Gaming Channel Thumbnails

[soulred12]

What's a good way to do thumbnails for a gaming channel? Part of me wants to do a "title card" type thing, where I use one title screen-like scene with just a different number to represent the episode (and that's what I've been doing) but part of me thinks it's best to show one interesting frame of gameplay. Or maybe a frame of gameplay with some changes/exaggerations or something?

 

[Pancake]

What game or type of gaming video?

 

[ChillNation]

I can make them for you if you like

 

[obscurimity]

What I do is have something constant for each thumbnail. The "#1" or "#2," etc. and the title of the game are always in the same spot.
BUT the background is always an interesting frame from the game
Examples:

You can do it other ways too, this is just the way I've done it recently.

 

[Noir Proxy]

I draw all mine from hand. The more you personalise the better. I am not a big fan of just stock wallpapering and putting a number on top for thumbnails. A lot of "top" Youtubers do it and I just find it lazy.

 

[J0rd9000]

I suppose it depends on the type of videos, for a lets play, Just maybe episode numbers with a different background each time that relates to that episode.