youtube-thumbnail
Installation
SKILL.md
YouTube Thumbnail Generator
Make a 1920×1080 thumbnail that is cohesive, catchy, and readable at small size: your real face + a 2–4 word headline + a brand logo on a dark, high-contrast scene.
Pick your own brand palette. The examples below use a clay-orange accent
(#D97757) on near-black (#0A0806) with a cream headline (#F3EEE3) — swap for yours.
Working dir for a job (frames, cutouts, scenes, outputs): keep it under the skill, e.g.
~/.claude/skills/youtube-thumbnail/work/.
Three engines — pick by need
| Engine | Face | Text control | Use when |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. GPT full-gen | gpt-image redraws likeness from refs | font baked by the model | fast, cohesive, AI-rendered face is fine |
| B. Compose | real cutout (rembg) — exact likeness | full font/layout control | authentic real face, repeatable series |
| C. Hybrid | GPT no-text base (face+scene) + compose text | full font control | you like the GPT look but want the font exact |