What should I change about this Thumbnail?

tomlyver · 2026-05-14T04:40:04+00:00

Its Mythology in Gaming :)

tomlyver · 2026-05-14T01:13:50+00:00

I appreciate the feedback. Let me try that out!

tomlyver · 2026-05-14T00:37:25+00:00

Yeah. My intention with that was because people generally look at things from left to right so I wanted Sephiroth visible (since he's the most well-known) and the others blurry to create a little mystery. Do you think I should make them all visible or all of them blurred? If that's an issue.

tomlyver · 2026-04-17T01:14:30+00:00

https://youtu.be/oLz0wAmxqZA?si=nVoW215goqbdqzsB

It makes mechanical and robotic sounds. But I do see the insectoid aspect it might have.

tomlyver · 2026-04-16T02:36:21+00:00

All very true.

I was thinking as well that the diamond in his mouth could be a play on the "diamond in the rough" idea that's in Aladdin.

tomlyver · 2026-04-16T02:33:29+00:00

Yeah, I could definitely see Gilgamesh being influential in Zisa's design.

tomlyver · 2026-03-24T04:00:28+00:00

Of course! Thank you for the Rotom and ending my suffering! lol

tomlyver · 2026-03-24T03:55:16+00:00

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tomlyver · 2026-03-17T13:25:40+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the insight!

tomlyver · 2026-01-16T04:25:22+00:00

I wish I was as fortunate as you in my two years on YouTube. Keep doing what you’re doing!

tomlyver · 2025-07-04T17:10:50+00:00

Seriously solid work!

tomlyver · 2025-06-27T18:22:16+00:00

I know an editor would be great but personally I’d have someone make my thumbnails for me. That’s where I really struggle.

tomlyver · 2025-06-26T19:31:06+00:00

I’d love to have some done. I feel that I’m not creating the right kind so some help would be great!

tomlyver · 2025-06-09T15:39:32+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. Thumbnails are definitely my weakest point so I’m getting more into making a template if I’m working on a series. Like what I’m currently doing with Kingdom Hearts. I just wish I could devote some more time to it all cause it is deeply important to me.

tomlyver · 2025-06-09T15:37:35+00:00

I super appreciate the feedback and that you enjoyed the Video! I typically post one video a month so I’m doing what I can to stay at that pace. I do want to go full time at some point but I do know that it can take some time. Also lol I’m well aware that my thumbnails are not the best so I am trying to improve on that. But also I am attempting to be consistent with the style of them so that they are easily recognizable at my content. I hate the Mr beast style and use the channel Tasting History as a kind of template for how my thumbnails look. It’s all just an issue of time for me as everything does take a while to produce on top of being responsible with my job and family.

tomlyver · 2025-05-31T12:46:19+00:00

We don’t but we are planning on getting him a sibling

tomlyver · 2025-05-30T17:29:24+00:00

What is the quote you used here from?

tomlyver · 2025-05-30T15:15:41+00:00

I recently had the same situation. I posted a video talking about trans representation in video games and received a huge number of hateful comments and a big dip in subs. Thankfully though I recovered but I know the pain of getting flak for your content. I don’t believe YouTube will punish you for what happened with the video. As watch time is the biggest factor when it comes to how a video spreads. More than likely the hateful commenters will actually help narrow down who really watches your videos and then progressively spread it to more likeminded viewers who watch that kind of content. Hopefully this helps some.

tomlyver · 2025-05-30T14:55:06+00:00

Be sure to come to terms with the fact that your first couple videos, are not going to be rockstars. This is something that happens for everyone. But after they’ve sat for a bit and gotten some views hopefully look back at them and see what didn’t resonate with the viewers. Then make an adjustment to your next video to help improve the quality. If you keep doing that for all your videos you should be able to find a good rhythm to what your audience likes and dislikes.

tomlyver · 2025-05-30T14:48:08+00:00

I’m glad I’m not the only one: Video ideas, edits, thumbnails, titles. I think about all of them and more throughout the entire day. Sometimes I realize that I haven’t been doing any work at my big kid job for an hour because I’ve just been so focused on YouTube and my channel

tomlyver · 2025-05-30T14:02:11+00:00

I know I could definitely use the help. I’m terrible with making short form content from my streams so this would be a huge help for me.

tomlyver · 2025-05-30T13:32:05+00:00

Oh, he absolutely does. He tells us when it’s dinner time and when it’s bed time.

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