VTuber Comm Q&A w/ Dae, Softmode, and Brian Tsui 【Live2D Discord Stage Event - Artist Session】
329Artists with Live2D experience answering marshmallow questions about VTuber Model commissions, live stream in Live2D community Discord & my Twitch, on 10th April 2022.
This event is sponsored by Live2D inc. @Live2D
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:23 Define "Professional Artist"
00:07:24 Thoughts on Art Degree / Art School
00:12:15 Learning materials / tutorials available on the internet?
00:19:44 Pricing, how to set your price?
00:26:12 Other people are charging too low / too high
00:30:49 Client walk away after price quote?
00:35:02 Overbooking commissions, unable to meet deadline
00:36:59 How can VTuber clients explain better what they want? How can artist communicate better?
00:47:56 Know when to decline a client
00:48:21 Designer and Illustrator is not the same
00:49:03 Thoughts on riggers saying artists "not cutting enough for Live2D"
00:53:32 Price difference between illustration art comm VS model illustration comm
00:55:53 Clients should expect communication between Artist and Rigger
00:57:10 Unless agreed specifically, artists are not obligated to work for client regarding Live2D after the comm has ended
00:59:34 My rigger said your PSD is not meeting standard Live2D cutting
01:03:55 Other riggers I've worked with before said my PSD is fine
01:05:41 VTiuber client = Producer
01:08:34 How to get more engagement for aritsts on social media
01:10:40 Is there a standard price for Vtuber Model art
01:12:42 Is it easier for artists to work with a rigger they've worked with before
01:16:01 How to ask client to sign your ToS
01:20:25 Thoughts on Artist backseating the rigging / Rigger criticizing Artist's body proportion
01:24:26 Tip: Wait a day before giving feedback
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Live2D Discord: discord.gg/live2d
Dae: https://twitter.com/daedawdaw
Softmode: https://twitter.com/Doomfest
Brian: https://twitter.com/BrianTsuii
Shop for Live2D Art and Rig commissions: https://vtuber.gg/
Tool for making the PNG image light up when speaking is Discord Reactive Image by Fugitech: https://reactive.fugi.tech/