Greetings, friends.
With this article I open a series of articles on the topic “Branding a YouTube channel.” In the first article I will tell you how and where to download background for youtube channel. I’ll say right away that in the future, a video blog on YouTube (as I prefer to call the channel) can bring in as much money (even more) than a regular offline text blog. So you need to take the design of a YouTube channel very seriously.
Why do you need to brand your channel and your videos?
1. Increase in popularity, and, accordingly, visitors, subscribers, clients.
2. You need to stand out from the crowd.
3. Increase traffic to your projects.
This is what my channel looks like this moment.
Where to download background for YouTube channel
Excellent overseas service. At the moment there are few templates, because the service has just begun its work (perhaps by the time you read these lines the situation has changed). Soon it will be possible to create backgrounds for YouTube online.
How to download from Ytlayouts
3. On the page that opens, find the large “DOWNLOAD” button, click on it
4. Save the background.
Good service with a huge number of high-quality backgrounds. I am one hundred percent sure that here you will find the right background for your channel. All backgrounds are divided by topic.
How to download from Pimpmychannel
1. Go to the service website -
2. Select the required template, left-click on it
3. On the page that opens, find the big blue “DOWNLOAD NOW!” button, click on it
4. Save the background.
Not a bad site with enough big amount backgrounds. All backgrounds are divided into categories, which greatly simplifies the search for the desired option. I was mostly pleased with the game-themed backgrounds; they are really cool on this site.
How to download from Pimpmychannel
1. Go to the service website -
2. Select the required template, left-click on it
3. On the page that opens, find the large blue “DOWNLOAD Theme” button, click on it
4. Save the background.
Well, that's basically it. Now you know where you can download background for youtube channel. Main! Don't be like others, don't make clone channels.
Branding a YouTube channel (part 1) - where to download the background
Hello, friends. Vasily Blinov is in touch and we continue to set up our YouTube channel. Today we’ll talk about how to make a channel header. Let's consider how you can draw it yourself or order it from a designer. Also in this article you will find a marked up blank template for a YouTube header in psd format, an archive with ready-made templates, backgrounds and a selection of clip-arts.
In addition to technical aspects, I want to tell you why a header (banner, background) of a YouTube channel is needed, what can be depicted on it, what semantic component it carries and how it affects promotion.
Yes, it, like any other element, helps make it better and significantly influences new viewers. This is probably the most important and, of course, the largest graphic element that improves the entire appearance. Without it, any channel will look unfinished, as if the author does not care; you must admit, this reduces trust at first glance.
The background should complement the channel with information about it and visually convey the theme of your videos.
If it's a personal channel where you upload live videos, vlogs, etc., then your header photo will work best. This will immediately show users who the author of the channel is and they will remember you. Remember that your face is your brand.
If the channel of the project and there is no specific author, then in this case they usually beautifully outline the logo or name, understandable and memorable target audience. Some values, project goals, etc. are used.
It’s a normal thing for hats on YouTube to change, update and improve from time to time. Now our task is to make the first background, then you will find new ideas and edit it. When the channel starts making money, contact the designer and order a new, more professional one.
How to make a header for YouTube?
What size do you need? We recently tested it and noticed that if you make the non-recommended size of 2560 x 1440, then when scaling by YouTube, the image quality is slightly lost. Therefore, it is better to take a 2560 x 1440 pixel image or a template that I will give you and customize the image according to it.
The specifications also say that the file should weigh no more than 4 MB. But a 10 MB banner loaded smoothly for me.
This is what a template template for a YouTube header looks like, opened in Photoshop.
Blue stripes are a special marking so that you can understand which part is displayed on different monitor resolutions from TV to screen mobile phone. This markup can be disabled or enabled using the keyboard shortcut ctrl + H.
- DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE FOR YOUTUBE HAT
- Download the archive with ready-made templates for YouTube (we are still preparing)
- Download the archive with backgrounds and a selection of clip-arts
Where can I get pictures for the header?
Here either Google and Yandex, or special photo stocks will help you.
Here is a small list of photo stocks:
- rgbstock.com
- bigfoto.com
- freemediagoo.com
- foter.com
- everystockphoto.com
- stockphotos.io
- wylio.com
- canweimage.com
- littlevisuals.co
- unsplash.com
- picjumbo.com
- gratisography.com
- imcreator.com
- morguefile.com
When you search for images in the search, set the parameters so that the search does not show small images.
Otherwise, when stretched to fit the template, their quality will deteriorate.
Can't do it beautifully?
If you are not a Photoshop master and you don’t like the result, then contact the designers. You can find them yourself at. Making a banner will cost from 500 to 3,000 rubles, depending on what you want.
Now that you have a picture background image for the channel, all that remains is to install it.
How to set a background on a YouTube channel?
Step 1. Let's go to our channel. Place the cursor over the place where the background image will be and click on the one that appears in the right top corner pencil. Choose “Change channel design”.
Step 2. Drag the finished banner into the window that appears or select it on your computer.
Step 3. If you did everything according to the template, then you don’t need to crop anything. When cropping, as I already said, the quality may deteriorate.
Step 4. Click "Choose" and the background will load.
You can watch an example on the channel “ Remote School" We made an absolutely simple hat. Write in the comments what do you think?
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I, like many people nowadays, have my own YouTube channel. My channel has existed since January 8, 2011 and today my channel has 300 subscribers. This is, of course, not much, but not zero either :) I have been actively developing the channel since 2013, i.e. since I started going to the gym regularly again. Currently there are about 40 videos posted on my channel, there are several viral videos about. Thanks to them, the channel already has more than half a million views!
Very often people film in “domestic conditions” (against the background of carpet, wallpaper, etc.). I also shot my first video for the blog against the background of wallpaper “with elements of light makeup” 😆
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When creating the background, I used video instructions from the MyDucksVision channel
I believe that in order to develop the channel, we should move away from collective farming in our work and pay attention to quality and aesthetics. To do this, I dedicated an entire room in my apartment and called it “Blogger Room” :) There are no unnecessary things in this room. Just a table with a laptop, a tripod with a camera and a “youtube rug.”
I agreed with my designer and he made me a picture measuring about 15,000 x 10,000 pixels. Then I went to the printing house and printed the picture on nylon. The size turned out to be 250 x 160 cm, almost like a carpet. 🙂
To hang the “carpet” on the wall, I found a long board, about 3 meters
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I hooked the background for shooting with stationery pins
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I drove a nail in the middle of the board so that the board would not sag and the “carpet” would not be deformed.
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Taped the edges with double-sided tape
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If you liked my the background, then you can also contact my designer to create a model with the appropriate design and technical characteristics. For this you can write me about your desire.
Results of the article competition
Vitaly, I congratulate you! And the book by Dmitry Kasatov and Vladimir Kravtsov, with the latter’s autograph, goes to you! Thank you so much for both submitted articles! I read them myself with great interest and pleasure!
Thanks also to all the other participants!!! Follow the news, read articles, leave your comments, take part in new competitions!
It seems that my articles are gradually taking on the format of educational lessons :).
In the previous article we looked at how to make a youtube channel background so that the image looks high quality on any device. Now that the background is ready, I suggest you detailed instructions, how to upload it to your channel.
Instructions for adding cover art for a YouTube channel
1. Go to YouTube, open the Guide (menu on the left side of the page) and select the “My Channel” tab.
2. On home page of your channel, move the cursor to the place where the banner should be and click on the “Add channel design” button.
If you already have a design, hover your mouse over it, click on the pencil icon in the upper right corner, and then click on the “Change channel design” button.
3. Select a picture from the Gallery, your photos, or upload a new one. Of course, the second option is preferable, and we have already discussed in detail why.
4. See how your chosen image will look on various devices. Crop the picture if necessary.
5. Save your changes.
YouTube Channel Background Image Specifications
Details about how your banner will look on different devices, You can read in the article “Background for a YouTube channel - how not to get into trouble? "
Here we repeat only the main points:
- Image resolution: 2560x1440.
- Aspect ratio: 16:9.
- Supported image formats: JPG, GIF, BMP or PNG. GIF is not supported.
- The image you upload will be scaled and cropped for use on various devices.
- The banner area that is safe for placing text, logos and contacts is its central part measuring 1546x423.
I hope this article was useful to you. For more detailed information on designing, setting up and optimizing a channel, download my practical video course " Lawrence's secret method».