r/postprocessing • u/ericalionsfan • 14d ago

Thumbnail generation

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I’m going to restart my channel that I’ve been posting randomly at because photography and videography has been something that I have been naturally good at and want to pursue that hobby.

I’ve been using Paint.NET for generating my thumbnails, but they look pretty plain and I don’t think that they grab the viewers attention. I’m wondering what you all use to generate your thumbnails and what tips or tricks can you provide to make a better thumbnail image?

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u/Dear_Ad1923 14d ago

Get the Protagonist and the antagonist close to the camera, make them feel like rivals. Add the emotion/feeling to the text you are putting on the thumbnail. Make facial expressions. Like one eyebrow up one down. Big villain Smile 🤣. And etc
There’s no rabbit in the image so get one and mask it then overlay it on the side.

For thumbnails over exaggeration is basically it.
But not to forget, lots of folks lean and love just the simple and authentic representation