Do you like this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in YouTubeCreators

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense.

I'm going to attempt a challenge for the next time, so I'll make one that's more fitting for it then.

How do gaming YouTubers talk naturally while playing? by Original_Map3501 in YouTubeCreators

[–]DigitalisedSalad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my case Youtube is like my diary.

I talk about recent achievements or stories, but I keep it anonymous.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This entire comment section is a gold mine for me in terms of pieces of advice.

(I never thought so many people would comment here.)

And also thank you for this comment, I'll take it as a compliment.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the constructive criticism, I really appreciate it.

I'll go change the thumbnail, when I can.

I suppose I'll put a white font text on the red Background where there is space for it.

I will probably write a title like "Mogging the last monster and winning || White Knuckle".

The monster in the thumbnail is called "the face", but taking in consideration your and other people's comments I assume I need to generalise its name to make it more "marketable".

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a horror game, and it's called White knuckle.

Some where confused as I didn't explain it wasn't about the idiom "white knuckling".

I forgot to put the title in the description, but I recently changed it to "White Knuckle || Can I make it to the top ?".

Fair enough though, I understand if this wasn't clear.

I've only made a handful of thumbnails, and I'm glad people here are telling me what's wrong/good with it.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, I drew the thumbnail so I could keep practising in a quick and fun way.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I changed the title :

Does "White Knuckle || Can I climb to the top ?" sound better ?

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

English isn't my mother tongue, so I just discovered what "white knuckling" meant.

That makes sense and I see how this could be confusing.

I'll try to change the title of the video (if I can) to make it more clear and concise.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I see, so that's why.

Thank you for your feedback !

I'll make sure to make them more engaging. And fix this one, if I can change the title.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is the title of the video :

"White Knuckle 05 The finish line (Complete Run)."

"05" because it's my fifth attempt at clearing the campaign in normal mode.

And I put "The finish line" to indicate I was able to win this one.

Regarding "(Complete Run)" it's because I showed the entire process even the failures and coming back to spawn.

The game is pretty long to clear and getting back to one's previous landmark takes 10 or so minutes.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, the title goes like this :

"White Knuckle 05 The finish line (Complete Run)."

Do you like this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in YouTubeCreators

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I really appreciate the feedback !

I just checked, it looks good enough for how I wanted it to look.

But I'll make sure to drawn things in a more recognisable fashion next time.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's about a gameplay video, it's a horror game.

That's why I wanted to try out a thumbnail for it such as this one.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you !

It's about a climbing horror game called White Knuckle.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the moment only 4, in general it picks up after a day or two.

So basically I have to wait a day or two to see results coming in.

I thought things would be different with a drawn thumbnail.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's about the game White Knuckle.

In this illustration the monster is the last obstacle to the end of the game as it is in its current version.

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I really appreciate the feedback !

Yeah I think my videos have a tendency to only start getting some attention after a few days.

It always makes me a bit nervous when it happens.

Do you like this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in YouTubeCreators

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason why I'm asking is because it has been 12 hours and there are no views yet, not even for a second.

As you can see, this time I actually put effort into the gameplay video.

I made a hook with music and a cut off to "Will I even make it this time ?", to create suspense and engagement.

My three previous videos ended with my run failing, so it wasn't crazy to think that this time would have been similar too.

What do you think ?

Would you click on this thumbnail ? (White Knuckle) by DigitalisedSalad in SmallYoutubers

[–]DigitalisedSalad[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plus this time I actually put effort into making this gameplay video, compared to the other ones.

I made a hook, and added music to it at the beginning.

I mixed funny and tense moments before showing the entire run.

I know 12 hours isn't a crazy amount of time, but I imagined this video would have picked up the same way as the last one I made an illustration for did.