YouTube Thumbnails

Oven Blessed Salmon Mess

September 18, 2025

Jordan Shane

Fading and gradient practice. Learning how to perpetually fade one picture into another was the point. The pictures side by side along the gray in the back already had a homey feel, but the side by side fade should give off a more modern feel. Focusing on Melissa’s smiling facial expression was also intentional, as to how successful that has…

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Apple Pie Thumbnail

September 18, 2025

Katie Gibson

For this thumbnail, I used AI to generate an image of her smiling, since “The YouTube Thumbnail Faces That Attract the Most Views” article in our resources stated that smiling faces are effective for food related videos. I matched the font color with a color she typically uses in her other videos for consistency, included her logo, and added a…

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The mess that got blessed

September 18, 2025

Cambell Wamsley

I made this thumbnail by taking a screenshot of her in the kitchen and adding big bold text so it stands out on YouTube. I used the object selection tool to cut out the dough and then added a stroke around it so it pops more on the screen. I even put the YouTube watch bar at the bottom to…

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