HOW TO: VTUBER DESIGN! [SUMMARY]

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Due to the popularity of the VOD video, I figured I could put it into a summary for more people to enjoy, who don't have as long of an attention span!
I would also really dig it, if people could recognize that my VOD channel is just for archiving purposes ...PLS SUB TO ME HERE !!!! ITS MY MAIN CHANNEL UAAAHHH....
Anyways for those who DO have a big attentionspan, here is the full VOD with more ramblings and more examples in between!
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00:00 Intro & Disclaimer
01:28 The Medium
04:30 Silhouette Test
05:35 40% "Rule"
07:26 Color Palettes
11:43 Theme/Aesthetic/Niche
14:47 Fanarts
18:28 Design Variations
19:36 Design Aspects & Improving a Design
23:17 "Bad Design" Example
24:44 CONCLUSION
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[@crystalasuna6875]

this showed up randomly on my yt recommended and the talk about different themes helped me with what I want my character/vtuber to be after years of trialing and error that went nowhere. thank you for this! everything is really helpful

[@yumekuzukawa]

YIPPIE YT ALGO !! but in all seriousness, thank you so much for sitting down and watching my video!! I really am glad this was able to help you settle for something you like

[@durratulaishah3703]

Same😂

[@polkalamypekopeko2969]

I am surprised, I am not even an artist, just a rando guy who covers workouts and self improvement on radio shows locally, and this is a very interesting subject

[@yumekuzukawa]

Omg thank you so much ?! That's a big compliment that this is smth even ppl who aren't into that topic think it's interesting!! Thank you 🥺😭

[@polkalamypekopeko2969]

@@yumekuzukawa update, since this comment i started to draw some cute girls as well.

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@polkalamypekopeko2969 LETS GOOO!!!

[@ferretoshi]

your design is really well done!! it caught my eye immediately on the thumbnail so I can definitely tell that you knew what you were talking about!!! well done, so many good tips!!!

[@yumekuzukawa]

oh my god THANK YOU SO MUCH?!?? 😭!!!

[@robinfox4440]

Don't second-guess yourself. This was solid advice. If people just did whatever they liked and then made an unsuccessful design it would be important for them to know why it didn't work.

[@yumekuzukawa]

Confidence is important! If I would have gone with what my friends said at the time, I wouldn't be where I am now I believe!

[@6Shots_ofEspresso]

saw this in my recommended randomly, saw your design and immediately decided you would be a good judge of design

[@yumekuzukawa]

AAAAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH???

[@loxial]

I genuinely love your design so much?? I saw this in my recommendations and it caught my eye

[@yumekuzukawa]

AAAAA THANK YOU ?? 😭😭😭🤲🏻❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[@ksNanoSquid]

Glad to see this getting some traction. I watched the full VoD shortly after it went up and this edited version is really helpful.

[@yumekuzukawa]

I'm so happy since my main channel is finally getting some traction LMFAO But also thank u for watching me yap for 2h in the OG

[@RohemN]

The VOD was very informative and having the same info in a more digestible way is really great!

[@yumekuzukawa]

Thank you so much! I'm happy to hear you enjoy both 🥺❤️‍🩹

[@ReiStarCosplay]

This is a really great video! It came up as a recommendation and thought “why not! Let’s watch”. Very useful tips and I liked that you used yourself in examples but also stating the differences between characters from games versus vtubers and their purposes. Excited to see what other videos you do!

[@yumekuzukawa]

Thank you so much!! I do hope I can do more videos like these to be honest >-< I still have lots of info I want to share with others, about other vtubing aspects, as I am also still learning as I go!

[@ReiStarCosplay]

@@yumekuzukawa heck yes! Sharing whatever you discover and learn is definitely super helpful and honestly super sweet to do! Reading this inspired me to also give some helpful tips of what I’ve learned thus far. Keep on making videos! I love your energy and easy to follow steps!

[@blue_corn_man]

Actually fucking SHOCKED when I saw that you aren't a main stream vtuber with million of subs. You're very entertainting and you honestly have everything perfect to be a super successful creator!!!

[@yumekuzukawa]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!?!??!? THANK YOU SO MUCH WTF !!! FDJHGDFGDG Maybe one day 🥺🥺🥺!!! im happy you like my content/my personality it makes me really really happy to read such comments >

[@Miiku01]

I watched your full livestream just a few days ago! And this summary made it easier to note it, I'm currently making a persona for myself and thinking to make it a Vtuber, this really helped me break down my entire design and build my whole persona, thanks alot!!! ❤❤

[@yumekuzukawa]

Aww!!! Thank you so much for listening to my yapping not once, but twice! I'm happy this summary can be more easily digestible, I was planning to do that for a while now! I bet your design will turn out lovely!

[@MeepToTheMax]

18:20 I really like the middle fanart piece. It's the perfect balance of edginess and pop.

[@yumekuzukawa]

Drawn by my dear friend @yoimonz !!

[@Kittenball]

This popped up in my recommended right as I was redesigning my OC for Vtubing. This is such a big help! Thank you!

[@yumekuzukawa]

YIPPIEE!!! im so glad this can help you, best of luck

[@mjangelvortex]

I remember watching the VOD for this a while back. It's very nice and useful having an abridged version of it as a refresher. Thank you for making these.

[@yumekuzukawa]

Thank you for watching the VOD !!!! I meant to do something like this for a while now, so I'm happy i finally got around to commission my editor JM for this

[@luckasneo2089]

whoa the schoolgirl with hair hands is really gorgeous and well drawn.

[@yumekuzukawa]

Thank youuu!!! She's my OC called Saeko Kurokawa!!

[@danamilgram]

WOAH i don’t have plans about being a vtuber (but who knows what can happen in the future!), but this will help me alot with oc designing! thank you so much for this video!! also your vtuber design is ADORABLE im screaming

[@yumekuzukawa]

THANK YOUUUU !!!! AAAA >< And honestly valid!! While I did this guide with Vtubers as primary focuspoint in mind, you can ABSOLUTELY apply most of these things to general character designing as well

[@Kyle-is-NOT-cool]

Great video!! I mostly use these types of videos to get better at character designing even tho its not recommended, its alot more easier for me to follow. Thank you for making it easy to understand how to make designs (English is not my strong suit so the grammar might be a little bad)

[@yumekuzukawa]

Thank you so much!! I think most of what I rambled on here can also definitely be applied to general character design techniques

[@yumebloom]

Ive watched this a few months ago but the editing in this is incredibly charming! Ive always thought your model was adorable and your voice is so pretty!

[@yumekuzukawa]

oh my god thank you so much?? 🥺🥺🥺❤‍🩹❤‍🩹My editor (JMnation) did so amazing with this -

[@flunkskunk]

I’d actually watched the VOD about a week-ish ago. Gave me a big boost of motivation for character-designing! Super appreciate the summary, so I can get that quick fix of motivation! ✨

[@yumekuzukawa]

It makes me so happy to hear that you feel motivated by my videos 😭❤️‍🩹thank you so much !!! Best of luck with your character designs !!!

[@tomatoblast3465]

Don't think I didn't notice the mewing on your thumbnail.

[@yumekuzukawa]

Let me lookmaxx shhh

[@user-uj4gr9ql4m]

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[@tomatoblast3465]

@@yumekuzukawa subbed.

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@tomatoblast3465 SUBMAXXING YAY (thanku!!)

[@LiliesToPluto]

Great video!! Honestly super lucky to have found this when I was revising why my design felt so empty. You have such a entertaining way of explaining, it was super helpful

[@yumekuzukawa]

shfjsgfs THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I'm so happy you enjoyed this and that I was able to help you out!! Best of luck with your design, I'm sure it'll turn out amazing !!

[@just_a_joltik]

omg this video was so helpful!!! not only for creating a vtuber sona but just designing in general!!! Can't wait to watch more of your content :)

[@yumekuzukawa]

Thank you so much !! I'm so glad to hear I'm happy to help 🥺❤️‍🩹✨

[@quackquack4764]

Thank you so much!! This actually really helped me understand the silhouette idea!

[@yumekuzukawa]

Anytime !!

[@fuhbree]

Already brainstorming for a future redebut, this was really insightful to watch! 😉 Realizing that my character design also signifies content I'll make also helps me fliter out unnecessary details. That, combined with what you talked about (silhouette, details, top priority) will be a big help on my next try. Thanks again, will definitely be checking out your story

[@yumekuzukawa]

Thank you so much I'm so happy this is helpful to you! I'm sure your redebut fit will turn out amazing

[@CrystalHeartVT]

I found your channel through that VOD! Thanks for sharing the knowledge, it was very helpful ^^

[@LuniIsHere]

Same!

[@yumekuzukawa]

Im so happy to help with my videos !! I Hope i can do more informative things like that in the future !!

[@fairvtales]

ancjndis this video was actually so amazing!! informative and ur voice is nice to listen to c: also your character is so pretty i might actually cry, all this pink is making me happy

[@yumekuzukawa]

UAHHH THANK YOU SM 🥺🤲🏻❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹im really glad you think so!!!

[@lyraromaris394]

Had this on while working on my model! I absolutely adore your design, very cutely unhinged.

[@yumekuzukawa]

THANK YOUUU WAAAH 😭❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[@kittysan0w0]

this was so useful! thank you so much for sharing your tips with us!!

[@yumekuzukawa]

Aaaa anytime !! I'm happy to help 🥹❤️‍🩹

[@zaheria6685]

This really gave me insight and inspired me to re-make my model's design!

[@yumekuzukawa]

I wish you best of luck with it!!!

[@EisLuna]

God I really love your Vtuber design and the art style!! (immediately followed you and the artist smh) This also helps greatly with the model I'm designing rn ^^

[@yumekuzukawa]

WAHH THANK YOUU I'm really glad to hear that Q_Q

[@Ashreihn]

Interesting video appearing on my feed and informative. I'm always happy to learn something! 😉 Thank you for your hard work.

[@yumekuzukawa]

yippie!!! im happy my video was able to help you out

[@createimpact3.0]

Wonderful content. Thank you for sharing all those valuable hints 😀

[@yumekuzukawa]

im really happy to help, thank you for your kind words

[@imjustroleplaying]

I've been getting into character design for dnd characters, and this helps even for that! Especially the silhouette part. :D

[@yumekuzukawa]

Im so happy to hear ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[@OhitsONnow]

Wow Ive never fallen down this part of the rabbit hole before! Thanks art nurse(?)

[@yumekuzukawa]

Happy to hear you're down the rabbit hole with me!!!

[@nekoxo]

This really helped me in designing my vtuber model thank you so much :3 ! I like your design also it's so cute and cool!!

[@yumekuzukawa]

thank you so much AAAA!!!! im glad it was helpful, and I'm happi you like my design >-< )9

[@viruscandy]

I knew that this video would be helpful because your vtuber design is awesome!!! Like what??

[@yumekuzukawa]

oh my god THANK YOU SO MUCH AAAAAAA

[@RealtiyFox]

Thank you for doing this video

[@yumekuzukawa]

Im really happy to hear it helped !! Thank you for watching and it means a lot to me that you'll refer back to this >-< Best of luck!!!

[@RuneEyeMage]

Ey, this was quite informative. Thanks for the summary vid.

[@yumekuzukawa]

Ofc! Happy to hear it was informative!!

[@noxauranyx]

Amazing and well put together video! I really enjoyed watching this :>

[@yumekuzukawa]

Im so glad to hear that, thank you sm 🥺❤️‍🩹

[@ScaramochiComeHome]

omg my fave dude with some hair

[@katrinah1852]

Very informative! I'd say a lot of the rules here apply to most character design not just vtubers. Like that character with the hair hands you showed - she follows the rules, works for her medium, and her design matches the theming you gave her, I'd say she is well designed. And I love your vtuber model :)

[@yumekuzukawa]

Thank you so much!! And yes definitely most if not all "rules" I talked about come from my character design studies ! I just had Vtubers as focal point here, and thus went more into the branding side of things ! But thank you so much ❤️‍🩹🥺🥺🥺 im rlly happy to hear that!!

[@unnalibon9142]

Recently i have noticed in my drawings that it was becoming slightly bland or too much details to redraw. This was not onty helpful for emerging vtubers, but is also useful to us artists making characters. ❤❤ because of this video... I kinda want to design my own vtuber that I probably would never use for streaming purposes. Thank you so much for the advice!!❤❤❤

[@yumekuzukawa]

WAHH thank you so much im so glad to hear! I hope you'll have fun pouring in new life into your character designs!! Def try designing your own vtuber even if its just for fun !! (You could make it an OC that is a Vtuber themselves LMFAO make them have a bland irl character design and thats their persona, think needy girl overdose! >:3c )

[@unnalibon9142]

@@yumekuzukawa OMG THANK YOU!!!

[@wuxian1]

i remember watching this vod!!

[@yumekuzukawa]

Thank you for watching the vod!! I finally got around to make a summary version

[@Nels_Adventure]

Im currently trying to redesign my vtuber model so this actually helped out a lot. Thx for the info😁

[@yumekuzukawa]

Anytime again! Glad I'm able to help 🥺

[@Hatsune-Miku_Fan]

The first point is really good and I never heard it for some reason

[@yumekuzukawa]

its not talked about a lot in the design videos I'm familiar with so I wanted to bring it up !!!

[@_Poizzon_]

Ive been looking into a lot of videos about getting into vtubing and designing a vtuber and i really like the way you break down different designs

[@yumekuzukawa]

Thank you so much!!! I hope this can actually help >///< Unfortunately, I'm not that familiar with the KZbin Gaming space, since I primarily stream on twitch, and I wont lie, there is a bias out there fore the conventionally attractive anime style, that attracts most people, if you go for a more westernized style or realism style, it could be more niche! But ultimately, thats what you want to do, form your own niche and attract like-minded people, thats the "secret" of forming a community you actually feel comfortable with/around! So If you're a bit unsure how this could affect your popularity, id say give it a try either way! Dont sell yourself out for the sake of popularity! In my case I'm just admittedly also biased towards cute anime faces LMAO THAT BEING SAID! There are many creators out there whose models dont reflect said style, and they went with a simplistic or realistic styled approach and can still shine through because personality, innovation and maybe even skill is what keeps ppl hooked, regardless of how your model presents itself! The examples you mentioned though, people love elf ears and claws with a fade out color! so I do believe you actually dont have to be worried too much!! ALSO THANK YOU

[@rindrr]

As someone who is trying to design a character so it can get made into an actual VTuber good gracious this was helpful. Your model is very interesting as well ^w^

[@yumekuzukawa]

IM HAPPY TO HEAR THIS WAS HELPFUL!! thank you so much, I wish you best of luck with your design!!!

[@rindrr]

@@yumekuzukawa Thank you!

[@oguubear]

This is also great for character design as well

[@yumekuzukawa]

definitely! I just did this with vtuber designs as focal point but my knowledge I applied here is from my character design degree!

[@RinneyRin]

Thumbnail alone caught my attention, and I ended up enjoying this vid. Not gonna be vtuber but I am an amateur artist so some of these are very good points to keep in mind

[@yumekuzukawa]

im so happy to hear my thumbnail skills are okay too aaAA -< )9

[@RandyAT]

yt recommended me this for some reason I kinda like your design and voice as well…. so thanks for posting this

[@yumekuzukawa]

Wahhh thank you so much!!!! I hope I can post more of this as well, and also it means a lot to me that you like my voice >///<

[@RandyAT]

@@yumekuzukawa menhera nurse with a sleep deprived looking eyes is something I never thought I need, and your voice just fits it so much Idk if you ever think of asmr stream or just voiceover stream where you read script? I'd love to listen to your voice

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@RandyAT dhjfgsdf thank you so much??? omg!!! I do want to do more Voice-over work, since I loved doing that for my lore video, ASMR might be difficult because I believe I'd need a better mic/surroundings that are fitting and I know from friends that its rather difficult to do >-< but maybe in the future

[@UMAtronic]

This is really interesting look into character design. When mines all finished i hope it stick out. (It should hopegully its not even human lol).

[@yumekuzukawa]

Best of luck!! If your design isn't human there's a greater chance too cause of lore possibilities !!

[@liliari9747]

thank u! very useful

[@yumekuzukawa]

Aaa thank you for watching !!!!

[@Fishnberg]

I always make the joke to people who are designing character/vtubers. I always told them "go design it like your designing a touhou character." The reason i said it is, if you ever compair the official art and the fan art, you can see that the design is able to fit in to all sort of medium. So my advice, it will be a bonus if your design can easily fit in all sort of medium!

[@rickxboy7397]

Very informative video thx.

[@yumekuzukawa]

Im glad it was helpful!!

[@rickxboy7397]

@@yumekuzukawa Flat is justice

[@liabea8506]

Yooo i was the 4000th like 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I have all the power 😌

[@yumekuzukawa]

UAHH THANK YOUUU

[@gbaladik]

This avatar gave me a massive Clinic of Horrors vibe.

[@friendboo5590]

i always have trouble designing characters in general so i hope this will help!!

[@yumekuzukawa]

I hope so too

[@friendboo5590]

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[@otsukareboku]

Lost count of how many times I want to fan art some vtubers and then I cannot @ the amount of details I'm afraid I'll miss out

[@yumekuzukawa]

In my experience, everyone is happy about fanarts as long as the character resembles their design! Details or not! I hope you can have fun and simplify the design a bit if its too complex

[@lolaandrainbow9237]

AmaIng vid! But I got a question, if I made a design and already started uploading with it (on my other channel) will it be weird to suddenly change the design?

[@yumekuzukawa]

Not at all! You can always go for a rebrand! There are aspects you could keep from your previous design (such as maybe for example hair color or eye color) to call back to your old design, or you can go full rebrand! Important would be to inform your community about this and be aware that rebrands can go both ways, you could either gain more followers who are interested in your new design or weed out those who were only interested in your old design, which can be hard but i think it would be worth it to go forward with something you feel comfy with and love!

[@lolaandrainbow9237]

@@yumekuzukawaah alright! Thank you so much:D

[@bunnymoonch.8509]

Minor quibble, Zhongli's sillouette is a bit more than just a "dude with some hair", namely, his hair is shaped in a very specific way. A lot of anime styled characters will rely on their hair to give them a distinct sillouette, and you'd be surprised how effective distinct hair that isn't full Goku/Cloud/Sora levels can be. For example, Fire Emblem Heroes always previews seasonal banners with sillouettes, and people can always figure out who the character is.

[@yumekuzukawa]

I think I know what you mean, truth be told, I was looking for references for this segment shortly before the stream was about to start because I prepared all the slides and the writing part but I forgot to include examples for this part, so i went with the examples shown in the video as they were coherent! I do think Zhongli has a better silhouette than other genshin characters, I should have probably gone for Childe since his hairstyle is very common seen in most anime boys except for his ahoge thats the stand-out point of his hair-silhouette (like Joker P5, Hachiman Oregairu, Oreki Hyouka etc and so on and so forth, the usual messy anime boy hairstyle) HOWEVER - while I think Zhongli would do better in a silhouette test than Childe (also sidenote i love love love childe sm...genshin is my fave game!) I dont think if Genshin wouldnt be as popular as it is and it would be a niche indie game, ppl would not recognize Zhongli soley from the hair silhouette, esp if you translate his hair into vtubing format, keep in mind models are static and one of the most prominent things about his hair is his ponytail, which can be seen all the time in game when you play as him, granted its on his back, and in official art its always either drawn over his sholder on the front or floating in the wind, but if its a model you would never see that part of his hair, thats why I made the comparison, because again he works perfectly fine in game medium but as vtuber design he has many shortcomings because of the medium itself. I hope I am making sense, while I agree with you, I hope the reasoning why I went with him made sense, but I could have gone for better examples too of Genshin characters that fall flatter on that side because of a normal hair silhouette (id say Lisa without her hat would also be a victim of this, but ayaka for example wouldnt because of her hair danglies?) I cant say anything about Fire Emblem though since I'm not familiar with it >-< ALSO sorry for this wall of text omg

[@gjkdshgkjshjkgdfg]

i am not a vtuber and do not plan on becoming one but this is very cool

[@yumekuzukawa]

thank you so much for still enjoying this video!! You can for sure use this knowledge for other character design aspects as well its rather universal >u< )9 I just put the focal point on vtubing! But most rules can apply to general character creation too for OCs for eample!

[@damienkwok6361]

Your guides are not bad at all. Although just for fun, they simply gave me something to refer. This is for 2d design, but also refer to 3d design, I think, hmhmhm... Great lecture, cheers!!

[@yumekuzukawa]

Thank you! I think you can apply most of the things I mentioned onto 3D environments as well ! "Rule" number one was to keep the medium in mind (for example game) so it should be applicable for game characters too 🥺❤️‍🩹

[@damienkwok6361]

@@yumekuzukawa Well, I have seen game characters with simple clothing design, so it depends on individuals. I'm about to add assets to my simple vroid model, but after seeing your guides, I thinking maybe my model can be upgraded later, while maintaining the concept of simplicity, hmhmhm...

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@damienkwok6361 definitely! Simple doesn't mean bad after all, if you look at designs from undertale for example! Still very recognizable!

[@damienkwok6361]

@@yumekuzukawa Yes, I totally agreed about it. I looked at those designs, I asked myself: Do my character have to be also complicated like them? Definitely not! I saw your first design is so complicated, with so many plasters. Anyway, don't give up, keep giving these lectures, if you have more info and knowledge. Thanks for your knowledge to share with us.

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@damienkwok6361 thank you so much!! I def want to make more videos like this

[@Hatsune-Miku_Fan]

Thanks for this btw I love the art of your vtuber is it bebe art?❤

[@yumekuzukawa]

Yess!! bebe-mama is my model artist!! I linked her on my website in the credit section

[@Hatsune-Miku_Fan]

​@@yumekuzukawabebe art is so good and it's so nice to see their work come to life with you (⁠｡⁠･⁠ω⁠･⁠｡⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠♡

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@Hatsune-Miku_Fan Thank you so much!!! Definitely, I love Bebe-mama so much

[@demontonia]

Omg, that's a cool video and I love your design, but now I understand that my idea accidentally overlapses with yours (the femboy theme, haircut) and I'm stuck again with finding themes for my character to make it unique, with which I'm struggling for a long time now Do you have some advice maybe for how to find a suitable themes for vtuber design? I saw that it should be multilayered, like 2 themes or so, and that you can take ideas from your traits, but I can't really find anything in myself that would describe me in two words. I have too much going on and I'm not good in anything in particular QwQ

[@yumekuzukawa]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Im glad you like my design ><

[@demontonia]

@@yumekuzukawa that's very sweet of you, thank you so much for advices, that's really inspiring! And I even like how you approach such questions, really feels how you care about baby vtubers. Thank you very much

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@demontonia I really hope it can help you settle for a design you feel 100% happy with !!! And don't worry if not, like i said in my video, sometimes it takes a while until we can perfect our designs to our own liking and make it work!! AAAA I'm happy you think so !! I wanna do my best to answer as throughouly as possible. I do care!!! When I started out I had to learn a lot about vtubing as I went so I hope i can make things easier for aspiring Vtubers out there!!!

[@AzureFides]

imo the only thing that bugs me the most is the model that doesn't fit the personality/voice of the vtuber at all. Like loli models with big sis or even mom voices, or a lewd model but the vtuber sounds like a shy girl. At that point I don't care about the design anymore. Unless it's the quirk and part of your character like Enna, Tenma and even Porcelain.

[@yumekuzukawa]

To be honest, I know what you mean but Vtubing is a form of self-expression and even if the voice doesnt fit, people should have fun with it! It can ruin the "immersion" for sure, but the personality of a vtuber is what they make of it, like you mentioned for Porcelain ! This was more so for design purposes, I didnt go into the kayfabe aspect of vtubing in here but it can be important to keep in mind! Another thing I didnt mention in that video is how your model will affect your audience. For example. if you're seiso and want a seiso audience but your model is lewdtuber coded, then you should probably not go the sexy route bc people WILL go into their streams with a certain stereotype mindset etc !! All factors one can/should keep in mind, depending how immersed they want their audience to be!

[@AzureFides]

​@@yumekuzukawa I understand! But to be clarified, vtubers that I have an issue with are like only 5%. I didn't mean that if their model have big breast and sexy clothes they have to be lewd. Like Hina from PC, I'm fine with that. The problem is, to put it in perspective, it's like Calli was using Bijou's model. Or Ina was in Kronii's model. The personality and the model are completely crashed with each other. Can it work? Maybe. Could they have better models? Definitely.

[@mjangelvortex]

Models that have voices that don't match the design can be good. That's a great way to give the character the "gap moe".

[@knov_a]

Im sorry but i thought once your outfit as like a baby onesies and i just can't get it off 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@yumekuzukawa]

DFJHDFGJHDFGJDHFG NOOOOOOOOOOO ITS A MINI DRESS 😭😭😭😭😭 HJDGFSHDFG HAHAHAH LMFAOOOO A BABY ONSIE......... HELP

[@vancrash]

someone show this to to smol lola

[@niicespiice]

do you accept personal character design reviews? currently working on my model and i'm struggling so i'd like lots of people to help

[@yumekuzukawa]

aaaa im not sure, I usually dont accept such requests because its tricky for me to determine how much input I should give and such ;; I'm sorry aaaa,,

[@CrazyGamer-tm2jj]

hi thank you for this I would like to do Vtuding but im not that entertaining I feel nor funny. I want to get out of my comfort zone.

[@yumekuzukawa]

Dont worry too much! How can you be good at something you havent done before? Its a learning process! You can learn to be entertaining, you can become more confident and you will do great, just give yourself some time! Being entertaining can mean lots of things, you dont have to be super funny and hyper all the time, you can also be entertaining by being cozy, chill and relatable! There's an audience for everything out there, and I didnt start out the way I did either! Allow yourself to grow and dont be too hard on yourself ! Try out Vtubing and if its fun, continue with it! You can do it, best of luck!!!

[@VentisLyreSoICanFeelHisFingers]

The Diluc slander goes even beyond just streamers playing Genshin….. NOW IT GOES INTO VTUBER DESIGN SUMMARIES‼

[@yumekuzukawa]

LMFAOO I LOVE HIM OKAY !! I slander all the Genshin men I adore

[@VentisLyreSoICanFeelHisFingers]

@@yumekuzukawa Good‼ (I luv Diluc though he doesn’t top an-emo men💯)

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@VentisLyreSoICanFeelHisFingers is it bad to admit that my fave Genshin man is just my lil white guy childe ..? He's so silly I love him.. (but also Venti and Scara are in my top 3 with him 🥹)

[@VentisLyreSoICanFeelHisFingers]

@@yumekuzukawa nothings bad bout that- honestly my top chars are 1. Anemo men 2. Hydro men. I dunno about 3 yet ✨ (I physically can’t choose who is my fav character out of those two elements)

[@ShatteredVerre]

as someone whos trying to become a vtuber this video is EXTREMELY helpful ty also this may be a bit rude to ask and im sorry if it is but do you think you could give me your opinion on my current design for my vtuber

[@yumekuzukawa]

Im really happy to hear that this has been helpful to you!! About Design reviews, I'm really sorry but I cant really take on individual reviews at the moment since my schedule is super busy thanks to my Uni work.. But don't worry its not rude to ask at all!!

[@ShatteredVerre]

@@yumekuzukawa ty for taking time out of your schedule to reply, and ty for not finding it rude I hope your uni work and streaming goes well

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@ShatteredVerre Thank you so much! If you'd like you can keep an eye out on my twitter for future design submission ratings, since the demand is high I was debating what to do and got advised to just do it on stream! So if you're fine with your design being shown, it could be an option for the future!

[@ShatteredVerre]

@@yumekuzukawa Alright, ty for the heads up! I'd love to get multiple opinions so whenever you are doing one of those streams I'd love to be one of the reviewed

[@KeyToKee]

Hello Yume! This video was very helpful, but what if I have 2 themes and can't decide between them? They are very different, one being a pastry themes witch and a steampunk victorian doll and i love them both but can't pick one. I don't know of any Vtubers that have 2 different persona's/ channels for different vtuber models but idk what to do, help pls? 😅 (❤ ur vids, i just got into vtubing and am def subbing)

[@yumekuzukawa]

Hello! First of all, thank you for the sub it means a lot ❤️‍🩹 secondly, It might just be my opinion but I actually think if you were to combine those themes you would have a GREAT unique concept going! I've seen steampunk dolls before and I've seen pastry witches before, but I've never seen a Victorian pastry witch doll before! You can make a doll with steampunk features that also resemble a witches clothing and has elements of a baker in it (think witch hat and apron, on an othetwhise Victorian styled dress, while the limbs are balljointed and/or have gears somewhere for the steampunk aesthetic! I would go for a muted color pallette with a poppy color and a braidloop hairstyle Mayhaps to symbolize a sweet pastry ring similar to donuts but I forgot the name of it ahyjdb 🤔sorry just rambling on but the design idea that popped into my head was rlly cute and unique skdbsbdb so actually love your ideas you should def combine it imo it could work rlly well! Even lore wise, it would work! A doll that came to live is now practicing and combining magic and machinery gadgets in hopes to create the best pastries in the world! Building a steam punk oven enhanced with magic only for her pastries to either fail miserably, or turn out great!! (I love the girl failure trope that's why the suggestion LOL) HOWEVER!! That being said, if you think it would be too chaotic and or cluttered you can always go for one of the choices first and do the other second! The only reason I suggest that is because 1. some vtubers indeed have two dif aesthetics and designs and hence a separate acc for it all and 2. it's just expensive to get done both at once and depending on how serious you would like to take Vtubing I'd suggest focusing on one of the things first for money sake? Either way sorry for rambling on I hope my reply wasn't overstepping anything but I really love the ideas you had and think they are great! I wish you best of luck on your Vtubing journey 🥹

[@KeyToKee]

Thank you so much!! This reply wasn't overstepping at all, I was so happy to see a long reply, it means a lot that you actually considered my ideas and took the time to respond ♡♡♡ I never thought of combining the two, i always thought i only needed to pick one or the other. I'll have to play around with my design for her and see if I can simplify it a bit. If this idea does turn into an actual Vtuber I'll def let you know. I was looking at some of your other videos and loved them, thank you for your hard work and taking the time to help me out!!! The braid loops and poppy color is super smart!! (And I think what you were thinking of was the round challahs. Edit: OR braided donuts. I Honestly don't know the difference)

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@KeyToKee Im glad you think so!! While its true that one shouldn't overwhelm their viewers with 2348234 themes, if they fit together and are not trying to one-up each other, I think you can make it work perfectly, especially with the ideas you provided!! I would love to see what you will come up with! Also I looked up the name, it is mochi-donuts or pon-de rings! I had to imagine a hairstyle resembling those with a witch hat that has the round base of it in the shape of a gear!! Anyhow, Im excited to see your idea come to live, I wish you best of luck >< )9

[@luckasneo2089]

are you an axolotl nurse? thats so cool

[@yumekuzukawa]

I'm just a normal human actually, but many said I remind them of an Axolotl, they're so cute! If I were to rebrand as an animal hybrid Vtuber I'd probably go for that though!! also thank you

[@luckasneo2089]

@@yumekuzukawa oh okay haha, sorry. its the hair and the eye color plus the skin tone that give a few hints.

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@luckasneo2089 understandable!! I never thought of one when designing but I can see it LMFAO axolotl are super cute!

[@VegaMain]

Im just not sure which color to go with that match my dark skin color. Any tips on that? I like all colors

[@yumekuzukawa]

I personally think you got no restrictions on color, but I made a small color palette of colors I think would look super cute in combination together with dark skin especially! I went ahead and put down some darker skin tones, from tan to black (since idk your skin tone >

[@VegaMain]

@@yumekuzukawathat’s amazing! Thank you very very much!

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@VegaMain of course!! make sure to save the image cause I don't know how long I'll keep it in my drive >-< but i hope it helps

[@VegaMain]

@@yumekuzukawa I saved it! I really like the second to last pallet! Wouldn’t have thought to use purple. Thanks again! ❤️

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@VegaMain so happy to hear

[@user-zt1qv9ri3t]

ちょういたんでる

[@yumekuzukawa]

なんで？

[@AstraAbyssalVT]

my oc got like pink long hair and pink eyes grayish skin and she is easy to draw (i think) so idk 😭

[@yumekuzukawa]

You'll do good, dont worry too much about it!!

[@kirsch3]

Sorry if I'm mistaken, did べべ/BEBE do your vtuber design?

[@yumekuzukawa]

No I designed it myself! But Bebe mama is my model artist ! 🥺I simply commissioned her to draw my design !! ❤️‍🩹

[@kirsch3]

@@yumekuzukawa ah yes, that's what I meant, sorry for the confusion! I love your design and I love how it looks in her style, very gorgeous all around 😊💖

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@kirsch3 thank you so much !! When I saw Bebes art I knew she would make me look really cute !!! Perfect fit 🥺

[@Mossgraves]

Hi! I'm an artist but i dont have a good insight when it comes to vtuber design demonetization :o as an artist you dont have much rules to follow for the public besides keeping yr stuff SFW for a everyone audience and more suggestive if for adult audience etc and i assume its the same with vtubing because youtube monetization. Anyway back to the question,,, do vtuber designs with more horror, blood or gorey elements fall under monitization for vtuber designs and if theyre safe to still make for an audience. Ive been working on one and would love insight who knows more bout vtuber design stuff. ^^

[@yumekuzukawa]

Well, heavy gore is not allowed on neither twitch or KZbin in terms of design! You can be subtle with eyeballs, and a blood toggle iirc, overall they are better than suggestive outfits when it comes to monetization i think, as esp twitch is very ban heavy when you show a lil underboob for example, but I have seen models that open their mouth widely and reveal massive teeth and tongue with creepy undertones, or such that's fine! If you draw a missing eye-wound or something with heavy blood that's not fine! I'm not sure on the specifics either but id say make the creepy nsfw things you plan to do into toggles rather than base-main design!

[@Mossgraves]

@@yumekuzukawa hmmm I could try that,, I highly doubt I can make a meat/intestine jacket sfw since this characters lore was a parasite making it's own body with hospital/lab remains l I did think further for this and had alternative outfits made but they are more comfort themed than relating to the character and what they are. So I suppose I can try explore more outfit ideas or have their original outfit as an alt design more for fanart than a rigged thing. Their 40% is relatively okay besides their shoulders having their fit visible.

[@simimcc]

YO GENSHIN

[@yumekuzukawa]

MY FAVE GAME

[@user-zt1qv9ri3t]

おいっ

[@user-zt1qv9ri3t]

かわいそうっ

[@azure8247]

Excellent video but... female femboy now that's a new one for me

[@yumekuzukawa]

no female!! just femboy!

[@nanakomatsu7425]

.-.

[@yumekuzukawa]

o-o?

[@GotTheSwablus]

under 40% rule, what did the 60% part say??? covered it whole time :(

[@yumekuzukawa]

Sorry about that! Its because it was cut from the OG VOD, here is the full text: kzbin.info/www/bejne/an27iquLZ8uboLc But also, it should be fine since I elaborate what the 60% part says!! >

[@GotTheSwablus]

@@yumekuzukawa thank you for helping 😊 I was writing notes and wanted to put that down

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@GotTheSwablus aww no problem!! Happy to help 🥺

[@VillainViran]

In regards to character design I personally hate Mihoyo and the tendency from CN games (mostly of old) to overdesign. Iirc there's actually a word and fashion trend after it, just toss a buncha good ideas onto someone and call it a day.

[@yumekuzukawa]

Im honestly a bit split on it because I've seen some of the concept designs of hoyo games vs final ones, and I tend to prefer most concept pieces - that being said some designs are way too much for me too in Genshin for example but I'd not necessarily call them bad or that they just slapped random stuff on, because you can see many meaningful parts of the designs flow together with lots of cultural history or inspiration to it, so while it's not my cup of tea I still can appreciate that they put a lot of thought into the design! Some examples for that would include yujin, zhongli, xingqui/ chongyun etc !!

[@IsabellaAshido]

Is it lazy to base my character off my fav anime character?

[@yumekuzukawa]

It really depends on how much, what, and what for! If you plan to make vtubing into a job and intend to earn money with it, I'd advise you against heavily doing so, let's say if your fave character has blue hair and that's why your vtuber will have blue hair - that's fine! Or even personality traits for lore! But if you intend to heavily base the design off of a pre existing character you could face a lot of complications later down the line, people will probably constantly compare you and it could get annoying, you could have difficulties making a brand and name for yourself if your vtuber looks too close to your character, because people might not recognize it as it's own thing, so on and so forth! So I'd say maybe don't do that if you intend to take Vtubing seriously. Again, same hair or eye color as your fave is fine but make it your own thing rather than "copying" a character, if that makes sense? Sorry if some words I used sound a bit harsh, I hope you know what I mean cause I'm not saying you'll copy a design! Just saying to be careful with how much and what you do to base it off of a pre existing character! Also heavily advise you to NOT base it off of a pre existing vtuber !!!! But that's just some thoughts I have about it!

[@IsabellaAshido]

@@yumekuzukawa I was just going to do pink hair and horns of some kind. I know copying a character completely isnt good but like you said hair and eyes are okay. Do you think hair and horns on the head would be too much? I really like the character Mina Ashido from My Hero Academia. I dont want to do vtube serious but if it gets there i dont want any of the complications you said. To be honest i dont really have original ideas. :(

[@yumekuzukawa]

@@IsabellaAshido Pink hair and horns should be fine, even if you wish to have a similar hair shape to Ashido! Id say don't make the horns similar, and maybe, since her eyes are rather unique go for a different kind of uniqueness with her eyes maybe! Then again, designs are fluid, the design you come up with NOW does not have to stay the same, as you go on with vtubing! Def try it as a hobby, to see if you like it!! As for original ideas, I assume you refer to design alone? Because you don't have to worry too much, there are many artists out there who take design commissions, so you're not alone with figuring things out!

[@IsabellaAshido]

@@yumekuzukawa Youre amazing! TYVM!

[@tikimillie]

Wait- yume is a femboy!??

[@yumekuzukawa]

:3c

[@EmilyMartindumb]

I’ve been inspired to do vtubing for a few days now, though doing that as a minor would probably be difficult but maybe one day I’ll be able to do it!

[@yumekuzukawa]

Im all for one following their dreams but since you're a minor id advise you to be extra careful in the Vtubing space as fans can be very parasocial, or downright creepy if you happen to attract a weird crowd, so make sure to have proper rules in place when streaming, and do not EVER give out too much irl information about yourself. Like in every online space I'd say exhibit caution and don't try to jump into friendships, if something feels off, listen to your gut and avoid people who have a mainly lewd vibe to them etc !!! Stay safe cause sometimes the Vtubing sphere can be very dangerous but even more so if you're underage 😭regardless I don't want to fearmonger as there are also a lot of kind ppl in the scene !! I just figured i should mention some things here and there one should be careful with! I do Hope you can have fun and create a design you like 🙏🏻❤️‍🩹 and when you become an adult you could go all in if you like streaming! That's my number one advice: stream first before investing any kind of money to check if you like it!

[@shutupandletmegohey]

So helpful, thank u so much! 💕 ^_^

[@yumekuzukawa]

Uahhh thank youuu!! Im happy I'm able to be helpful!!!