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I Learned Live2D In 24 Hours

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Beginner 4 min read For: Beginners interested in VTuber modeling and Live2D rigging.
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The creator, Mari, attempts to learn Live2D and rig a VTuber model within 24 hours before her software trial expires. She uses a sponsored course from Coloso taught by professional rigger Kutata. Despite initial struggles with PSD setup, art meshing, and perfectionism, she completes a basic rig in 13 hours.

[00:49]
PSD Setup

Mari had to reorganize, rename, and cut layers in her PSD, which took 3 hours. Her artist provided an updated version to speed up the process.

[02:42]
Art Meshing

Instead of using automesh, Mari created custom art meshes for better control, learning techniques from Kutata's course. This took 2 hours.

[04:28]
Eye and Mouth Rigging

Rigging eyes and mouth was challenging due to model differences. Mari used 90's anime references and a time-saving tip from Kutata to mirror left/right sides.

[05:06]
Face Angle Rigging

Rigging face angles (left/right turn) was the most difficult part, taking almost 3 hours. Mari struggled with perfectionism and the uncanny valley effect.

[06:16]
Lesson on Perfectionism

Kutata's advice to 'stop being a perfectionist' became the biggest lesson. Mari realized that minor details aren't as important as the overall result.

[07:37]
Body Rigging

Body rigging was straightforward, taking only 30 minutes. Mari simplified leg movement by not separating into three parts as commonly advised.

[08:07]
Physics and Booba

Physics rigging focused on hair and chest movement. Mari noted that limited chest size reduced complexity. She finished basic physics before ending the challenge.

[09:14]
Course vs YouTube Tutorials

Mari found the structured course more effective than YouTube tutorials, which she described as inconsistent and not beginner-friendly. The professional instruction helped her understand concepts better.

Mari successfully completed a basic Live2D rig in 13 hours, learning the fundamentals and gaining confidence. She emphasizes that structured learning from a professional can be more efficient than piecing together free tutorials.

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Tutorial Checklist

1 00:49 Set up PSD: reorganize, rename, and cut layers as needed.
2 02:42 Create custom art meshes for better control; avoid automesh for key parts.
3 04:28 Rig eyes and mouth using mirroring techniques to save time.
4 05:06 Rig face angles (left/right turn) carefully; expect this to be challenging.
5 07:37 Rig body movements; keep it simple (e.g., don't separate legs into multiple parts).
6 08:07 Add physics for hair and chest; adjust based on model's anatomy.

Study Flashcards (10)

What is the smallest geometric unit that a computer can read?

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A triangle (formed by connecting three dots).

03:30

How long did it take Mari to set up her PSD?

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3 hours.

01:14

What was the most difficult part of rigging according to Mari?

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Rigging face angles (left/right turn).

05:06

What tip did Kutata give that saved time on eye rigging?

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Mirroring left and right sides so you don't have to rework each side.

04:42

How long did Mari spend on art meshing?

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2 hours.

03:42

What was the biggest lesson Mari learned during the challenge?

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Stop being a perfectionist; it's okay if it's not perfect.

06:24

How long did it take Mari to complete the body rigging?

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30 minutes.

07:59

What did Mari use to test her model during the challenge?

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VTube Studio.

06:48

Why did Mari choose not to separate the leg into three parts?

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Because it wasn't necessary; she copied Kutata's simpler approach.

07:48

How many hours did Mari actually spend on the challenge before stopping?

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13 hours.

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💡 Key Takeaways

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Stop Being a Perfectionist

This insight helped Mari overcome frustration and complete the rig.

06:16
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Triangles as Geometric Units

Explains the fundamental building block of computer graphics.

03:30
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Mirroring Technique for Eyes

A practical time-saving technique for symmetrical rigging.

04:42
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Simplified Body Rigging

Challenges common advice about leg separation, showing simpler methods work.

07:48
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Structured Learning vs YouTube

Highlights the effectiveness of professional courses over free tutorials.

09:14

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I Learned Live2D in 24 Hours

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PSD Setup Nightmare

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Art Meshing & Triangles

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Rigging Hell & Perfectionism

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Booba Physics & Final Result

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[00:00] I learned Live2d in a single day.

[00:01] And you can do.

[00:03] Why would I want to learn Live2d

[00:05] Well, that's because the other day

[00:09] model, I opened up my Live2d program

[00:13] So now I only have 24 hours

[00:18] But isn't Live2d hard?

[00:20] Doesn't

[00:22] That's why I'm paying thousands of dollars

[00:26] model instead, right?

[00:28] Well, I used to think that too,

[00:31] sponsor) asking if I like to take

[00:34] It's only 13 hours

[00:38] A Live2d modeling professional,

[00:40] which means that I should be able

[00:44] So with that being said,

[00:49] So the first thing I had to do

[00:52] and right after watching Kutata’s

[00:56] I realized that my PSD

[00:59] Basically, I had to reorganize and rename

[01:03] But thankfully, Kutata provided me

[01:07] layer cutting for your PSD.

[01:08] I decided to download the basic one

[01:11] want to spend too much time

[01:14] and just getting the minimum amount done

[01:19] Thankfully, my artist was kind enough

[01:22] which helped me work on it a lot faster,

[01:26] time consuming it is just to have to

[01:30] Like, man, this 24 hour

[01:35] and I haven't even loaded the program yet.

[01:38] Now you might be wondering,

[01:39] Mari, why’s it such a big deal

[01:43] And that's

[01:46] really limits your ability

[01:49] Besides,

[01:52] Because you can do

[01:55] And I have some crazy video ideas

[01:58] that would be a lot easier for me to do

[02:02] Also, I had this pro trial for 42 days

[02:07] I literally felt like

[02:10] and this seemed like a fun challenge

[02:13] Now I'm not a complete beginner

[02:15] for Live2d.

[02:16] I have attempted to learn live2D before

[02:20] with the results.

[02:21] So this is my second time

[02:22] trying to actually learn the program

[02:29] Once I finally got my PSD sorted

[02:31] and loaded everything into Live2D,

[02:35] (Haha JK).

[02:36] Why would I actually do any Live2d

[02:40] challenge video, right?

[02:42] It was actually time for me

[02:47] Now, originally I was going

[02:51] but after watching some of Kutata’s

[02:55] techniques and shortcuts

[02:59] Making my own custom made for certain

[03:03] on, as you'll see in the video. Plus,

[03:06] There's just something

[03:09] swallowed into the void of

[03:14] this also took longer than I was expecting

[03:18] studying the example file and taking notes

[03:22] Live2d modeling. I know, right? Studying.

[03:25] I actually studied in this challenge

[03:28] Like. Yes, I did. You know.

[03:30] Did you know that when you connect three

[03:33] the smallest geometric unit

[03:35] that your computer can read,

[03:37] you get this

[03:40] Anyways, it took me about 2 hours

[03:42] which means I'm already 5 hours

[03:45] and I haven't even started

[03:48] Why do I take so much time

[03:50] to have everything before

[03:53] Well, because remember how I said

[03:58] making my own custom art

[04:02] Well, I realized

[04:05] that not separating your model correctly

[04:10] That's right.

[04:10] Welcome to Live2d rigging Hell. Hell

[04:15] implement.

[04:16] I taught you how you got to article.

[04:18] Don't come to school eat political catwalk

[04:22] One joke furniture and it was me

[04:24] And since what we all So, rigging

[04:28] Well,

[04:31] it took me a little longer to get my eyes

[04:34] Actually, I had to look up a lot of 90’s

[04:38] the general aesthetics right for my model,

[04:42] saving tip that Kutata showed me

[04:44] by not having to rework each left

[04:47] Now there are episodes

[04:50] that showed me more advanced techniques

[04:53] But I'm trying to get this done

[04:57] And I wanted to get my eye and mouth

[05:01] because the next thing I had to rig

[05:05] to, where the face angles.

[05:06] Now how could that possibly be?

[05:10] Oh I

[05:13] struggled so much on this part

[05:17] You would think that rigging your face

[05:18] to look left

[05:21] Wrong.

[05:22] It is literally the most difficult thing

[05:26] I only had 17 hours

[05:28] That's almost a halfway mark

[05:31] super cool, edgy, high end turn angles

[05:34] for my model because that does

[05:37] But even just doing a simple left

[05:42] You know, looking at all of this,

[05:45] I was having during this challenge

[05:48] and I keep trying to make everything

[05:52] But then when I would go

[05:54] it felt like

[05:58] I don't know.

[05:59] This took me so long and I was getting

[06:03] So I decided to take a break

[06:06] and I watched more of Kutata’s videos

[06:09] And all of a sudden I heard him saying

[06:16] At first I

[06:19] But as I went on

[06:21] I realize how much of a foreshadowing

[06:24] becoming the biggest lesson

[06:26] I learned in this entire class,

[06:30] Like it's okay to want to make something

[06:32] But that doesn’t mean

[06:34] And when you think about how much time

[06:35] I spent working on this part, you know,

[06:38] because I'm a complete beginner

[06:40] It made me realize that

[06:45] on the minor details

[06:48] Because when I export to the model, just

[06:52] you know, to make sure nothing was broken,

[06:56] and I didn't even work on any physics

[06:58] So they kind of brighten up my mood a bit.

[07:00] Want to keep going

[07:02] try to get some full body movement

[07:05] Also, you know, it's never really good

[07:09] for extended periods of time, right?

[07:10] It can really affect your productivity

[07:14] And I think that started happening to me

[07:18] rewinding

[07:21] just to see how he specifically

[07:24] And thankfully, after so many corrections,

[07:28] over and over again.

[07:29] I was finally done rigging the face

[07:33] So what's next?

[07:37] Finally,

[07:38] something

[07:41] Honestly,

[07:43] because I didn't have a lot of movement

[07:44] to my body because- Okay, so get this,

[07:48] swear on Twitter that you need to separate

[07:52] To get nice leg movement?

[07:53] Well as it turns out,

[07:55] So I just copied what Kutata’s

[07:59] about 30 minutes to finish

[08:02] So now, that means it’s time for physics!

[08:07] Now you can do a lot of cool

[08:11] who cares about any of that?

[08:13] Because we all know the most

[08:16] and that is how Boing boing, Your VTuber’s

[08:20] If you know what I'm saying.

[08:22] So if I just focus on that,

[08:25] done- And well, as it turns out,

[08:29] if you don't have much booba to work with.

[08:32] So I guess I'll just go work on

[08:36] And at this point,

[08:37] after I finished some basic physics,

[08:41] you know, probably

[08:44] from only consuming Boba

[08:47] So I went to go make noms

[08:51] because I needed my beauty

[08:54] And the results?

[08:59] I think I did a pretty

[09:00] great job doing a basic rig myself

[09:03] It's not the same quality

[09:07] but this was a really great chance

[09:11] and enhance

[09:14] Now that this challenge is finally over

[09:18] and studying the rest of the class

[09:22] tutorials on Live2d that I've watched on

[09:26] Like, don't get me wrong,

[09:27] they're all made by amazing Live2d

[09:31] I really struggle learning a lot

[09:35] because every tutorial

[09:38] proper subtitling,

[09:41] Like a lot of the stuff you see here on

[09:44] and unless if you’re very familiar

[09:46] Then a lot of the things that I tried

[09:49] learning

[09:51] I think learning from others is so useful

[09:55] However, if you're a smooth brain like me,

[09:58] then you probably struggle

[10:00] If it's not explained well enough.

[10:01] And I don't know,

[10:02] I feel like I actually learned

[10:05] and making vertebrate models

[10:08] than the last two years

[10:12] Plus, it feels kind of nice to learn

[10:15] in the field.

[10:17] I often find myself struggling

[10:20] like this

[10:24] I don't always know where to start things

[10:28] I just feel like I'm always getting lost

[10:31] being flooded into my brain.

[10:32] Like, my head empty, okay?

[10:34] I'm really thankful for Colosso

[10:37] and letting me take this Live2d class

[10:42] in my abilities

[10:45] I'm really proud of myself

[10:46] for getting this much work

[10:50] It isn’t high quality, but who doesn't

[10:54] So if you made it this far into the video

[10:57] You get a cookie.

[10:58] And if you'd like to take the same class

[11:00] then you can click on the link

[11:03] code ‘MariYume’

[11:06] Also, even if you aren't interested in

[11:10] of other courses for all different

[11:13] 3D modeling, pixel art,

[11:17] I remember when I first found out

[11:20] YouTube channel named Ergojosh,

[11:23] courses before, you know, unsponsored

[11:25] and they were really well-made courses

[11:29] So of course, when Colosso asked to work

[11:33] yes because I knew it was going to be high

[11:38] Now, usually

[11:40] where I would say

[11:42] on any questions

[11:45] but I actually want to answer

[11:48] I think some of you watching might have

[11:53] same question over and over again,

[11:56] to a virtual wall.

[11:58] Oh, wait-

[12:02] No, these are not subscription based.

[12:04] You pay for the entire class

[12:07] associated with it.

[12:10] It's very friendly.

[12:11] At first I kind of struggled

[12:14] but once I downloaded their video player

[12:17] so I don't have any issues

[12:18] And lastly, is it worth it?

[12:20] Well,

[12:23] since at the end of the day

[12:25] But let me put it to you

[12:28] answer this question for you.

[12:29] You can always make more money,

[12:34] Time is going to be the most

[12:38] And do you really want to spend

[12:42] feeling frustrated, burned out

[12:45] I know I didn’t,

[12:47] and even though I got this course

[12:49] you better believe

[12:51] when live because there is no way I would

[12:55] just by sifting through YouTube videos

[12:59] Like look at this.

[13:00] I actually did it.

[13:02] I completed the challenge.

[13:03] I really didn't think

[13:06] this class really helped me a lot

[13:10] and why certain techniques work

[13:14] if you like to take the same class as me,

[13:15] then you can click on the link

[13:19] code “MariYume”

[13:22] And with that I'd like to say once again

[13:25] for sponsoring this video.

[13:26] And if you like these kind of Live2d

[13:28] rigging challenge videos, then

[13:32] Thanks for watching

[13:33] and feel free to check out

[13:36] Oyasumi.

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