Hi guys! Just a couple things to note: 1. This is for the pro version only, as the free version of Live2D has a limited amount of parameters you can create. 2. I forgot to say, but this doesn't have to only be for hair! You can use skinning for any long mesh, such as a cape or something like that. Don't be afraid to experiment!
One more thing! BEFORE skinning, make sure you set the hair meshes to the head x and y parameters, otherwise the hair will not move properly with the head once you've done the skinning. I'm sorry for not mentioning it in the video!!
This has opened my eyes and cleared my skin, thank you!! I never even knew skinning existed and now i really want to try it. This video is very easy to digest too, There's a lot of people making a lot of tutorials but oftentimes I can't seem to focus on their words. This was a very appreciated exception!!
Btw, if you add the pendulums before adding the output parameters, each parameter will get a different pendulum assigned, saving you a bit of time and getting more or less the finished effect (may or may not need some tweaking on the pendulum properties).
Thank you, thank you, thank you, I've been searching for tutorials on this but they're all in Japanese and Chinese, this is the only tutorial in English and it's so easy to understand.
I would try to make educated guesses with non-English tutorials on matters like this, so we appreciate the tutorial! Hope you get a larger subscriber base in the future!
This video is EXACTLY what I needed. I'm new to the whole live2d world, I'm watching a bazillion of tuts just to understand how to add physics to the hair, they're usually overcomplicated, and NO ONE talks about skinning and the way they avoid it so much when people ask for a skinning tutorial made me believe it was a terrible monster ultra hard to understand and not worth to teach. You did it in under 5 minutes. You rock, thank you so much. 💙✨ (Honestly, you explain things is such a easy to follow and clear way that I would love if you did tutorials for everything, even the things you say there's already a bunch of tutorials on (I still don't understand how to make eyes close, for example...))
This is such a nice comment, thank you for your kind words! I'm super happy to hear that I could help. I'm going to be re-rigging my first model soon, and I plan to record the whole process and break it down into short "how-to" video chunks, so look forward to that! :)
@@starnymphstudio You're welcome and I'm really excited for them! Also, I was trying to use this technique not for hair but to give movement to a tail. Thing is, doesn't matter how I try to set the mesh, it ALWAYS breaks in the lower part of the top (Imagine a cat tail in a S shape, the curve on top always break when I try to move after skinning) After struggling with it and clicking around I thought that was just the glue thing acting in the wrongs spots, which is true, the glued points are wrong, but I simply can't edit it =(
What happens if you try creating fewer rotation deformers along the tail? For example, try not including one along the curve itself and see if that prevents the mesh from breaking.
@@starnymphstudio Sadly, no deal =( Initially I was using about 10 bones, but even now using just 3 it still breaks in completely nonsense spots. Wish I could show a printscreen but youtube always delete any links I share e_e'
Ahh I'm sorry it's not working for you. :( If you wanna dm me on twitter I can try and help! You might have to use the normal warp deformer way of doing the physics for the tail if it's not working though.
This was so helpful ❤ if you could make a tutorial on mouth movement, that would be great. There are many mouth tutorials, but they don’t explain it well for beginners like me 😞
Glad to hear it! I can't promise when the videos will be out, but y'all convinced me to do more tutorials, so thank you. :) Please let me know if there's anything specific about the mouth that you struggle with!
Thank you so so much!! This is super helpful. Live2d is amazing, but surely it's hard to understand. You make it pretty easy and you're super sweet! Thank you!! You deserve so much more credit!
Thank you!!! Super helpful! The only skinning tutorial i saw was the japanese one which doesn't have any word explaination and very speeeeed hahaha this is great
This is great, thank you so much. I was kinda struggling with Live2D a bit trying to figure out a way to mak the hair move with physics and I had tried a few different tutorials but something always went wrong. So thank you very much for this video!
Hello!! I just found your channel and your tutorials have helped me a lot with figuring out live2d. Would it be possible if you could give tips on how to draw the model and separate layers? I can never figure what I need to separate when drawing. Keep up the good work!
I have a problem when it comes to selecting the deformers, whenever I try to select every deformer + the mesh, it doesn’t let me, i don’t know if there is an especific key in the computer or i’m just doing it wrong This is how i have them like: Bangs hair rotation Bangs Bangs hair rotation 2 Bangs hair rotation 3 Bangs hair rotation 4 It doesn’t look like yours too much, so i figured i was doing something wrong, I don’t know if there were parts before this that explain it, but also thought that maybe it is because i’m doing it with the free version.
hello there! needless to say that regardless of being an old video it was decently helpful :D i am having trouble with somthing else however; basically i've spend h o u r s rigging my model's arm and leg movements but when i go ahead and add it to vtude studio the parameters wont do anything. of course this is because vtube studio only face tracks, but is there a way to link some head angle movement with arm movement for example?
Hi! Sure you could! Just add your model's arm/leg parameters to the head or body angle parameters and copy the keyforms (Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V) over so that your arm movements correspond to your head movements. I hope that makes sense :)
can someone help me please? i created the parameters after i clicked the skinning button. I tried moving them but they look fragmented. aprently it didnt glue. can someone tell me what am doing wrong?
I tried doing this method to long wavy twintails but some parts weren’t glued properly during skinning so some parts gets disconnected. Is there a way to fix that?
do any of you know how to restore deleted head input??? i accidentally deleted the head input while doing the tutorial and im crying and freaking out rn😭😭 i tried re installing my live 2d but that didn't work
tysm for the tutorial, didn't know skinning existed before this, lol. one question though, mine keeps saying the artmesh isn't properly connected and I need to fine-tune the mesh. I've tried everything I could think of and it doesnt work, any tips?
Hello! So this tut is a little old so there's a few things I understand now that I didn't before. Rather than putting a bunch of little rotation deformers, instead try to only put them where you want the object to curve. If you get that error, just undo the deformers and keep trying until it decides to cooperate. The error happens sometimes when the deformers are too close to each other. Good luck!
Hello!! Your tutorial was very good, helped me a lot thank you for this!! I just have one problem that when I'm gonna test the physics the part I'm testing is not attached to the head and doesn't move!! Is there anything I can do?
Hello! I did not mention it in the video (I'm sorry!) but make sure the parts are attached to whatever parameter you need them to move in. So if you're skinning hair, add the parts to the head x and y parameters before skinning.
It's a great tutorial but I have a problem. I started doing the bangs. The first strand was moving so smooth, being bouncy but when I tried doing the same with the other strand it didn't move at all, nor bounce. Can you help me find a solution for this? (P.S I am using Live2d Pro)
That sounds like an issue with setting up either the pendulum or the input. Make sure you have your input set as angle X (or whatever you want it) and that the effectiveness is 100! Feel free to DM me on Twitter if that doesn't work ^^
Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I do have one question though; I first adjust a hair piece to the head x and y parameters with the warp deformer tool so it rotates with the head. I then put the rotation deformer on the piece and follow all the steps you've provided (skinning, generate parameters, etc.) The problem is, whether I use skinning and add the warp deformer along with the mesh and rotation deformer or not, when I rotate the head, the chunk of hair rotates with the head but doesn't warp like I put in the warp deformer. I hope I explained that clearly ^^' Should I just delete the warp deformer for the hair altogether? How will I make the chunk of hair rotate with the head and bounce at the same time?
Hello! Before skinning, make sure the meshes are set to the head x and y parameters (the meshes themselves, not just the warp deformers). I should have mentioned this in the video, I'm sorry. 😅
@@starnymphstudio Ah ok! I'll try that out! -Should I delete the warp deformers then and only adjust the mesh?- Yes that was exactly what you said. I'll try it out and see if it works!
THIS VIDEO IS OLD. PLEASE WATCH THE NEW, UPDATED VERSION HERE!
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thank you! i didn't even know what skinning was and how some vtubers could get their hair to have such complex physics!
You're welcome! I'm glad I could help. :)
Hi guys! Just a couple things to note:
1. This is for the pro version only, as the free version of Live2D has a limited amount of parameters you can create.
2. I forgot to say, but this doesn't have to only be for hair! You can use skinning for any long mesh, such as a cape or something like that. Don't be afraid to experiment!
One more thing! BEFORE skinning, make sure you set the hair meshes to the head x and y parameters, otherwise the hair will not move properly with the head once you've done the skinning. I'm sorry for not mentioning it in the video!!
This has opened my eyes and cleared my skin, thank you!! I never even knew skinning existed and now i really want to try it.
This video is very easy to digest too, There's a lot of people making a lot of tutorials but oftentimes I can't seem to focus on their words. This was a very appreciated exception!!
I'm glad my tutorial was nice and exfoliating 😂 really though, thank you for the kind words!
Btw, if you add the pendulums before adding the output parameters, each parameter will get a different pendulum assigned, saving you a bit of time and getting more or less the finished effect (may or may not need some tweaking on the pendulum properties).
Ooh thanks for the tip!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, I've been searching for tutorials on this but they're all in Japanese and Chinese, this is the only tutorial in English and it's so easy to understand.
Thank you! I'm glad it's easy to understand!
I would try to make educated guesses with non-English tutorials on matters like this, so we appreciate the tutorial! Hope you get a larger subscriber base in the future!
Thank you so much! I'm happy my tutorials are helpful! 🧡
This video is EXACTLY what I needed. I'm new to the whole live2d world, I'm watching a bazillion of tuts just to understand how to add physics to the hair, they're usually overcomplicated, and NO ONE talks about skinning and the way they avoid it so much when people ask for a skinning tutorial made me believe it was a terrible monster ultra hard to understand and not worth to teach.
You did it in under 5 minutes. You rock, thank you so much. 💙✨
(Honestly, you explain things is such a easy to follow and clear way that I would love if you did tutorials for everything, even the things you say there's already a bunch of tutorials on (I still don't understand how to make eyes close, for example...))
This is such a nice comment, thank you for your kind words! I'm super happy to hear that I could help. I'm going to be re-rigging my first model soon, and I plan to record the whole process and break it down into short "how-to" video chunks, so look forward to that! :)
@@starnymphstudio You're welcome and I'm really excited for them!
Also, I was trying to use this technique not for hair but to give movement to a tail. Thing is, doesn't matter how I try to set the mesh, it ALWAYS breaks in the lower part of the top (Imagine a cat tail in a S shape, the curve on top always break when I try to move after skinning)
After struggling with it and clicking around I thought that was just the glue thing acting in the wrongs spots, which is true, the glued points are wrong, but I simply can't edit it =(
What happens if you try creating fewer rotation deformers along the tail? For example, try not including one along the curve itself and see if that prevents the mesh from breaking.
@@starnymphstudio Sadly, no deal =( Initially I was using about 10 bones, but even now using just 3 it still breaks in completely nonsense spots. Wish I could show a printscreen but youtube always delete any links I share e_e'
Ahh I'm sorry it's not working for you. :( If you wanna dm me on twitter I can try and help! You might have to use the normal warp deformer way of doing the physics for the tail if it's not working though.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!! I used this and it turned out AMAZING TYSMMMMMMMMM
This was so helpful ❤ if you could make a tutorial on mouth movement, that would be great. There are many mouth tutorials, but they don’t explain it well for beginners like me 😞
Glad to hear it! I can't promise when the videos will be out, but y'all convinced me to do more tutorials, so thank you. :)
Please let me know if there's anything specific about the mouth that you struggle with!
Woah this actually helps a lot, I had no idea skinning was even a thing but now I'll be sure to try it out so thank you so much
Thank you so so much!! This is super helpful. Live2d is amazing, but surely it's hard to understand. You make it pretty easy and you're super sweet! Thank you!!
You deserve so much more credit!
Thank you so much!! I completely agree, Live2D has a high learning curve but it's a really fun experience! I'm glad you found this helpful. (人*´∀｀)
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! This is definitely gonna let me finish my model and actually have her look amazing :')
Heck yeah, I'm sure she'll look great!!
Thank you!!! Super helpful! The only skinning tutorial i saw was the japanese one which doesn't have any word explaination and very speeeeed hahaha this is great
Thank you, I'm glad it helped!!
This is so helpful!! I wanted my character to wear long dangly earrings and was wondering how they could swing more naturally. Thank you!!!!
Thank you!! I was needing this!!
No problem! Glad I could help 🧡
Thanks a lot I do it manual for long time and now I got a easier solution thank you so much
WOOOW!! This is so helpful, THANK YOU 💖
You're welcome! I'm glad it's helpful!
This is great, thank you so much. I was kinda struggling with Live2D a bit trying to figure out a way to mak the hair move with physics and I had tried a few different tutorials but something always went wrong. So thank you very much for this video!
Hello!! I just found your channel and your tutorials have helped me a lot with figuring out live2d. Would it be possible if you could give tips on how to draw the model and separate layers? I can never figure what I need to separate when drawing. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I went over the PSD file for a model I'm currently rigging over on my Twitch, so please check that out if you want. :)
@@starnymphstudio okay thank you!!
This was so helpful, thank you for this videooooooooOOOOOOOO
I love it! 💙
Thank you so much,this help me alot
You explained it so well! Thank you!
THANKYOUUUU
Thank you♡♡♡
Could you make a tutorial on how to make toggle expressions?
Hii thanks for the tutorial :>>.
btw can i use warp deformer too for skinning?
Hello! I do not believe warp deformers work. Feel free to try it and maybe prove me wrong though!
Tysm, Just subbed!
I have a problem when it comes to selecting the deformers, whenever I try to select every deformer + the mesh, it doesn’t let me, i don’t know if there is an especific key in the computer or i’m just doing it wrong
This is how i have them like:
Bangs hair rotation
Bangs
Bangs hair rotation 2
Bangs hair rotation 3
Bangs hair rotation 4
It doesn’t look like yours too much, so i figured i was doing something wrong, I don’t know if there were parts before this that explain it, but also thought that maybe it is because i’m doing it with the free version.
hello there! needless to say that regardless of being an old video it was decently helpful :D i am having trouble with somthing else however; basically i've spend h o u r s rigging my model's arm and leg movements but when i go ahead and add it to vtude studio the parameters wont do anything. of course this is because vtube studio only face tracks, but is there a way to link some head angle movement with arm movement for example?
Hi! Sure you could! Just add your model's arm/leg parameters to the head or body angle parameters and copy the keyforms (Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V) over so that your arm movements correspond to your head movements. I hope that makes sense :)
can someone help me please? i created the parameters after i clicked the skinning button. I tried moving them but they look fragmented. aprently it didnt glue. can someone tell me what am doing wrong?
I tried doing this method to long wavy twintails but some parts weren’t glued properly during skinning so some parts gets disconnected. Is there a way to fix that?
Help Ive followed the steps but when I move the hair it breaks up into multiple parts and doesnt move complete what do I do D:
do any of you know how to restore deleted head input??? i accidentally deleted the head input while doing the tutorial and im crying and freaking out rn😭😭 i tried re installing my live 2d but that didn't work
Anyone know how to deselect the mesh from the selected group of deformers:(
Help I don't know how to select
tysm for the tutorial, didn't know skinning existed before this, lol.
one question though, mine keeps saying the artmesh isn't properly connected and I need to fine-tune the mesh. I've tried everything I could think of and it doesnt work, any tips?
Hello! So this tut is a little old so there's a few things I understand now that I didn't before. Rather than putting a bunch of little rotation deformers, instead try to only put them where you want the object to curve. If you get that error, just undo the deformers and keep trying until it decides to cooperate. The error happens sometimes when the deformers are too close to each other. Good luck!
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Hello!! Your tutorial was very good, helped me a lot thank you for this!! I just have one problem that when I'm gonna test the physics the part I'm testing is not attached to the head and doesn't move!! Is there anything I can do?
Hello! I did not mention it in the video (I'm sorry!) but make sure the parts are attached to whatever parameter you need them to move in. So if you're skinning hair, add the parts to the head x and y parameters before skinning.
@@starnymphstudio thank you so much!!
u_u my hair do not bounce jajaja thanks for this tutorial
It's a great tutorial but I have a problem. I started doing the bangs. The first strand was moving so smooth, being bouncy but when I tried doing the same with the other strand it didn't move at all, nor bounce. Can you help me find a solution for this?
(P.S I am using Live2d Pro)
That sounds like an issue with setting up either the pendulum or the input. Make sure you have your input set as angle X (or whatever you want it) and that the effectiveness is 100! Feel free to DM me on Twitter if that doesn't work ^^
@@starnymphstudio Thank you so much!!! ^-^
Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I do have one question though; I first adjust a hair piece to the head x and y parameters with the warp deformer tool so it rotates with the head. I then put the rotation deformer on the piece and follow all the steps you've provided (skinning, generate parameters, etc.) The problem is, whether I use skinning and add the warp deformer along with the mesh and rotation deformer or not, when I rotate the head, the chunk of hair rotates with the head but doesn't warp like I put in the warp deformer. I hope I explained that clearly ^^'
Should I just delete the warp deformer for the hair altogether? How will I make the chunk of hair rotate with the head and bounce at the same time?
Hello! Before skinning, make sure the meshes are set to the head x and y parameters (the meshes themselves, not just the warp deformers). I should have mentioned this in the video, I'm sorry. 😅
@@starnymphstudio Ah ok! I'll try that out! -Should I delete the warp deformers then and only adjust the mesh?- Yes that was exactly what you said. I'll try it out and see if it works!
Nope, keep the deformers you have and just add the meshes to the parameters. You don't have to adjust them at all, just add them!