.com\/assets\/images\/blog\/Picmaker-Thumbnail-Blog.gif\" alt=\"Picmaker Custom YouTube thumbnail\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<h5>1. Select the subject image for your thumbnail<\/h5>\n<p>The best practice for creating a thumbnail is using an image which is relevant to your video. <\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>Let&#8217;s say we have a video talking about the \u201c10 most shocking events of 2018\u201d. Following the best practices mentioned in the previous section, let&#8217;s get a headshot of yours ready for the thumbnail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>A headshot of your face with an amusing expression will work really well. If you don\u2019t have the equipment or the time to get that ready, you can take an equally good screenshot from the video and use it to make the thumbnail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 30%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dylan-nolte-561931-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Shocked face\" \/><\/div>\n<p>You can start by uploading the selected image into the Picmaker application using the upload section.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 30%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-3.57.53-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker upload option\" \/><\/div>\n<h5>2. Remove the background of the image<\/h5>\n<p>To make sure that your subject is in focus, you have to remove the distracting background from the image.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-4.39.16-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker background removal tool\" \/><\/div>\n<p>You can do this in under just a minute, by using the Automatic Background Removal tool that is available in Picmaker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-10-at-8.37.07-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker background removal tool\" \/><\/div>\n<h5>3. Add a sticker effect to your thumbnail<\/h5>\n<p>Adding a sticker effect helps your subject pop up and catch attention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>Look at these two images. In both the images the guy is showing the watch, but in the second image it pops up because of the thick border around the watch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/R4leVPIZAeQu.png\" alt=\"Picmaker Sticker effect tool\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In Picmaker you can add a similar sticker effect to your image with just one click.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>You just have to click on the sticker effect icon and a thick border will be added to your image in a snap.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-4.54.00-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker sticker effect tool\" \/><\/div>\n<p>You can also tweak the thickness and the color of the sticker effect by using the slider and color stroke option<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-7.00.02-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker sticker effect tool options\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Once the sticker effect is applied,  you can even tilt the image a bit to make it look different from the ordinary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-6.52.03-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker UI\" \/><\/div>\n<h5>4. Spice up the background<\/h5>\n<p>Now the next step is to spice up the thumbnail with an attractive background. You should select a contrasting color for the background so that it goes well with the subject and the text you are planning to have on the thumbnail. You can also spice up things quickly by adding a pattern to the background. Something like this<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-6.48.54-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker pattern effect\" \/><\/div>\n<p>To add a pattern to your thumbnail, select the properties tab from the main menu and then click on patterns. <\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-7.06.20-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker pattern menu\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Just pick an option that suits your thumbnails\u2019 composition and you are done!<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-14-at-7.32.47-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker Pattern effects\" \/><\/div>\n<h5>5. Add some Big, Bold and Beautiful text to your thumbnail<\/h5>\n<p>When a video is displayed on the YouTube home page or the search results, the thumbnails of the video look a bit small! So, it is important to have text that is big, bold and beautiful. The text has to be big enough to make sure that the viewer can read the info on the thumbnail very clearly. <\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>Now to add text to your thumbnail, click on the text button in the main menu. Now, you can either select a plain text box or you can select a prebuilt text template.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-7.18.57-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker Text menu\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In the thumbnail below, we have used different fonts to stress on different words. If you notice we have made the word \u201cShocking\u201d stand out more by adding a white color shadow to it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-8.02.57-PM.png\" alt=\"Custom YouTube thumbnail\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Looks cool! Doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<h5>6. Preview your thumbnail and download<\/h5>\n<p>Before downloading the thumbnail and adding it to your YouTube video, it\u2019s good to preview how the thumbnail will actually look on the YouTube layout.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>This helps you make sure that the font size and style of the text used in the thumbnail is both visible and contrasting enough to get noticed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>To preview your thumbnail, click on the preview button on the top right-hand side of the screen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-8.09.30-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker Preview Option\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Now, you can preview your thumbnail in different sizes that are available on the YouTube layout.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-12-at-5.39.50-PM.png\" alt=\"Picmaker preview menu\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Once your cool thumbnail is ready, click on the Download button to download the image to your PC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"step3\" style=\"padding-top: 70px; margin-top: -70px;\">\n<h2>3. Enable the Custom thumbnail Option<\/h2>\n<p>When you create your YouTube channel the custom thumbnail option will not be active by default. To enable that option you need to first verify your YouTube account. <\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>Follow these steps to verify your YouTube account:<\/p>\n<p>1. Sign In to YouTube<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>2. Click on the profile image on the top right-hand side of the page.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-10-at-4.58.37-PM.png\" alt=\"YouTube profile icon\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>3. Click on Creator Studio<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 30%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-10-at-4.57.41-PM.png\" alt=\"creator studio option\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>4. Then click on the channel tab in the left-hand side panel. After clicking that you will see the verify option. Click on verify.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-10-at-5.26.46-PM.png\" alt=\"verify YouTube channel\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>5. Select your country, select a call or text option to get the verification code and then enter your phone number and click on submit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-10-at-6.49.27-PM.png\" alt=\"Verification code for YouTube channel\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>6. Enter your verification code in the text box and click submit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-10-at-5.36.07-PM.png\" alt=\"verification code\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>7. After verification, you will see a message that says that your account is verified<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-10-at-6.57.16-PM.png\" alt=\"YouTube channel verified\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The custom thumbnail option should be enabled for you now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"step4\" style=\"padding-top: 70px; margin-top: -70px;\">\n<h2>4. How to add the created thumbnail to your youtube video<\/h2>\n<p>Now that your custom thumbnail is ready, let us see how you can add it to your video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>First, upload your video by clicking on the camera icon on the top right-hand side of the YouTube screen and click on upload video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-11-at-8.26.44-PM.png\" alt=\"Upload video on YouTube\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Once you upload your video, YouTube will give you three auto-generated thumbnails options to choose from. Besides that, you can also see an option for uploading a custom thumbnail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 80%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/muo-creative-youtubeuploadsrw-upload-new.png\" alt=\"Add Custom thumbnail to a YouTube video\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Click on this button and upload your custom thumbnail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>And you are done! Simply publish the video to see your thumbnail in action!<\/p>\n<div class=\"seperate\"><\/div>\n<p>It is that simple!<\/p>\n<p>Along with the features mentioned above, Picmaker also has 1000+ stock photos, 1,00,000+ graphic elements and much more to make your thumbnails truly stunning!<\/p>\n<p>Do you think we&#8217;ve missed any other tip to make the thumbnails look even cooler? 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