New students will learn all the basics (and not so basics) that are critical to master in the first half of the Thumbnail University course.

🤔 Increase your click-through rate

Module 1 – Strategy 

Why people click on videos

The 8 most powerful thumbnail strategies

Using a tried-and-true strategy process

Discovering high-view items for your images

Find the best image ideas

✍🏼 Transform your design into a view

Module 2 – Design Basics 

Designing thumbnails correctly to avoid the biggest mistakes

Making images clickable: design basics

📷  Use your camera to grow your business

Module 3 – Photography Basics 

Here’s how to make your camera produce irresistible images

How to position people and items in your photos

Thumbnails and aspect ratio

You’ll need this kit to improve your images

💡  Make an impression with your quality

Module 4 – Lighting

Discover and understand different lighting styles

Use the right lighting at the right time

You can emulate world-class YouTubers by learning how to set up lighting

🎨  Take your design skills to the next level

Module 5 – Photography Basics

There are 14 Photoshop tutorials to ensure you master the basics (before we take things to the next level in the walkthrough modules)

Stage 2 – Go From Good To Great 

Magic happens here.

In a series of detailed walkthrough videos, we’ve remade some of the best thumbnails from big YouTubers.

Our videos will show you the tricks they used to make their images, and then you’ll make them alongside us.

Then you’ll watch Photoshop walkthroughs that’ll teach you how to level up your images to the same quality as theirs after you learn how to set up your lighting and camera.

Recreating top thumbnails will transform your ability, and this is a game-changer.

🎓Module 6 – Master The Art Of Clean Thumbnails 

The best way to recreate the clean thumbnail style of top YouTubers

Setting up your camera and lighting to achieve their look

Photoshop tips and tricks for beginners to experts

Combining photos and props

Editing graphics

🎓 Module 7 – Master Colourful Image

Recreate the colourful style of a viral YouTuber

Tricks for professional lighting and image production

Hacks for Photoshop

Combining photos and props

🎓 Module 8 – Master Products & Items

Thumbnails based on products & items

Use coloured light to make items stand out

Using cheap coloured card to make thumbnails stand out

What you can do to grade your images to make them look slicker than BP’s latest disaster

🎓 Module 9 – Master Cinematic Thumbnails

Creating slick cinematic images

An HBO producer would swoon over these images

Dressing a set to attract attention

Photoshop tips for colour changing, finesse and leveling up slick photography

🎓 Module 10 – Master EPIC Thumbnails 

ALERT – NEXT LEVEL THUMBNAIL SKILLS

Here’s how to recreate one of the world’s most eye-catching viral thumbnails

Tricks for advanced lighting

Photoshop skills at an advanced level

🎓 Module 11 – Time Saving 

Your production process can be sped up by following these steps

Designing your brand’s style