Brushstroke Thumbnails

Bold YouTube thumbnails in the drama-sketch style: cut-out faces, a big title on a black paint stroke, and a red badge. 1280×720, ready to upload.

Drag people on the preview to move them.

How it looks at search-result size. If the title is hard to read here, shorten it.

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3 photos

Backgrounds are removed automatically. Close-up faces with big expressions work best.

    Background image

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    A blurred copy of Photo 1. Add your own scene: a village, street, stadium or office.

    Blur55
    Darken35

    Save

    Kept under YouTube's 2 MB limit. In YouTube Studio, open the video, then Details, then Thumbnail, then Upload file.