Learn to Make Thumbnails That Get 100,000s of Views
Thumbnail Masterclass is the ultimate course for YouTubers who want to start winning the click, skyrocket views and build their audience. No experience needed.
Stop letting mediocre
thumbnails hide your content
and limit your channel’s
growth potential.
Trusted by
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and 200+ students
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Egor Howell, YouTuber
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Tintin’s Thumbnail Masterclass is an excellent and concise course about what you should do to your thumbnails. I now use his thumbnail checklist for every video. I recommend this course to anyone looking to levelling up the thumbnail game!
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Maria Lucey, YouTuber
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Tintin’s course is absolutely fantastic. I’d 100% recommend it to anyone serious about taking their YouTube channel to the next level. I got my highest CTR on the thumbnail I published the day after taking the course. I loved how concise and actionable the course is. Thanks Tintin!!
Raina Willick, YouTuber
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The 2nd video we uploaded using what I'd learned in Tintin's course went viral with 1.5 million views. Our highest viewed video before was 100k. I now believe the quickest way to grow your channel (and revenue) is to package it better. This course helped me do that.
Thumbnail Masterclass
Thumbnail Masterclass is a course designed specifically for educational YouTubers to go from making lacklustre thumbnails to creating eye-catching, clickable designs that blow up your channel. All without needing to know a thing about Photoshop.
No MrBeast examples. No complicated design tools. No fluff.
Simple, important information explained for educational YouTubers wanting to blow up their channel and business.
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Making great thumbnails is one of the hardest parts of being a YouTuber. And it's also one of the most costly things to not be good at. If viewers don’t click on your thumbnail, they don’t watch your video. It’s just the way YouTube works.
On top of that, YouTube today is more competitive than ever, and the competition starts on the homepage with thumbnails. It’s getting harder and harder to win the click.
It’s so frustrating to pour hours into making a video only for no one to watch it because you made a bad thumbnail. It can feel truly heartbreaking. You know your content is valuable, but it's hard to keep going when no one is watching.
Of course, you can figure it out on your own (like I did). But you can save months, if not years of your YouTube journey, by knowing how to make a good thumbnail from day one.
And here’s the good news: You don’t need to be a graphic designer or a Photoshop wizard to make thumbnails that get results.
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Who Am I?
I’m Tintin – yes, that’s my real name 🙃 – and my passion is helping educational YouTubers like you maximise your impact, save time, and make more money. I want more educators to share their message through YouTube.
In 2021, I started my own YouTube channel while working as a management consultant, and it's grown to 14,000 subscribers. My success led me to joining Ali Abdaal (6.1 million subscribers) as his Head of YouTube.
For 2.5 years, I ran the entire channel while it doubled from 3m to 6m subscribers, and generated millions in revenue. And even though I'm not artistic or creative, I ended up designing 100s of thumbnails for Ali.
I taught myself everything, and stuck to Canva because Photoshop felt intimidating. But during that time, I noticed a huge problem.
So many educational YouTubers were struggling with thumbnails (including me) and no one had made a comprehensive guide on how to go from complete beginner to expert. So here we are.
"But What If I’m Not Creative or Have Tried Before and Failed?"
You might be thinking, “I’m not a designer,” or “I’ve tried making thumbnails before, and I just can’t do it” — well I get it, I was in the same position.
But this course is designed to work specifically for people who don’t see themselves as creative (because I'm not either!). I’ll show you simple, proven strategies that anyone can follow. And you’ll learn the basic principles that turn any thumbnail into a clickable one, without needing an artistic background.
You don’t need to know how to use Photoshop or other expensive design tools. We’ll use user-friendly tools like Canva to create professional-looking thumbnails that get clicks.
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Okay, so what’s actually in the course?
Great question 😃, there's over 4 hours of video modules. Here’s what the course curriculum looks like:
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Philipp
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Honestly, this course is the best I’ve ever seen on creating thumbnails. Sure, you could spend months searching YouTube for similar information, but by investing in this course, you’re saving time and can start creating amazing thumbnails right away. Well done, and thank you, Tintin!
Davey
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"This course was very well laid out and easy to follow. Tintin does an awesome job of explaining topics, giving relevant examples for multiple niches, and not overcomplicating complex topics. This course is great for absolute beginners, as well as someone how has been creating thumbnails for years. I'm really happy with what I learned (I've watched the course twice so far) and would highly recommend it!"
Jonathan
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I thought the course was great. It helped focus my attention on what makes a great thumbnail and what does not. I found Tintin very informative, knowledgeable, and clear. I highly recommend this course if you are someone like me looking to grow your YT channel.
Pricing & Guarantee
Standard
Reduced from $297
$199
The full Thumbnail Masterclass course — a complete guide to making YouTube thumbnails for educational creators, including an Analytics Template to measure performance
Lifetime Access — (more modules, bonuses and templates will be added over time)
Covered by my money back guarantee — see below for more detail
Pro
Closed
$1,490
Everything in the basic package
Weekly Masterminds — once per week, for 8 weeks, I’ll host a small-group session to discuss your thumbnails and share feedback. We can talk about thumbnails or any other part of YouTube you’d like help with. You’ll also benefit from the advice of the other YouTubers in the group. This is limited to 10 slots to keep the sessions focused and inclusive.
100% Money Back Guarantee
I’m confident this course will transform your thumbnails. If you complete the content and don’t feel it provides value, I’ll refund your money—no questions asked.
FAQs
Educational YouTubers or thumbnail designers who want to make better thumbnails. Whether your niche is cooking, finance, personal development, fashion or even how to level up your sewing skills, this course will help you improve your thumbnails.
For entertainment first YouTubers with flashy, sensationalised content. All the examples in this course are taken from educational channels, so it won’t be as helpful.
There’s around 4 hours of content plus a few written lessons. Perfect for a Sunday morning with a coffee (or two) ☕
That’s ok, neither am I! I was terrible at art at school, and hated drawing and design. But I learned to love making thumbnails when I realised a) I didn’t have to use Photoshop and b) there are some simple tricks that transform your thumbnails.
Yes, it doesn’t matter how much experience you have, you’ll still get value from the course.
Yes! I had zero experience when I started as well. This course is built so that people like you know everything they need to know to go from beginner to master in a few hours.
You’ll need to learn how to make thumbnails at some point. Now might not be the right time, but it depends on how seriously you’re taking your channel from taking day one. If you’re taking it very seriously, then it will certainly help you out.
Yes, of course 😉 If you still want help deciding or have other questions, email tintinsmithbusiness@gmail.com