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Create a Fortnite Style Youtube Video Thumbnail in Photoshop
In this tutorial, together we will create a Youtube Video Thumbnail, Fortnite Style. Let's Break down this tutorial before we begin 1. Setting up the Photoshop Document 2. Adding, Resizing, & Adding Tonal Adjustments to the Background Image 3. Creating the Text in True Fortnite Style 4. Adding a Youtube Subscribe Icon 5. Color Grading This is the finished design we will achieve through this tutorial.


Download Image Here
Grab the image and bring it into your photoshop document and resize as needed. This is what it should look like.





Step 3. Creating the Text in True Fortnite Style
It is the Text and font that really gives the Youtube Thumbnail Design the "Fortnite" look. We will use the Burbank Big Condensed Black font for this Youtube Thumbnail Template. Download the Font from Here Add the text you need on 3 separate layers so you can rotate them and apply the effects individually.





Gradient Overlay -
Blending Mode - Normal
Select the Gradient color strip and enter in the first color value #a3a3a3 and #ffffff for the second color value.
Click Ok and this is what your text should look like after applying all those effects :)
I added another text layer "Like and Subscribe" and placed it in the Text Layer Group.
Step 4. Adding a Youtube Logo and a Subscribe Logo
Head on over to Google Images and search for a Youtube Logo. Once you've found one, we need to "desaturate" the logo. All we're doing is knocking off the color. With the logo layer selected, press Shift + Command (ctrl) + U or go to the image menu, then to adjustments and at the bottom you'll see "desaturate". Your Logo should look like this.





Step 5. Color Grading
To Soften up the image I added a Curves Adjustment layer right at the top of the layers panel so the adjustment affects the entire image. I reduced the opacity of the Adjustment layer to 70%




Voila, we have just completed designing an awesome Youtube Thumbnail Template in Fortnite Style.
I'm so happy you followed along with me in creating this Fortnite Style Youtube Thumbnail Template. As always, you'll be able to download the PSD file in case you lose your way during this tutorial.
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Roy Woods Album Cover Design in Photoshop
In this tutorial I'll show you how to make an Album Cover Design in Photoshop in a few simple steps. We are going to replicate the style of Roy Woods. The design is simple and easy to achieve, but sometimes the simplest things can be the most complicated. Let's Break down this tutorial before we begin 1. Setting up the Photoshop Document 2. Creating the Circle Glow 3. Adding the Model 4. Adding the Noise 5. Adding the Text This is the finished design we will achieve through this tutorial.




Right Click on the layer and select "Convert to Smart Object"


Do the same for the ORANGE circle but this time change the Gaussian Blur to 16.0




Step 3. Bringing in the Model
Download the Model Image from Here Once we've opened up our model image in photoshop we need to mask him out before we add him in to our Album Cover document. If you are using Photoshop CC 2018 and above you can cut the model out easily by going to the Select menu and click on Subject. Photoshop will automatically select out the model for you.




We need to color grade the model in so it looks like he belongs in the scene. We'll do so by adding a few adjustment layers to the model.
We will start by adding a BLACK AND WHITE ADJUSTMENT LAYER and clip it to the model by right clicking on the adjustment layer and selecting "create clipping mask". Now the Black and White adjustment layer will only effect the model and not the other layers.Next we will add a GRADIENT MAP ADJUSTMENT LAYER which will add the colors of the glows to the model. I've used #ff5d15 for the orange. That's all I've done!
You can already see that the model blends in much better. It looks like he belongs in the scene. You can add a curves or levels adjustment layer and brighten him up a bit but we won't need to do that here. He looks fine!
Step 4. Adding Noise
Let's add some grain and noise to the album artwork design to give it some texture. Create a new layer, press SHIFT + F5 or go to EDIT - FILL and from the Contents dropdown, select 50% GRAY. Click OK




Step 4. Adding TEXT
TITLE FONT (CLUB NITRO HOUSE) - I've used steelfish bold for the title with a size of 182 pt.

To finish things off I added a Parental Advisory from google images and threw it in the design. With some bold text I added the Artist Series and Billboard Logo to add a little polish to the overall design.
There you have it, we have completed this Album Cover Design in Photoshop. I'm pretty happy with the results. I'm giving you the completed PSD so you can follow along with this tutorial.
Remember, Art is Subjective, you don't have to follow the exact settings and colors I've used, experiment and have fun.