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  • ALilRottenA ALilRotten

    I just happened to come up here to test my keyboard, but then I stumbled upon your post.
    I have actually worked on several SmutBase models.
    One of them was Midna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD5ypf3iMVY
    I could help a tiny bit, but I'm not gonna work on it myself.

    What I mean by help is that I could teach you bit by bit how to fix it up and what you could do.
    If you never worked on a model before or uploaded an avi or worked in Blender... I HIGHLY suggest not starting with a smutbase model. These models can be complex depending on who created them and what their intended purpose was. These models also end up scaring away people and overwhelming them when they have no clue what they're doing and end up giving up on Blender entirely.

    So before you even attempt a Smutbase model, I suggest if you haven't done anything in Blender before this: you should start with something more simple and easily manageable.
    If you do NOT wish to learn Blender and just want someone to do it for you, then maybe someone else will come along and assist. I would do it, but I've already got a lot of models to work on and people to teach.

    ClosetGhostC
    ClosetGhostC
    ClosetGhost
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    @ALilRotten
    You've got quite the reputation, Alil.

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      @ALilRotten do you know a site i could get easier models on? i still want to be able to work on a mommy like model

      ALilRottenA
      ALilRottenA
      ALilRotten
      wrote on last edited by
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      @yokai22111
      I do actually. Sketchfab. Find any simple humanoid model with or without rig, texture or no texture and use this video to learn a little bit about rigging and weight paints.
      I used this video myself when I first started and I found it easier to follow than the other ones I had looked at before.

      Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZBLtooU2Cs&list=PLjE7-SPufMd9tjuWg29mOZfpyKymSd_A3&index=39

      The link to sketchfab: https://sketchfab.com/feed

      The type of models I reccomend as a start up: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/glados-humanoid-5bb30bb82a5748e7b3bfc6f73649d51c
      https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/manniquin-babe04dee6364b3a919abe60ead0724b
      https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/nsmb-mario-nds-rig-7da71554b9cb4985952f03d46f2f7d32

      Just different types of models to get you an idea and a feel for how each one could be rigged.

      • I rig up models
      • I add clothing/assets to premade models
      • Learning how to make models
      • Can make VRC ports
      • I teach people via YT

      [I do NOT do trades]

      :Feel free to message me, just don't be demanding.:

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      • anonberryA anonberry

        @yokai22111 I've been working on it for the past few days, but it's my first time doing something similar so I'm learning as I do it. If someone else who is more capable than me is interested on helping you then feel free

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        yokai22111
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        @anonberry how is it going lol

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          @anonberry how is it going lol

          anonberryA
          anonberryA
          anonberry
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          @yokai22111 I succeeded in making a prototype by searching up online the things ALilRotten couldn't teach me before. The final result was almost what I wanted, but it was frustrating and took me a long time, so I decided to wait until she can teach me.

          Tomorrow is her free time and I expect that we will finish this together. If we do, I will make a gift post

          I often use translators, which can make my messages look ai-generated.

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          • anonberryA anonberry

            @yokai22111 I succeeded in making a prototype by searching up online the things ALilRotten couldn't teach me before. The final result was almost what I wanted, but it was frustrating and took me a long time, so I decided to wait until she can teach me.

            Tomorrow is her free time and I expect that we will finish this together. If we do, I will make a gift post

            ClosetGhostC
            ClosetGhostC
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            • anonberryA anonberry

              @yokai22111 I succeeded in making a prototype by searching up online the things ALilRotten couldn't teach me before. The final result was almost what I wanted, but it was frustrating and took me a long time, so I decided to wait until she can teach me.

              Tomorrow is her free time and I expect that we will finish this together. If we do, I will make a gift post

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              yokai22111
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              @anonberry sweet

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              • Y yokai22111

                @anonberry sweet

                anonberryA
                anonberryA
                anonberry
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                @yokai22111 Update: it will take a bit longer

                I often use translators, which can make my messages look ai-generated.

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                • anonberryA anonberry

                  @yokai22111 Update: it will take a bit longer

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                  yokai22111
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                  @anonberry ok lol

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                  • anonberryA anonberry

                    @yokai22111 Update: it will take a bit longer

                    ClosetGhostC
                    ClosetGhostC
                    ClosetGhost
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                    @anonberry
                    You got this

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                    • ALilRottenA ALilRotten

                      @yokai22111
                      I do actually. Sketchfab. Find any simple humanoid model with or without rig, texture or no texture and use this video to learn a little bit about rigging and weight paints.
                      I used this video myself when I first started and I found it easier to follow than the other ones I had looked at before.

                      Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZBLtooU2Cs&list=PLjE7-SPufMd9tjuWg29mOZfpyKymSd_A3&index=39

                      The link to sketchfab: https://sketchfab.com/feed

                      The type of models I reccomend as a start up: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/glados-humanoid-5bb30bb82a5748e7b3bfc6f73649d51c
                      https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/manniquin-babe04dee6364b3a919abe60ead0724b
                      https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/nsmb-mario-nds-rig-7da71554b9cb4985952f03d46f2f7d32

                      Just different types of models to get you an idea and a feel for how each one could be rigged.

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                      yokai22111
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                      @ALilRotten im starting today so i will be messaging you if i need help

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                      • Y yokai22111

                        @ALilRotten im starting today so i will be messaging you if i need help

                        anonberryA
                        anonberryA
                        anonberry
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                        @yokai22111 Oh so you decided to work in Utona by yourself?

                        I often use translators, which can make my messages look ai-generated.

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                        • Y yokai22111

                          @ALilRotten im starting today so i will be messaging you if i need help

                          anonberryA
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                          anonberry
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                          @yokai22111 In any case, get CATS plugin installed in your blender, it will help you with visemes. You DON'T NEED TO MAKE THEM ALL, JUST vrc._aa, vrc.oh and vrc._ch

                          I often use translators, which can make my messages look ai-generated.

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                          • ALilRottenA ALilRotten

                            @yokai22111
                            I do actually. Sketchfab. Find any simple humanoid model with or without rig, texture or no texture and use this video to learn a little bit about rigging and weight paints.
                            I used this video myself when I first started and I found it easier to follow than the other ones I had looked at before.

                            Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZBLtooU2Cs&list=PLjE7-SPufMd9tjuWg29mOZfpyKymSd_A3&index=39

                            The link to sketchfab: https://sketchfab.com/feed

                            The type of models I reccomend as a start up: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/glados-humanoid-5bb30bb82a5748e7b3bfc6f73649d51c
                            https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/manniquin-babe04dee6364b3a919abe60ead0724b
                            https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/nsmb-mario-nds-rig-7da71554b9cb4985952f03d46f2f7d32

                            Just different types of models to get you an idea and a feel for how each one could be rigged.

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                            yokai22111
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                            @ALilRotten oh the mannequin already has a armature tho

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                            • anonberryA anonberry

                              @yokai22111 Oh so you decided to work in Utona by yourself?

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                              yokai22111
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                              @anonberry nope im testing on the ones you gave me since i dont even know the first thing about blender

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                                @anonberry nope im testing on the ones you gave me since i dont even know the first thing about blender

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                                yokai22111
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                                because there is hella overwatch models i wanna make into avatars

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                                • Y yokai22111

                                  because there is hella overwatch models i wanna make into avatars

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                                  yokai22111
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                                  yeah ima be real i have no fawkin clue what to do even with the video

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                                  • Y yokai22111

                                    yeah ima be real i have no fawkin clue what to do even with the video

                                    ALilRottenA
                                    ALilRottenA
                                    ALilRotten
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                                    @yokai22111

                                    Follow along as best as you can. You don't have to go the same speed.
                                    When I used that video I also had no idea what I was doing.
                                    But this is where I started.
                                    Its okay if you need a break or get frustrated. I didn't figure it all out until I kept coming back. A total of 3 years.
                                    Year 1 - Attempted without any help, had no idea what I was doing. Kept breaking the model like an idiot. Gave up every time because Blender looked like code to me.

                                    Year 2 - Came back because I really wanted this kind of model in VRChat. There were none like it and I was DYING to have it. (It was a female Tails if you must know. It was cute. Not sexual at all. Took it off a SA2 mod). Figured out about bones, but was scared of weight painting. I seen my friends do it and it looked exhausting. Gave up because I was overwhelmed.

                                    Year 3 - Grit my teeth and search high and low looking for SOMETHING that could teach me what I wanted to know. How to rig and weight paint. Took me WEEKS to find it. It worked out for me. I followed the video like it was my guide to survival. I kept replaying it over and over again, learning, watching, drilling the information into my head because my memory is terrible. I worked on it every single day, trying over and over again. Slowly painfully weighting the model. I just wanted it IN VRChat. I didn't care about the bells and whistles.
                                    Had an issue where the model's tail would be inverted. Inside out if you will. Took me a month to figure out how to fix it. Found a video that told me it was a face issue. (Shift + N) such an easy fix... I didn't know about shape keys yet, but I learned about eye movement and how to weight paint and rig, that was good enough for me.

                                    So, like I said: Its okay to take a break. I kept taking breaks and it was the world's most simplest model.

                                    • I rig up models
                                    • I add clothing/assets to premade models
                                    • Learning how to make models
                                    • Can make VRC ports
                                    • I teach people via YT

                                    [I do NOT do trades]

                                    :Feel free to message me, just don't be demanding.:

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                                    • anonberryA anonberry

                                      @yokai22111 Oh so you decided to work in Utona by yourself?

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                                      yokai22111
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                                      @anonberry oh did you discontinue it-

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                                      • ALilRottenA ALilRotten

                                        @yokai22111

                                        Follow along as best as you can. You don't have to go the same speed.
                                        When I used that video I also had no idea what I was doing.
                                        But this is where I started.
                                        Its okay if you need a break or get frustrated. I didn't figure it all out until I kept coming back. A total of 3 years.
                                        Year 1 - Attempted without any help, had no idea what I was doing. Kept breaking the model like an idiot. Gave up every time because Blender looked like code to me.

                                        Year 2 - Came back because I really wanted this kind of model in VRChat. There were none like it and I was DYING to have it. (It was a female Tails if you must know. It was cute. Not sexual at all. Took it off a SA2 mod). Figured out about bones, but was scared of weight painting. I seen my friends do it and it looked exhausting. Gave up because I was overwhelmed.

                                        Year 3 - Grit my teeth and search high and low looking for SOMETHING that could teach me what I wanted to know. How to rig and weight paint. Took me WEEKS to find it. It worked out for me. I followed the video like it was my guide to survival. I kept replaying it over and over again, learning, watching, drilling the information into my head because my memory is terrible. I worked on it every single day, trying over and over again. Slowly painfully weighting the model. I just wanted it IN VRChat. I didn't care about the bells and whistles.
                                        Had an issue where the model's tail would be inverted. Inside out if you will. Took me a month to figure out how to fix it. Found a video that told me it was a face issue. (Shift + N) such an easy fix... I didn't know about shape keys yet, but I learned about eye movement and how to weight paint and rig, that was good enough for me.

                                        So, like I said: Its okay to take a break. I kept taking breaks and it was the world's most simplest model.

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                                        yokai22111
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                                        @ALilRotten if the avatar already says rigged on it do i still need to rig it?

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                                        • Y yokai22111

                                          @ALilRotten if the avatar already says rigged on it do i still need to rig it?

                                          ALilRottenA
                                          ALilRottenA
                                          ALilRotten
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                                          @yokai22111
                                          No. But you could use it to try and do some weight painting.

                                          • I rig up models
                                          • I add clothing/assets to premade models
                                          • Learning how to make models
                                          • Can make VRC ports
                                          • I teach people via YT

                                          [I do NOT do trades]

                                          :Feel free to message me, just don't be demanding.:

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