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One of the best ways to reach your target audience in this digital media age is through a YouTube channel. But you’re likely to lose potential subscribers if the look and feel of your channel doesn’t entice them to stay or reflect the unique values associated with your brand.
Fortunately, you don't need advanced design skills to create your own beautiful YouTube channel art. You can choose from a variety of easy-to-customize templates across a wide range of categories, including business lessons, travel, cooking, music and design, among others.
To start, all you need to do is follow these steps and then choose from any of the YouTube banner templates below.
How to Create YouTube Channel Art
1 Create a free Visme account.
If you haven’t already created a Visme account, you can create one for free here. Then, click on any of the yellow buttons under the templates on this page to choose the specific design that best fits your needs.
2 Choose a template.
You can also browse through all of the available templates to find designs for your other social media channels, including Twitter headers, Facebook covers, among others. All templates are already sized according to the dimensions recommended by each social network.
3 Insert your own text.
Next, simply click on one of the text boxes and start typing to insert your own text. No need to re-position text boxes since these have been placed exactly so that the text appears centered in your YouTube cover.
4 Apply your own colors and fonts.
If you wish, you can further customize the look of your cover art by applying your own color scheme and fonts, although this is not necessary since these design elements have been pre-selected to create a specific look and feel.
5 Upload the image to your channel.
Once your template has been customized with your own information, you can upload to your YouTube channel. No need to crop or resize, simply upload and save.
50 Beautiful YouTube Banner Templates
1 Recipe Tutorial YouTube Channel Art
For those who offer cooking lessons or recipe tutorials, this YouTube banner template is a perfect way to visually communicate your service to potential subscribers.
2 Gardening YouTube Banner Template
If your YouTube channel is seasonal in nature or related to gardening, this colorful template has a beautiful spring-related theme, with a fresh color scheme and font combination.
3 Guitar Musician YouTube Channel Art
Ideal for musicians and bands, this eye-catching template uses an attractive color scheme and relevant image to immediately convey a visual theme.
4 Travel Guide YouTube Banner Template
This sunny, summer-themed template is perfect for those offering travel guides in video format.
5 Cooking Lessons YouTube Channel Art
If the first image in this list doesn’t meet your design or content needs, this template may be useful, especially for those looking to promote their baking lessons.
6 Vintage Cars YouTube Banner Template
If you’re a fan of antique cars and want to announce an event or exhibition, you can use this vintage-styled template.
7 Photography Portfolio YouTube Channel Art
To beautifully display your portfolio of stunning photographs from around the world, you can use this captivating YouTube cover.
8 Summer Playlist YouTube Banner Template
Share your top playlist or favorite songs with this vibrant and summery template, evocative of fun times in the sun.
9 Urban Travel Tips YouTube Channel Art
Want to share your urban travel tips with your YouTube following? Use this modern-looking template with a panoramic view to entice your first-time visitors.
10 Flower YouTube Banner Template
There’s nothing like a colorful, scenic photo of nature to captivate your viewers’ attention as soon as they land on your site. This template is ideal for those looking to showcase photographs of nature.
11 Shopping Tips YouTube Channel Art
Are you a fashion guru with valuable style and shopping tips to share with your audience? This chic banner template is the perfect way to connect with your visitors.
12 Favorite Books YouTube Banner Template
There’s a whole section on YouTube for those looking to discuss favorite books and authors. This aptly-themed banner template is ideal for those who want to convey a love for books.
13 Makeup Tutorial YouTube Channel Art
Some of the most notorious YouTube celebrities have their own channels on beauty tips and makeup advice with large followings. You can use this template to start your own informative tutorials.
14 Rock Star YouTube Banner Template
If you’re looking for an alternative to the first music-related cover in this list, you can use this contemporary-looking template.
15 Drawing Lessons YouTube Channel Art
Replace this template’s text with your own to create an attractive cover for your YouTube drawing and art lessons.
16 Music Playlist YouTube Banner Template
To display your favorite music playlist to your followers, customize this stylish template with your own information.
17 Discover Tokyo YouTube Channel Art
An alternative to the first travel-related cover in this list, this urban-themed template is ideal for those looking to promote their globetrotting travel guides.
18 Quote YouTube Banner Template
Customize this template with your own motivational quotes to inspire your followers and create an emotional connection with your audience.
19 Abstract YouTube Channel Art
In cases where you simply need a generic YouTube cover, not a thematic one, you can use this easy-to-customize template.
20 Business YouTube Banner Template
Personalize your channel on business tips and lessons with this easy-to-customize, office-themed template.
21 Classroom Tips YouTube Channel Art
Add your own personal flair to your educational channel on teaching tips with this classroom-setting template.
22 Video Editing YouTube Banner Template
Make your video channel look more professional with this simple-to-edit template.
23 Coffee Break YouTube Channel Art
If you enjoy sharing your thoughts over a cup of coffee with your followers, you might find this template ideal for conveying a sense of warmth and comfort.
24 Outdoor YouTube Banner Template
For those looking for a template with a bold and intrepid feel, this cover perfectly evokes the sensations of adventure and excitement.
25 Cute Dog YouTube Channel Art
One of the surefire ways to create a huge following with viral content is through cute dog videos. Customize this template with your text and even change the colors or fonts in Visme’s drag-and-drop editor.
26 Nonprofit YouTube Banner Template
Visually communicate your nonprofit’s mission through this template made for a veterans foundation.
27 Video Games YouTube Channel Art
With millions of people watching videos of video games, this template comes in handy for those who want to share their gaming sessions.
28 Test Drive YouTube Banner Template
Want to share driving tips or car reviews with your followers? This template comes with an aptly-themed background image and text that can be easily customized.
29 App Download YouTube Channel Art
This sleek-looking template with a duotone color scheme and contrasting text that pops in relation to the background.
30 Skateboarding YouTube Banner Template
If you want to show off your skateboarding stunts to your YouTube audience, you can customize this template with your own text and website name.
31 Surfing YouTube Channel Art
Have a huge audience of followers who are enthralled by your jaw-dropping surfing stunts? Then update your channel with this image of a daring surfer riding the waves.
32 Sea Mammal YouTube Banner Template
Have a non-profit foundation for endangered animals you want to promote? Use this image of a sea mammal and insert your own text.
33 Rock Concert YouTube Channel Art
Here’s a rock concert banner template for those looking to promote their live music events. Simply insert your own text or even apply your own color scheme.
34 Photography YouTube Banner Template
Personalize your YouTube photography tutorials with this minimalist template comprised of a black-and-white image with easy-to-edit text.
35 Beauty Tips YouTube Channel Art
This refreshing image with modern-looking text is ideal for channels on skin care secrets and personal care.
36 Quote YouTube Banner Template
If the first inspirational quote image on this list doesn’t fit your needs, you can also try this windmill-themed template.
37 Photo Services YouTube Channel Art
For those who want to publicize their photography services through their video channel, there’s this easy-to-customize template that uses a script typeface in combination with a sans serif font.
38 Nature YouTube Banner Template
For those looking to create a channel with nature-related themes, customize this template with an image of a field with a circular overlay and editable text.
39 Museum YouTube Channel Art
For channels that transmit historical content, use this grayish-blue template reminiscent of the mid-20th century.
40 Piano Musician YouTube Banner Template
Another alternative to the musician templates above is this image of a piano with thick and bold typography.
41 Luxury Dining YouTube Channel Art
Looking for an image related to fine dining and gourmet food? This template with a relevant icon and image can be easily be modified with your own text.
42 Massage YouTube Banner Template
For services related to massage therapy, you can use this relevant image with contrasting text.
43 French Recipes YouTube Channel Art
Do you have weekly recipes you want to share with your audience? This convenient template comes with a thematically-related font and relevant image.
44 Happy Holidays YouTube Banner Template
For channels with seasonal topics, this holiday template is perfect. Simply insert your own text and you’re good to go.
45 Exploration YouTube Channel Art
Ideal for those looking to add a touch of mystery and nostalgia to their channel, this template comes with customizable text and graphic elements.
46 Football YouTube Banner Template
There’s nothing like a football hits channel to attract large crowds of viewers. This template comes with a monochromatic overlay and text accompanied by icons.
47 Computer Repair YouTube Channel Art
Do you provide computer repair tips to your viewers? This template is ideal, with framed text and a well-chosen background image.
48 Vintage YouTube Banner Template
Promote your vintage clothing store using this personalizable template with a full-width overlay and yellow-and-white text.
49 Start a Business YouTube Channel Art
There are plenty of channels out there that provide free business tips to those seeking to start their own businesses. Make your channel stand out from the crowd with this easy-to-edit template.
50 Nonprofit YouTube Banner Template
Make your message pop with this high-contrast template that combines a black-and-white background with yellow text.
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You really make it seem so easy together with your
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It kind of feels too complex and extremely large for me.
I am taking a look ahead for your next put up,
I’ll attempt to get the grasp of it!
First of all I want to say superb blog! I had a quick question which
I’d like to ask if you don’t mind. I was curious to find out how you
center yourself and clear your thoughts before writing.
I’ve had difficulty clearing my thoughts in getting my thoughts out.
I truly do take pleasure in writing but it just seems like the first 10 to
15 minutes are wasted simply just trying to figure out how to begin. Any
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Thanks for the comment, Marcus. Here’s a post that can help with that:
https://visme.co/blog/increase-creativity-productivity/
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