>>36785413>>36804208For me it was a transition of my appearance in my youtube videos (previously sprite based) to something in Live2d that looks like the same character.
There was a bit where I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep my character looking like myself BUT it fits a theme that works with my goals, so despite having a couple other ideas I stuck with what I knew because every thing lined up.
When developing a character, especially a character you are going to play, you have to consider some ideas as you figure out who they are and what they look like. I'll list out the order you might want to think things through..
1. Interests - What are your interests? These are things you LOVE and care about. You could talk about this stuff for hours (because you probably will). Write them all down and see if there's any connections. Do your interests and preferred topics fit a theme? Could you get creative and make them fit? This won't give you too much direction on your design. Yet.
2. Theme - Your theme determines the world of your character. Do you like sci-fi? See if you can't give yourself a role in that setting that incorporates your interests. You like tactical, combat shooting stuff? Maybe you're a space merc. Maybe you like more intellectual stuff? How about a exploring research scientist boldly going to new worlds? Does none of your interests seem to fit? That's fine, you can be something like a space dock worker with eclectic interests (that happen to be your real ones.) Fantasy, early civilization, space, some sort of cyberpunk. Go for it! Is there a theme in a piece of media you like that you can use without being too obvious? Consider that.
3. Voice - Whats your vocal range? Can you do any voices? Are they voices you would want to do 3 or 4 hours at a time several days a week? What do you think someone in that themed world who has your performance voice look like?
4. Appearance - You've got an idea of who your character is ideologically, what they sound like and the world that no doubt shaped them, now it's the last step. Whether you draw it yourself or hire someone to do it it's just a matter of looking at pictures and seeing if they fit..You got this!
If that all sounds too much and you can also do what a lot of vtubers do and just be "shitposter in cartoon costume" but I would discourage that. Then again that seems to work for a lot of people so what do I know? I think having a strong theme though is good as it helps guide you as an entertainer and gives you some mental distance between yourself and your character, even if the distance isn't very wide.
Hope that helped you aspiring vtuber brother. Say Hi to me when you make the jump!
