Thumbnails

What makes a thumbnail click, 30 idea patterns, the generation pipelines and the review checklist.

1. 01What makes a Roblox thumbnail clickHow to make Roblox game thumbnails that get clicked: what the image has to do, a reusable prompt system for AI image models, the two generation pipelines we used (and their traps), and small tools...5 min read
2. 02Thumbnail idea patternsThere are 30 reusable ideas here. Each one is a shape that works for any genre: swap in your game's units, pets, cars, machines or monsters. Most strong Roblox thumbnails are one of these patterns.6 min read
3. 03Generation pipelinesTwo pipelines produced real thumbnails. Reference images beat text-only prompting by a wide margin, so the default is Google Flow with references attached. Meshy is the scriptable fallback.8 min read
4. 04Reviewing thumbnail outputsRun this on every batch before anything is uploaded. Generate a contact sheet first so you judge images side by side at real size:3 min read
5. 05Stopping power: winning the clickPassing the squint test makes a thumbnail legible. These choices make someone pick it over the twenty next to it.2 min read
6. 06Getting Roblox avatars rightProportions, the two body types, why blocky arms have no hands, and the flat printed face.2 min read
7. 07Prompting image models for Roblox artHard-won rules from generating thousands of Roblox thumbnails with AI image models: negation, recency, jargon, and showing instead of telling.2 min read