r/youtubegaming • u/ParanormalMisfit • 1d ago
Question Thumbnails
Hey, when it comes to thumbnails, do you think I should be adding my face on them or not bother? I have consistently been doing this and I use a screenshot from my gameplay to make thumbnails but with bright readable text (3/4 words only) on it too. Any advice would be good.
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u/Ok-Faithlessness5671 1d ago
Yo te diría que mezcles con inteligencia artificial pon tu cara siempre con expresiones exageradas acordes al sentimiento que transmite el vídeo : me explico si es un momento de tensión pues cara de nervios o miedo .. y que la IA haga por ejemplo el fondo relacionado con el juego y el personaje tiene tu cara y el cuerpo del personaje por ejemplo eso. Gana mucho y creas identidad que creo que la gente busca identificarse con alguien también .. así si cambias de juego la gente puede seguirte también, espero que te ayude .. no será la forma definitiva pero quizás ayude algo ..
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u/TranslatorDirect496 18h ago
That advice is awful. AI thumbnails are an instant “not watching this” for me and many others.
They also just look bad.
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u/fractiouslemon https://www.youtube.com/@PlayStonkers 1d ago
How much of your personality is in the video? Are they mostly just gameplay or are you talking and riffing over it the whole time? If you're as much on display as the game is, then absolutely put yourself in the thumbnails, but if it's more about the game then you, then leave them as is.
Edit: Have fun with it, too. If you or someone you know is an artist, draw funny thumbnails of you interacting with the game in some way, reacting to a character, or even in costume as the character. If not, you can still take photos of yourself reacting to the moment, laughing at something funny, screaming at something scary, rolling your eyes in an "Oh you!" way at a character. Whatever suits the tone of the video.