How to Make a Thumbnail for YouTube Videos with Glow Effect: Quick and Easy tutorial for Beginners

YouTube custom thumbnail tutorial is easy to make with the right tools! I'm gonna show you a step-by-step tutorial for Beginners in Photoshop to make a cinematic cool fancy thumbnail with a Glow effect. This thumbnail would give you more views and high CTR!

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0:00 Intro
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1:30 1. Choose thumbnail picture
2:04 2. Select the object
2:50 3. Add background
3:42 4. Add a title
7:34 5. Background light
8:24 6. Glow effect for objects
9:06 7. Glow effect around me
12:22 8. Add effects & particles
13:45 9. Color Correction

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About Arti Creator (Artem Dovgenko): I'm a professional video editor in the past and represented Top 3% of the world's best freelancers. I provided video editing services for influencers and brands. In 2020 videos I edited gained more than 70 million views and 1,000,000 subscribers for my clients. Now I do not work as a freelance video editor anymore. I share everything I learned working with the biggest brands with you to grow your channel faster.

From 2022 I run numerous channels in YouTube Kids niches and teach how you can do it.

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[articreator]

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[ferdycom]

Wow! This is one of the best tutorials I have ever seen!! Well done! Is wish you tons of subscribers!

[TimeTech]

My man! Thanks so much for this video!

I watch it weekly haha.

I'm slowly getting the hang of this for my thumbnails and LOVING the way they're turning out!

They're the best they've ever looked! All thanks to you!

[francisbaranski]

I'm literally coming back to this video each time I create a thumbnail. I love this glow effect, and you showed it so cool. Thank you!

[techtutorialcentral]

While every other youtuber with good thumbnails shows you how to make a crappy one. You actually have great thumbnails and showed us how you make your actual great ones. Thank you. You deserve all the support. Subbed and I'll make sure to pay it forward when I use your techniques.

[ColtonSimmonsPhotography]

The one I have been waiting for! Can't wait to implement some of these processes into my own videos!

[thedejahdenise]

The moment we've all been waiting for!! Thanks so much.

[NoLimitRyan]

The most I've ever learned from a thumbnail tutorial... you deserve more subs man and keep up the great work!!

[joshua.butler]

Hey Arti, thanks for this walkthrough. Incredible!

[bobodarling]

These are next level! Love the glow effect you create! well done 👍

[DadBodFitness]

Dude absolutely epic. You are incredible at this man. Well done. I followed your instructions, took quite a while but I got it to look pretty cool. Thank you so much. Absolutely epic, thank you!

[mostafahilali]

Great video! Always using this video to make my thumbnail! Thanks man and we want more videos from you!

[silverony]

Can't wait to watch this video 12 times so I am actually fully understood everything!

[JimverlyAnne]

You’re explanation stands out from the rest! I 10/10 recommend your channel!!!! Thank you and this is so helpful

[Sky_RiderMT]

Salut ARTI, Un énorme merci à toi ! J'utilise cette vidéo à chaque fois que je fais mes miniatures YT ! Et je commence à maîtriser ... T'es le BOSS !!!

[chrisegnoto]

Dude, your content is pretty cool. Totally engaging, funny and creative. You rock, man :)

[IraKamaeva]

Just read the comments! People adore your work! Keep going, don't give up! You are a fantastic creator, your channel should have 50k subs by the end of this year, just keep working!

[rhedjumpmusic]

You're the best man! I learned a lot from your tutorial. Love your videos. Upload more! <3

[AllAboutHelping]

Holy moly!!! Learnt a LOT in this video and thought I was pretty good at photoshop !!

[cloudedgaming]

This was helpful! Hopefully the quality of my thumbnails gradually get better over time. Yours are epic!