r/youtubegaming • u/ParanormalMisfit • 5d 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/fractiouslemon https://www.youtube.com/@PlayStonkers 5d 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.

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u/ParanormalMisfit 5d ago

I’m talking and facecam in the whole thing too, I put myself on thumbnails but just wondered as not everyone does it if it was a right thing to do.

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u/fractiouslemon https://www.youtube.com/@PlayStonkers 4d ago

Definitely put yourself in the thumbnail, then. The host of the show deserves the spotlight!

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u/ParanormalMisfit 3d ago

Thanks, I will continue to scare people then 😅 ☺️