A peek behind the magic curtain at our YouTube thumbnail template.

A duotoned dark purple and beige version of the Apple camera emoji upside down, in front of a blue triangle across the top right corner

Summary: This tutorial shows you how to design consistent YouTube thumbnails in Photoshop by creating a reusable template that aligns with your brand. It covers selecting colors, adding text, and ensuring a professional, cohesive look for your channel.


Here’s how I do it (7min video):

Screenshot of the Layers panel in Photoshop showing groups for screenshot, logos, title text, and side pink
These are the Photoshop layer groups we have setup to manage the different parts…
…and this is the end result!

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