At OffKai, Panel 3 Designing a Vtuber: A Live Drawing Panel https://www.offkaiexpo.com/event/designing-a-vtuber-a-live-drawing-panel/

• Presented by:
  • Henemimi, self-taught, freelance for 7 years, vtubing for 4
• Advice is from Hanemimi’s POV, there are many ways to design a character! Make what you want to make!
• Simple designs are strong too. It’s definitely easier for the artist too.
• Feel free to be self-indulgent. You don’t need to adhere to corpo marketing ideas! Be who you want to be!
• You will spend the most time looking at your character.
• Try to pick shapes that accentuate your character’s silhouette
• Things to consider:
  • Personality
  • Body type
  • 90% chance an animal
  • Setting + Aesthetic
  • Easily recognizable
  • Silhouette
• You want the personality of your character to be easily seen.
• Likes to use three colors as accents
• Designs that are too busy are harder to remember or recognize
• Think about how they seem at a quick glance
• Uses Clip Studio Paint EX. Uses a lot of brushes from the asset store.
• Do you do focus on clothing or body type when deciding the silhouette?
  • Body type. You should be able to make a silhouette that is recognizable with different outfits.
• How do you texture rough textures like jeans or tweed without making it look too busy?
  • You can elicit the idea of something without making it look busy. Overall design tends to be more minimal if the texture is busier.
• Use complimentary colors like blue and orange, red and green, yellow and purple.
• How do you avoid drawing the same kinds of outfits?
  • Look at fashion magazines and blogs. Look for people who really like fashion. Look at styles you don’t normally look at.
• How do you think about silhouettes when you draw?
  • I think about what shapes I like and what they can elicit, like the overall shape of a chicken sitting down on its eggs is a triangle.