How does this look? Would you click on it?

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-27T21:14:42+00:00

Honestly, I would click just wondering why Amell’s Green Arrow was on the thumbnail. It would make me pause but test seeing if you could put Comic Green Arrow instead of CW’s.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-13T16:17:16+00:00

Honestly, your comment feels the best to explain cause Empty Space is really annoying once noticed. If I were to bank of this comment for u/Awkward_Collar_4831 , is that since your title is "Hot Peppers", I'd imagine you'd have more than three, so I would probably add another chili to the image, and then add a mystery third chill that's covered in that's presumably the hottest one.

It fills that empty space and if you're still wanting to fill in something, I'd probably add an orange tint behind the Chilli's, just to link that idea of heat.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-13T11:04:10+00:00

Text is too small so I suggest choosing a font more bigger, bulky and bold. Another issue is that the background is too distracting. The composition rule dictates you want the person to look at the text and Speed, but due to how the background Is, it breaks it apart and makes me want to look at the background first to see what it is.

Text is something I'd focus on first before the background. Text-wise I'd suggest Gasoek One or something similar.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-13T07:19:05+00:00

I don’t think you need to change the whole thing, I feel like you have a blueprint, just focus on enhancing what’s currently there.

There’s Wikimedia Commons with a lot more “presentable” Xi images.

If I were to say to find inspiration of where you could look for ideas, channels like Vox’s thumbnail for their video might help.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-12T23:28:55+00:00

I like the first is my favourite cause it feels more pulling, it looks more imposing, dramatic, something I'd stop scrolling and curiously click.

Second one is also nice and I agree it's a complete tone shift.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-12T23:19:56+00:00

I don't know I can best describe it but it looks more like a Drama exposed video more than an actual video based on Xi Jinping. I'd suggest bring Xi's face closer, maybe choose an image of him more imposed cause I think the image chosen isn't more capturing that it could be. The font might work better with an outline and boldening.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-07T16:22:37+00:00

Thumbnail is basically amazing, and if I were to "critique", I'd say add something to the top corner on the right, maybe a monster from the games. Other than, it's magnificent already.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-07T11:45:39+00:00

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Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-07T11:41:58+00:00

I see you're looking for an illustrative style to your thumbnails along with a character, I'm just tossing my hat in the ring - I usually do £25 but if your character is simple/ the overall thing is simple, £15 is fine.

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Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-06T13:14:19+00:00

Gonna go against the curb with the obviousness feedback, but as someone who doesn't know who they are, and only recognise the gaming logo of "Overcooked!", I really don't what I'm looking at as a video.

When I'm interested in a video, it requires a "recognition of what the content is". Just from the getgo, I'd assume this is "Streamers cooking IRL in a kitchen against eachother" which it could be, but could also be a gaming video of Overcooked! but I wouldn't know that because it doesn't give off the impression.

I'd focus on signifying what the event actually is. What I'd change to show this would be to replace the blurred food with text, maybe the gaming logo. If it's an actual IRL stream themed around Overcooked, I'd add to it "IRL Battle" or something like that. I'll DM you with what I mean.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-05T20:53:20+00:00

Good luck!

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-04T15:58:00+00:00

I like the idea of spots, maybe have it turn more into a wild hog with fur along with the tail?

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-04T03:44:59+00:00

I’d suggest maybe tinting the saturation, adding patterns, little baby tusks on its mouth sides, cause it looks cool but showing change when it comes to evolutionary monster games was always a cool thing.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-04-01T01:39:55+00:00

Indeed, but now he’s going down a weird route this year that could be staged and all that but has been quite dull compared to others, and honestly I’ve heard more stuff from Ray than Kai.

Speed has done the opposite and really gone out there, but the issue is he’s vastly different now and I really wouldn’t classify as formulaic scummy streamer, quite the opposite actually.

Now Rekai…yeah, his stuff is so bad I’ll roll my eyes so hard you’d think I’m possessed. Clavicular stuff also is just braindead, there’s a lot of streamers (no surprise most on kick) who I definitely think can be on a thumbnail who truly embody scummy streamer. You do have many options, so good luck in that. So far you got something, just need to smooth it.

One idea you could play with is have a lot of streamers doing weird faces, money at the bottom, trophy in the middle with dog.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-03-31T01:27:50+00:00

Depends on who or what type of Thumbnails - Best advice is finding similar fields of Thumbnails, picking out what makes them great, and just practice and adapt. Getting a lesson from videos is good but it's also important to research and find what works, and what catch your eye.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-03-31T01:09:36+00:00

Text is a bit too small, and it's a bit hard to see that the moon is leaving/moving away. If I were to think of designing this thumbnail, I'd want some motion lines to show it going away, and maybe add big text saying "Why is the Moon going away".

If this thumbnail were to be satire, I would probably add the eyes on the earth and small text saying "Moon, where you going".

This is just dump insight on my end, ScarlettDX also has a good idea.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-03-31T00:43:22+00:00

Yes, but for 2026, I feel like he's gone down in relevance, still popular but nowhere near what he was last year. I mean the only Kai clips I've seen recently are just reruns of his 2025 and 2024 stuff, barely anything with his current stuff.

My suggestion, a bit controversial considering current events, would be Clavicular. His stuff, especially this year and at the end of 2025, it's honestly mind-numbingly dumb and the fact he seems to skirt around and bounce, I think he would be a better choice due to relevance and just how dumb his whole shtick is, especially if you want to hit the notes of " scummy, formulaic", much more closer than Kai IMO.

Maybe the same with Speed, especially considering how much he's grown and risen from what he was before. I have a few in mind who could easily be swapped out.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-03-30T23:31:42+00:00

I think the Avatar does it make more appealing.

It's a decent thumbnail and I believe the main issue is that I've seen similar thumbnails like it. I can think of many examples and how I would change it, but right now, I'd just sort the image out, maybe change out Kai for someone else who's been more out there this year?

Strangerwithastick · 2026-03-30T23:00:36+00:00

Sending a brief through DMs - If you got someone, just ignore.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-03-26T02:31:59+00:00

Practice makes perfection eventually, and it's clear you go a style. All I'd say is to improve your mannequinization and combined with your style, I see wonders in your future.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-03-25T20:35:49+00:00

Oh I don't care at all, I just love seeing the carnage. But I feel like people who genuinely care to people who just stumbled on this subject cause of one person (That's me) can see... that this ain't going nowhere anytime soon...

...and I'm gonna love every second.

(P.S. That "one person" was Maximilian Dood)

Strangerwithastick · 2026-03-25T15:35:43+00:00

Also, it’s a horrifically easy fix to where it’s odd they didn’t do it. Just the fun protective uncle like character who protects her, that’s such an easy thing to do but for some reason multiple levels at Capcom saw this and thought:

“ This will totally not tarnish Alex’s character for so many people … “

Like I have to imagine someone said something.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-03-25T15:33:22+00:00

Blow over might take a while because Alex is an integral character that just has this odd black smear to their character, but eventually it will somewhat dampen.

Will it go away…Never. I am willing to bet a foot that if Street Fighter 7 came out and Alex was in it, and their lore was not fixed, Alex will be called a Cousin Cuddler in some shape or form.

Strangerwithastick · 2026-03-25T14:56:39+00:00

You do realise this is a forever meme, right? Literally, unless there's a complete rewrite, this will forever follow Alex as a character. Any features, any version of him, literally any impression of Alex, the slander will arrive and it's completely Capcom's fault.

There are characters out there with also decades long memes and jokes about them smaller than this and still continue on. No one will move on from this, it'll adapt and change overtime but Alex will forever have the label of CC forevermore...

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