How would I be able to create thumbnails like these?

[median grail]

It's easy you'll just need to learn manipulating in photoshop

[queen turtle]

That actually helped me a lot. Thank you fr

[teal bear]

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[queen turtle]

I dmed you @median grail

[earnest raft]

Hello, you’d get answers way faster and more accurate if you’d describe what in the thumbnail you are after. The rounded edges? The text with a black outline and a drop shadow? The over saturated cars?

[queen turtle]

Hello, I want to learn how to create thumbnails exactly like that. So basically everything

Here are better resolution pictures

[earnest raft]

And what is your level of proficiency, what are you struggling with?

[earnest raft]

And what is your starting image?

I’d convert the image to a smart object, and work with Camera Raw as a filter, it’s way easier to edit colors

[queen turtle]

Bro thank you so fxking much

[teal bear]

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[queen turtle]

Excuse my language but seriously

This was the starting background

This was after but i'm still working on it

[earnest raft]

Looks very punchy, indeed.

Do you have other assets you want to import in, cars, characters? Some text? Check the Adobe fonts for “titling” or a bold comic font.

[queen turtle]

Yes I want to add a character and a car but i'm having trouble with the photo manipulating

any advice?

[earnest raft]

Tell us exactly what you struggle with, or we are guessing: extracting the object? Select subject can help https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/quick-actions/select-subject.html#:~:text=In the Discover panel%2C navigate,to undo the applied changes. . Fitting the object to the image? Perspective warp can help. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/perspective-warp.html

[queen turtle]

I'm having trouble with bleding it in & adding surface shadow

[earnest raft]

What you are after is a cast shadow: https://photoshopcafe.com/make-realistic-cast-shadow-photoshop-new-way/ for blending, match color can help : https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/match-colors.html or this method: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UrTzFExOCFA

[earnest raft]

That said, the positioning was not perfect on the examples

[queen turtle]

Okay thank you so much

I'm working on it as we speak

[earnest raft]

This discussion has a few methods to extract a car: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/extracting-one-item-cleanly-to-another-background/m-p/10384733

Happy learning journey!

[queen turtle]

Thank you

[teal bear]

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[queen turtle]

This is how it came out, do you have any advice on what I can work on better to make it like the examples I sent

[earnest raft]

Watch out perspective and scale, he looks as tall as the third floor behind, and too big for the car.

[queen turtle]

😂😂 I just realized he is as tall as the third floor

I appreciate the feedback

[earnest raft]

I hope it was not harsh, the image stylistically matches the other ones, good work!

[queen turtle]

No sir not harsh at all

[queen turtle]

I'm pretty sure I figured out how to do them

Again thank you so much for the help

Here's another one I made, any tips that you have for me?

[earnest raft]

Looks good! Check the angle of the shadows, the sun should create them with the same direction.

[queen turtle]

Okay thank you

[teal bear]

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