Faf's Live2D Rigging Checklist

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1	Faf's Live2D Rigging Checklist
2	-Heyo, this is Faf, this is just a simple checklist that I made for myself to make sure I don't miss anything important when I work on rigging commissions! I figured that I'd share this since people have been asking about how I keep track of things!
3	-To use this, go to File > Make a Copy, and tick the boxes as you work on your rigging project!
4	-You can edit this to fit your workflow (like adding/removing/rearranging steps and/or ignoring the commission bits if you're doing personal rigging)!
5	-Most of these things don't need to be done in a set order, I tend to jump around a lot when working on rigging! If you're just starting out, I recommend focusing on base movements first and then adding extra details later!
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7	PSD Check
8		Left/Right Sides Properly Named, Separated
9		Overlapping & Freely Moving Parts Separated
10		Proper Merged/Unmerged Layers
11		Shadows & Highlights Separated
12		Effects Layers Done Properly (Only Additive & Multiply, NO MASKS)
13		Front Hair (Bangs, Side Hair) Separated, Ensure Shadows match the shape of each Front Hair part (don't merge it all in one layer)
14		Mid Hair Separated
15		Back Hair Separated
16		Eye Parts Separated: Top/Side/Bottom/Extra Lashes, Pupils/Irises/Highlights, Eye Whites
17		Mouth Parts Separated: Top/Bottom Lip, Top Teeth, TongueOut, Bottom Teeth, Tongue, Inside Mouth, Bottom Lip Shading
18		Base of Face Clean (Free of Hard Shading & Unique Markings, those go on separate layers)
19		Optional: Base of Face Lineart Split from Color to hide the Chin/Neck Line on certain angles
20		Neck Separated & Drawn Tall enough (with head shadow separated into its own layer)
21		Torso Parts Separated
22		Limbs Separated: Preferably ball-joint style if high movement is involved
23		Accessories & Stickers Ideally Separated & Layered
24		Work out pricing with client: Will you be sending instructions/notes to the Artist? or will you be doing the cutting work? How much will you charge for the PSD Evaluation, Cutting Instructions, and/or Cutting Work?
25		If artist is available: Send detailed cutting notes to Artist
26		If artist is unavailable or doesn't closely follow instructions: You do the cutting work (may need to do this throughout the entire rigging job if you missed something or find out that some things don't work well with how they're drawn)
27	Rigging Workflow
28		Review PSD (See Above)
29		Import & ArtMesh Setup
30		Import Presets (Parameters, Base Movement, etc.)
31		Plan/Set Layer Order if your rig involves complex animation
32		Clipping/Masking/Layer Blend Modes
33		General Deformer Hierarchy Setup: Go from small to large parts
34		Optional: Bouncy Eye Physics Deformer Setup & Rigging
35		EyeOpen & EyeForm
36		Pupils XY (Eyeball Movement)
37		Brows: XY, Angle, Form
38		MouthOpen & Mouth Form (AEIOU Keyforming)
39		Optional: FaceID Tracked Parameters: MouthX, TongueOut, Cheek Puff
40		Optional: VBridger Parameters
41		Additional Facial Details: Eye Widening, Jaw Movement, Jawline Disappear, etc.
42		Head Angle XYZ
43		Fine Tune Head Angle Corners
44		Hair & Head Accessories Physics XYZ
45		Upper Body Angle XYZ
46		Booba XY
47		Booba Jiggle & XYZ Physics
48		Body & Body Accessories Physics XYZ
49		Additional Parts (Tails, Wings, etc.) Physics & Idle Breathing/Animation Setup
50		Optional: Set Arms Physics Locking Params for Arms Animations
51		Arms Up/Down movement set to params
52		Arms Physics Setup (React to XYZ and Breathing Input)
53		Lower Body XYZ
54		Optional: Legs Stepping
55		Optional: Leaning Movement
56		Breathing
57		Toggle: Sticker Type Expressions (Basic on/off, fade in/out stickers)
58		Toggle: Sticker Type Expressions Addition - Physics & Idle Breathing Link
59		Toggle: Facial Rigging Type Expressions (Involves more keyforming for additional/exaggerated expressions, typically for the face)
60		Toggle: Animations - Setup Deformers & Parameters, Animate in Animation Mode
61		Optional: Set Up/Adjust Augmented Head/Body Angles
62		Project File Declutter: Delete unused artmesh
63		Texture Atlas Setup/Check/Adjustments
64		Export Model & Animations
65		Tracking Setup: Create Expressions, Setup Hotkeys & Idle Animation, Set Icon, Adjust Tracking Sensitivity
66	Review for Adjustments & Errors (Scrubbing Parameter Sliders, Moving the Model around in the Physics Preview & VTS)
67		Eyes, Eyesmile
68		Mouthforms
69		Face Check: XYZ
70		Body Check: XYZ
71		Physics Head & Body Check: XYZ
72		Toggle Check: Head & Body XYZ and Eyes/Mouthforms
73		Toggle: Expression & Animation Interference Check
74		PSD Overlay: Check for missing parts, mis-clipped layers, wrong layer modes, texture atlas generation bugs, etc.
75		Send Model to client for testing & feedback (watermark if not fully paid)
76		Make adjustments based on found errors & feedback from client, repeat last step and this step until errors & adjustments have been ironed out
77		Give client a set period of time (I do 1-2 weeks) to get accustomed to their model & check for any mistakes before officially wrapping the commission up, further requests past this period may have to wait as active clients take priority.
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79	Check these links out if you'd like to explore additional resources I've worked on!
80	VTuber Resources & Commissions Listings		Spreadsheet aggregating free resources, guides, and creators to commission, submissions accepted via form.
81	VTuber Resources & Commissions Twitter		Account that RTs VTuber Resources & Commissions. Also retweets submissions, opportunites, software/tools/games that either are free or are on discount, & more.
82	Faf’s Live2D Commissions & Model Art Guide		Guide for Commissioning Live2D Models & for Artists new to Live2D parts separation. Will be regularly updated.
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