Creating perfect thumbnails that look good and give you identity are key elements to get good upvotes for your post.
(Click on the picture above to watch the video).
The problem is that most people don't know how to use Photoshop or they simply don't have Photoshop. If you don't have Photoshop then I can not help you. If you have Photoshop then this tutorial is perfect for you.
Protip: You always want to have the 3 same colors in your thumbnail. My brand colors are Black, Gold & Red. When people see my thumbnail they know who just posted. You want to achieve the same with your Thumbnails.
Creating The Thumbnail
Step 1: Click on "File" -> "New" and enter the following Width: 800 and the height: 460. Now you already have the correct Thumbnail size that looks good on the Steem Blockchain, on your Blog and in your post!
Step 2: Add your background picture -> I recommend you use Google and enter "background picture color" and select one of the pictures there and always use that for your background.
Step 3: Click on the picture in Photoshop and then press CTRL+A and right click on the picture and select stroke. There you enter 35px into the Width and the color you want to have as a frame.
Step 4: Select the font tool and click on the picture. Now you type what you want to have written on your thumbnail. You can change the font size in the "TT" Symbol above below the "3D" and "View" tabs. Now slide that font to where you want it by holding it with left-click and moving your mouse.
Step 5: Use Google to find a .PNG to add an object to your thumbnail. Always type .png at the end of your search entry, for example -> Trophy .png
Step 6: Save it as PSD (so that you can edit it if you are not happy) and as .JPG to use it.
Brotip: Watch the video if you need to see the steps visually, that is why I created the video anyway!
More Info
If you have questions about the steps I recommend that you watch the video to see exactly how to create a thumbnail. If you then still have problems you can just leave a comment with your questions and I will answer that (if I can).
After you have learned to create badass thumbnails it will get easier and faster to create them and you will get more upvotes for your post & people will recognize your thumbnails by the 3 colors that you always use (branding).
Have a nice day ladies, gentlemen & savages.
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