VRChat Avatar Tutorial - Basic Avatar Setup (2023)

Welcome to the third edition of my basic avatar setup tutorial! This video focuses on how to use the VRChat Creator Companion to set up your project, import your avatar files, and set up eye look and lip sync! I hope it helps you out!
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0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Setting up Unity Hub
0:45 - Setting up VCC
1:30 - Get Subscribed!
1:40 - Creating your project
2:00 - Importing your avatar assets
3:05 - Manual avatar setup
3:12 - Set rig humanoid
3:49 - Add model to scene, fix materials, add VRC Avatar Descriptor
4:09 - Adjust view point
4:27 - Lip sync
4:47 - Eyes
5:33 - Upload!
5:56 - Thanks for watching!
Credits
Music: It Do Be Groovin and Analog Sunrise by Micheal Wyckoff
Backdrop: Treehouse in the Shade (vrchat.com/home/world/wrld_551c30cb-0e56-4c69-9176-10e259a89e2a)
Avatars:
Mamehinata (booth.pm/en/items/4340548)
Monaca (mutachannel.booth.pm/items/1093504)
Deira (marivr.gumroad.com/l/Deira)
#VRChat #Avatars #VR

[@Zedrinbot]

What usually causes scuffed eyebones: the VRC avatar descriptor assumes the eyebones will be oriented vertically, so if they're pointing forward like how most modelers do it, they'll be rotated the wrong way by default (pointing upwards). It's easy to fix in Unity, usually just requires adding a 90 degree angle to the look angles, but if you're making a model yourself you may want the eyes bones to be rotated straight up with no roll just to speed up this step.

[@johnathanreed98]

My absolute favorite VRChat tutorial maker out there! You make things so incredibly simple and easy to follow. Thank you for what you do!

[@omniaesthetic1256]

Thank you for the timely modern tutorial on setting up an avatar from scratch! I'm a few days from finishing a total mesh and texture rebuild of my avatar and I'll be stepping into Unity with a fresh project after that. This couldn't have come at a better time!

[@flameknight7]

Thanks for making it easier for newer users to upload avatars!

[@canaanbertrand3002]

if you figured it out can you please tell me what he does because im 100% lost

[@nicermx7391]

Iv played since 2018 this is gonna be my first avi lol

[@IwokeinanewBugatti]

​@@canaanbertrand3002all you have to do is follow the stuff he's doing!

[@gachajack5879]

this tutorial was super easy to follow and helped me so much with my avatars and I had no idea what i was doing untill i saw this tutorial

[@bigboo6904]

bless u man, been getting into avatar making recently and this vid was amazing timing :D

[@Nexx11]

best tutorial creator!! Got a new laptop and forgot how to do all of this, thank you so much again Sippbox!!

[@udunnowhoshere6759]

I love the quick and simple way you show how to do stuff! Can I expect a guide to retexturing avatars? :)

[@pommer2128]

We love Sippers

[@JackymanWasTaken]

True

[@Dr.PandaCamper]

I’m so glad there’s more professional tutorial resources now. No ums or unnecessary commentary. Clean cuts and clips only.

[@FaMouS_STaMiS]

OMG Thank you so much ive needed help with this so bad!

[@maplebrownsgr]

bless you sippbox you always make the best tutorials

[@NotAKid]

3:38 You should also ensure that the Left and Right eye bones are correctly mapped in the humanoid configuration, as by default, Unity may have mapped them incorrectly. However, it is not necessary to map them in the humanoid configuration as VRChat handles simulated eye look and tracking through the VRCAvatarDescriptor component. Mapping the bones in the humanoid configuration does allow for humanoid animations to control the eyes, but can also cause unintended eye movements while playing other animations, such as custom locomotion animations or idles. For most, unmapping the eye bones is a quick fix for these unintended eye movements, but if you do want your eyes to move while playing animations (like in an MMD dance world), you may want to make sure the humanoid animations on your avatar don't erroneously animate the eyes in unintended ways.

[@Assassin36003]

I CAN FINALLY DO MODELS NOW. THANK YOU SIPP!!!

[@canaanbertrand3002]

if you figured it out can you please tell me what to do, this video hasnt helped me at all

[@user-ip9rg4uz8g]

Best tutorial ever! Thank you so much

[@dinosoyo]

THIS PERSON IS SO AWESOME thank you buddy

[@ReniLuce]

Sipp you are a legend

[@sleepySnowpoff]

Your tutorials are awesome!!!

[@user-pj5eh2qh3x]

thank you so much for knowing what your talking about and not having awful mic etiquette, all the other tutorials are so infuriating to follow

[@kabanchan5768]

Thanks for this as always

[@tritonalabaster6269]

GOD thank you! No unnecessary uhms, pauses, tangents or segues. I know it's a simple matter of presentation, but this will be the video I send to people who aren't confident enough to upload their own avi.

[@borutokun4910]

Finally thank you so much 🥺

[@Watusao1]

Thanks again!

[@omgitscharms]

So off topic, but the way the subscribe button lit up when you said "itll take a hot minute so to speed up the process hit that subscribe button" was so cool

[@funniflow]

Love the Bonelab music in the background!! :D

[@moonoramaVR]

great video!

[@Lunarvr-lv8fn]

Subscribed and it worked😮

[@thispoppydraws4935]

Thank you

[@mercurymoon16]

tysm for these!!

[@Ukelectricalani]

hey sorry if you have done it can you help me pls

[@Artorikus]

Another video from our beloved tutorial maker, amazing as always.

[@baqadne]

Sipps my beloved

[@NayirVR]

Great video as always, Sippbox ❤

[@rszircon9164]

Thank you. I wish to one day make my own avatar look like my main character on RuneScape

[@user-uc5xi8hm7q]

Making my first Avatar now thanks to you \\m//,,

[@mentolluasker]

very helpfull

[@Linksin_]

For those who keep getting stuck on the downloading the recommended version of unity one thing that fixed it for me was going into your UAC ( user account control settings ) then turning the bar all the way up to "Always notify" Then restart your computer and try it again and you should see it actually start to download. Hope this helps!

[@Noragami1220]

I love you

[@imbrat8359]

Bees nuts 🐝 Nice simple tutorial

[@Dst6rPlug]

very nice tutorial. You speak very proper btw

[@AzureOnyxscore]

With Physbones 1.1 coming out pretty soon, and is publicly available within the open beta, are you gonna do a follow up video on your physbones tutorials?

[@stealth_chan]

i am so glad i found mamehinata, her base is sooooo cool

[@ColdVRC]

noice

[@Dfearstudios2]

Thank you, there is NO reason why there are 10min plus tutorials on this very simple process

[@Aphrodisiac_VA]

Hii!!! I’m new to making avatars and I’m curious on how to make Sub menu’s with Toggles inside of that specific sub menu

[@thetopgamer5000]

very nice video, you even have sections..

[@MasqueradeVA717]

How do you get an avatar from vrchat into unity,for example I have a commission avatar that I wanna update how would I go about to porting it

[@kinghydrass]

Its telling me I don't have a license or something wth does that mean?

[@Zasubskrybujadostanieszciacho]

IT WORKED I SUBSCRIBE AND GET 32 GB RAM OMGGGG

[@galakzi]

How do you select a new shader to use for the materials? Thanks!

[@BeeVee-vd2nn]

broooo my RAM IS SPEEEEDDD since i subbed /s

[@Devils_Demise]

I'ma need this to make my Goku Black avatar

[@TheBestSnail7668]

I have the same MameHinata model but i don’t know how to add it’s custom animations/gestures

[@bingbongvo7287]

How do you make it Quest compatible?

[@IMONPCVR]

Ok ill try to get more ram [ it worked!!!]

[@Dusaid]

does anyone know how to make the animations that come with my model appear in vr chat? The file with my model in it comes with animations but when i use the model in vrchat i cant find the included animations. Help dearly appreciated

[@aytugsimseklerlordu7276]

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[@XaviraRaby]

I can't upload my avatar because the folder is not the right one does someone know to set the folder location to default for the project?

[@Ph4lip]

I keep having the problem of the head bone not being recogniced in the rig settings

[@NoobGamer-gs4jb]

I downloaded everything I need for this but my unity version 2022.3.22f1 isn't downloading for me. It keeps saying there is no space even if I have 200 plus gigs available in my storage. is there anyway I can fix this. If so plz let me know i really need the help this is all new to me as well. Also thanks for the help setting it up you explained is very well much appreciated.

[@rusicangaming5535]

hey im trying to find the avatar in my avatars folder, i see you have a folder that says uploaded when you are in game, yet i cant find a file like this or the avatar that i uploaded to vrchat anywhere, is there a way you could explain why im not seeing the avatar i uploaded? i hope you see this message because i am genuinely lost lol

[@bel2046]

My initial upload was a success, however I noticed my avatar was much too small. When I tried to scale, move the camera view, and reupload, the camera view in game is now always on the floor. I'm stuck in between my characters legs! How can I fix this? Or what is the problem?

[@SmoketacularStonerMan]

That was so simple omg thank you

[@jozel0225]

When I was uploading my avatar and used it it said that it was pc only how did I miss a part to make it cross platform or is there a way I can make it for quest

[@lykenth08]

if i ever use it ill follow this - untill then im happy copy pasting my already fully setup package. the CC wastes alot of time with constant recreation of a standard setup an didnt like adding other stuff with the PLUS function.

[@FarmBoyTech]

Can you please make a video on how to design an avatar and rig in using Blender or other software ?

[@narakou100]

How do i add clothes that they give me when i brought my avatar to i can see all them in game?

[@user-kn1sl5cx2h]

So I'm also confused what do I do with those silver ball texture and the the two other ones where do I place it

[@I_do_knowII]

Does any feature I add work on quest? What can and can’t quest users see? Also where would I find my avatar in game?

[@idoblenderstuffs]

"vrc avatar descriptor" not there. theres a lot of other vrc scripts but not that one. ive definitely got the avatar sdk so i dont know whats wrong.

[@Pizzamanofflcial]

How do I grab the view point ball

[@mightyedwini]

The materials arent errors for me but they are completly blank and it doesnt matter what shader i put in... what should i do?

[@Crybabyhttp]

Having problems importing the sdk it comes up with 2 errors after clicking import about mesh and other things

[@everend_xyz]

Can I upload from Mac? Thanks for tut🤍

[@KaedeDraws]

What's the name of that kind of model with the big eyes and the chibi frame like what's used here? Been looking for a model like this for myself but I don't know what it's called.

[@finnedreaper7069]

what do i do if the model i buy off booth has over 1k errors that wont let me build and publish it?

[@LowxyNova]

more ram downloaded. letsgooo

[@sansloscheletro3488]

I have a blender model but i don't know how to put the textures on the model, on blender they are on the model automatically but on the unity editor they are not

[@MsZyraMMD]

Im having issues loggign into the SDK because i use my Steam account to log into VRC

[@user-xy2he7cw3h]

Hey ive downloaded correct unity version (from unity website) and creatorcompanion (from VRchat) and they both run, BUT creator companion says it cant find unity and wants me to install it. if i say ive already installed it and try to open(show) it via the .exe it says doesnt work (it says: Failed to load settings! Please fix or delete your settings file at "C:....\VRChatCreatorCompanion\settings.json". Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Users\.....\Local\VRChatCreatorCompanion\Repos'.) . sometimes it says i need to delete the .jyson folder - i deleted it but it still doesnt work. What do i need to do? i wanted upload a new avatar for VRchat so need this creator companion in my unite to do so. thank you!

[@amimirmimir512]

what format dose the material be

[@reneelosier7287]

I want to make a avatar but idk how to make a good one that looks good its call Combine elite ultra its not cannon of the half life I think.

[@LightGameplays]

My facial expressions dont work or lip syncing in vrchat, any solution? i made sure to do the corresponding emotions in unity

[@Not_madelyn-f2d]

Do I need to make the thing humanoid if my avatar is a blob?

[@RGVR09]

You did a cut at 2:03 and idk what to do bc i can't get that menu to pop up at all and now I'm stuck

[@blademeiser]

An avatar for me isnt showing up pink but instead black/gray not sure what i need to do for the shaders

[@ForgedinPrint]

For some reason, I cannot log in to vrchat from the unity even though my password and other things work fine outside of it. It just says incorrect password. Now I know I have a problem instead of guessing I had one. Thanks.

[@redsalive2035]

I followed everything but my build and publish button is grayed out, how do I fix this?

[@elesmirko7281]

You cant stop me now from making funny Austrian Painter

[@latressyn8502]

i need help my VCC failed to install the unity editor

[@Mj.be_geekin]

what did press to open that thing at 2:04

[@Cloama7]

a bit of an old video and im not expecting a quick answer, but my avatar is saying it has no animator, how do i fix this?

[@KhyrisEidan]

Could you do Vroid Studio Avatar for VRC?

[@valentine6575]

do you need to buy a license or is the free one ok? I have a prefab body i bought and the shader but when i do the unity instal on CC it goes through the 1st loading bar and then just sits there loading on the next bar. It does say it can take a while but 15+ minutes to install seems a bit excessive to me. Am i wrong and just need to be patient or is there something im missing here?

[@joshpooperdoopergamingandm6120]

it says the download fails for me in vcc when I try to download unity 2019 from it, I am downloading unity 2019 from the archives and will edit this with the result. Edit: It works with manually downloading the archived version.

[@Hiya632]

Can you do this with oculus? Also is vrchat on there? I'm thinking of getting one

[@oryshit8405]

i did what you told me but whenever my VCC is done downloading, it doesnt automatically open or just open in general, ive tried clicking on it and everything, is there a way to solve this?

[@makayla1346]

Do you know why when VCC is downloading unity it keeps restarting the download like the blue bar keeps going back and restarting?

[@Niksar_s]

is it normal that my ball for the view position is really small and it moves with me screen?

[@Cameron20011]

How did you import the file into unity? i still cant figure it out.

[@brillum]

I recently tried out the game, and I thought making some sort of avatar would be a fun way to finally get into 3d modeling. What software do you recommend learning for this tutorial?

[@StyleSculpt25]

Hello there

[@beaniebooo1285]

How do i get the avarar descriptor?