How To Create A Perfect Canva Thumbnail For YouTube | Canva Thumbnail Maker

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RJ walks through how he makes YouTube thumbnails in Canva, starting with photos of himself. He says to pose while recording or take phone photos holding an expression — wow, surprise, pointing, happy, and, in the video, an angry face taken on his phone with good lighting — and reuse a small set of poses across 40 to 50 thumbnails. In Canva he searches for the YouTube thumbnail template so the dimensions are preset, uploads a photo, places it in a grid, and uses Canva’s background remover, which he says turns a job that would have taken him about 20-30 minutes in Photoshop into an instant one. He downloads the cut-out as a transparent-background PNG, re-uploads it, combines it with a Canva template, and positions himself large in the design. His design rules are bright colors, simple composition, telling the story of the video without overdoing it, and keeping text to two to three words so the thumbnail matches the title. He notes Canva offers a free 30-day trial via his affiliate link, and that he personally outsources much of his own thumbnail work using the same concept.

Key takeaways

• Pose for thumbnails while recording or on your phone — wow, surprise, pointing, happy, angry — and reuse the set across many videos
• Use Canva’s YouTube thumbnail template so the correct dimensions are already set
• Use Canva’s background remover to cut yourself out and save it as a transparent-background PNG
• Keep thumbnails simple and bright, and limit text to two to three words that match the title
• Make the thumbnail tell the video’s story at a glance to win the click

Episode details: published March 8, 2022 · 14:54 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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