I hope you also share this vid to ppl you know who has been struggling with rigging expressions!! Watch out for the Q&A stream that goes with this vid for channel members~ As always, resources are found in the description. Special thanks to Fukuyoru Luki and 2wintails for helping me review the script 💖
I love your tutorials so much! Please keep doing them! I am currently trying my best to make myself a vtuber model but im really bad at it but these help me a TON
Took me several runs through but I think I finally get the toggle for facial parameters... thanks SO MUCH for this guide, I have no idea how I could have figured it out otherwise
Thank you for your hard work, Kira! We appreciate the content you put out! Almost done with my own model with the help of your tutorials. I am very grateful.
Tysm for this tutorial I'm thinking of becoming a vtuber To be specific a Gacha Vtuber , i love all your tutorials it really helps me learn more in live2d ! As someone who honestly is not used to live2d yet
And once again, Kira graces me with a video that although is outside what I do, is fun to watch and understand. Thank you so much for this and I hope you stay swell, local peach girl! :)
I hope you know, I love your tutorals and I come back to them over and over, and usually when I have a question, as long as I know what to look up, I can find it here. THANK YOU
Some extra advice for toggles, if you want two toggles that will interact with one object group (such as angry / excited for mouth) you can reduce your parameter count by making a single expression parameter with a range of -1 to +1 and associating one emotion with -1, and a different one with +1. You can theoretically use a larger number range (such as -2 angry, -1 sad, 0 default, 1 excited) but this has the downside of the emote change flowing through -1 while to goes to -2. Then when setting expressions in the Live2d Viewer you just set the parameter to the appropriate value for each expression.
This will really help me with the technical side of things when I get to that stage, thanks! Especially the toggles since I'm trying to figure out making my model (or just parts of my model) transform. I'll definitely be revisiting this video a few times and checking out your other tutorial videos. :)
my model has SO MANY LAYERS that I'm required to buy the license lmao it's cheaper to rig the model myself instead of paying someone to do it ...as far as I've understood. BUT thank you so much for this video Kira!! I would've felt like a drew those expression layers with wasted time if I hadn't found this (TTvTT)
puh, that's a lot. There were many things I didn't understand yet, so I think I will take care of making more mouth shapes first and foremost. your mouth movements are very good!
Dear Kira Omori, Thank you so much for these videos of yours. I had rigged my own model and I know how to work on Live2d thanks to you! I am still in the road of learning! Thank you again~
OUR LIFE SAVER KIRA T_T would you ever do a tutorial on something like specific keyform activated motions? something like animal ear twitch only when eyeOpen = 0, something like that!
Hello Kira.. I'm new to live2d and your tutorials are very helpful. I have questions about expression. So if we have made parameters for eyebrows (sad and happy and normal), blinking, some mouth forms, is it necessary to make every single basic expressions into exp3 (i'm sorry if I spell it wrong) files? Like open eyes smile, half open eyes smile, closed eyes smile, then open eyes sad, etc? Or is it only necessary for adding expression such as in the case for the stickers?
“I wonder if you’ve done your homework” me, with 3 assignments due who knows when putting them off because this video seemed more interesting: *sweats nervously*
9:56 Help, I can't open this file! Windows is asking me what app I want to use to open it but I don't see the appropriate software for it??? I don't know what to do.
Thank youuuuuu for the tutorial! omg im strugglin' with the toggles! This is out of the tutorial topic but, what software did you use to display the keys u pressed?
When you're showing how to open the model file at 9:55, on my computer it doesn't work. Windows is acting like I don't have the right app to open the file for some reason. Am I missing something that should come with Live2D (I have Pro)? Thank you for your amazing tutorials like always!
Is the ctrl-shift-c and ctrl-shift-v "copy shape" and "paste shape?" when i try those hotkeys nothing happens at all ( i double-checked in settings to make sure they are assigned), do you have any idea on what I'm doing wrong? I went to .8 -> select -> ctrl-shift-c -> assign keyforms on half open -> ctrl-shift-v on "half open" parameter. but nothing gets assigned to it.
Hi! Thank you so much for this tutorial. But I have a question how do we actually use the model? Like for stream or a RUclips video. If you already went over that in a video, could you send the link?
I just recently ended up in the VTuber rabbit hole and I draw as a hobby so I was thinking of doing an avatar. I don’t have a pc yet so I can’t check the program to answer some doubts that I have. I see everyone using a single file for rigging. I unfortunately only use procreate to draw (yeah, layers limit is a pain) so I was curious to know if it’s possible to import different files in a single project to use for the rigging. Also I used a 3kX3k for drawing and cutting the face, and a 5kx5k for the body. I’m curious to know if I can change the size of the face to fit on the body, keeping the quality (like when you se vectors). Thanks in advance
thank you for this video to help make a model but I will ask you where you got stickers and expressions 😅... Do we need to include drawing stickers and expressions for character design😍..so we can separate layers (PSD files)? or does lived2d cubism provide to add stickers or expressions?🤗... I'm very curious about it...
Waa thank you for the tutorial. I wanna ask, Anyone who can answer please dooo.... when I rig the stickers to make my models more expressive, it's all work, but when I Export it and open it on Live2D Viewer why tge sticker that I made still visible? And I cant make it Invisible even tho I do it the same as the tutorial (and many tutorial vid)
IF my model has already been rigged, but I'm not really happy with some of the expressions and want to edit them myself, does this tutorial still apply? Or is there a different tutorial I need to watch?
is it possible to make it so that one toggle has multiple toggle states? so for example : no scarf / scarf on / scarf pulled over mouth? Or would I have to do something along the line of having multiple toggles, and linking them in some way? so one changes transparency of the scarf, and the other changes the state of the scarf?
Hey kira I really love your works! Theyre amazing❤ you really help my live2d project the rigging was great but when I import it to vtube studio and trying with the camera my avatar is jumpy(?) It zoom in and zoom out constantly whenever I move back and ford is that normal?
@@KiraOmori I *think* I figured out why- it's similar to when Draw Order/opacity params are greyed out- somewhere, a keyframe is yellow/not selected on a key point, so the copy wont work
What should I do next then??? How can I import those expression into my model??? In face rig pls help I’m watching other tutorial but I didn’t work out for meeee
Does anyone know anyone I can commission for rigging? I already have my model and assets created (made them myself) but I'm not confident in my abilities to rig this, like at all.
3:06 YEAH YOU SHOULD PROBABLY CARE ABOUT THIS WARNING UH i fucked up my model so bad i had one too many deformers to too many parameters and it slowed the program down to almost a halt when i have a gaming computer. i had to reoptimize the whole model once i figured out what the problem was it was awful. saving took up to 5 minutes, copy/pasting/changing deformer sizes took up to a minute to register, and the physics menu was basically unusable because the preview was so laggy i couldnt see how well it was all moving please practice good optomizing when it comes to your deformers. if it starts getting past like 4 parameters, just nest another deformer onto the art mesh and dont be stupid like me
Thank you for bringing this up! I hope it's okay if I ask more questions :) What is your deformer count and maximum parameter assignment count? (You can access the deformer count in File > Model Statistics) How many toggle parameters do you have? Live2D version and computer specs? I'll also share mine: Deformer count: 185 Warp Deformers and 27 Rotation Deformers Maximum parameter assignment: 3, only one toggle param Live2D version: 4.0.09 Specs: Intel i5-9300H 16GB RAM NVDIA GeForce RTX 1650 I also have a commissioned model that has 200+ deformers, and 2 toggle params with a max of 4 parameter assignments. I usually only make 1-2 toggle parameters and I tend to make enough deformers so I can only assign 2 parameters max for things that aren't expressions. I also make sure that my division counts I use aren't excessive.
@@KiraOmori the model is ok now once i figured out what was wrong after getting some help from more experienced riggers. the problem was my ~30k deformer interpolations and ~100k artmesh interpolations, but to answer your question theres about ~40 warp deformers and ~60 art mesh's. its a pretty cartoony model, so its not very complicated to begin with. the most parameters to one deformer after fixing everything is a couple deformers with maybe 4 or 5 now. I had downloaded a bunch of different versions when i was still troubleshooting the problem, but im using the 4.1 beta. Here are the specs as well: intel core i7 3.70GHz 32GB RAM 4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER I didn't mean to sound rude or anything, just wanted to tell my horror story and warn those who are still pretty new and learning, because before this model I really had no idea about the 3 parameters thing was best practice or how to optimize it and how important it was for idiots like me who are prone to making huge mistakes like this. I really do appreciate the tutorial though! I was looking for how to toggle between certain mouth shapes aside from the normal mouth forms that you've already talked about, it's very appreciated!
holy shit the interpolations are huge xD I don't think I have ever went past 2k interpolations and it's okay, I think it's important to bring this kinda thing up because I can't discuss everything in one video
yep!! I don't recommend making an overly complicated model though. I recommend doing a bust-up or half body to be really safe from deformer and parameter limits
I hope you also share this vid to ppl you know who has been struggling with rigging expressions!! Watch out for the Q&A stream that goes with this vid for channel members~ As always, resources are found in the description.
Special thanks to Fukuyoru Luki and 2wintails for helping me review the script 💖
Ohmygod lemme just appreciate the EDITING 😭😭 You can really feel the balance between professional and filthy memer in Kira 😂 this is goated
AHFLDKJF thank you so much yuuhiiii 💖💖💖 and ofc I needa edit my videos good for my viewers c:
I was not expecting you to be here XD
@@Karudesu I am where I need and want to be
I would def buy bald-chan to study expressions on my own if you decide to put it on gumroad✨
I love your tutorials so much! Please keep doing them! I am currently trying my best to make myself a vtuber model but im really bad at it but these help me a TON
Thank you! Will do!
Took me several runs through but I think I finally get the toggle for facial parameters... thanks SO MUCH for this guide, I have no idea how I could have figured it out otherwise
Kira's voice is very soothing. Makes me forget about anxiety.
6:50 give me a 100 bald chans please!
I love how you mix humor with -torture- live2d tutorials, its unique
Thank you for your hard work, Kira! We appreciate the content you put out! Almost done with my own model with the help of your tutorials. I am very grateful.
You're very welcome!!! I'm glad that my tutorials helped you make your model :DD
I’m new but I’ve been binging your channel and your tutorials! You explain things so well and kira is so pretty! Thank you for teaching us !
thank you so much! I'm glad that you think that I explain things well ;u;
Tysm for this tutorial
I'm thinking of becoming a vtuber
To be specific a Gacha Vtuber , i love all your tutorials it really helps me learn more in live2d !
As someone who honestly is not used to live2d yet
Your live2d Avatar is the best one that i Have ever seen
awww thank you
And once again, Kira graces me with a video that although is outside what I do, is fun to watch and understand. Thank you so much for this and I hope you stay swell, local peach girl! :)
I hope you know, I love your tutorals and I come back to them over and over, and usually when I have a question, as long as I know what to look up, I can find it here. THANK YOU
Thank you very much, Kira! This helped me a lot, and my friend who I was making the model for absolutely loved it.
OMG THATS THE MOST CUTEST INTRO I EVER SEEN!!!! And your video is very gorgeous! I really love your editing skills
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
I didn't know we could copy keyforms! I've already learned how to use stickers so this is a plus! Thank you!
I'm happy that I was able to teach you something new!!
the quality and effort in these videos are ridiculous. I'm surprised this channel isn't a bigger deal
OMG ur vtuber model is soooooo cuteee!!!!
Some extra advice for toggles, if you want two toggles that will interact with one object group (such as angry / excited for mouth) you can reduce your parameter count by making a single expression parameter with a range of -1 to +1 and associating one emotion with -1, and a different one with +1. You can theoretically use a larger number range (such as -2 angry, -1 sad, 0 default, 1 excited) but this has the downside of the emote change flowing through -1 while to goes to -2. Then when setting expressions in the Live2d Viewer you just set the parameter to the appropriate value for each expression.
Just finished watching. Very charismatic as always Kira!
daaaamn thank you for watching supah bayani!!!
This will really help me with the technical side of things when I get to that stage, thanks! Especially the toggles since I'm trying to figure out making my model (or just parts of my model) transform. I'll definitely be revisiting this video a few times and checking out your other tutorial videos. :)
my model has SO MANY LAYERS that I'm required to buy the license lmao
it's cheaper to rig the model myself instead of paying someone to do it
...as far as I've understood.
BUT thank you so much for this video Kira!! I would've felt like a drew those expression layers with wasted time if I hadn't found this (TTvTT)
I was waiting for thissss AHHH thank u
puh, that's a lot. There were many things I didn't understand yet, so I think I will take care of making more mouth shapes first and foremost. your mouth movements are very good!
Thank you I'll work on it in the morning, this helped a lot! ❤❤❤
Dear Kira Omori,
Thank you so much for these videos of yours. I had rigged my own model and I know how to work on Live2d thanks to you! I am still in the road of learning!
Thank you again~
Amazing work like always
thank you so much :>>>
I love your smile and laugh. Great video!!
my tiny brain is was disintegrating over expressions but you helped me understand it way more
Awesome, I’ve been waiting for this one for a while!
yeaah haha this has been on my queue for months o)-< glad I finally made it
Kira you absoulute life saver!!!!
Interesting tutorial overall :D :D :D looks good so far
Early gang!!!
YEZZZ EARLY GANG!!!
These tutorials are so good 😍
Waaa I didn't know you can copy and paste the form using ctrl c and ctrl shift v... Thank u for this akdhskshsj
Amazing video as always!!And it helped me a lot with my model but can you made a video about the body part? Thanks for your hardwork 🙇♂️🙇♂️
ooohhhh! new viddd!! yeyyy!!
yaaaay!
@@KiraOmori love the editing and great job as usual!! uwu
OUR LIFE SAVER KIRA T_T would you ever do a tutorial on something like specific keyform activated motions? something like animal ear twitch only when eyeOpen = 0, something like that!
I could do something like that in the future!
Thank you a Ton times Kira😭❤️
Good video!!!i love your tutorials very much!!!
Rainy!!! Thamk uuu
Спасибо вам Kira Sensei!!
♥ aww, i really love this uwu
As always that mouth rigging so good
thank youuu hehehe
I dont rig but I'll still watch
I feel like you are having fun I like hearing you laugh
Live2D is just really really fun
i like your laughter its so cute
awww thanks!
OMG your so cute!~🥺💜 bta Arigatou again!~
Thanks and you’re welcome!!
💖💖💖
Thank you I’m rigging my own model prob so ty
BTW thanks for the effort and Hard work pls take care of yourself don't push yourself to much
Hello Kira.. I'm new to live2d and your tutorials are very helpful. I have questions about expression.
So if we have made parameters for eyebrows (sad and happy and normal), blinking, some mouth forms, is it necessary to make every single basic expressions into exp3 (i'm sorry if I spell it wrong) files? Like open eyes smile, half open eyes smile, closed eyes smile, then open eyes sad, etc? Or is it only necessary for adding expression such as in the case for the stickers?
Hello Kira! I was wondering how did you get good lip-sync on Vtube Studio?
“I wonder if you’ve done your homework”
me, with 3 assignments due who knows when putting them off because this video seemed more interesting: *sweats nervously*
9:56 Help, I can't open this file! Windows is asking me what app I want to use to open it but I don't see the appropriate software for it??? I don't know what to do.
Please choose the Live2D Cubism Viewer!
Thank youuuuuu for the tutorial! omg im strugglin' with the toggles! This is out of the tutorial topic but, what software did you use to display the keys u pressed?
Vtuber that teach how to be Vtuber 👍
When you're showing how to open the model file at 9:55, on my computer it doesn't work. Windows is acting like I don't have the right app to open the file for some reason. Am I missing something that should come with Live2D (I have Pro)? Thank you for your amazing tutorials like always!
Alhamdulillah thanks
Is the ctrl-shift-c and ctrl-shift-v "copy shape" and "paste shape?" when i try those hotkeys nothing happens at all ( i double-checked in settings to make sure they are assigned), do you have any idea on what I'm doing wrong?
I went to .8 -> select -> ctrl-shift-c -> assign keyforms on half open -> ctrl-shift-v on "half open" parameter. but nothing gets assigned to it.
If you have the pro version of Live2D and selected the bigger keyform on EyeOpen (any keyform bigger than 0.8) when you paste, it should work ;o;
Hi! Thank you so much for this tutorial. But I have a question how do we actually use the model? Like for stream or a RUclips video. If you already went over that in a video, could you send the link?
It's vtubestudio prprlive or some other app or service, you could've googled it, just saying
I LUV BALD CHAN
9:19 What does this mean? "Paste it into all keyforms"?
Hey I was wondering if it's just editing or a program you use to get the little keystrokes to pop up to show what keys you're pressing
it's built in Live2D :>
I just recently ended up in the VTuber rabbit hole and I draw as a hobby so I was thinking of doing an avatar. I don’t have a pc yet so I can’t check the program to answer some doubts that I have. I see everyone using a single file for rigging. I unfortunately only use procreate to draw (yeah, layers limit is a pain) so I was curious to know if it’s possible to import different files in a single project to use for the rigging. Also I used a 3kX3k for drawing and cutting the face, and a 5kx5k for the body. I’m curious to know if I can change the size of the face to fit on the body, keeping the quality (like when you se vectors). Thanks in advance
I got a question, what is the to go camera for face traking except an iphone?
Hi! I want to ask, what is the price of live2d pro?? I really need this information🙏🏻
Finally
yeah LMAO people have been asking for this for months OTL
eyy its Jono Funk ^ -^
thank you for this video to help make a model but I will ask you where you got stickers and expressions 😅... Do we need to include drawing stickers and expressions for character design😍..so we can separate layers (PSD files)? or does lived2d cubism provide to add stickers or expressions?🤗... I'm very curious about it...
Waa thank you for the tutorial.
I wanna ask, Anyone who can answer please dooo....
when I rig the stickers to make my models more expressive, it's all work, but when I Export it and open it on Live2D Viewer why tge sticker that I made still visible? And I cant make it Invisible even tho I do it the same as the tutorial (and many tutorial vid)
IF my model has already been rigged, but I'm not really happy with some of the expressions and want to edit them myself, does this tutorial still apply? Or is there a different tutorial I need to watch?
Yep! This applies. You need the editable Live2D file from your rigger though, it’s the .cmo3 file extension :)
@@KiraOmori Alrighty
Once I have the money for it, I'll definitely commission you to rig my model!
is it possible to make it so that one toggle has multiple toggle states? so for example : no scarf / scarf on / scarf pulled over mouth? Or would I have to do something along the line of having multiple toggles, and linking them in some way? so one changes transparency of the scarf, and the other changes the state of the scarf?
Yea that’s possible! One parameter can have multiple states of a toggle, you just have to have enough keys for it + set it up in the Live2D Viewer
Cool, thank you!
Hey kira I really love your works! Theyre amazing❤ you really help my live2d project the rigging was great
but when I import it to vtube studio and trying with the camera my avatar is jumpy(?) It zoom in and zoom out constantly whenever I move back and ford is that normal?
Could be an issue with your camera! You could try turning off the movement config in VTS, it’s in the settings with the parameters
i want to adopt bald chan >:0
hi kira!! do you think you'll be open for commissions again soon? love your content, thanks!
Sometimes I go to ctrl+copy parameters it doesn't work! Are there other factors to be mindful of besides hitting select?
Oh you mean the Ctrl + Shift + C and Ctrl + Shift + V don’t work? There aren’t really any other things to be mindful of :>
@@KiraOmori I *think* I figured out why- it's similar to when Draw Order/opacity params are greyed out- somewhere, a keyframe is yellow/not selected on a key point, so the copy wont work
how can I add emotes to model? i didnt add it to my first file, can I just add them in...life2d file?
What should I do next then??? How can I import those expression into my model??? In face rig pls help I’m watching other tutorial but I didn’t work out for meeee
I think there’s a tutorial on YT abt setting up a cfg file for facerig, facerig is outdated and doesn’t use .exp3 files
I do not know how to open .model3 file in Live2D >~< it just runs a second time
how do you install live2d free version? i'm struggling
Kira-Sensei I have a question how much does Live 2D Pro cost? or do you have to pay daily?
this is all here one heart 'u' / 💕 wait this is two ;^;
hi! there's information in Live2D's site ^^ there's monthly, annual, and 3-year payments!
@@KiraOmori oh Okay! thank you >:D
What app did u used for making 2d >
Hello ; A ; can you explain how to work with the opacity?
Watching this when i dont even have a computer to make a vtuber
kira for the love of god im begigng yhou please put bald chan two point oh on your shop i want to buy it so muchhhhhh
how do you do the model3.json cuz i dont know how to do it :(
it's there when you export the model
@@KiraOmori never mind ik how to do it 🤣🤚
one question, could you rig a vtuber with a mdp file?
It should be in PSD, I think medipang is capable of saving something as a PSD
@@KiraOmori does it work on chrome book?
Does anyone know anyone I can commission for rigging? I already have my model and assets created (made them myself) but I'm not confident in my abilities to rig this, like at all.
3:06 YEAH YOU SHOULD PROBABLY CARE ABOUT THIS WARNING UH i fucked up my model so bad i had one too many deformers to too many parameters and it slowed the program down to almost a halt when i have a gaming computer. i had to reoptimize the whole model once i figured out what the problem was it was awful. saving took up to 5 minutes, copy/pasting/changing deformer sizes took up to a minute to register, and the physics menu was basically unusable because the preview was so laggy i couldnt see how well it was all moving
please practice good optomizing when it comes to your deformers. if it starts getting past like 4 parameters, just nest another deformer onto the art mesh and dont be stupid like me
Thank you for bringing this up! I hope it's okay if I ask more questions :)
What is your deformer count and maximum parameter assignment count? (You can access the deformer count in File > Model Statistics)
How many toggle parameters do you have?
Live2D version and computer specs?
I'll also share mine:
Deformer count: 185 Warp Deformers and 27 Rotation Deformers
Maximum parameter assignment: 3, only one toggle param
Live2D version: 4.0.09
Specs:
Intel i5-9300H
16GB RAM
NVDIA GeForce RTX 1650
I also have a commissioned model that has 200+ deformers, and 2 toggle params with a max of 4 parameter assignments. I usually only make 1-2 toggle parameters and I tend to make enough deformers so I can only assign 2 parameters max for things that aren't expressions. I also make sure that my division counts I use aren't excessive.
@@KiraOmori the model is ok now once i figured out what was wrong after getting some help from more experienced riggers. the problem was my ~30k deformer interpolations and ~100k artmesh interpolations, but to answer your question theres about ~40 warp deformers and ~60 art mesh's. its a pretty cartoony model, so its not very complicated to begin with. the most parameters to one deformer after fixing everything is a couple deformers with maybe 4 or 5 now.
I had downloaded a bunch of different versions when i was still troubleshooting the problem, but im using the 4.1 beta.
Here are the specs as well:
intel core i7 3.70GHz
32GB RAM
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
I didn't mean to sound rude or anything, just wanted to tell my horror story and warn those who are still pretty new and learning, because before this model I really had no idea about the 3 parameters thing was best practice or how to optimize it and how important it was for idiots like me who are prone to making huge mistakes like this. I really do appreciate the tutorial though! I was looking for how to toggle between certain mouth shapes aside from the normal mouth forms that you've already talked about, it's very appreciated!
holy shit the interpolations are huge xD I don't think I have ever went past 2k interpolations
and it's okay, I think it's important to bring this kinda thing up because I can't discuss everything in one video
@@KiraOmori of course! you obviously put a lot of work into these videos, they're very useful.
Is there a way to make your character play an animation with the press of a button?
If you are using vtube studio, yes you can set hotkeys to trigger animations ("poses")
Im actually curious, would it be possible to make a vtuber model with the free version?
yep!! I don't recommend making an overly complicated model though. I recommend doing a bust-up or half body to be really safe from deformer and parameter limits
@@KiraOmori This information is gonna help me a lot so thank you!
I would pat myself on the back but I don't know how to animate the arms.
My anxiety is cured
How do you import the emotions into Animaze???
I don’t know how to use animaze, sorry about that!
did you draw your oc and then rig it with Live2D???
yep!
the copy paste doesn't do anything for me, Ctrl Shift C and Ctrl Shift V does nothing
I'm 44mins late
But great video though 👌
better late than never huehue
Next video.. how to use glue :)
Not a Vtuber or gonna be one but it's very interesting to know about Vtuber Models! Especially when a cute waifu is teaching us humu!
SKITCHAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
thank u for your interest u3u
@@KiraOmori Well, Thank you for the amazing video!