How I made a 10/10 YouTube Thumbnail

Making thumbnails is a necessary evil on YouTube. It didn't always used to be this way, but since it is, I thought I'd just show you how I do it for one of my main channel videos. Nothing to sell here, nothing to really say either... just come watch with me as I slightly embarrass myself with YouTube Face™. The video I made the thumbnail for is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd42q3OaOrE Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://www.redshirtjeff.com Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JeffGeerling 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering Contents: 00:00 - I'm just me 01:01 - The setup 04:27 - Safety first 09:08 - First attempt at a thumb 09:40 - Choosing a frame 11:11 - Second attempt 12:27 - Rant about thumbnails 13:52 - Back to second attempt 14:44 - Pop goes the cap 15:00 - Photoshopping 18:51 - What is even AI? 20:59 - Thumbnail analytics