Pro Thumbnail Design with Free Software GIMP
Use GIMP to easily create trendy thumbnails for your KZread videos. Your subject will have a white outline and a glowing effect behind it. I see this sort of style being utilized quite often, and by really large KZreadrs. With this tutorial, you'll be able to use it as well, and without having to spend money on Adobe Photoshop.
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This tutorial is for GIMP version 2.8 and is intended to teach beginners how to use the software. GIMP is a great free alternative to Adobe Photoshop.
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in 15 minute ive learned more then five hours of gimp toturials thanks man!!
@realmrx1232
4 жыл бұрын
bruh i see you commented on two different videos and I just noticed!
I've watched this video over 100 times. I've watched it until I memorized it. This is an absolute gem, and the value it creates, honestly I don't think is outdone anywhere on KZread.
@Thomas-px2lh
5 ай бұрын
Haha same. I think I've finally memorised it after many, many views 😃
One of the best Gimp tutorials I've seen, you really managed to portray it in a simple yet comprehensive way. Thanks man 👍
This is GREAT! I'm just getting started with thumbnail design as well as with GIMP and you really break it down in an understandable fashion.
I was struggling and getting so frustrated with trying to make thumbnails and blending images etc, thank you so so so much for this I made my first good looking thumbnail today. You are the best. Thank you Nick!
2 years later and you're still saving lives with this video!
Seriously one of the best gimp tutorials I've ever seen.... Great job bro!
This is the best thumbnail tutorial I've come across. Even tho I'm hiring a VA to do these for me, I still want to learn a few techniques to do it myself. Thank you for sharing Nick. Great vid
I cant stress enough how much you helped me with this. Thanks a thousand times! :)
BRO! YOU'RE LEGENDARY! I thought I knew all of the tips and tricks for gimp, but you just helped me SO MUCH. THANK YOU! Couldn't help, but subscribe. I know this video is old, but keep up the good work mate
LITERALLY ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS out there for editing thumbnails. God bless you, and thank you so much!
@vijayart
3 жыл бұрын
Trueeeeeeee
Thanks man!!! I have Been watching this video for a year now. I downloaded it on my device when youtube had 720p download option. It really helps me a lot and I like your accent very much its so audible and understandable. Please make more tutorials on GIMP
5 years later and this video still helps me out every time, thank you for creating such a helpful step by step video. I've used it tons of times!
Just downloaded Gimp and your tutorial is the first one i've watched. Great video, picked up some of the basics of Gimp and in a position to use it to make some thumbnails! Thanks.
This video is an absolute god send, followed along the first time and then re-watched while creating my own thumbnail
2 years later and the information is still super helpful on the current version! Thank you so much! I feel like this alone has amped up my thumbnail game. I am super excited to post my next video with my new and improved thumbnails! I am going to shout out your channel in my next video as well as a thank you even though my channel is tiny. Thank you thank you thank you!!!
This is awesome. Thanks for the no nonsense approach to thumbnails and GIMP. cheers dude!
This was a really really great tutorial. I will definitely use GIMP for my thumbnails. Great video.
This videoooo was like sweet lemonade on a summer day! So refreshing and exactly what I needed. Thanx you.
This is such a great tutorial! This, for sure, deserves more views; thank you for such a wonderful tutorial!
This is an awesome video! I've been doing a few of these techniques for my thumbnails so far, but this is probably the best tutorial I've seen on how to do this. Thanks!
I’m editing my thumbnail while I’m watching this, you are the best! I am saving this video for future reference. Thank you 😊
@awesomedaysgaming739
3 жыл бұрын
Is it offline to use plz Answer
@cristiop2151
3 жыл бұрын
Its offline to use. @Awesome Days Gaming
@alanbinuraj
3 жыл бұрын
@@awesomedaysgaming739 It is offline
Thank you so much for this! I’ve started my youtube career and I needed a good tutorial on how to make thumbnails. Great job!
@queendopamine2940
4 жыл бұрын
Nice! Hope it’s going well. I gave you a sub 👍
I was ready to pay someone to make thumbnails for me. So happy I found this!
This video is just gold. Thank you very much, I think it is one of the best introductions to Gimp 😊
Thanks for these tutorials nick ! Super helpful ... 👏🏽
I really appreciate this tutorial, I come back to it regularly!
Thank you Logos By Nick. I found the video highly informative and practical for what I am looking to do. Thanks again!
Bro I was looking for this exact type of video - thanks so much! You've got yourself a a like
I really enjoyed this tutorial! Very professional and easy to follow. Keep up the great work!
Yess! I’m just getting started on KZread and I recognize the importance of thumbnails. But most tutorials are for Photoshop. Thanks so much! Definitely saving this for future use.
It's 1am.... and I'm up learning from the master. Nick I can't thank you enough man. You should have ten million subs!!
Thank you for help mate, best Tutorial out here. Thanks for the confidence and tipps :)
Brilliant video Nick! Very helpful, thank you!
Great video man, love how you explain keyboard shortcuts as you go
I learned some GIMP basics using one of your other videos, but this one taught me A LOT more. I already subscribe to you, but this particular vid has been bookmarked so I can go back to it. Now it's time to go back and UPDATE my 50something thumbnails to make them POP a little better. This may take a little time! Hopefully better thumbnails will help with my click-through analytics. Thank you for this tutorial.
Great stuff. Thank you for sharing. Nice, quick and easy.
Recently I had to download Gimp to make future thumbnails, and this video was very helpful in teaching me some of these techniques I needed to know. Thank you sir!
Best video I've seen so far. Thanks man
jeez nick, youre the man! smartest gimp user on the net!
Nick, i know you already have a job, but i think people won't mind if you put an ad or two in your videos. You're my new hero and i'll watch those ads just so i can support you :) Great tutorial man, i learned a lot about GIMP already.
Always great videos. Explanation is awesome. Thank you ☺
I just want to say, thank you! This was exactly what I was looking for to make better thumbnails for both YT and Twitch. I greatly appreciate this video!
Wow. Just mesmerizing. Thanks for all the tips and the thorough walkthrough. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Brazil :)
This was so helpful oh my gosh! Thank you for posting this! I have no graphic design experience and following along step by step has helped me so much! Thank you!!
THIS IS THE BEST HOW TO VIDEO EVER. THANK YOU!
Awesome video man super fast and to the point but really informative and easy to follow along! I made a super cool thumbnail of my own with these cool tricks and I can't wait to use it. Thanks man keep up awesome content!
Just wanted to stop by and say thank you. I suck at design and this tutorial was really easy to follow and understand. Thank you very much!!
Bro, you are amazing! I like how this was really informative and entertaining. Keep it up!
one of the best editing tut. I have ever seen
the single most useful tutorial !
Sometimes i do forget what I'm doing but I always come back here for help. Thank you so much for the guide
Awesome and direct to the point! Thanks!
cant thank you enough for this, been struggling to practice making thumbnails with gimp, but this really helped
This video is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! I had my first usable thumbnail going side by side on my other monitor. This taught an old dog a new trick. My only suggestion would be some sort of widget that makes your mouse easier to see. I had to repeat sections several times to see how you got to the next step, but having a pause button made your pace doable for this old guy. Subbed.
Awesome video, useful and thorough. Thanks so much.
I really love your videos! Thank you so much for so many helpful tutorials!
WOW!!!! Thank you so much! this took my thumbnail design to the next level and I learned so much!!! Thank you!!!!!!!
You're a legend. I just learned a ton and got a thumbnail I can use in the process. Many thanks!
@LogosByNick
3 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
thanks brother, I had downloaded photoshop to do this, and I saw your video, downloaded gimp immediately and I did, and it worked perfect for me. Thank you!
Great job! You really make this easy to understand and apply.
Great Video!! I will use these tricks to edit my next KZread video thumbnail! When I had access to the adobe suite I got used to the photoshop way of editing which feels so much easier than Gimp to me. But your tutorial helped me realize Gimp’s style, and how certain things that are pre-packaged effects like color overlays and drop shadows in photoshop, Gimp makes you manually do it by manipulating layers. Finally makes more sense to me now. Thank You!
Thank you VERY MUCH!!! It helped me a lot for designing thumbnails for my channel: Facts From Data. Thanks again! Happy to be a part of your Channel.
Great tutorial, you are the man! Thank you so much!
I usually don't comment on videos, but had to for this one! Hats off to you Nick! Amazing Video! Thank you so much!
Absolutely brilliant tutorial. Massive help!
Huge help for a newbie. Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you, Nick!
You're the best my man ! THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTENT!
Thank you so much this is so helpful !! Especially as new GIMP user
Wow, i didnt know that you can actually make thumbnails with gimp. Thats nice man, keep it up!
Great vid Nick. Thanks so much!
thank you sir for guiding us on this topic and for inspiring all the new creators on this platforn
Thanks Nick! Finally ditched Canvas for Gimp and found this vid instantly helpful.
@BlazeGamerMC
4 жыл бұрын
me too
So good and looks like it would only take 20-30 minutes. Really appreciate this. Two Thumbs Way Up!
Using this video every time im making new thmubnails! You earned yourself a new sub!
I always come back to this video to do my new thumbnails! you're the man thank you.
A++ video. I like how you kept your thought patterns unedited within the video and explained the intricacies of what you were doing on the screen.
Thank you SO much for this awesome tutorial. Perfect pace... not too fast or slow. You're so good at this! I feel like I'm a gimp PRO now. LOL
Thank you so much for this video! Awesome work and presentation, you can tell you know your stuff!!!
This is just Awesome..Great Content..Keep it Up
Thank you soo much! Love how the tutorial was simple to follow!
DUUUUUUDE!! Thank you soooooo much for this video!!! My thumbnails were SSOOOO Trash before i found this video bro. I really cant thank you enough!!!
Amazing stuff, everything I need to get going!
THANK YOU so much for this video. this helped me so much for my uploads.
This helped me so much! I really appreciate this!
Nice! It helps me a lot. Thank you Nick, I had subscribed!
THANKS! JUST MADE MY FIRST ONE USING YOUR TUTORIAL, AND I AM SUPER HAPPY WITH THE RESULT!
This tutorial is awesome. Well explained too. I paid for a course to give me a run down on using gimp for various tasks. Could have saved $ had I found this channel first. Really helpful! Thanks.
Thank you for this great informational video!!! I was using canva and was having difficulty with congruency but now I'm going to use GIMP and I'm going to use your video to change all my thumbnails.
Man Ur A Life Saver, I Can't Thank U Enough !!
Best GIMP tutorial on KZread.
Another excellent tutorial. Thank you.
You helped me so so much with This! Thank you buddy!
Just wanted to say man your videos have helped me out so much
Great tutorial, very easy to follow along! Thanks!
What a great video. I will definitely use your techniques for my channel!! THX
I know this is an old video but i would just like to say thank you. You make me look like i know what i'm doing.
So much great content in this channel!!! Perfect for me to learn the basics: Thank you very much!!
Thanks so much for the helpful tutorial!