How to upload a VRChat Avatar - Complete Guide! [PC, Quest & VRoid]

Ever wondered how to make avatars for VRChat? :) Here’s a "straight to the point" lesson with all your info in one place! Whether you made a VRoid, bought a model off Booth/Gumroad, are a Vtuber, or have an .fbx from scratch... this knowledge will apply!

Don’t forget to pause and take breaks! Watch at half-speed and revisit certain sections as needed in the future. Enjoy the process.

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0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Essential Vocab!!!
3:14 - VRChat Creator Companion
4:26 - Unity Overview
5:05 - Model Setup (IMPORTANT!)
5:42 - Configuration
6:23 - Textures + Materials
6:39 - Shaders
8:04 - Physbones
9:16 - Creating New Face Animations
9:59 - Face Gestures (FX Layer)
10:43 - Avatar Descriptor
12:09 - Quest Compatibility
13:15 - VRoid/VRM Conversion
14:00 - UPLOAD SPEED RUN
14:17 - Outro (Discord/Events/Patreon)

List of Vocab used in the “Essential Vocabulary” section:
FBX, VRM, Meshes, Polygons/Triangles, Bones, Armature, Parenting, Blendshapes, Visemes, UV Maps, Shaders, Unity Package, Prefab, Dependencies

*Avatar examples in this video are Karin (thumbnail) & Lapwing, both purchased on Booth

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[zachhoy]

WOW! It took me months to figure out the basics of animation and you covered a TON in just a few minutes, wish I'd had a video like this a few yrs ago :D

[DaBloodyResh]

Something very important for those of you importing VRoid Models!

You may wanna go into your hierarchy and delete a lot of the phys bones that are provided if you want your avatar to be somewhat optimized. A lot of them are useless, so I recommend going in and seeing which ones you actually can use/want before uploading, otherwise you’ll encounter a lot of clipping and be unoptimized for basically no reason.

Be sure that after deleting from the secondary/body, you right click again and apply to prefab ‘avatarName”. I believe this is only “required” on the secondary, but check your VRChat SDK, as this could be a bug

[Nllified]

OMG TY THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FIRST DAY I GOT UNITY AND I MANAGED TO MAKE AN AVATAR, also you've earned
all my respect and love <3

[geoffreyprecht]

I've been so intimidated by avatar creation for so long, but this explanation was so clear and concise! I have so many ideas for unique and creative avatars, but I'm going to start with a VRoid model to get the basics under my belt. That's going to be so much easier with this tutorial!

I love all your uploads, and I'm looking forward to the tips in the next video, especially VRoid optimization!

[EXGriffins]

Very well explained with great visual guidance. Starting from an FBX instead of an already made Unity package is absolutely the way to go. This video is actually really well done. ❤

[stockotaco]

after uploading dozens of avatars following your previous tutorials, its super awesome to see you back with tons of new methods!

[sunset-city]

WOW just in time! I’m working on a 3D vtuber commission atm and was worried about all the video hopping I was gonna have to do. Your tutorial showed up at the second I searched. A DANG MIRACLE 😭 thank you!

[TheThorns]

This video was a perfect refresher! 🎁Thank you so much!

[madisonshay]

Surely a much anticipated and refreshing guide. Thanks for the video Phia! This will help a lot of people.

[AnnaVRC]

This is a fantastic guide! You did a great job on making it easy to follow without missing parts or skipping over things other than the obviously more advanced parts that most players won't even need to worry about. 100% recommend this guide for anybody starting out on their avatar journey.

[amphaprime]

I've been avoidant and kind of dreaded making my First Avatar. But Your Video helped me a lot. Especially since I'm already a 3D artist and make my own Models. Thank you SOOO MUCH for this video!!!

[Myurton]

Don't need this for myself as I make my own avatars from near scratch now, but this is an excellent resource for my friends that don't know what they are doing. Thank you.

[VoidWhisper_VT]

Definitely helpful, so much information in one place. I do VRM models myself and use Blender and Unity a lot to make them more spicy than "just" a Vroid, but I always struggled when it was time to move everything to VRChat. Great work Phia like always ^^

[ZaimGamePlay]

OMG thank you for this as a Vr player new to this. how to import custom avatars 5:28 asked the viewer slow down the video speed is JUST WHAT content is !~! i love it.. i tend to slow down tutorial videos cause they explain to fast !!! but yours is just perfect !!!. heres a sub THAnk you and see you guys in the VR world !!

[ByonicINC]

Im so glad Phia gave vocabulary for avatar creations. There was some i knew but others i didn't

[EarthLaunch]

This was very approachable, thank you! As a gamedev, and not a technical artist...I find modeling, rigging, and animation very intimidating. This helped make it more approachable and gives me some idea of what to look for in VRChat.

[Parzeval]

This is gonna be so helpful for alot of new users who want to upload their new bought avatar! 😮

[TwisterPhantom]

Absolutely amazing, you really just crammed a years worth of knowledge into one video. Love seeing your improvements from where you first started!

[CobaltSpace]

A few notes:
Poiyomi can be added to VCC.
Toonlit is a good replacement for Poiyomi, but Standard Lite, Bumped Diffuse, and Diffuse are good if you want more realistic lighting.

[MrRoomba]

Great tutorial Phia! You just simplified a ton of info that would otherwise taken many people months to figure out!