Congratulations! You're Finished!Īnd that’s it! Now you know how big a YouTube banner is, and how to create it on your own in Photoshop. To do so, create a Gradient layer from the Layers panel using the black color as the front, and apply the following settings. Then draw a cross with a Stroke thickness of 10 px. Take the Pen Tool (P) and draw a 5 px thick frame around the text title, leaving the upper right corner open. Step 10Ĭreate a text title called “ TRAVELCITY” with the Horizontal Type Tool (T) and apply Bold to the word " CITY". Then Rotate and place them as shown in the image below.īe sure to frame the images well in the box and to desaturate them. Make six copies of the portrait ( Command-J) and place the rest of the stock images in each of the portraits. Then Group the rectangle, the image, and the frame ( Command-G). Step 8ĭraw another rectangle around the frame with a 1 px Stroke thickness ( #FFFFFF) and no fill color. Now create a Clipping Mask with the rectangle below ( right click > Create Clipping Mask) to enter in the box. Rasterize the image ( Layer > Rasterize > Layer) and then desaturate the layer ( Shift-Command-U). Import the first stock image and place it over the rectangle. Step 5Īpply a Drop Shadow to the rectangle using the Blending options, using the following values: Step 6 Draw a rectangle with the Rectangle Tool (U) and set the Stroke thickness to 20 px any fill color will do. Let’s create the boxes to place the stock images. Now add a Layer Mask from the Layers panel and apply a Radial Gradient with the Gradient Tool (G) using the front black color. Then Rasterize the layer ( right click > Rasterize layer) and subsequently desaturate the image ( Shift-Command-U). YouTube banner image size Step 2Īdd the background and adjust its size. Set the Background Fill Color to #333333. So start by creating a 2560 x 1440 px document in Photoshop with the following configuration. Multiple skyscrapers seen from the streetĪ YouTube banner has to have specific dimensions-to make sure it will work great on all devices, you should make it 2560 x 1440 px.The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial: How to Make a YouTube Banner in Photoshop