How to make a Custom VRChat Avatar QUICK EASY and FREE

How to make a custom VRChat avatar quick, easy, and free. I go through how to make an avatar with several free methods, as well as a few paid options in case you want to get something better. While you can get a good free avatar from ReadyPlayerMe or Tafi, sometimes making one in VRoid or buying one on Fiverr is just a better option to get exactly what you want. That said, I'm pretty satisfied with my Tafi avatar.
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0:46 - How to make a Tafi avatar
2:02 - How to make a ReadyPlayerMe avatar
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3:46 - VRoid Avatars
5:04 - Tips for buying an avatar on Fiverr
7:44 - Blender
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[@VirtualPandaVR]

Here is the video comparing avatars from fiverr. I paid $15, $60, and $150 for avatars and compare them all. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXXZh36Ch9SohbM

[@RydenEden]

SO i seen a RYZObyte avatar for vr streaming and i wanted to do that..

[@RydenEden]

my question is when i make this for that will i be able to use for streaming

[@sweatybeanz808]

Thanks dude

[@TheKingRobot]

I just got the new oculus three and I wanted to get one of my animatronic characters created from scratch because I’m new to all this, I I haven’t had the best of luck. I had somebody from Nigeria say they could do it for $250 but I kind of think that’s a little sus. Is there any reputable person that can create the avatar for around $150 or is there a website that offers such service?

[@KAIIRU.]

a few years ago when I played this game I went around a few furry worlds asking furries about their avatars. Some made the avatars themselves but A LOT of them paid 500-2k for their random furry eye-destroying avatar and it just blew my mind. So I busted out laughing when you showed that AD for $300

[@CASS1__]

$2000????????????????????????????????? no shot

[@KAIIRU.]

@@CASS1__ There's some actual insane people on that vrchat. There's a place called FurryHub or some shit and there's just these balloon ass/tit horrific furry people having very loud internet sex just in public. A real experience to tell your grandchildren.

[@nickytheshiba3184]

@@KAIIRU. Lol, i remember finding a drunk furry that was talking loud af how he makes ERP , was funny af that weirdo

[@oskar3897]

@@KAIIRU. I have almost 700 hours on VRChat and I have only ever seen that happen once

[@KAIIRU.]

@@oskar3897 Step out of your safe space then because I put less than 50 hours into the game and ran into an infinite amount of actual psychopaths. I posted some of the bs footage I managed to record on this yt acc. ERPers, furries fucking, people talking about how they would graphically kill you irl. terrible.

[@finnlythemarshmallow]

As someone who animates in blender, if you don’t have any experience with blender and/or modeling, don’t use this option unless you are willing to take on a huge challenge! I can do a lot of basic modeling in blender, but nothing like a vrchat model, and I’ve been using blender for years now. Not to discourage anyone, I’m just warning you, if you just want a free easy model, don’t chose this. If you’re wanting a crazy model and are willing to put effort into it, then of course give blender a go! ~ You local blender animator

[@Shywizz]

if you don't mind i would be interested in learning but i don't know where to start do you mind helping (4 months is alot yes i know)

[@finnlythemarshmallow]

@@Shywizz i would recommend blender guru on KZbin, he has a lot of really good tutorials for the later updates of blender

[@2.7182e]

You must start where all start, the legendary doughnut.

[@finnlythemarshmallow]

@@2.7182e the all holy beginner doughnut

[@Jroobelucios]

Me with half a years experience and already making my own avatar rn be like 😃

[@VirtualPandaVR]

I'm currently working on the video comparing various tiers of Fiverr avatars. I have 2 of the avatars done already, but the most expensive option is taking much longer than expected to get done. I'll post the video here in the pinned comment when it's done! It will be a video comparing $15 vs $60 vs $150 avatars.

[@Envythejackinthebox]

But what if i dont want to be human?

[@jtimleck]

I LOVE your teaching style. Chill, but focused. You anticipate my questions in my head and answer them (the whole “how to import” little detour - you know and think through and EXPLAIN what’s going on and why it matters. The music, your voice, pacing. And entertaining. 🙏❤️

[@SpartanEx117]

Two things! First, I'd like to see what other Fiverr people are making, always fun. Second, I have worked quite a bit at rigging skeletons and weight painting in Blender and would love to help, or at least give you some tips!

[@VirtualPandaVR]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXXZh36Ch9SohbM

[@adventurekitty1016]

Going to try both Tafi and Ready Player Me. Both seem interesting. I've used Blender before but some texturing is the death of me. I also have never rigged at either and everyone I've talked to has said rigging is a nightmare.

[@tylermansmann1065]

If you're stilly trying, use a free trial of substance painter once you make a model

[@NoorquackerInd]

Rigging is a much less creative process than the rest, it's more of methodical trial-and-error with educated guesswork. To be honest, when it came to 3d modeling, it was the easiest for me to pick up because it felt obvious, like "yes the arm bone moves the arm, but now I have to spend time making sure the arm moves correctly". It was a lot of work, but it was much different compared to texturing and modeling. I can't draw anything good or do anything creative, so that's probably why it was the easiest for me to pick up, plus it felt really satisfying seeing my models move

[@JoyWSnow]

You can buy an avatar base and then customize it in Unity as well. Be aware it is a huge learning curve!

[@wrathfulleon1755]

What’s unity??

[@chaotic_energy5823]

Panda: Vroid is hard Me: *using for the first time before watching this vid* It's easy and fun!

[@althrash9476]

Already got my avatar in game within a few minutes of waiting. Great video!!

[@sphin121]

You should definitely make a fiver video

[@VirtualPandaVR]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXXZh36Ch9SohbM

[@Gort_The_Serf23]

@@VirtualPandaVR holy S-

[@ASTRONESTO]

Thanks so much for this video. I've been trying to figure this out for a while. Great Video!

[@pjdrawn]

Fivvr video is needed big time. Fivvr is a mine field of experts, amatures, incompetents, and scammers. Many of the low price people are just ripping avatars others have made and reselling them. If the artists doesn't tell you they plan to keep a copy of your avatar for in game testing or self promotion don't buy anything from them. If they don't care enough to test or showcase what they made, they aren't going care enough to make anything thats good enough to worth your money.

[@VirtualPandaVR]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXXZh36Ch9SohbM

[@C0ttageChees]

Thanks for the info, especially about Tafi 👍

[@NekoLoliChan]

Oh myyy gosh finaaalllyyy thanks you soooooo much!! I gotts check it out soon I for reaallz was about to give up looking but you listed so much im a giant anime fan gotta look into it. Hopefully nothing stupid happens like the site or download whatever starts shutting down. Im like super super lazy to check it out right now but on games I can take up to an hour or more just creating my charater. This sounds so fun since there might be more customizations (*≧∀≦*) this will keep me busy all day on one charater. Lol

[@Mars101001]

PHIA brought me here. She's great!! Awesome shout out.

[@seanbobb9948]

You are on the front page of making a vrchat avatar so this should blow up a lot

[@luigisakeva]

that fiverr video sound interesting .. would watch and see what is the difference from a cheap to expensive !

[@KePYouTube]

Looking to put in hours to learn on blender, video was really helpful but seemed pretty generalized. Definitely going to be a project to work on but will be worth the experience and knowledge

[@trayvonfrost8877]

Ok, so I had doubts when I had to upgrade my account to use Ready Player Me avatar, it costed no money and I was able to use it, thank you.

[@kativery7761]

thanks heaps was exactly what i was looking for

[@aug205]

Vroid is my favorite even if I don't use my characters in vrchat I just enjoy spending the time and seeing what I can produce with the application

[@aug205]

Right now I'm going through a anything but human skin tone phase and it's a lot of fun to see what I can produce

[@PumpkiHead]

this was very helpful and deserves a sub ty

[@Artorikus]

Nice tips! I always prefer to wear my own avatars since 2018 ♥

[@hermconfirm7368]

Thanks alot!! I like my ReadyPlayerMe avatar, it will do until I get the money or skill to make a custom one

[@taylorwalker2761]

Did u figure out how to connect your readyplayerme to your vrchat

[@ReadyPlayerRick]

Great video bro 👍

[@SPenjoyer]

thanks for this

[@taranjk1]

I started doing blender half a year ago and now I can make simple avatars in a day.

[@sloth3039]

Make me one Prayge

[@Kosoku63]

It still depends on what you are used to making in blender. if you started using blender by modelling simple things that would improve your blender skills (like a normal person, and you should do this btw don't end up like me) that would make that a lot easier. However stupid me decided that I wanted to make cars so I spent the next 2 and a half years making cars. I can do that really well now along with other manmade objects however whenever I try to do any living thing it just looks either super uncanny or doesn't even work at all.

[@nick81801]

Thanks bub!

[@CloudSurfer.]

I already have several characters I've made in blender that I will certainly be importing

[@Cloudzs_J]

Omg tysm i been trying make one out of my gta 5 outfit

[@Drewkungfoo]

My lord and savior i needed this video

[@crazydude1814]

One other one I will put here is game models. If you dont wanna be anime, or a generic person, or a furry then ripping game models worked well for me. I managed to do several demons from doom eternal using vega as they all come rigged straight from files however the easyness will depend of course on the game

[@discordiadingle3203]

I just looked up blender to see if it’s a free program and it is! I know it’s difficult to learn, but I’ve been meaning to take a look at it for a while, so no time like the present.

[@holyhamburger2188]

Thx I wanted to make my profile pic into vr

[@BerryBoosh]

BTW.. vroid avatars are also used for something calld virtual droid 2 which is a vrchat game for mobile

[@GachaBrownie_love]

There’s also pmx editor, I know I used to be an mmd avatar creator that’s a thing too

[@TheBogbo]

I don’t have a vr headset yet but when I do I have ideas for avatars.

[@Fr4nk4000]

I'm already learning how tow to make 3d assets, so blender it is for me. I got a drawing tablet for sculpting, 3060ti for rendering and a quest 2 for viewing my creations. wish me luck

[@the1andonlypaddy]

Omg thanks

[@Sakine-animate]

I use Maya for 3d models, but im wondering how you import it once it's made.

[@nightmareplayz_vr1077]

I want to make my Jump force character for Vr chat so this will help a lot

[@Yipper64]

3:53 I made one, and then walked my friend through how to do it too. We both have Vroid avatars now.

[@Crown987]

How do i optimize it for quest?

[@Yipper64]

@@Crown987 mmmmmm thats a tall order sir. Look up Phia, she made a good tutorial on how to do that. I would recommend bringing it into blender to do some of those changes but if you want quick and easy (as least as far as Vroid avatars on quest go) her tutorial is how to do it.

[@Crown987]

@@Yipper64 thats the funny part man. Ive watched her tutorial and im super lost still, like hers nwver said that an instance is still running

[@Yipper64]

@@Crown987 In that case, just make the avatar like she does in Vroid, then use blender, find a vroid to blender plugin, use that, and then upload it like you would any other quest version of an avatar.

[@Crown987]

@@Yipper64 whats a plugin? Also whats a blender?

[@TheWi7dFl0wer]

I'm gonna try using VRoid myself, seems like a nightmare but it might be fun haha

[@VirtualPandaVR]

It is a bit complicated, but the new vroid update makes it way easier. Eventually I'm gonna make a tutorial lol

[@ganikolo1]

Hey man, I'm looking to somehow turn a 3d lidar scan of my body which is literally my likeness using the poly cam app as a 3d model scan into a vr chat avatar what software is best to do this if it is even possible. Thanks mate nice videos .

[@DiamondRedFox]

I paused this video on the vroid part, because i remember i used that sometimes. Spent like... 5 hours on texturing the clothes and messing with the parameters to make a character of mine. I have learned, making corsets in vroid is a headache, but possible

[@nidgithm]

nowadays vroid has a lot of presets if you dont want to go in and spend a lot of time adjusting things or making them from scratch. don't need to do anything but click the stuff you want and adjust some sliders, similar to other avatar creation programs. and even just the preset stuff can look pretty good

[@_PannieCake_]

VRoid is very hard to import since it only imports as PC (Quest avatars can be made, but the textures get really messed up) Also, the face tends to break on them.

[@VirtualPandaVR]

Working on a Vroid tutorial right now for both Quest and PC. Isn't too hard to make them work on Quest

[@meme13100]

They have a mobile version

[@rivroyerr]

Sir you get a instant subscribe from me tysm bro

[@godhelpme8902]

Yea ok that’s awesome. Where do I get the model on the right in the thumbnail

[@pianoman2575]

Tourney hype

[@MochaPawZ44]

0:01 my dude did *not* hesitate to show that

[@trashraccoon58]

Ty

[@darksoldior3830]

A friend of mine is making a blender model for me, how would I make sure that I could export it to blender, and how would I give it custom expressions

[@Akab]

I can't really explain those things in detail as those are quite large but I give you some key words! ^^ Look for "Blender Shapekeys to unity" and "unity vrchat tutorial animations" also "blender 2.8 shapekeys"

[@VRJacky]

tafi straight up looks like the sims

[@creatorkevin666]

Wow i Can now Make insane creator me *from My aus mans thx I finally found something is really easy

[@Ki30]

An old single seat sofa but has googly eyes on top and the cushion moves when you talk lmao that would be funny af

[@lilahdugas6888]

I love Phia :)

[@oscar6079]

You could talk about more sites with free and non free assets like booth that offer lot of variety and stuff, even model for a fair price

[@Crown987]

Where can i find a place that will make one for me for free

[@fenrirsurton6446]

im working on a costum avatar in Blender. The hardest is that i need to create my own costum clothing, and i cant use some comon methods because its a special nog coat, so i have to model it completely by Hand. Maybe after that i can finally create avatars for a little bit of money

[@brodybrady2927]

Super nice!

[@elliusagi]

Duuude that is amazing! ✨😍 My patience with Blender ran out and I realized it is not for me to work with, but instead support and cheer on those who do the work! So maybe some day I'll buy one of your blended clothes! 😉🦾

[@glitchyunknown9495]

cud also buy from booth, and edit it to ur liking. In unity itself / edit textures in pdn

[@NateTmi]

I need to try this. Will each system give you a file that u could save & convert to FBX to edit? I have used fiverr to get a cheep model done in blender for me & then u can auto rig it & fix that in blender & then convert it to VRM that Vtubers use & that can be converted to VRchat, So this could give me more base models to think about editing in Blender or unity

[@yumerei_vt]

i use vroid and that thing took me months to get to where i am. if u ever use vroid for vrchat, eith commission someone or get learning lol.

[@kitty-drawl]

I saw swag Jesus in vr chat… he was the imposter.

[@roykingdoes8307]

I created a character in v-katsu and ripped it I'm working on getting it ready for animation and vrchat

[@Basvra]

i tried out tafi but my avatar ended up really dark. In the app she looks bright but in game she's shadowed and dark. Any idea why?

[@wirelesswolf]

Love you

[@tnc7399]

There could be a section for some people. Like if you watch someone who uses a person to make their models and you ask, could get a model done withoutd risk.

[@thebeautifulrose294]

I love vrchat

[@numberguy1213]

for blender can you import a character model and put it in vr chat ?

[@kaizo4217]

I don't have VR yet but I was planning on doing it eventually and one of the characters I want to make is an OC of mine He's a half undead assassin so he's got like that cool cloak and everything with a lot of red and black and he shoots purple lightning and then he's got some guns and a sword pretty badass stuff, I also wanted to make joke characters so that I can be like Lolathon

[@angelgaming2496]

I really want to have my Fnf OC, Angel in VRChat...... but I don't know how to make models and I don't get a lot of money to give for commissions..... XD

[@kaizo4217]

@@angelgaming2496 I have vr now, and I realized you can't make avatars unless you have a computer to hook your system up to and you also need to know how to use blender 😔 hopes shattered

[@angelgaming2496]

@@kaizo4217 Yeah....... I'm thinking about trying Blender if it is free...... but I don't know if I can figure it out..... I guess I could look up tutorials, maybe.

[@kaizo4217]

@@angelgaming2496 it's not free, you need a membership

[@angelgaming2496]

@@kaizo4217 Dang........ thought it was.... that sucks....

[@Ugarimpty]

Funny thing about blender, not many people knows how easy it is to model with it, I kind of got surprised at how fast i got used to it, and how ridiculous custom model prices are too.

[@CaedmonOS]

Would it be possible to use one of the free Avatar makers and then port it into blender and edit it from there

[@pagman8489]

well that's good i was going to try and learn blender any way

[@BerryBoosh]

OH MY GOD MY FAV! VROIDDDDDDDD! and yes yes it works. Y A L L T R Y I T!°

[@ONI-hx1wh]

I learned how to use blender like 5 years ago and forgot almost everything but I think it’s time to go back to blender

[@GigaGtag]

I just have a question, I get like how u make human like characters but what if you want to make, not buy a Pokémon like one with a tail or something what could I use? (Specifically zeraora, I want to make him).

[@definitelygoku4924]

Thank

[@meta_junkie]

How did you film this though? What software are you using to make this avatar move in time with what you're actually saying?

[@johndor7793]

I would also like to see you pay fiverrs to see what models they make. I'm not remotely into VRChat but I'm quite curious.

[@VirtualPandaVR]

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[@siege_militaryaesthetics]

@@VirtualPandaVR 6

[@Cam_Ayy]

Lets goooooo

[@eidod23]

4 year avatar creator here and I just saw the video in my feed

[@schaf7716]

I would really like the fiverr video

[@blackholegt]

0:02 makes me wanna use avada Kedavra

[@xaius4348]

I still haven't learned from my previous unfinished projects, so F* it, we doing blender babee. I am already an artist (though modelling is way out of my area), but I can at least make 2d reference art from different angles to help shape the character. More importantly however, the avatar I want is humanoid, not human, so I probably have to pay for one or do it myself. Might end up paying someone to rig it though... that sounds smart.

[@Zanavor]

Once I get VRchat I plan on making an avatar. I'll.... try using the Japanese one. I have alot of time so. Can't hurt.

[@callmefiber7996]

Wow that's an insanely good like to dislike ratio

[@military-fan9926]

Thank you I've been trying to find a software that allows me to make a Michael afton avatar from fnaf 6 where he has the bear mask and all that

[@Densoro]

I jumped right into VRoid, and while I'm satisfied with what I've created, one downside is that there's not much variation in face shape. I hoped that there'd at least be different genres of anime avatars, like Ghibli, edgy M-rated anime, JoJo-style, etc. But nah, you're pretty much going to be an extra from SAO or any other flavor-of-the-month anime about teenagers. I'm curious if Tafi has less sameface syndrome.

[@Karma-N-Sht-Mateyy]

Woah.. just last night i got "offered" for someone to do a commission for me, the wording they used in my sleep deprived brain was "Free" as they said "Dont worry on the price" turns out it was 350 dollars!! which is roughly 400-450 AUD. I am a STUDENT and said as such saving for my vr headset as my ex owned the last one I used.. bloody insane to see models on fiverr for 10-300 ;-; Edit: Next day me! used VRoid and it is SOOO EASSYYY (used the steam game version), so easy to do, so easy to just do what I want it to do :D

[@EdoVro]

Unfortunately you can't download Tafi anymore, but I wonder if you could still make avatars with it if you already have it

[@DARTHPHINOX]

I have a question on this , what site you recommend making a vrchat avatar based on exactly like my profile picture?

[@jackdoesstuff3305]

hey,do you know how to do those action things? dunno what they are called,for what im making theres something i wanna do with them,its the tab where the emotes are,and for some avatars theres a sub menu for them,like toggleable stuff. but for what im doing,bassicly its a helmet going up/down

[@Huntress_Hannah]

1k like 0 dislikes. As all things should be.

[@ezscopes8209]

So for Tafi does it require a pc or can you use it on the quest?

[@DarthTaterz7]

Bro I've been working with unreal engine if you plan on making game I suggest that

[@DragonBreathG]

I would love to see that vid for the fiver stuff

[@VirtualPandaVR]

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[@adamd2179]

Would love to see you do a fiver video

[@VirtualPandaVR]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXXZh36Ch9SohbM

[@Okentoudu]

I wanna see the fiver comparison vid