How To Make YouTube Thumbnails with Canva

Aug 2

You may have noticed that YouTube is taking off right now! In the last few months I’ve seen a lot of channels blow up overnight. Even my own channel subscriber base doubled and my video views have too.

Today, I’m going to share step-by-step how you can quickly and easily make YouTube Thumbnails with Canva.

Type in YouTube Thumbnail in the search box

Pick A Design or Start with a Blank Template

Hover over the picture until a blue box appears around it.
In the upper left corner click uploads.
Choose or upload the picture you’d like to use.

Drag the picture you’d like to use into the blue box.
It may take a few times.

How To Make YouTube Thumbnails in Canva.gif

Hover over the text until the blue box appears. Then highlight the text. Add your video title.
To change the font click on the top bar a list of fonts will show up on the left. Pick the one you like. :)

Hover over the outline of the design box the blue line appears. Click the background. In the top bar, click on the little box with the current color. On the left hand side, pick the color you want.
To save your design, click “Download” in the top right corner. Choose PNG from the drop down menu.

In the full video tutorial I made 3 additional thumbnails. Check it out. :)

20 YouTube Thumbnails by Erica Johnson, E-Partners Marketing

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Thanks for stopping by.

Best,
Erica

E-Partners Marketing

I help entrepreneurs attract the customers and opportunities they want with marketing, design, and public relations! Brand strategy and clarity is my calling!

Over the last 8 years, I’ve helped thousands of new and experienced entrepreneurs build the business they love with marketing and design. In my own business, I've helped hundreds of entrepreneurs. Along with my Publications Partner, we now offer Media Relations services. We are based in Jacksonville, FL but serve clients across the US.

Prior to starting my business, I worked, for 4 years, at major digital and print advertising companies. I've helped entrepreneurs promote themselves effectively with SEO, PPC, Facebook Ads, Social Media, Blogging, Events, Print Ads, and E-mail Marketing.

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