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Anonymous at Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:41:28 UTC No. 1001487
I make a living modelling avatars for furries on VRChat
Anonymous at Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:17:31 UTC No. 1001489
>>1001487
Who pays you?
Anonymous at Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:18:19 UTC No. 1001495
>>1001489
Presumably the furries
Anonymous at Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:25:12 UTC No. 1001498
>>1001487
What was your craziest commission?
Anonymous at Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:26:05 UTC No. 1001499
>>1001487
was it worth it?
Anonymous at Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:02:39 UTC No. 1001503
How do you set up the lip syncing? Seems like thst would be the hardest part.
Anonymous at Tue, 12 Nov 2024 22:35:07 UTC No. 1001518
>>1001499
I don't want to be a wagie slaving away for five days a week so yes. I'm a former NEET that isn't good for anything else. I would never tell anyone I know IRL that I do this for a living. I just tell them that I'm a freelance graphic designer (not a lie as I do have to market myself)
>>1001498
Making two avatars for a guy and his boyfriend for a virtual wedding
>>1001503
I use CATS in blender which auto generates the visemes for you. I make other shape keys like blinking by hand
Anonymous at Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:42:53 UTC No. 1001616
>>1001487
how do I commission you? I don't know any artists but I am in need of a custom model and would honestly trust a random /3/ anon
Anonymous at Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:30:59 UTC No. 1001657
>>1001487
Show some of your work.
>>1001648
There are so many of these in VRC already, just go to an avatar search world.
Anonymous at Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:50:02 UTC No. 1001679
>>1001487
I hate myself for seeing this market coming literally a decade ago when the first new-gen VR headsets were being released and not being able to figure out how to capitalize on it. I even knew people who I told my predictions who were like, "Bet," and who've made thousands on avatar commissions, when I can't even get people to like my Twitter posts showing the models I've worked on for friends for free. Same dude once said, "I wish there were more 3D furry artists to take some of the commission load off me," like we hadn't chatted every day for years. Another was putting together a list of artists to send commissioners to, I posted my work, not even a reply. I would love to chat people up about techniques and stuff, no bites.
This fandom doesn't miss a chance to let you down.
Anonymous at Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:49:09 UTC No. 1002399
did you leak on kemono su by any means?
many furries suffered losses because their HECCIN GOOD PATRONS ONLY stuff got leaked on there.
Anonymous at Sun, 8 Dec 2024 09:31:49 UTC No. 1003087
>>1001487
god fucking DAMN IT i have the skills but i dont have the networking to do it, i cant get anyone
>>1001679
yes, thank you, i'm not just retarded
Anonymous at Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:22:59 UTC No. 1003204
>>1001487
Where do you suggest to start in order to make a VRChat avatar? I usually find shit made with blender but I am currently learning Maya instead, I'm studying animation but I would like to learn other stuff too, heard rigging is a bitch though
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:56:20 UTC No. 1003322
>>1001487
I don’t really believe you. I think you are larping. Nobody on here knows how to rig.
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Dec 2024 05:17:55 UTC No. 1003379
That's pretty scary, she looks to be I feel fantastic doll.
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:26:29 UTC No. 1003429
>>1001679
I can't even afford a VR headset so i never really missed out on this lol
But yeah, i feel you. Makes me wonder how people even go so big, as an horribly antisocial retard myself networking is a near impossible task.
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Dec 2024 14:48:21 UTC No. 1003451
>>1001679
I hate to state the obvious, but have you posted a commision sheet and everything? I get the impression that a lot of people, furries especially, don't like to cold approach for commisions, they just take their business to the people they know will say yes.
Also, do you have a deviantart? I've had a few people send me messages asking to commision me (most likely for a render, not a full model, but still) despite me being extremely niche within my extreme niche and having no interest in comms. Maybe there are more people willing to commision people there? I doubt it, but it will at the very least spread your work to new clientele.
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Dec 2024 03:18:59 UTC No. 1003616
>>1003451
> (most likely for a render, not a full model
what does this mean in simple terms, like adding accessories to an avatar or what?
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:42:24 UTC No. 1003622
>>1003616
I mean that they were probably looking to pay me to do some modeling work and then render a scene for them, and didn't want to commission a model. I wouldn't know the exact details, our conversation was
>hello, do you do commissions?
>sorry to disappoint, but I am not currently accepting commissions.
I just upload fetish porn to DA that primarily features furry characters, and I don't think they're a furry so I doubt they were interested in me making a model for them, especially given the time/quality ratio I was capable of at the time.
Anonymous at Fri, 27 Dec 2024 19:54:57 UTC No. 1004104
>>1003451
I have a commission sheet for my 2D work, but not 3D. That and setting up a dA account is good advice, thanks.
I'll admit that part of my issue is that I don't have super-high confidence in my work. Topology's kind of screwy and I have issues with rigging. Consistent output, too - sometimes I look at my models and wonder how I did them. I feel like I go into a trance and then I wake up a day or two later with a sculpt ready for retopo. But I'm pretty good about staying on-task when I know I have something to do that someone's paid me for, so I figured that part would take care of itself.