Скачать или смотреть Using Image Manipulation Software to Design a Thumbnail for YouTube

In this tutorial I shows you how to make a YouTube thumbnail, in this case a thumbnail for Dara O'Briain on the comedy channel. I talk about my image choices, show you how to extract parts of the image I want to use, add an outline to it and add text and shapes before explaining the different save options.

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Vocabulary:
Image Manipulation software = an App or software used to create or change images.
Thumbnail = a small banner showing the contents of a video.
Feathering = a technique used to smooth or blur the edges of a feature.
Tolerance = the number of shades of colour a tool selects.

Steps to success
By the end of this lesson, you will know:
What Image Manipulation software is;
What feathering & tolerance look like;

In this tutorial I will
Talk about why I’ve used the image I used
Explain how tolerance works
Show how to add an outline (outer glow)
Explain why I used feathering
How to use text / change size & colour
Added eye catching shapes and blurred them
Show how to save & explain the different save options

Your task:
Write a summary explaining tools and techniques used in making a thumbnail for a video using image manipulation software.
Include: outline, font size, tolerance, feathering...
Include: tips for designing your own thumbnail.
Sentence openers:
When designing a thumbnail…
Tools used to select areas of an image are…
Techniques include feathering which is...