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How to separate the parts of a Vtuber Model for Live2d
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มี.ค. 2021
- This is a tutorial on how to cut up your Vtuber art and prepare it for Live2d rigging. It covers how to cut up body parts, clothing, accessories, hair, eyes, and mouth. And I explain the final formatting steps for Live2d import.
Thanks for watching
PS: I noticed after making this video that the back part of flower on my head moves to the right when I look right, and moves to the left when I look left. This is incorrect. To give the sense of dimension, it should move to the left when I look right, and move to the right when I look left. I noticed it looked weird but I couldn't put my finger on it until I was editing the next video. It was a quick fix for me in Live2d, but I'm sorry if the clips of the flower looks weird here.
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"2 weeks is simply too long" - as I'm sitting at about 3 weeks and haven't even started doing coloring yet. RIP
Haha I mean I worked on it every other day for 2 weeks so I felt like it was a long time. Theres no rush if you dont want to stream asap tho
Oh hey, I didn't realize it had started playing the next video while I was typing my comment, this was meant for the first video of the series, lol
Anyway, yeah, I just spent 6 hours adjusting scales on just my tail. lol
@@Thornscale No worries, I knew what you were referring to XD yea honestly relatable, i wish art didnt take so long
@@Thornscale oh, im making a dragon model and hope i do not face the same amount of time
So how long does it take to rig a full model like my TH-cam pfp
This video is short and in depth at the same time! You're an angel for doing this ;u;
Thank you so much Azure! Im really glad you found it good
Yeah she really is I was watching the top video for this kind of thing and the person was no where near as good at explaining or getting to the point as her!! I’m so grateful for this video ❤️
Thank you i'm trying to make my own vtuber model and i honestly couldn't understand how to separate or how to even start
I still don't understand how to rig the model in Live2d but i should start with the concept first
subscribed because this is gold!:)
Thanks, I hope this helps you! Everyone starts somewhere :D Don't hesitate to ask me if you don't understand something.
When i watched this video i thought you had about over 100k subscribers and when i looked at your sub-count i was shocked
How can a person be this underrated !?
Ahhh B0n
Thanks so much for this- I was getting ready to start the lineart for my model and was rather confused. This definitely helped sort things out^^ I'll be looking forward to watching your other tutorials along the way as I'm sure they'll be just as informative.
Thank you so much
I successfully made my own model based on your videos, I couldn’t thank you enough
This video, and the one on just how to draw the model, have been great help with the creative process of drawing the character up! Thank you so much for these videos, they're great help!
Thank you so much Jackaboy! Im glad you found them helpful :D
your account is underrated! thank you for creating these videos :3
Thanks :O I'm really glad you liked them! I learned so much on youtube, so I'm trying to supplement the tutorials I used and make the progress of making a vtuber seem less daunting.
Just sent your video to a customer on fiverr, they are very useful for explaining the PSD basics
Hope this gets more views!
Dude Garo thanks for all the support, I really appreciate it
thank you so much for this informative video! the most concise one out there (that i have watched). makes live2d a lot less scary, and not being scared is the most important part in learning
I’m thinking of doing vtuber commissions (no rigging) and this was really helpful! Thank you for your help
Get that bread
thank you for this tutorial! for some reason, I'm really struggling withth how to shade the arms and have them bend but your video is super helpful so thank you! I think if I simplify my shading it will make it a lot easier
The way she said long at 3:20 though...Hermione 'leviosa' vibes!
Really great tutorial, very informative and friendly! ^^
this is a great video! Ive been having trouble making my model live2d ready because i was trying to separate the parts while i was drawing it. the overlapping lineart was really confusing me haha- is it better to start separating after the drawing's finished or from the start?
Thank you Choco! I’m just making guides to fill the gaps of all the great guides already out there. Im glad you found it helpful. I drew the line art without separating the parts, but i colored with an idea of where parts kinda are. I drew my model’s lineart in layers: body, dress, cardigan, accessories. Then colored the parts you could see. So it was easy for me to separate the clothing. I also planned out how the hair pieces would be separated before coloring them. But the elbow and knees, i had to go back and redo. I just wrote a wall of text, uh tldr separate while you are coloring? Haha just do what you feel makes sense.
I wasnt planing of becoming a vtuber but now I need it!!!
Finally someone explains the leyers !!!!!!
layers are truly a nightmare XD
Thank you so much for your tutorial videos. They are so helpful and easy to understand!
the clearest tutorial i have seen thank u TTuTT
Youre welcome and thanks Yara XD
This is very helpful thank you! I’m planning to be a vtuber in the future since I think it will take a long time for me to prepare my model and stuff by myself because I can’t really commission people since I don’t have the money (I also think I’m underaged but I’m not joining any companies)
I’m gonna watch your rigging video too since this itself is short but helpful :))
Thanks Rizu! Im glad to hear it, good luck with your vtubing prep! Hey ive spent $0 on vtubing because i also dont have $$$ so if I can do it, you can too!!! You got this, i believe in you
very concise and clear, thank you!
Thank you Carcarchu!
Thank you this is really helpful 😊
Thanks for watching Kiki
wonderful tutorial!
you now have 500 subs cause i subbed
YAY thank you Hanako
@@KappakoChannel ywc
I refered to this in hopes that I hadn't messed up cutting up my model, because she already has an ungodly amount of parts, and I didn't even realize that maybe, just MAYBE I should have separated her torso at the middle and making her neck its own part. I was too focused on cutting up all fine details I wanted to animate that I forgot something so obvious
I had to cut up the joints a couple times before I was satisfied with them. Try to editing your original .psd file (if you already have multiple .psd files then either consolidate them all to make it easy on yourself or just keep going, it still works) but 1 psd file is the easiest to work with. You can add and update layers in the og .psd file, and import it into your wip live2d project. Live2d will replace the files so you dont have to delete the old layer and drag the new layer into the correct deformer hierarchy.
omg your video is so informative and easy to understand! 👍👍👍
Thanks Kasagi!
i'm starting creating model bc i just love making charadesign and i wanted to know i'm not sur how you cut your part. do we have to cut everything before the color, after the coloring ? during ? is there any ways to make it easier ?
Oh and also when do we have to fusion the lineart and when we don't (i knowfor the head the line must be separated from the color)
thank u for your advices !
Very underrated, you hv good tuts ngl :D
Thanks Sakuranature!
'at least 3 layers for hair' o 3 o stares at my 13 layers for hair alone lol
Oh god i bet your models physics is gonna look amazing
i feel good vibes in you. new sub here love you!
thanks Lanlanlanlim!
Can you do a tutorial of how to add toggle facial expressions and toggle assets such as on and off a jumper?
Thank you sooo muchh! I really need this
Yeah but how do we separate those parts and connect them with the color I dontnunderstand
Do I merge my shadow layers to the skin or keep them seperate?
So I’m doing this for my protogen character, and I’m not really sure if the head turning is going to work, because he has a snout, do you happen to know anything about how to make it look good when they have a snout? Also his eyes are just LEDS so it’s one solid color, would that still work? (My pfp is the character I’m using but I drew a front facing pose) any help is appreciated!
Um a snout is completely out of my realm of knowledge... Cutie Dragon has a tutorial on youtube about snouts, so I hope they can help a lot more!
@@KappakoChannel ok thank you! Love your videos!
okay but everytime i try to import my artwork in, it just merges all of my layers together--i'm confused. what do i do?
Do I need to redraw the png if someone gave me a png with there arms behind the body?
This is really helpful, I appreciate it!
My model won't be amazing, buy I'm doing my best and I feel sure I will be satisfied. However, I am confused about layers and rigging so the video is perfect.
Edit:
Ok, now I'm confused. My vtuber model has a hood on...
Should I just make it into its own two parts:
•Back of hood
•Front of hood
?
Hello, thanks for the video!
May I ask about the additional expression? Do the psd file have to be separated or just separate layers? Thank you
For expressions, try to have them in the same psd file as the rest of the model. It should also be separate layers, for example 1 layer for the blush.
@@KappakoChannel Thank you for the replies ^-^)
wait whaaa i didnt know about the photoshop document thing
Haha yea thats probably important, thanks shortkake!
@@KappakoChannel what would be the best software tho? (for drawing)
@@shortkake8601 Any program that can save/export as .psd file, which is like almost all except paint. I like clip studio paint the most, Ive also tried photoshop and paint tool sai.
@@KappakoChannel thank you :D
@@shortkake8601 haha happy to help
great i know what to separate but idk how you separate parts q_q fyi my drawing is done on paper and ported to pc so it's all in 1 layer by default i assumed i had to separate parts and put them in different layers then but lost how one would do that
thank you sooo much!!! I’m working on creating a 2d model so tjis heloed A lot
aw im glad my video helped! Good luck lyrr
I didn't get what to use to separate it TvT good tutorial btw
Separate the parts with the lasso tool into different layers while you are coloring
hey, i drew my vtuber model on my phone, how do i transfer it to live2d or even my computer as one document
export it as a .psd file so that you can open it in live2d
Her: the hair needs to be minimum 3 parts
My character, who has a box on her head so you cant see the hair:
Aye youre lucky you get to work smart, not hard
This might seem like a lazy question but to avoid hair clipping the head and showing the skin tone, would it be easier to colour past the forehead with hair colour?
Can I draw 2D models on my phone? Like converting a .png file into a .psd (?), I want to design a model on my phone and send it to my laptop. Since I don't have a tablet or a wacom, I thought it would be difficult...
Yes you can, there are phone drawing apps. Its very difficult to convert a .png file into a .psd file, so make sure youre drawing and saving in .psd format.
OMGGG this is sooo helpfulllllll, thank you soo much ;; I just have one question, for the shading of hair that goes on the face (hair shadows that cast on te face) does it go on the head itself or can you put it with the hair so that it can move with the hair when rigging? My model would have some serious shadows cast on the face by the hair but i cant see anything about the shadows im talking about (Kronii from holoen's hair shadows move as her hair also moves) and I just really wanna ask from a professional ;;
yea you can have the shadow on a separate layer by itself and rig it with the movement of hair so that the shadow moves when the hair moves
if i were to make a character with a hoodie, would i have to make a seperate part for the hood?
Im not an expert, but i think thats up to you
I have the front part (the area with the hoodie strings) attached to the neck, and the back part (the hat, my vtuber isnt wearing the hat) separated but im gonna merge it because im lazy lol
Hope that helps
this is a awesome tutorial- i already know its going to help me a lot because what all to separate really confused me- but i did kinda have a question- can live 2d really ONLY import photoshop documents?
Thank you again for the awesome video!
I wanna know how to separate a model from vroid in mobile
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG THANK YOU !!!!!
Can I bother you asking something again bdjsb? OK so. I'm already drawing my model uwu and I was wondering if the shadows of the skin have to go together or apart the base color? The shadow and the blush. I don't know if I should put them on separate layers or in the same one
Shadow can be on the same layer as the skin, or a separate layer and you clip it to the skin. Same layer is less work, but separate layer is nicer. Mine is same layer. Blush should be separate layer because placement is very important.
Is there any free drawing app that has the option of a photoshop document
Ive only used photoshop, paint tool sai, and clip studio paint, which are paid. So ive never used kritia before but ive heard good things about it?
Found this simple tutorial! Inwas wondering what’s the purpose on separating the eye lashes individually? Btw, thank you for this video!
Its not necessary, but eyes move and will distort all the details. Its something you need to test out yourself if you want less textures to work with. I just separated everything to be on the safe side.
@@KappakoChannel thank you for the info! Will try which is easier to rigged. Coz I’m pretty new with this ;-;
@@Adeec Good luck!
thank you
Thanks for watching!
bruh you're a godsend
Thanks Neondroolz
I got a question! What rigging software can I use for vtubing that is free? I’m broke and I can’t buy software.
Vriod studio has a free trail lol try it out
Ty so much for this! Quick question though when I first made my model I actually made the file size 10000px tall. Should I scale her down to 4096x4096 or should I just do 10240x10240?
If you want a super high res model, youve a good computer that can handle that model size, youre using paid live2d, then sure keep 10000+ pixels. Its up to you. My model is 4096x4096 px and it works for me because it doesnt look pixelated when i use it for streams and zoom into my face.
@@KappakoChannel Do you think a laptop with 16gb of ram would be good enough? or would it be better to scale down to 8192x8192?
@@Ihaskittay Sorry ihaskittay >< I cant advise you about yes or no, because I know nothing about computers... I chose my prebuilt desktop based on price lmao
I think 16GB can easily handle that file but it would also depend on your graphics driver. If you have dedicated graphics (seperate graphics card) or integrated (you use the processor's built in graphics driver), the former will significantly work better than the latter and be faster.
Other things that add to the file being difficult to handle for the pc would be the higher number of layers you have, if you have assets (images for example of photo bashing), if you're making time lapse of the process, it will all make your file size bigger take longer to load with each refresh, save and edit.
Gotta do this tomorrow
good luck idiotka
@@KappakoChannel thanks
im confused, if i drew my whole model piece by piece on top of each other in different layers if i export as psd it will automatically come up in different layers in live 2d right?
Yea thats how it works, 1 layer in psd = 1 layer in live2d. So remember to flatten the lineart and color layers together so you only get 1 layer for each part.
@@KappakoChannel thank you so so much
No prob!
Hey hey! is there any way I can contact you to ask some questions regarding this stuff? maybe discord or something, I do animate stuff this way but u haven't done any sort of driving but i want to get into it. But i know about all that stuff about having loooots of layersmeaning a looooot more work something I'm terrible at doing too much of >_>
You can animate with Live2d too, theres mode for animation and form animation, but I havent tried it myself so I'm not sure how to animate in Live2d
TY
youre welcome Skindizzie!
Great tutorial! It gave me a good understanding about the model parts. Also, Ms Kappako, not sure if you can help me with this; I have my drawing done in Krita. To my understanding it doesn't do "Folders" but it does "Group layers". Would that translate okay to Live2D Cubism? My art skill is not quite at the level to justify buying Photoshop, Clip Studio. I don't want to start cutting up the model further in Krita just to redo it all over again in another drawing software.
I've never used Krita so I'm not sure... Maybe someone else would know if Folders and Group layers are the same?
@@KappakoChannel Hey, I figured it out and it works for Krita! I think the main thing is to make sure the image properties is set to "Model: RGB/Alpha" and "Depth: 8-bit integer/channel". The folder organization worked okay too. There was another person who owned photoshop and was having trouble uploading to L2D and when he changed the image properties, it worked. As of right now I was able to upload my Krita-made .PSD file and right now I'm working on the rigging. I'm not sure if anyone needs to hear this, but I figured I'd relay the info to you as well. As always, your tutorials are so helpful. Thanks again!
@@playalots oh god thats so complicated D: im glad you figured it out!
What other art apps can you use? Would something simple like ibispaint be ok or does it have to be Photoshop?
Im using procreate, i think it will be ok if you import the drawing from ibisPaint into photoshop but if you dont havr photoshop im not sure
I’m not sure if ibisPaint exports in psd format I’m not sure if it would work! Personally I use sketchbook. It’s on my iPad and free on the App Store.
Loved thiss, tho i have a question, tho i have to draw all the things separated from the start ? And the highlights for the hair have to be separated too?
I do the lineart together and separate the layers when im coloring. Highlights being separate depends on you, my highlights are on the same piece as my hair
@@KappakoChannel oo thanks, and another thing, if im doing only a half body model, do i still use your recomended pixels?
@@mariagracia1064 you can use the dimensions or half the dimensions, its up to you. Larger dimensions are less pixelated
So, for the head and the ears, I would put lineart for the head but keep it open-ended for the inside facing part of the ears?
Sorry if this doesn't make sense. I was a bit confused and didn't know how to articulate my question.
Also, thank you for the video. It was very helpful!
Also, for parts like horns (think goats or sheep where the horns are on the side), do you think I'll have to do the nub thing? More specifically, do you think I'll have to color past the visible line and into the head?
@@sittinghereuntilimneeded for a 3 dimensional ram horn shape you can break it into 2-3 parts so it doesnt look flat when you turn your head
For those who only do bust models, is the process basically the same? Like if you only want from the shoulders up.
Yep its the same process, but slightly less work because you dont need to draw/rig the bottom half. I think the majority of the work is on the face tho XD
Question! If I have to Separate The eyes, should there be also separate folders for the left eye and right eye?
Yep separate left and right. You will rig one eye and copy paste it to the other when you rig it in live2d.
Are the layers supposed to overlap on the canvas, or are they supposed to be separate like a sprite sheet?
Theyre supposed to overlap in your psd file. Live2d will make a sprite sheet called texture atlus.
@@KappakoChannel sweet!! Thank you so much
do I keep both eyes separate? Ex. right iris and left iris? Same this with eyebrows
yea each side should be on a separate layer. for example layer 1 is right iris and layer 2 is left iris.
Hi! I know this is a long time ago but i have a question.
If i want to make my VTUBER have an open mouth everytime i talk, how do i do that? Do i draw it on the same art or do i draw it on a different art?
Can you draw each layer 1 by 1 instead of drawing the hole thing and then cutting it up?
Either way works. I tend to do the line art for everything first and cut up the sections while Im doing flat colors and color each section separately.
Hi! Does any of u here knows what is the standard canvas size for a full body vtuber model? Thank u
There is no standard size for a vtuber model just make it any size you want
do you have to draw your own expressions?
@chestercatty1691 I believe you make your characters mouth and such open so you can move it in rigging
hello! i just wanna ask if I should cut a part like the hair before I color it or I should color before I cut?
I colored it after i cut it. But you should still keep a backup .psd file with all the color and shading layers separated so that if you want to edit a piece, you can do that easily.
@@KappakoChannel ooo so when you color something like the front bangs, you color it whole first then you will cut it after? Thank you this helped a lot.
@@dearestbey4321 I cut first and colored second. But its really up to you, Ive seen people color it first and cut it up second too.
what's the art app you're using?
Clip studio paint!
So question is. . . Does it need to draw it in VTUBER artstyle??? The way it shaded too so im curious so i wont do any mistakes in the future
It doesnt have to be anime style, draw it in whatever style you like
I'm not sure what layer numbers each of them are supposed to be in, once I get into live 2d cubsim, a different part is explained as another body part
The layers can be moved forward and backwards in live2d too. I'm not sure if you had a question XD
@@KappakoChannel I HAVE ANOTHER! I can't save it because it says I don't have privileges, and I don't know how to collect all layers in one
@@redmhonsterz I think you should save as a new .psd file. Copy and paste layers into the new .psd file.
What psd file should I use? Mine Says "PSD (preserved layers)" and "PSD (flattened layers)" which one is more suitable for vtubing :))
uhhh mine just says .psd file... i would try both and see if they're the same.
@@KappakoChannel alright thank u kappako!!!
What if i already drew my model without separating the parts? is there a way to fix it without having to restart?
Uh its a hassle but its possible! You start cutting pieces and putting then on separate layers manually. With a lot of the lasso tool, erase, filling in the empty spots, its doable!
@@KappakoChannel well to late now, I saved it as an image, and the traced over it but with the right layers. Its 6am for me and it took all night. But I did it
That works too. Im glad you managed to get something to work XD
without the “ How to separate the parts of a Vtuber Model for Live2d” on the thumbnail it would’ve had much more gruesome undertones 💀
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what tool in photoshop do i use to separate the parts?
If you drew it in layers, just use the lasso tool. But if its a flat .jpg image, you will need to redraw a lot of the parts.
Okay this is extremely useful, but for someone who has 0 Idea what I am doing I dont know how to actually do the separation
Haha its definitely a lot of trial and error, but you can separate it while coloring or after coloring and then fill in the overlapping parts
I'M STILL REALLY YOUNG BUT I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST TO LEARN ON LIVE2D😰❤️
young is the best time to learn
Dude!
Thanks for the dude, dude.
Haha I'm gonna go crazy but thanks
My model as 4 eyes , Help
What size is your canvas to draw the model?
@@KappakoChannel omg thank you so much! I will go through all of your tutorials! They are very useful and easy to understand
@@catalinacruzsaez1633 My comment disappeared but yea 4096x4096px XD thanks Mei, good luck with your vtuber creation
How did you learn to draw?
I watched some youtube tutorials and followed some deviantart tutorials, but im still learning XD
what about the nose????
keep the nose as a separate layer from the face
OKAY is a .PSD a photoshop file?
(if not I have made a big mistake)
Yes thats exactly what it is!
@@KappakoChannel ty
i just want my head for now will that be hard?
The head is the most difficult part because its the most animated. The head has 90% of the animations.
@@KappakoChannel I literally can't do this 😭 I have scoliosis and not alot of energy I'm guna have to pay someone too
@@KappakoChannel but ty for reply
@@awttygaming2510 I'm sorry to hear about your back. Most people pay to get their vtuber model made, and they turn out amazing. Good luck!
Im so done 😭 tooo manyyyyy layersssss 😭
please help me
Yep I replied to your other comments already :D
Why you hold cucumber 🥒
gotta have a snack handy XD
Your youtube tutorial are amazing
@@Jnox.f Thank you
Oho so you subscribed me😅
Hey
I've been doing a detailed model wtf i need to work a lot 😭😭😭😭
LOL yea honestly a detailed model will look amazing but it will be a lot of work
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I have decided i cannot do the drawing on my phone.
it will fucking exlpoad
when ur not an artist saddo moment
Sadge but you could commission the art and rig the model yourself!