YouTube channel banners are important even if you don't run a channel, but have a Youtube account. It lets people know you are a real person and it adds some personality to your channel. It you run a channel or planning on running a channel one day a banner is very important. Now sure you can put any image up there, but a personalized banner lets people know you mean business and helps with branding. Now, the tutorial.
First you are going to need some kind of image software. Picmonkey.com is great for this if you dont have one, I am using Pain jasc paint shop pro, its old, but it works and I create all my images with this software.
You will need to create 3 images for this tutorial in various sizes.
How to Make a YouTube Banner.
1. Create a Image.
Sized at 2560 width by 1440 height. This will be the back ground for your image So use any color you like.
This is your first layer and should look like this.
2. Create a second Image.
Sized at 2560 width by 423 height. Give this image a different color to separate and add definition, you don't need to do this but it will help you see the different layers.
So after you have layer the two images you should have something that looks like this.
3. Create your banner!
This is where you can get creative and design to you hearts content :)This image should be sized at 1564 width by 423 height.
So you should have something similar to this, but a lot nicer hehe :)
If you use picmonkey.com You will have to layer the images using the overlays function. It is easier in a image editing program, but if you don't have one this is the best option for free. Also I do not recommend using MS paint for this as it can stretch out fonts and make them look weird.
