(i’ll add more this weekend. This is kinda old)

A dummy’s guide to Live2D:

Note: I’m a complete noob. This is just stuff that helped me.

Table of Contents: 

Research and starting:

Things to note before you start!:

So you decided to start anyway:

Good VIDEO tutorials to get started:

Advanced Tips (for me)

Videos:

Tweets:

Helpful timelapses:

Improving the dynamics of your model:

Video playlist with all above videos and more:

This is not an art guide. To see a few art resources, go here: this is what helped me cut my art up to be rig ready.

https://twitter.com/__himey/status/1302233959544233984?s=20 

https://twitter.com/Hamuaria/status/1395001595109195783?s=20 

This guide is for rigging only. From the perspective of a dummy, to dummies.

Research and starting:

Again, assuming you have READY TO RIG artwork. Where the heck to begin??

Realistically, a lot of y’all aren’t gonna research before starting. I did that too. But it will save you time so…

Here’s some official Live2D resources I recommend reading/watching first. These are dry but necessary imo!

Includes pages such as:

Let's move your body

MOTION OF FACE XY

 Create animation

Template Tutorial

Easy modeling with template function

Quality improvement tips

Sample Model Making Movie

Tips for Motion Quality Up

Things to note before you start!:

 

So you decided to start anyway: 

Good VIDEO tutorials to get started: 

I watched these as I rigged my model and followed along. Some are the same as others but when you miss steps, it really helps to see from different perspectives.

Advanced Tips (for me)

These are probably the things you will look for after you finish your first draft. They will help make your model look a little more alive and dynamic.

Videos:

How to rig hair & breast  NEW Live2D Physics tutorial + how to rig hair & breast [2D VTuber Model]

Expressions and expression toggle Live2D Cubism Expressions Tutorial - toggles, switching textures, stickers [2D VTuber Model Avatar]

How to add expressions from live2d into facerig 【Live2D tutorial】How to add expressions from live2d into facerig, prprLive and vtube studio!

        Tweets:

Helpful timelapses: 

Improving the dynamics of your model:

This entire website is amazing for this. It’s in Japanese so click Translate: https://vtuberkaibougaku.site/category/2dcg/live2d/  and http://konabe.blog.jp/archives/61594084.html 

Video playlist with all above videos and more:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwSRLoHnBaukGv2c6JoClYfhCXaO1EyW9