One Month Anniversary! The Making of Miya
28⚠️ IMMERSION BREAK ⚠️
Exclusive behind the scenes stream!
More of an art lecture than anything else, but I had a great time discussing the specific details of my process, and answering chat's questions.
Hopefully you'll learn something new, and if you want to see more content like this LIVE please follow me on Twitch for future art streams!
♡ https://www.twitch.tv/miyagalactic ♡
SOFTWARE USED:
✦ Autodesk's Maya LT - please don't learn Maya if you're new to 3D, Blender is much better! and Free! and not run by an exploitative evil mega corp! (I will try to learn Blender this year fr)
✦ Photoshop - haaah.. similar story here, you can get the same results using Clip Studio Paint or any other painting application that you're comfortable with!
✦ Unity - you need this to convert your finished FBX model into a VRM, which is like an avatar file type. This is where you make all the bones jiggly.
✦ VSeeFace - face tracking software, this is how I'm able to move on stream.
I feel like the tools don't matter so much, just pick what works for you and your workflow.
RESOURCES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
✦ FOFAMIT, virtual content creator, freelance 3D modeler and character rigger. She creates super informative youtube videos full of tips, resources, guides, tech all that good stuff.
@Fofamit + https://linktr.ee/fofamit
✦ SUVIDRIEL, catgirl Vtuber, tutorial lady and indie developer from Finland! Suvi specialises in 3D Vtuber tutorial content, and also makes their own vtuber software.
@Suvidriel + https://t.co/Le3H7QLXeY
✦ SAKUGABOORU, a site dedicated to (mostly Japanese) animation and an excellent archive to look through! They also have a blog that's worth a read if you're interested in anime production.
https://www.sakugabooru.com/ + https://blog.sakugabooru.com/
✦ ITOU-NKO, involved in a wide range of 3D character work, they create tutorial videos, give lectures, and write articles! They've got links to their socials and work on their website.
https://www.itou-nko.com/
✦ ITOU-NKO's Purple Catgirl Instructional Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsQ-vf3x3bqfSTWdyQ5Sa1E6NiSNUY4xg
✦ HIRO, 3D modeler that specializes in 3D avatars for VRChat and also works on games independently. They post informative and thoughtful articles about 3D modelling on their website.
https://hiro--japan.com/ + https://linktr.ee/hiroJapan
✦ HINOKO, cute magical girl Vtuber, specialises in training material and has lots and lots of 3D modelling tutorials on their youtube, and their own book!
Blenderで作るキャラクターモデリング入門実践ガイド
@Hinoch + https://book.mynavi.jp/ec/products/detail/id=122141
✦ Anatomy for Sculptors, Understanding the Human Figure!
My favourite book, it covers the entire human body in high detail, breaking down complicated forms into simple easy to grasp shapes. I reference this book every time I make a 3D character, please check it out!
https://anatomy4sculptors.com/understanding-the-human-figure/
✦ JUNYA C MOTOMURA! Lead 3D Modeller, Tech Artist, and amazing slide show maker from Arc System Works - the studio that makes Guilty Gear, among other things. I've linked his GDC talk, The X Factor Between 2D and 3D, as well as the slides for three other presentations, super helpful!
https://youtu.be/yhGjCzxJV3E + https://www.slideshare.net/ASW_Yokohama?utm_campaign=profiletracking&utm_medium=sssite&utm_source=ssslideview
✦ Free Assets websites!
https://pixabay.com/
https://otologic.jp/
https://dova-s.jp/
https://sozaino.site/
✦ Viseme Reference, for mouth blendshapes
https://developer.oculus.com/documentation/unity/audio-ovrlipsync-viseme-reference/
✦ RIOT GAMES, Character Art Process with Annie Kwon
https://youtu.be/AY-6Ny8VArA
✦ JAMES GURNEY, artist and illustrator best known for Dinotopia. He specialises in painting realistic fantasy scenes and also wrote the book Color and Light which I mention! read it :0
@JamesGurney + https://jamesgurney.com/
✦ Mei Yan, beauty blogger? She makes super pretty anime and games inspired hairstyle tutorials and other fashion related content.
@MeiYan
TIMESTAMPS babey~
0:00 The Beginning
8:14 Introduction
21:47 Hwaah + Backstory
29:35 Researching Anime Aesthetics
39:00 More Research! 3D Modelling
47:22 Guilty Gear, my love
58:08 Final Page
1:02:36 Lore Video Viewing
1:11:11 Over to Maya - Blendshapes
1:25:40 Joints + Anatomy
1:38:37 Topology - Quads + Tris
1:42:52 WIP Archive
2:05:59 Model Inspection
2:21:20 Camera Settings
2:25:00 Animating in Photoshop
2:28:54 Community Name?
2:41:58 Back to the Cockpit!
2:53:37 Rambling