How To Make Awesome YouTube Thumbnails - Beginner Photoshop Thumbnail Tutorial
40Looking to learn how to make awesome thumbnails for YouTube? You've come to the right place.
We'll go over some basic Photoshop techniques and I'll share some tips on how to utilize its tools to make great thumbnails.
Whether you have a gaming channel, a cooking channel, or a vlog, I think the tips and techniques I've included will help you feel more confident when using Photoshop, and help you make awesome thumbnails that stand out or even intro and outro slates for your channel.
I know this video is a bit different than the videos I usually make, but I keep seeing people looking for help on how to make youtube thumbnails and how to use Photoshop, so I figured I'd put together a video to share what little I know about the subject.
Let me know in the comments if you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them!
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LIST OF PHOTOSHOP SHORTCUTS (If on a Mac, replace ctrl with cmd):
Tools:
Move - V
Marquee - M
Lasso - L
Quick Selection/Wand - W
Crop - C
Brush - B
Clone Stamp - S
Eraser - E
Paint Bucket/Gradient - G
Text - T
Hand - H or hold down space bar
Actions:
Zoom In and Out - ctrl + - or ctrl + +(plus sign)
Increase Brush Size - ]
Decrease Brush Size - [
Free Transform - ctr + T
Undo - ctrl - Z
Multi Undo - ctrl +alt +Z (hold down ctrl + alt and press Z repeatedly)
New Layer: ctrl + shift + N
Draw Straight Line/Keep Proportions - Hold down Shift
Add to Selection: hold down Shift when selecting something
Subtract from Selection: hold down Alt when selecting something
Save - ctrl + S
Save for Web - ctrl + alt + shift + S
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