Design YouTube Thumbnails In Affinity Photo

You don’t need a Photoshop subscription to make glowing thumbnail designs that entice users to click on your videos. In this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to do so in Affinity Photo.

The key to nailing this look is knowing which Adjustment Layers and Quick FX to use, and in this lesson I go over quite a few of them. If this tutorial does nothing else, it’ll at least highlight just how convenient and efficient Affinity Photo is.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro
00:30 Open a new document
00:49 Place the background image
01:34 Remove background from subject
03:41 Add glowing effect around subject
07:42 Adding text
14:42 Adding the logo
15:52 More logo copies

[OddJobsCole]

Bro YES! You're the first YT channel to make an actual yt thumbnail for affinity photo! TYSM!

[bhgemini]

Perfect timing! I have to make two thumbnails for the first two videos for my new channel.

[BluFinanceTV]

Welldone Nick, you inspire me. I first saw your videos during Covid-19. I learn something new everyday.

[Marie-LouiseArt]

Hi Nick, love your tutorials. Do you have any for complete beginners? Thanks ML

[nerdywork]

I am loving your videos! Thank you for showing me how to do some cool stuff in affinity and having a great sense of humor at the same time. When I get big enough, Please do a collab with me!

[grampsworld]

Some great info within this tutorial thanks I will give them a try

[CharlonClarke]

Easy to understand thank you! I purchased Affinity not too long ago and looking forward to working with it

[shaanbaghi]

Great! The same way Is it work in Affinity designer to make a thumbnail?

[jphilpotts]

Hi, enjoyed the tutorial! Ques: Do you know why when I add an adjustment layer it goes below and not above the image?

[lensflare]

If i want to make better YouTube thumbnails should I purchase designer or illustrator?

[montana]

Does anyone else have trouble removing the background? I select the subject but when I click on “invert pixel selection” it doesn’t remove my background. Any advice?

[OnexMorexTime]

Where can I find the Filter tab? I'm on Windows and I only have "File, Edit, Layer, Select, View, Window, ' and 'Help."

[nitin_dixit]

Can't see filter option on Affinity 2 ...Can anyone help with the new interface?

[GustavoGriggio]

Perfect tutorial
I was looking for a tutorial on creating thumbnails in this style and couldn't find one for Affinity Photo.
Thank you very much Nick!!!
If possible, do more tutorials on Affinity Photo
Like and subscribe !!!!

[alijatt]

Bro post a new and shirt thumbnail tutorial. Which shows how to make professional thumbnails like photoshop with glow. Thanks.

[DinushaJayaranga]

there is inside glow in logo you didnt show us that :(