/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

What site do vtubers go to buy stock background from? I know its a Japanese one at least

Anybody's opinion on deviating from the norm? She's an 80's girl from the L.A. Punk scene who plays piano

>>38486187
There are a few. Can you be more specific?

>>38486187
I just use cc0 vn backgrounds

I finished my rig! I didn't add any expression so I need to do that at some point but other then that I'm pretty much done. I asked a few threads ago if anyone wanted a free rig and there were no takers so
should I do a raffle on twitter or something like that instead? I want to do more rigs but I don't feel confident enough to offer paid commissions without more experience

I confessed to another aspie, wish me luck

We have several AMVs in the works, and a few are going around now. Since all the music is directly from the 1980's (she is from the Bernstein Bears timeline) we have to animate what footage doesn't exist in this dimension.

Do we still update the OP with auditions anymore? I found a micro corpo that looks pretty promising. They got some Nijisanji and hololive artists. https://twitter.com/PixelLinkEN/status/1600229594556399616?s=20&t=RgDKwcfwBF_ZQiXe4hvL4w

>>38489384
i just removed the kawa audition link this thread since the auditions closed; i'll add that link if i remember when i make the next thread

>>38489384
FlaVR is looking for people to fill the remaining slots in their gen, so for you people in /asp/ starting out, it's a smoother way to start out.

>>38489384
No legal info, no registered office, it might fall apart like Bond.

>>38490726
Pretty sure they have an LLC on their website somewhere but I am too lazy to check again.

>LLC
Anyone can claim that.

>>38490923
NTA but every small agency to my knowledge is run on an LLC. They look fine, just use caution like all auditions. Stay grounded, but stay hopeful anons. I might email them some questions to post here like we have done in the past.

https://old.reddit.com/r/HungryArtists/comments/zearho/hiring_im_looking_to_get_a_bust_up_illustration/

>>38486187
There was a guy on twitter who was making them using AI a little while back. I'm looking into it myself.

>>38490726
You could form a business online with only a PO box if you really wanted to. I know a couple web devs who have done that.

Something hard rock, n'furry...

https://youtu.be/L_F9vUzSQBA

Thoughts on this design?
scammer potion seller in debt to the plant mafia

>>38498714
I like it, it gives me radio demon from Hasbin vibes

>>38498714
very creative anon. looks nice.

>>38487996
I mean, if you know what you're doing, I'm down to pay you for some shit. I've got an avatar I painted up and am sorta just muddling my way through trying to figure out how to cut it up into pieces and rig, but I'm an illustrator and most of this Live2D stuff goes over my head, especially since it's not a humanoid model so I have no idea how to translate the basic instructions.

I was considering just dropping $100 and getting it bashed out on Fiverr or something so I didn't have to do it myself.

working on my model. i plan on giving her a gun and optional corpse paint

>>38502124
Post screams

>>38502141
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUzROR_tQH8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uidgSM2bPj8
second one is unlisted because i auditioned for akioair
i need to get better at screaming qwq

>>38502314
>94 videos
Anon, I...

Today I opened a window and looked outside. Baby steps.

bump?

>>38505787
Bump.

>>38507271
Bump

>>38502124
Good luck, when I drew my model I put in all sorts of alternate crap that when it came to rigging really became a hassle. Maybe worth it for 4 different versions of sleeves

>>38501992
It's not actually that hard, you just have to imagine it as a bunch of layers on a drawing, if you move some layers left you have to know what should be drawn behind them. If you really need help then get the example models from live2d and open them up in the editor.
I wish I did that before I finished drawing mine, but mine still turned out well just from eyeballing it.

Also careful about cheap riggers, there are apparently people who steal models, it's why I lrn2rig myself.
If you're going to hire one, make sure they're verified or have good reviews.

>>38490726
I found them on a business registry site they look legit at least in that department
>>38490847
Yeah it shouldn’t be hard to at least do that lol I don’t think just having an LLC makes them instantly a nonshit agency

>>38490726
Is Bond already gone? I like all their members though

>>38507920
Alive but dead in the water. Always looked super scammy to me personally though.

>>38507971
How so? I don't know much about it but all the members seem fine, haven't checked out the new ones yet though.

>>38507896
Oh second reply meant for >>38492482

>>38486722
>>38489347
what is this shit

>>38507971
>>38508058
>Check
>3 members already gone
I'm sick for 1 week, what the fuck happened

How to get over my anxiety of accidentally showing my face somehow

>>38512389
Become attractive just like me (I am sexy)

>>38512763
Even worse. If you're too sexy there's more motivation to track you down and eat you.

>>38512810
Very true, fellow sexy man

>>38512389
Learn how OBS works

>>38512389
It's very hard to accidentally show your face. But do make sure that you have a clean desktop. I used to have my CV with my full name there before I started streaming.

So if an artist doesn't disclose their price and have this submission form thing instead, is it safe to assume that it probably is out of my budget and they won't be open to negotiation?
I don't want to make it awkward by asking a quotation and just nope out if they're way out my budget. The artist is mama to dozens of nip indies and also did niji voice pack art

bump

>>38510621
Bond would make people sign a contract, modify it without the talent's consent and then not deliver what they promised (video editing, marketing, merch, art and songs) while still taking their cut. On top of that they isolated their talents to prevent them from noticing payment disparity, lack of goods delivering and told to their faces that the viewers are priority so they have to stream games they don't like while also emphasizing that their old viewers don't matter.

Pretty shitty overall.

>>38512389
I don't know about 3d models but if you're using live2d or pngs, the chances of that happening are 0.

>>38485296
I thought /asp/ would know about this so I had to ask here:

Do you guys reckon VTuber agencies use Steam Family Sharing so that multiple members can play the same games?

Is there any security concerns regarding doing so?

>>38519202
I highly doubt they do. The costs for games are relatively small, and that is likely against the Steam TOS.

>>38519202
Doubtful. But you should use family sharing between your private and vtuber steam account so you don't dox yourself.

>>38519455
yeah I've read about this in the manual for /asp/ somewhere. But won't that also be against steam TOS?

>>38519320
>costs for games are relatively small
in comparison to other things, or just in general? I feel like something like HITMAN would be beneficial to share on account of being more expensive, compared to your average indie game anyways. idk if it's different due to local prices but for me it can easily be 6x the price of the average game.

>likely against Steam TOS
well, the official FAQ doesn't help https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/57A7-503C-991F-E9A8. But you can see people in the discussions link at the end asking for "other users who own certain games" to share with them. And in the final FAQ question about a borrower committing fraud, Steam just says:
>"We recommend you only authorize familiar Steam Accounts and familiar computers you know to be secure."

That kinda implies non-family members are okay if you trust them, no? Is my english comprehension just shit?

>>38519202
I doubt it, there's a limit to how many accounts you can family share with.

>>38519751
>getting kicked out of game mid stream every time another talent wants to play a game.
Heh

>>38519751
also this is what I meant by:
>"people in the discussions link asking for other users who own certain games to share with them".

this forum is unmoderated at worst, but it seems like steam turning a blind eye to people who just wanna play games for free.

>>38519850
I'm aware of that. the guide says Sharing works for up to 5 accounts and on 10 devices. I was thinking it was like sharing-between-generations or waves or whatever, not the entire member of the corpo.

>>38519917
okay that is a good point. I should've thought of this shit. clearly undesirable. but all the more reason to play different games? there shouldn't be a lack of options if you're resorting to cutting costs with this measure, right?

>>38512389
There’s no chance of that happening in my experience with Vtube Studio. Being hot irl does also help with the anxiety there though.

>>38520046
steam family sharing kicks you no matter the game the other person is trying to play. You could be playing left 4 dead and if your genmate tries to play vampire survivor, you will get a huge popup notice that someone else is trying to start a game and you will be kicked out unless the other person closes it.

>>38520267
okay that blows even harder than I expected what the fuck. I thought they could play at the same time if the games are different. I guess it could technically discourage stream overlaps, but people would want to play games off-stream too. thanks for the info!

>>38508537
Unreal Engine 5.0, fully body and face rigged. We may downgrade into cel shading, but the photorealism is fun so far. Livestreaming with piano playing is possible. This is for aspiring Vtubers, yes? If you're not into it, that's fine!

>>38507856
I'm fucking around with it, but it's mostly trial and error since I have no experience with separating the model beforehand, and it's gonna be a slow process figuring it out.

Can I do it myself? Eventually. But if someone knows what they're doing and can knock it out way faster, I'm down for that. Also I'm no stranger to having my work stolen on the internet.

>>38520602
They don't understand what you're trying to say because of the language barrier

>>38521770
Thank you! I'll keep that in mind

It's already December

>>38485296
good luck

>>38524052
It sure is.
My first year of vtubing was pretty fun. I probably could have worked harder and grown more than I have so far, but I have regulars which makes me real happy. I'm looking forward to next year.

>>38498714
I like this a lot very unique but seems like its big shoes to fill personality wise

>>38516635
If your budget for art is under 1k, don't DM a popular artist. However, JP artists tend to be cheaper than the ones you find on L2D servers. I got my full body L2D art (including multiple hairstyles, clothes, toggles, arms, accessories, etc) for around $300 and the artist was of the higher tier JP quality art.

>>38519202
From my knowledge, it depends. PK confirmed they don't. IdolEN confirmed they do (see Pochi's stream yesterday talking about how they "shared an account for certain games")

>>38528288
>IdolEN confirmed they do
How very (((frugal)))

>>38516635
>and they won't be open to negotiation?
I don't know about specifically Live2D-focused artists or animators, but speaking from the perspective of someone who works as a freelance artist, let me encourage you to NOT try and haggle on rates with someone you're trying to commission. There is a 100% chance they're already offering you a ridiculous number of hours worked for basically nothing per-hour. There's no shame in asking someone for a quote, I get asked all the time and often am told that it's out of people's budgets, which is fine though also a little insulting because it means they're expecting to pay basically nothing, sometimes you just don't have the budget for what you want. It is what it is.

It's sometimes alright to ask the person you're trying to commission if they're willing to do something smaller within your budget, but honestly the truth is that if you can't afford it, you don't need it right now. If you have money to spend, you have a way to make money, so just wait and save more.

But the worst thing you can do is try and haggle. It tells the person providing the service that you really like their work, you just don't think it's worth what they're asking for it, and it's just in bad taste. If they want to give you a discount or make something cheaper for you, they'll do it, but please don't fucking ask.

Also, and this is the part you're going to hate: Spending money on a popular artist won't make you popular. I've done plenty of work for projects and things that are utter garbage, the art doesn't magically make them worth people's time.

>>38516635
realistically speaking you would need at least and this is the absolute minimum $2K. However you're probably looking at $5K plus

>>38524052
I think now I will start vtubing. I have chosen my rival in /asp/ based on their stats and I think they'll be a decent starter rival and if I surpass them I'll switch to a new one.

>>38530211
who are you looking to defeat?

FlaVR anon here, we're looking for people to try out and fill up the gen 2 slots as shown here >>38520317

Orange in the middle is already taken and the next ones we're looking for voices are the two white haired ladies, a coconut themed noir type and a marshmellow themed ojou sama. The others are apple themed.

>>38536168
>FlaVR
for /asp/ies too dumb to understand memes this is a fake company made by racist 4chan vtuber pippa pipkin from phase connect that uses ai generated anime characters to pretend like they're vtubers. it's not real.

>>38536409
>it's not real
Isn't that the whole point of vtubers?

>>38536471
it's not a real agency that /asp/ies can apply to and providing your personal information to them in hopes of "filling up gen 2 slots" is just giving away your personal information

>>38536523
You're not providing personal info or getting paid, it's just coordinating shitpost streams from what I've heard. I could be mistaken but I doubt it

Aspire

>>38536409
but i love my niggers though

I think I'm actually going to cry today over my numbers. I just put so much effort into it all to see no one cared in the first place. I really try not to think about it and enjoy the stream, but I don't know how much more I can do.

Please, give your favorite 2view as much love as you can.

>>38539597
Sorry, too busy giving 1 views love. Hope you understand.

>>38539597
>but I don't know how much more I can do.
Son, what the fuck. You did one stream, got no views, and you're ready to quit? Bro you should never have started, what the fuck.

No football today AAAAA

>>38536409
>>38536471
>>38536523
>>38536593
It's a parody of a corpo, you join so you can build yourself up ofc

>>38539597
I'm here with you anon. What i decided to do was to set a deadline on my streaming career. I want to have fun for this amount of time and then graduate. It helps with the constant dread. It's easier for me to say "I will be a NGMI no view chuuba for 2 years" than saying "I will be an NGMI no view chuuba until i kill myself"

>>38544307
It's actually extremely fucking weird and troubling that you people fetishize being an anime girl streamer the exact same way trannies and crossdressers fetishize being a woman. Like, bro can you just fucking be normal?

>>38546027
i have no idea what you are talking about sorry

Should I send a second audition attempt to try and make it into holostarsEN? I don't wanna get in to fuck any of the girls or anything retarded like that, I just want a small audience to have fun with plus I admire the JP stars. I don't have any numbers to show the Cover fax machine managers though, only a yt channel with about 200-ish subs and a bunch of gameplay videos with commentary and past streams. I tried once for the hell of it but I'm considering sending another one but put more time and effort into it.

Would I get traction as a wanktuber (I masturbate on stream)

Can you show tits without nipples (Think Barbie dolls) on a drawing stream on twitch?

>>38549462
Someone would actually have to be watching you to report you.

>>38549200
Yeah man. Do it. You have nothing to lose but some time.
I wanna get in there too, but my numbers are even measlier and I frankly don't have enough experience yet to warrant applying. I'm close, though, so I'll apply next year. I like the Stars too, and I wanna move over there in a few years anyways. Good luck.

>>38549200
If you have consistency over the past 6 months~ and are not of literal laughable quality (silent streams with a pc fan audibly humming the whole time + a twitter with 100 followers that posts nothing but "hi here's my png" to art raffles) then go for it. Consistency is a top metric for an investment, and a new app (presumably this is on another round of apps?) means you can say you've improved things lately. You may get in as a bit of a dark horse if they get around to you and think you've got what they're looking for. Besides, you never know how many more "popular" choices get filtered out in interviews.

Hold up... aspirations??

Alright /asp/ I've been wanting to try out vtubing for a while now. I've just got one question I'm mulling over.

I have about 7k followers on a twitter dedicated to porn drawings, I take commissions as a bit of a side hustle. The art's not as good as a typical account with that following, but it's porn & I draw a very niche fetish. It's nothing super disgusting to most people, just very strange and paraphillic. I've had people tell me it's 'cute' I'm into it but never disgust. That said, my drawings are NSFW. Do you reckon I should launch as that identity/tie myself in to it by crossposting my account there, or do you think I should just just another account and try to opsec the two apart as much as I can? It won't be too difficult on the artstyle front - my porn tends to use a more traditional, Western, painted style but I can also sketch anime style pretty well, I'll just use that on my vtubing side.

On the one hand
>An inevitably tiny boost in viewers at the start
>I actually have quite a few acquaintances in my "community," so can get some friendly faces in
>I can really hang back and be myself about my little fetish when appropriate, might be something of a harmless in-joke
>Very unlikely to even want to get to the size where nsfw affiliation holds me back

On the other hand
>May be labeled as a sex pest and a weirdo if I ever so much as look at somebody who turns out was a minor
>Paranoia over the double existence might end up being unbearable
>May get blackballed by larger names and/or corporations (but then again Nyanners is known for a stuatory rape song so?)

Thoughts?

>>38550649
I think if you're worried about minors interacting with you that you shouldn't be on Twitter. That ship has probably already sailed. Best you can do is just not be a sex pest. Doesn't matter if a handful of people will call you a sex pest for being aroused by balloons or whatever.
That said, I think whether or not you want to crosspost your vtuber account on that account really just comes down to what kind of streams or videos you're going to make. I don't see why you shouldn't crosspost if you're already planning to make stuff that your current audience might enjoy. If you don't want your fetish to come up at all during your vtuber activity then you probably shouldn't do that. I think you should think about who your target audience is and act accordingly.
Also, I doubt you want to share this, but I have to know what the weird fetish is.

>>38550649
there's been some porn artists that have gone and became vtubers without fully separating from their art like henemimi, minkye and krimbo so i don't think its something you really need to do unless you really don't want any connection

>>38555363
>>38550649
Lots of bigger streamers have other accounts/lives they don't really connect to their streaming persona, whether it be furry porn art or Onlyfans or whatever. It's not really a big deal as long as you just don't generally talk about it constantly or market it on platforms like Twitch or Youtube. Lots of streamers are literally Onlyfans models on the side, Twitch doesn't care as long as you're not linking to that from your page or trying to sell it on your stream, which they will ban you for.

In fact, I'm pretty sure you're allowed to actually do adult art on stream on Twitch as long as you mark it for mature audiences.

>>38556917
>I'm pretty sure you're allowed to actually do adult art on stream on Twitch as long as you mark it for mature audiences.
you probably are but i'd imagine there's probably a reason why a lot of nsfw artists will still stream their nsfw work on picarto instead

Good luck all you

What’s a guy to do for a decent mic these days

>>38567684
Buy one, or suck someone's dick so they buy you one