All right.
Welcome back.
So in this video, we're going to go over the YouTube thumbnail project and then actually do the project.
So we're going to design this thumbnail and let's do it right now.
So the first thing I want to do is I want to click on File Open and we're gonna go to the YouTube thumbnail
project number two.
We're in a click on this, and it's going to pop open the background image that we use for this thumbnail.
Someone here control a control, see?
And then also control W and then control V to paste that in.
And what we're gonna do is want to call this background.
Image.
OK.
Now, what I want you to do is disable this layer for a second.
And we're gonna build out.
This right here, the the transparent background.
So let's call this transparent.
Background.
And what I want to do is hit.
Hit the letter M for the marquee tool, and then we're going to drag this out and match it closely up
and then just click right here so we can get the fall colors black and white.
And then we're going to hit G, which will take you to the gradient tool and we're gonna click on that
and grab the paint bucket.
And I'm going to click right here and now fill it up, control D and then control T so that we can bring
this down.
Click here to not maintain the aspect ratio.
So you have more flexibility as to what you can do with the rectangle that we created here.
And what I want to do is I want to line this up on the edges.
OK.
And hit enter.
And now what we're going to do is we're gonna mess with the opacity.
So what I want to do is go to about 50 percent.
And see how that looks.
OK.
Someone to turn this off for a second.
Let's turn off the source.
Turn on the background image and then turn on the transparent background.
And I would say that's pretty darn close.
OK.
Pretty close to what was.
They're when they're not on top of each other, it looks really good.
So I'd say that's very good.
And that's a good starting point.
So now what we're gonna do is we're going to do the.
Blue squares.
OK.
And what I'm going to do is I'm going to create one blue square.
So let's use the eyedropper.
The letter I.
And then the marquee tool.
And we're going to draw.
Out the square and this rectangle, I should say, and then hit the letter G for the paint bucket.
And now we're going to hold Alte.
And we're gonna drag this around the images and then resize them to what they're actually sized so that
we can build out the stump now.
And let's see some logo that.
This one right here.
And then this one over here.
OK.
And then we'll grab this one right here and I'll shrink that down a little bit.
And that's another reason why you want turn the aspect ratio off, because what it will do is it will
automatically adjust the aspect ratio for you, which is good in some cases.
But in this for this project, we don't want the aspect ratio messing with our project or the content
that we're creating.
So.
Put that right there.
And all you're going to do is you're going to hold AWALT to to drag these over.
And then this one right here.
OK, now here's the secret.
So I'm going to hold shift and I'm going to click.
I'm going to before, I hope, chef, I want to click on the Blue Scare, the blue squares copy 10 them
a whole shift and click on Blue Squares.
Right.
Click.
And we're gonna merge layers together.
OK.
Now, when I turn this off, we're back to where we could see before.
All right.
So now we need to do is type and learn.
And so what I'll do is I'll hit the letter X, which will switch this from the foreground to the background
color.
OK.
So if you hit the letter X, this is the keyboard shortcut.
It'll switch between the background and the foreground.
So the foreground is here and the background is here.
So we want white to be the foreground.
OK.
So that's the foreground right there.
So I'm going to hit the letter T. And we're going to type in all caps.
Learn.
Okay.
I hit enter and then we'll drag this down.
And what I want to do is I want to shrink this down to the.
To the.
It's close to size as we can to what the actual thumbnail is.
OK.
It's not going to be exactly the same because of the font.
So as long as it's somewhat close, that's fine.
And then we'll drag this down and we're gonna go for 72 for Photoshop.
And then I'll do 20, 20 below and I'm going to tab that in a few times.
OK.
And then let's make this one hundred and see if that does the trick.
OK.
So now I'm going to bring this up.
And that's pretty close.
Let's do one hundred and twenty five and see if that does.
OK.
So I'm going to say that that's pretty darn close.
So I'm going to turn the source off and turn on all the other layers that we have.
I'll click.
I'll hit tea and then space this in.
OK, and then what I want to do is I want to bring this over so that it's inside of this transparent
background with the capacity at 50 percent.
Now, what we're gonna do is we're going to merge this together.
OK.
So I'm going to select on the background image.
Hold shift and click on Photoshop 20/20.
Right.
Click on it and we're going to merge.
If it lets me, but before we do that, I want to duplicate these layers.
OK, I'm in here.
OK.
And we'll call this thumbnail.
So what I do is I click on the folder and then I'm going to call this thumbnail.
OK?
And then I'm gonna turn this off.
And now we're gonna merge this.
Merge layers.
OK.
Turn that off, turn this one on and then we can edit here.
All right.
So we'll call this thumbnail Layard's.
So what I recommend doing when you're using Photoshop is always have layers.
If you want to merge, just make another duplicate the layers first and put it in a folder like this
or group.
They call a group now.
It's always been called a group, make a group with the layers inside of it and then turn off the layer
and then keep the flat an image there and then save that as the JPEG.
All right.
And it's a control act to save.
And there you go.
So that's how you create a YouTube thumbnail.
Now, there wasn't a lot of design theory in this project.
It was more of this is what we're building.
This is what you do.
But in the next section, when we get into the print media, we're actually going to talk more about
graphic design theory and why you want to design something a certain way.
So if you feel like you missed out in this one, that's fine.
I'll see in the next video we'll we'll go over the print projects.
All right.
Thanks for watching.
I'll see you there.