-: Welcome to the how to make amazing YouTube video images 2 2
part of the course. 3 3
In terms of the what, why 4 4
and how of this part of the course, 5 5
I'll kick it off with the what. 6 6
What are we going to learn? 7 7
We will learn what makes an amazing thumbnail image 8 8
for your YouTube video. 9 9
-: Moving on to why. 10 10
Why are we dedicating a large part of this course 11 11
to the topic of creating images? 12 12
Because it doesn't matter how amazing your title 13 13
or video content is if your cover image isn't engaging. 14 14
Because people judge a book by its cover. 15 15
-: Thanks Sasha. 16 16
Lastly, how? 17 17
How are we going to learn about these concepts together? 18 18
We will discuss how to make great YouTube images. 19 19
Now we wanna save you time 20 20
so you can work smarter 21 21
and not harder. 22 22
And we also wanna be inclusive of everybody. 23 23
And please don't worry if you don't know how to use 24 24
the software to make the images. 25 25
As we will teach you everything from scratch 26 26
on how to use image software products 27 27
depending on what product or what products 28 28
you have or are most interested in. 29 29
-: In the sections after this, 30 30
we will discuss different design principles 31 31
in the first lecture. 32 32
And then I will show you how to create 33 33
a YouTube thumbnail image from scratch 34 34
using a free program that I use called Gimp 35 35
and Chris will show you how he uses many different types 36 36
of software products to create a similar image. 37 37
Also attached to this lecture is a PDF summary document 38 38
with our rules or tips 39 39
on how to make amazing YouTube thumbnail images. 40 40
So check that out, thanks.