How to Be a VTuber on ANY Budget

[00:00] So, you want to become a YouTuber? Well,

[00:02] you came to the right place. In this

[00:04] video, I'm going to be showing you how

[00:05] to be a YouTuber at every budget and

[00:07] exactly what you'll need to do and what

[00:09] websites to use. Hopefully, it helps.

[00:11] There will also be timestamps below if

[00:12] you want to skip to certain budgets if

[00:14] you have a specific want in mind. Let's

[00:16] get into it. First, let's go over the 0

[00:19] to, let's say, $300 range. This is for

[00:23] people who are just starting out. I

[00:24] would really recommend that you start

[00:26] out in this range when becoming a

[00:29] VTuber. mostly because first of all, you

[00:31] want to figure out whether or not you

[00:32] have a passion for it and if you even

[00:34] actually like streaming at all. Period.

[00:36] When starting out V tubing, you have a

[00:38] couple of choices, especially on a

[00:40] budget. You can be a free 3D model, you

[00:43] can be a PNG tuber, or you can even get

[00:46] pre-made or customizable models online.

[00:49] The first one we'll be going over is a

[00:51] completely free option. This is called

[00:52] Void Studio. It's a software that allows

[00:55] you to make a completely free 3D model

[00:57] by customizing and choosing pre-made

[00:59] assets that are free on the software.

[01:01] It's pretty great for starting out. I

[01:03] personally have never used it, but I've

[01:04] only heard good things and I've seen

[01:06] many cool models come out of it. Another

[01:08] good option is becoming a PNG tuber

[01:10] where rather than a full model, you have

[01:12] a 2D piece of art where you get a

[01:15] version that's talking and not talking.

[01:16] There's a website called VGEN which is

[01:18] actually a great website to get many of

[01:20] your assets from. Uh, and if you just

[01:21] look up PNG Tuber, you can see all the

[01:23] options here. You have a lot to choose

[01:25] from, so you can get pretty creative

[01:26] with it and get your OC made. The third

[01:28] option, which is a bit higher in the

[01:30] budget, around the $100 to $300 mark,

[01:33] and this is actually the one that I

[01:34] recommend, is you can get a customizable

[01:37] VTuber. Now, Suika, who is mutual of

[01:39] mine, has made an amazing one, which you

[01:42] probably have heard of because so many

[01:44] YouTubers are using this, but there are

[01:46] so many customizations to choose from.

[01:48] all sorts of hair types, eyes, outfits.

[01:52] It's amazing. This is probably the most

[01:54] popular customizable model at the

[01:56] moment. However, there are so many

[01:58] others to choose from by amazing

[02:00] artists. This one comes fully created

[02:03] and rigged. It's just plug-andplay. You

[02:05] put it into V Studio and you're good to

[02:06] go. Here's another one I wanted to

[02:08] showcase. This appears to be a

[02:09] androgynous or maybe male model. I'm not

[02:11] 100% sure because I just found this, but

[02:13] there are also male versions out there

[02:15] for those of you who want to become a

[02:17] male VTuber. Pretty cool customizations

[02:19] overall. Very, very cool. A third option

[02:21] is there's this website called Booth

[02:23] where people will actually create and

[02:26] release pre-made models of their own.

[02:28] These ones are not usually customizable,

[02:31] however some of them might be. Oh,

[02:33] there's model. Yeah, you can just come

[02:34] on here, search for male VTuber, female

[02:36] VTuber, and there are many pre-made

[02:38] models that are just completely ready to

[02:39] go, plugandplay. It's pretty awesome,

[02:41] actually. I would really recommend this

[02:43] if you don't have a specific design in

[02:44] mind, really. Next, let's get into the

[02:46] mid-range. We'll say this is around 300

[02:49] to 5,000. I know that seems like a big

[02:51] budget, but it really just depends on

[02:53] what you as the creator want because

[02:55] when it comes to VTuber models, you can

[02:57] be as creative as you want, but the more

[02:59] creative that you get, usually the price

[03:01] will increase to reflect that. Now,

[03:02] here's where we come back to VGEN, the

[03:04] site that I recommended earlier. Here

[03:06] you can see there's a bunch of things

[03:07] where you can get Vtuber models, Vtuber

[03:08] art, and Vtuber rigging. When a model is

[03:10] made, it needs to be drawn and then

[03:12] rigged. or if it's 3D, it needs to be

[03:14] created in mesh and then drawn on and

[03:17] then rigged or well it needs to be

[03:18] textured rather. Now again, VGEN is a

[03:21] really great site for starters. Models

[03:23] can range anywhere from I would say $200

[03:27] to $5,000 for the art. Again, I know

[03:30] that sounds crazy, but it depends on

[03:32] what you as a creator want. [music] For

[03:33] example, my model cost around $10,000.

[03:37] But before you freak out, the reason why

[03:39] my model costs so much is because I see

[03:42] out a very specific artist who is in

[03:44] high demand and also a very specific

[03:46] rigger who is in high demand. And on top

[03:48] of that, I didn't ask for just one

[03:50] toggle. I have many, many toggles,

[03:53] [music] different outfits, different

[03:54] hairstyles, different like everything

[03:58] faces, and like all this crazy stuff

[04:00] that my model can do. most models don't

[04:03] need. And also, you can see my tracking

[04:06] is very very like it. It almost looks

[04:08] like I'm 3D. Uh,

[04:12] you see what I mean? This is like what

[04:14] the top of the top gets you, but most

[04:17] people honestly don't [music] need it.

[04:18] The reality with Vtubing is you don't

[04:21] need the best stuff to perform well. You

[04:23] just need to be entertaining. I got this

[04:25] because my amazing community helped me

[04:27] and supported me, and this was my way to

[04:29] thank them. I also wanted to show you

[04:31] guys some nice, pretty high quality 3D

[04:34] models. Uh, I have a couple artists.

[04:36] This is Janomu, Jay Jenomu. They

[04:38] actually made my first ever 3D model

[04:40] back when I started out Vubing in around

[04:42] 2020, 2021. I can't remember exactly

[04:45] when, but they've made a a bunch of

[04:47] very, very amazing uh 3D models. Here's

[04:49] another one, Mari. Uh, they have worked

[04:52] with actually many, many big creators.

[04:54] And again, this is not exactly a budget

[04:56] friendly model. They're probably going

[04:57] to cost a lot more, but usually 3D

[05:00] models tend to cost a bit [music] less

[05:02] than 2D models. Not because they're

[05:04] easier, per se, but there's usually less

[05:06] layering because it's 3D mesh, but

[05:08] again, it depends on who. And of course,

[05:10] you can search on VGEN for 3D models.

[05:13] There are also many 3D models to choose

[05:15] from on Booth as well. And yeah, there's

[05:17] lots of options if you just know where

[05:19] to look and put in the time and

[05:21] research. Lastly, I will cover the let's

[05:24] say 5,000 plus. Now, this is for the

[05:27] oilers out there, the the people who

[05:29] just want to get the best of the best,

[05:31] crazy high quality. Now, this is just

[05:34] one example that I'm showing you, but

[05:36] there are artists who are in high

[05:37] demand, obviously, because their work is

[05:39] amazing. Here's one artist, Camo Chiru.

[05:41] They are an amazing VTuber model artist.

[05:43] They have worked with many, many people.

[05:45] They have a crazy art style and they are

[05:49] amazing. However, this is not a budget

[05:51] friendly model. If you work with them, I

[05:53] I won't say their prices because it

[05:55] depends on the complexity, but their

[05:57] base prices themselves are pretty high

[05:59] compared to others, but that's because

[06:01] you're getting something that's in high

[06:03] demand, and their art style is very

[06:05] unique and amazing, and many people want

[06:07] it. With price comes demand type thing.

[06:09] Now, with the rigger, this is just one

[06:10] example. This is actually my rigger, the

[06:12] person who rigged my current model that

[06:13] I'm using, Koma. [music]

[06:15] As you can see, their rigging is

[06:17] insanely insanely good. This is a 2D

[06:20] model we're looking at right now. But

[06:22] look, it looks so 3D. That's because he

[06:24] puts countless hours [music] and works

[06:27] so hard and actually has gotten awards

[06:29] from Live 2D for his work. But of

[06:31] course, this is going to cost you more

[06:33] than the average rig. And that's because

[06:35] you're getting a higher quality product.

[06:37] It's like any other job. You get what

[06:39] you pay for. You know what I mean? And

[06:40] that isn't to take away from other

[06:42] people. There are many upandcoming

[06:43] riggers that you can choose from, and

[06:44] there are many artists that you can

[06:46] choose from. I'm just showing you two

[06:47] examples just to show you what you can

[06:49] get if you really want and have the

[06:51] budget for it. You might be wondering

[06:53] how come some Vtuber models are so

[06:55] expensive. Well, this is actually very

[06:56] simple. Getting a VTuber model is not as

[06:58] simple as just drawing a thing and it

[07:00] moves. When creating a VTuber model, an

[07:03] artist [music] has to draw your entire

[07:04] model, right? They have to also draw all

[07:06] of the assets for it, the toggles that

[07:08] you want and the outfits. And then they

[07:10] [music] have to cut up the to the model

[07:13] because it's not just a flat like PNG.

[07:15] They have to cut it up to prepare it for

[07:17] the rigger who rigs it and makes it move

[07:20] [music] like this. And then the rigger

[07:22] has to rig every little part of your

[07:24] body, every little layer. And [music]

[07:26] that takes many, many, many, many, many

[07:29] months depending on how complex your

[07:31] model is. My model, for example, took

[07:33] over 2 years to make between the art and

[07:36] then the rig and then testing it and

[07:38] fixing bugs. It's a long process and

[07:40] that's why it can get so expensive. But

[07:42] that does not mean that there are not

[07:44] budget friendly options [music] out

[07:45] there. You just have to look. As for

[07:47] what software that you'll need, it

[07:49] depends on if you want to be 3D, 2D, or

[07:51] a PNG tuber. If you want to be 3D, I

[07:53] would recommend Warudo, which is on

[07:55] Steam. If you want to be 2D, I would

[07:57] recommend VTube Studio, which is

[07:59] actually on Steam as well. And then if

[08:00] you want to be a PNG tuber, I would

[08:02] recommend Discord Reactive or Fugite

[08:05] Tech, whichever you would prefer, cuz

[08:06] that's just a browser source that you

[08:08] put on your OBS. Something to mention

[08:10] for 2D models on V Studio specifically

[08:13] is there's actually different qualities

[08:15] of tracking that you can get for your

[08:16] face and mouth. For example, I'll show

[08:18] you a regular version of tracking. This

[08:21] is the default tracking that you can get

[08:23] for a mouth on V Studio. Normal

[08:26] tracking. This is actually my old model.

[08:28] Uh, as you can see, it's not very

[08:30] precise with [music] how it follows my

[08:32] mouth, but you know, it it's it was good

[08:34] for the time, and it's totally fine if

[08:36] you want to do this starting out. But

[08:38] there is this new tracking [music]

[08:39] called Vbridger tracking. What it does

[08:42] is it uses the infrared sensors and the

[08:44] front camera on iPhones 10 and above

[08:47] iPhone X and it enables you to do very

[08:50] specific mouth movements like see I it's

[08:55] very precise as you can see if you like

[08:58] like wow hello

[09:03] you know what I mean it's very precise

[09:05] this is called vbrger rigging rigging it

[09:07] usually cost a bit more and [music] you

[09:11] Well, understandably so because it's

[09:12] better, but it's totally optional. You

[09:14] don't need it, especially if you're just

[09:16] starting out. [music] In the future,

[09:17] though, if you upgrade your model or get

[09:19] a new one, I really recommend looking

[09:21] into it. The two ways that you can get

[09:23] this rigging is with two apps on Steam.

[09:26] One is called Vridger, which is the, you

[09:28] know, Verger rigging. Works with

[09:30] Vridger. There's another app called

[09:32] Vitamins, which is a Japanese version

[09:34] that's also free. That's the one that I

[09:36] use. just personal preference, but

[09:38] whatever your rigger is more comfortable

[09:40] rigging for is probably your best bet.

[09:42] Hopefully, this helps you get started on

[09:44] your VTuber journey. If you have any

[09:45] questions, please feel free to come to

[09:47] my streams at twitch.tv/sens

[09:49] or leave a comment below and I'll try to

[09:51] get to it as soon as possible. Good luck

[09:53] being a VTuber. Welcome to hell.