late trout
Video title is "Everyone was scared of this player. I found out why"
I think that the first one mainly has the fact that pixel art thumbnails aren't used much so it stands out and has a slightly more interesting compositions.
Meanwhile I think that the 2nd is cleaner since it's less cluttered and the fact that it's much brighter is probably going to be more eye catching.
Any other thoughts on either thumbnail would be appreciated.
frigid spade
Oh the second one is fantastic. The biggest improvement is the sheer clarity of the thumbnail
The first one was just way too cluttered
The gradient of the background very nicely leads the eye to look at Groudy and the art just looks beautiful
spice prism
The second one looks very clean and concise, you can tell what its going for, a lot brigther and more inviting, and the first one, while cool, does make you look at it more to appreciate it, and i imagine that for a thumbnail you want one that is quick and very attractive, just my opinion though i have no experience so take it with a grain of salt 🙂
frigid spade
The second one looks very clean and concise, you can tell what its going for, a ...
Nah, you got it right. Thumbnails need to send all the information a potential viewer needs just from a short glance if you want it to get attention
late trout
@vast tapir the one on the right
vast tapir
i think the one on the right needs to have everything bigger