User blog:Nkstjoa/Create your own Death Battle thumbnail

Starting off...
We all have a Death Battle that we all want to see, which may or may not happen. In either case, how cool would it be to have your own thumbnail for your Death Battle?

Well I've made a few and now I'll tell you how to make your own:

How To
But before we start, you'll just need two programs: If you happen to have Photoshop or a different picture-editing program, you can definitely still make them, but this is just the way that I do.
 * Paint
 * Microsoft Powerpoint

Now we're ready to begin.

Step 1: Characters & pictures
You probably already have the characters that you want to see figured out, so now you just need to find a picture for each of them. Try to go for head shots, though if you can find a bigger picture, you can cut out the rest later.

Then once that's all sorted out, just grab one of these three, depending on what kind of Death Battle you want:

Notes: If you find a picture that you want that's .png, then you have multiple options:
 * A black or white box as a background
 * Finding another image that you can use for a background
 * A box colored using fill effects as a background

Step 2: Setting up the foundation
Before we start this step, I'd recommend grabbing a Death Battle thumbnail, which'll help in determining the correct size.

I tend to stick with these here:

Now that we have a thumbnail to act as a model, we can now open up Powerpoint and put all of our pictures there.

Go ahead and create a box with no fill, then measure it up to the size of the thumbnail. Then post your chosen vs. picture and place it right in the middle. Once you're certain it's even, the actual thumbnail has played its part and you can delete it if you desire.

Step 3: Adding in the pictures
Now go ahead and add all of your character's pictures. Move them up towards the head and measure them out depending on how you want them to look.

And for those of you with .png images, either add a background image of your own choosing or a black, white, or fill effects box behind them.

Step 4: Finish, Save, and Post
Drag across the entire fake thumbnail (click and hold left mouse button), then copy it. Open up Paint and pick the select tool. Now go to the very corner of the picture (before the black lines of the box) and click, then hold it down until you've covered the entire picture. Now copy it and go in to Powerpoint and paste. Once you're satisfied with the look of your thumbnail save it.

And now you're free to post it on this Wiki for your own profile, Top 10 list, analysis, or whatever, or you can post it on the Death Battle Fanon Wiki to make it unofficially official.

So there you have it: now have fun and let's see your Death Battle's in the comments.

Examples
So you can have an idea on what your thumbnails can look like, here's a few examples: