/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

live2d animator here, ask me anything

Do (You) want to be a V-Tuber but lack the funds or think you have the talent to make a model yourself? Lucky you here you can learn all about it, ask questions and get feedback. As the title suggests this is the do it yourself thread not the beg anons for rigs threads so keep that in mind.

2D recourses:
Splitting art:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS0TvbNgoqo

Rigging:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PZT-fky258&t=1110s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJdS1G5ybkE

Full workflows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd2ZArBalcw&t=18640s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EFAyfw_SvU&t=26s

Art options:
Digital painting:
>Krita (free, easy to use, all OSes)
>SAI ("paid", easy to use, Windows only)
>Clip studio paint ("paid", more complex but more powerful than the others, Windows only)

Editing:
>GIMP (free, better than it was before, all OSes)
>Photoshop ("paid", complex but powerful, Windows and Mac only)

Rigging options:
>Live2D ("Paid", has frequent sales, easy to pick up, standard for 2d Vtubing)
>Adobe After effects ("Paid", can give the "live 2D look" but only for premade stuff, can not be used for streaming unless you get really creative)

Capture options:
>Face rig (Paid -Steam- uses webcam)
>PrPrLive(Free -Steam- uses webcam)
>Vtuber studio (Free but has pro option -app store/direct download- uses phone camera, requires phone with face tracking chip, can be linked to computer to use with OBS)

3D recourses (still a work in progress feel free to put options and tutorials in the thread)
Model creation options:
VRoid studio (free)

Capture options:
VSeeface (free)

Do (You) want to be a V-Tuber but lack the funds or think you have the talent to make a model yourself? Lucky you here you can learn all about it, ask questions and get feedback. As the title suggests this is the do it yourself thread not the beg anons for rigs threads so keep that in mind.

2D recourses:
Splitting art:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS0TvbNgoqo

Rigging:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PZT-fky258&t=1110s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJdS1G5ybkE

Full workflows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd2ZArBalcw&t=18640s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EFAyfw_SvU&t=26s

Art options:
>GIMP (free, easy to use, mac and PC)
>SAI( "Paid", easy to use, light on the computer, PC only)
>Photoshop ("Paid", not very beginner friendly, heavy on computer, mac and PC)
Any art program works but make sure it can export to psd as that's the format Live2D reads

Rigging options:
>Live2D ("Paid", has frequent sales, easy to pick up, standard for 2d Vtubing)
>Adobe After effects ("Paid", can give the "live 2D look" but only for premade stuff, can not be used for streaming unless you get really creative)

Capture options:
>Face rig (Paid -Steam- uses webcam)
>PrPrLive(Free -Steam- uses webcam)
>Vtuber studio (Free but has pro option -app store/direct download- uses phone camera, requires phone with face tracking chip, can be linked to computer to use with OBS)

3D recourses (coming soon, I don't have experience in this field so feel free to put recommendations if you do. Though if you want to get started Vroid studio seems to be the place)