Thumbnail University
Boost your views and click-through rates by mastering thumbnail strategy, photography, design and Photoshop. π¨UNABLE TO ACCEPT AMEX π¨
π₯ Welcome ! Watch Me To Access The Course
π¨ Community Chat Room Set Up Tutorial
π₯ Introducing your instructors
π₯ Why People Click On Videos
π Why People Click Quiz
π₯ The Hero Concept
π₯ The 8 Most POWERFUL Thumbnail Strategies
π Spot The Stakes
πThumbnail Strategy Cheat Sheet
π₯ Your New Strategy + Design Process
βπΌ Thumbnail strategy & design checklist
π₯ Building A Thumbnail Treasure Chest
π₯ Power People & Power Products
β Module 1 - Tasks To Complete
π€₯ Module 1 Cheat Sheet
π₯ The 8 Thumbnail Design "Rules" You Shouldn't Ignore
π₯ Thumbnail Design Mistakes You MUST Avoid
β¬οΈ Download the thumbnail survival pack
π€₯ Module 2 - Cheat Sheet
π₯ Photography Basics To Master
π€₯ Photography Settings Cheat Sheet
π₯ Composition, Aspect Ratio & Hierarchy
π€₯ Composition Cheat Sheet
π Camera basics quiz
π₯ Photography Equipment - Everything You Need
π€₯ Camera Lens Cheat Sheet
π· Thumbnail Kit List
π Camera Lens Quiz
π₯ Posing for thumbnails
β¬οΈPhotoshop Rule Of Thirds Grid File
π₯ 3 Powerful Thumbnail Lighting Styles
π€₯ Lighting Style Cheat Sheet
π₯ Lighting Equipment Essentials
π€₯ Kit List Cheat Sheet
π₯ How To Set Up Your Lighting Style
π€₯ Lighting Set Up Cheat Sheet
βοΈ Lighting Set Up Check List
π₯ Setting up a Thumbnail Document
π₯ Creating And Using Layers
π₯ Using The Undo Tool
π₯ Using The Marquee Tool
π₯ Scaling With The Transform & The Shape Tool
π₯ The Lasso tool
π₯ The Magic Wand (Extracting items)
π₯ Paintbrush & The Eyedropper Tool
π₯ Clone Stamp & The Eraser (Sounds like a band from the 80s)
π₯ Gradients
π₯ Blur, Sharpen, Smudge Tool, Dodge And Burn
π₯ The Pen Tool, Creating Type, Moving Around & Zooming In
π₯ Layer Blending Modes, Drop Shadows & Glows
π₯ Saving & Experiment With Variations
π€₯ Photoshop Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
Why This Matters SOOOO Much π
π₯ Introducing The Walkthrough Modules (Time To Level Up π€©)
π₯ Step 1: Strategy, Production & Planning (Beginner)
β¬οΈ Download the photos of Ed to work along with
π₯ Step 2/Part 1: Photoshop Walkthrough Part 1 (Beginner)
π₯ Step 2/Part 2: Photoshop Walkthrough (Beginner)
π₯ Step 3: Finished Thumbnail Review (Beginner)
π₯ Step 4: Strategy, Production & Planning (Intermediate)
π₯ Step 5: Photoshop Walkthrough (Intermediate)
π₯ Step 6: Finished Thumbnail Review (Intermediate)
π₯ Step 7: Strategy, Production & Planning (Pro)
π₯ Step 8/Part 1: Photoshop Walkthrough (Pro)
π₯ Step 8/Part 2: Photoshop Walkthrough (Pro)
π₯ Step 8/Part 3: Photoshop Walkthrough (Pro)
π₯ Step 9: Finished Thumbnail Review (Pro)
π₯ Step 1: Strategy, Production & Planning
π₯ Step 2: Photoshop Walkthrough Part 1
π₯ Step 2: Photoshop Walkthrough Part 2
π₯ Step 3: Finished Thumbnail Review
π₯ Step 1: Strategy, Production & Planning (Coloured Lights)
π₯ Step 2: Photoshop Walkthrough (Coloured Lights)
π₯ Step 3: Finished Thumbnail Review (Coloured Lights)
π₯ Step 4: Strategy Production & Planning Walkthrough (Coloured Card)
π₯ Step 5: Photoshop Walkthrough (Coloured Card)
π₯ Step 6: Finished Thumbnail Review (Coloured Card)
π₯ Step 7: Strategy Production & Planning Walkthrough (Slick Grade)
π₯ Step 8: Photoshop Walkthrough (Slick Grade)
π₯Step 9: Finished Thumbnail Review (Slick Grade)
π₯ Step 1: Strategy, Production & Planning
π₯ Step 2: Photoshop Walkthrough
π₯ Step 3: Finished Thumbnail Review
π₯ Step 1: Strategy Production & Planning (ADVANCED)
π₯ Step 2/Part 1: Photoshop Walkthrough (ADVANCED)
π₯ Step 2/Part 2: Photoshop Walkthrough (ADVANCED)
π₯ Step 3: Finished Thumbnail Review
π₯ Do THIS & Save Time
π₯ Creating Your Thumbnail Brand
π₯ Now what?
β Tasks - Batch Shooting & finding your brand style
π Leave a video review
π Leave a written review
Intro to AI - Game changing uses
Use AI To Add Change Items In Your Hands
Create a realistic looking background using AI
Make it look like you took a photo from much further away
π₯ Step 1: Strategy, Planning & Production
π₯ Step 2: Photoshop
π₯ Step 3: Review
Create a pleasing gradient background
Creating a clean, minimal, but slick looking background
Fake 3D text
Fix colour spill on hair
How to create a grain texture for your background
How to level up product images
How to remove distracting elements
How you emphasise words in your thumbnail
Making icons look alive
How to create graph lines in Illustrator
Monthly Zoom Link
β Submit your thumbnails for the monthly live
Links mentioned in the course
β¬οΈ Download the photos of Ed to work along with the videos
β¬οΈ Rule Of Thirds Photoshop Grid
β¬οΈ Thumbnail Survival Pack
β¬οΈ Lighting Set Up Cheat Sheet
β¬οΈ Thumbnail Strategy Cheat Sheet
β¬οΈ Camera settings cheat sheet
β¬οΈ NEW: CUSTOMISABLE 3D ICON TILES
β¬οΈ NEW: GRAPH PACK
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