Experimenting with Drop Shadows in YouTube Video Thumbnails

Experimenting with Drop Shadows in YouTube Video ThumbnailsExperimenting with Drop Shadows in YouTube Video Thumbnails

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Noah Redondo

• Sep 29

Trying to experiment a little more with the thumbnails for my YouTube videos. Adding some more drop shadows to different images placed on top of the background surprisingly(?) looks pretty good. Always good to get creative and try different things!

Pixlr youtubethumbnail Thumbnail Design

Karina

pro

• Sep 29

Sharing a simple trick for transforming a video background: Add a slow-shutter effect.

By turning the surroundings into long, curved motion streaks, you can transform an ordinary environment into a more abstract composition that adds another layer to the shot.

I applied the effect to my own footage using Runway’s Aleph 2.0, editing only the background while keeping the original subject and movement intact.

There are also Runway plugins for After Effects and Premiere Pro if you want to use this directly inside your editing workflow.

Prompt is in the comments.

What do you think of this effect?

Runway aivideo

Karina

pro

• Sep 29

For anyone curious, here’s a quick look at the plugin and the original background.

Prompt: Apply a strong slow-shutter, long-exposure photography effect to the background only. Preserve the original background motion and orbit speed exactly as in the source video. Create the...

Mritunjay Kumar

• Sep 29

Thumbnail for youtube

Graphic Design Typography Adobe Photoshop

B2N Digital

pro

• Sep 28

Uiliam Nörnberg | YouTube Thumbnail Redesign & Visual Strategy Thumbnail redesign concept developed for Uiliam Nörnberg, a Brazilian photographer, marathon runner and travel content creator who shares his lifestyle, personal experiences, photography and journeys around the world on YouTube. The redesign focused on creating a stronger, cleaner and more recognizable visual identity through improved composition, subject prominence, typography, contrast, storytelling and title-thumbnail synergy. The goal was to preserve Uiliam’s authentic, adventurous and photography-driven personality while making the thumbnails more visually striking, engaging...

Skills and deliverables: YouTube Thumbnail, Graphic Design, Creative Direction, Image Editing, Advertising Design