[0:00] So, you want to become a YouTuber? Well,
[0:02] you came to the right place. In this
[0:04] video, I'm going to be showing you how
[0:05] to be a YouTuber at every budget and
[0:07] exactly what you'll need to do and what
[0:09] websites to use. Hopefully, it helps.
[0:11] There will also be timestamps below if
[0:12] you want to skip to certain budgets if
[0:14] you have a specific want in mind. Let's
[0:16] get into it. First, let's go over the 0
[0:19] to, let's say, $300 range. This is for
[0:23] people who are just starting out. I
[0:24] would really recommend that you start
[0:26] out in this range when becoming a
[0:29] VTuber. mostly because first of all, you
[0:31] want to figure out whether or not you
[0:32] have a passion for it and if you even
[0:34] actually like streaming at all. Period.
[0:36] When starting out V tubing, you have a
[0:38] couple of choices, especially on a
[0:40] budget. You can be a free 3D model, you
[0:43] can be a PNG tuber, or you can even get
[0:46] pre-made or customizable models online.
[0:49] The first one we'll be going over is a
[0:51] completely free option. This is called
[0:52] Void Studio. It's a software that allows
[0:55] you to make a completely free 3D model
[0:57] by customizing and choosing pre-made
[0:59] assets that are free on the software.
[1:01] It's pretty great for starting out. I
[1:03] personally have never used it, but I've
[1:04] only heard good things and I've seen
[1:06] many cool models come out of it. Another
[1:08] good option is becoming a PNG tuber
[1:10] where rather than a full model, you have
[1:12] a 2D piece of art where you get a
[1:15] version that's talking and not talking.
[1:16] There's a website called VGEN which is
[1:18] actually a great website to get many of
[1:20] your assets from. Uh, and if you just
[1:21] look up PNG Tuber, you can see all the
[1:23] options here. You have a lot to choose
[1:25] from, so you can get pretty creative
[1:26] with it and get your OC made. The third
[1:28] option, which is a bit higher in the
[1:30] budget, around the $100 to $300 mark,
[1:33] and this is actually the one that I
[1:34] recommend, is you can get a customizable
[1:37] VTuber. Now, Suika, who is mutual of
[1:39] mine, has made an amazing one, which you
[1:42] probably have heard of because so many
[1:44] YouTubers are using this, but there are
[1:46] so many customizations to choose from.
[1:48] all sorts of hair types, eyes, outfits.
[1:52] It's amazing. This is probably the most
[1:54] popular customizable model at the
[1:56] moment. However, there are so many
[1:58] others to choose from by amazing
[2:00] artists. This one comes fully created
[2:03] and rigged. It's just plug-andplay. You
[2:05] put it into V Studio and you're good to
[2:06] go. Here's another one I wanted to
[2:08] showcase. This appears to be a
[2:09] androgynous or maybe male model. I'm not
[2:11] 100% sure because I just found this, but
[2:13] there are also male versions out there
[2:15] for those of you who want to become a
[2:17] male VTuber. Pretty cool customizations
[2:19] overall. Very, very cool. A third option
[2:21] is there's this website called Booth
[2:23] where people will actually create and
[2:26] release pre-made models of their own.
[2:28] These ones are not usually customizable,
[2:31] however some of them might be. Oh,
[2:33] there's model. Yeah, you can just come
[2:34] on here, search for male VTuber, female
[2:36] VTuber, and there are many pre-made
[2:38] models that are just completely ready to
[2:39] go, plugandplay. It's pretty awesome,
[2:41] actually. I would really recommend this
[2:43] if you don't have a specific design in
[2:44] mind, really. Next, let's get into the
[2:46] mid-range. We'll say this is around 300
[2:49] to 5,000. I know that seems like a big
[2:51] budget, but it really just depends on
[2:53] what you as the creator want because
[2:55] when it comes to VTuber models, you can
[2:57] be as creative as you want, but the more
[2:59] creative that you get, usually the price
[3:01] will increase to reflect that. Now,
[3:02] here's where we come back to VGEN, the
[3:04] site that I recommended earlier. Here
[3:06] you can see there's a bunch of things
[3:07] where you can get Vtuber models, Vtuber
[3:08] art, and Vtuber rigging. When a model is
[3:10] made, it needs to be drawn and then
[3:12] rigged. or if it's 3D, it needs to be
[3:14] created in mesh and then drawn on and
[3:17] then rigged or well it needs to be
[3:18] textured rather. Now again, VGEN is a
[3:21] really great site for starters. Models
[3:23] can range anywhere from I would say $200
[3:27] to $5,000 for the art. Again, I know
[3:30] that sounds crazy, but it depends on
[3:32] what you as a creator want. [music] For
[3:33] example, my model cost around $10,000.
[3:37] But before you freak out, the reason why
[3:39] my model costs so much is because I see
[3:42] out a very specific artist who is in
[3:44] high demand and also a very specific
[3:46] rigger who is in high demand. And on top
[3:48] of that, I didn't ask for just one
[3:50] toggle. I have many, many toggles,
[3:53] [music] different outfits, different
[3:54] hairstyles, different like everything
[3:58] faces, and like all this crazy stuff
[4:00] that my model can do. most models don't
[4:03] need. And also, you can see my tracking
[4:06] is very very like it. It almost looks
[4:08] like I'm 3D. Uh,
[4:12] you see what I mean? This is like what
[4:14] the top of the top gets you, but most
[4:17] people honestly don't [music] need it.
[4:18] The reality with Vtubing is you don't
[4:21] need the best stuff to perform well. You
[4:23] just need to be entertaining. I got this
[4:25] because my amazing community helped me
[4:27] and supported me, and this was my way to
[4:29] thank them. I also wanted to show you
[4:31] guys some nice, pretty high quality 3D
[4:34] models. Uh, I have a couple artists.
[4:36] This is Janomu, Jay Jenomu. They
[4:38] actually made my first ever 3D model
[4:40] back when I started out Vubing in around
[4:42] 2020, 2021. I can't remember exactly
[4:45] when, but they've made a a bunch of
[4:47] very, very amazing uh 3D models. Here's
[4:49] another one, Mari. Uh, they have worked
[4:52] with actually many, many big creators.
[4:54] And again, this is not exactly a budget
[4:56] friendly model. They're probably going
[4:57] to cost a lot more, but usually 3D
[5:00] models tend to cost a bit [music] less
[5:02] than 2D models. Not because they're
[5:04] easier, per se, but there's usually less
[5:06] layering because it's 3D mesh, but
[5:08] again, it depends on who. And of course,
[5:10] you can search on VGEN for 3D models.
[5:13] There are also many 3D models to choose
[5:15] from on Booth as well. And yeah, there's
[5:17] lots of options if you just know where
[5:19] to look and put in the time and
[5:21] research. Lastly, I will cover the let's
[5:24] say 5,000 plus. Now, this is for the
[5:27] oilers out there, the the people who
[5:29] just want to get the best of the best,
[5:31] crazy high quality. Now, this is just
[5:34] one example that I'm showing you, but
[5:36] there are artists who are in high
[5:37] demand, obviously, because their work is
[5:39] amazing. Here's one artist, Camo Chiru.
[5:41] They are an amazing VTuber model artist.
[5:43] They have worked with many, many people.
[5:45] They have a crazy art style and they are
[5:49] amazing. However, this is not a budget
[5:51] friendly model. If you work with them, I
[5:53] I won't say their prices because it
[5:55] depends on the complexity, but their
[5:57] base prices themselves are pretty high
[5:59] compared to others, but that's because
[6:01] you're getting something that's in high
[6:03] demand, and their art style is very
[6:05] unique and amazing, and many people want
[6:07] it. With price comes demand type thing.
[6:09] Now, with the rigger, this is just one
[6:10] example. This is actually my rigger, the
[6:12] person who rigged my current model that
[6:13] I'm using, Koma. [music]
[6:15] As you can see, their rigging is
[6:17] insanely insanely good. This is a 2D
[6:20] model we're looking at right now. But
[6:22] look, it looks so 3D. That's because he
[6:24] puts countless hours [music] and works
[6:27] so hard and actually has gotten awards
[6:29] from Live 2D for his work. But of
[6:31] course, this is going to cost you more
[6:33] than the average rig. And that's because
[6:35] you're getting a higher quality product.
[6:37] It's like any other job. You get what
[6:39] you pay for. You know what I mean? And
[6:40] that isn't to take away from other
[6:42] people. There are many upandcoming
[6:43] riggers that you can choose from, and
[6:44] there are many artists that you can
[6:46] choose from. I'm just showing you two
[6:47] examples just to show you what you can
[6:49] get if you really want and have the
[6:51] budget for it. You might be wondering
[6:53] how come some Vtuber models are so
[6:55] expensive. Well, this is actually very
[6:56] simple. Getting a VTuber model is not as
[6:58] simple as just drawing a thing and it
[7:00] moves. When creating a VTuber model, an
[7:03] artist [music] has to draw your entire
[7:04] model, right? They have to also draw all
[7:06] of the assets for it, the toggles that
[7:08] you want and the outfits. And then they
[7:10] [music] have to cut up the to the model
[7:13] because it's not just a flat like PNG.
[7:15] They have to cut it up to prepare it for
[7:17] the rigger who rigs it and makes it move
[7:20] [music] like this. And then the rigger
[7:22] has to rig every little part of your
[7:24] body, every little layer. And [music]
[7:26] that takes many, many, many, many, many
[7:29] months depending on how complex your
[7:31] model is. My model, for example, took
[7:33] over 2 years to make between the art and
[7:36] then the rig and then testing it and
[7:38] fixing bugs. It's a long process and
[7:40] that's why it can get so expensive. But
[7:42] that does not mean that there are not
[7:44] budget friendly options [music] out
[7:45] there. You just have to look. As for
[7:47] what software that you'll need, it
[7:49] depends on if you want to be 3D, 2D, or
[7:51] a PNG tuber. If you want to be 3D, I
[7:53] would recommend Warudo, which is on
[7:55] Steam. If you want to be 2D, I would
[7:57] recommend VTube Studio, which is
[7:59] actually on Steam as well. And then if
[8:00] you want to be a PNG tuber, I would
[8:02] recommend Discord Reactive or Fugite
[8:05] Tech, whichever you would prefer, cuz
[8:06] that's just a browser source that you
[8:08] put on your OBS. Something to mention
[8:10] for 2D models on V Studio specifically
[8:13] is there's actually different qualities
[8:15] of tracking that you can get for your
[8:16] face and mouth. For example, I'll show
[8:18] you a regular version of tracking. This
[8:21] is the default tracking that you can get
[8:23] for a mouth on V Studio. Normal
[8:26] tracking. This is actually my old model.
[8:28] Uh, as you can see, it's not very
[8:30] precise with [music] how it follows my
[8:32] mouth, but you know, it it's it was good
[8:34] for the time, and it's totally fine if
[8:36] you want to do this starting out. But
[8:38] there is this new tracking [music]
[8:39] called Vbridger tracking. What it does
[8:42] is it uses the infrared sensors and the
[8:44] front camera on iPhones 10 and above
[8:47] iPhone X and it enables you to do very
[8:50] specific mouth movements like see I it's
[8:55] very precise as you can see if you like
[8:58] like wow hello
[9:03] you know what I mean it's very precise
[9:05] this is called vbrger rigging rigging it
[9:07] usually cost a bit more and [music] you
[9:11] Well, understandably so because it's
[9:12] better, but it's totally optional. You
[9:14] don't need it, especially if you're just
[9:16] starting out. [music] In the future,
[9:17] though, if you upgrade your model or get
[9:19] a new one, I really recommend looking
[9:21] into it. The two ways that you can get
[9:23] this rigging is with two apps on Steam.
[9:26] One is called Vridger, which is the, you
[9:28] know, Verger rigging. Works with
[9:30] Vridger. There's another app called
[9:32] Vitamins, which is a Japanese version
[9:34] that's also free. That's the one that I
[9:36] use. just personal preference, but
[9:38] whatever your rigger is more comfortable
[9:40] rigging for is probably your best bet.
[9:42] Hopefully, this helps you get started on
[9:44] your VTuber journey. If you have any
[9:45] questions, please feel free to come to
[9:47] my streams at twitch.tv/sens
[9:49] or leave a comment below and I'll try to
[9:51] get to it as soon as possible. Good luck
[9:53] being a VTuber. Welcome to hell.