Kitty 📚✨

Librarian 📚 Twitch Streamer 🎮 VTuber 🌻 She/Her

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🎨 ママ @ItsMoofie
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[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

Hey all! I already announced this in my Discord server, but I'm officially announcing a hiatus, as my husband and I welcomed our baby Nugget into the world September 14th! We're home from the hospital and getting used to our new life as a family of three.

See you when I see you!

[RAINA ライナ 🍱 lorecrafters @RAINAplease]

I did say back in March that I was writing a guide for VTubers looking to hire help - in light of EVERYTHING(TM) that's happened as of late with Luminara/Camana, I guess this thing has...expanded...

For those of you who already find this whole list overwhelming - I get it!

I plan to deliver chunks of this whole thing as FREE standalone advice pieces on X, Substack, the Lorecrafters site, and YouTube over a period of time (payment not needed, though tips/Throne contributions to my drink or yarn fund are appreciated.) So you can take your time and digest things.

This Table of Contents is absolutely NOT final, and I won't claim for this to be "the only guidance you'll ever need" here. But my hope is that it'll help anyone reading this (even if it's just a section) to be more empowered to ask the right questions.

And yes - as this industry evolves, I absolutely plan to continue updating future editions even after this is released as a standalone compilation.

If you're new here and you're looking for a taster of my thinking + writing: #RAINArambles contains a bunch of my industry thoughts that are less-curated.

These chapters + the full guide will be written in MUCH more accessible language than my posts, and should hopefully be easier to read (less visually overwhelming). You might see differences between the standalone chapters and the version that makes it into the final guidebook, and that's normal.

And for those who find it hard to deal with text because "VTubers can't read" (groan) - yes, I'll be expanding into videos/shorts. (Or if anyone wants/has audiobook narration experience, please hit me up.)

It's going to be a longer-haul project, especially since I have a creative studio team to nurture and client projects to run alongside - but I'd love it if you followed along as I build this live, with help from some really good people along the way 🙏

And if you're wondering "why a book/so many pieces"...it's because some things JUST require book-level nuance. You don't have to read/listen to it all in one sitting, and some concepts/info may take a few passes to fully sink in, which is normal. Just know that you don't need to know EVERYTHING in here to start hiring help as a VTuber, let alone to thrive as one.

Let me know if there's anything you'd love addressed - I'm already spotting a few gaps myself :3

[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

@Momoomiw It depends on my relationship with the artist. If we haven't worked together a lot, professional is nice, but if we've done a ton of projects together, I would hope it devolves to a more friendly and casual tone. Just depends on how well you know each other!

[ꨄ︎ King of the Carousel ꨄ︎ @3x10_3x11]

Pro tip: If you you ever think your art is ass, just remember you don't use ai and any single line you draw is better than any slop gen ai puts out :)

[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

@Joysulem In order for the AI to correctly interpret your request, it has to have fed on hundreds and thousands of scraped images and metadata from other artists to know what an orc is. THAT is the theft. It is literally impossible for one artist to provide enough data for GenAI to work.

[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

@queensblade1100 @Joysulem @MiiaTzu Respectfully, model art is not just a photo. It's all of the artwork cut up into hundreds of layers for use in model rigging. The hair on my model alone is 60 layers of art for it to be rigged to move the way it does. That's what you pay the big bucks for with "just the art."

[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

@icewitch_skye I'll be there! And I'll DM you this week about catching up!

[⛓️Hozshi 🩵 COMMS CLOSED @HozshiArt]

Form will close tonight!!! Thank you so much to everyone who joined this batch 🩵🩵🩵

[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

Chat, I'm so proud! Nugget chose his favorite Pokemon starters (Gen 1). We made it first the main three plus Pikachu and Eevee. From the main three, he chose Bulbasaur, but his top fave was Eevee, JUST LIKE HIS MAMA!! 🥹✨ I AM LITERALLY SUCH A PROUD MOM RN YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW!!!

[⛓️Hozshi 🩵 COMMS CLOSED @HozshiArt]

🔔COMMS OPEN🔔

Hi! I'm Hozshi, I create art for VTubers, currently I specialize in Assets (ex. mics, chairs, blankets, etc.), animated backgrounds, vtuber pets and emotes. Check the full video for my work showcase. TYSM 🩵

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[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

@TZombabee Yes please!

[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

I have never felt more gamer mom grunge than gaming at my PC, wearing an oversized hoodie with no pants, and pumping while my baby naps in his bassinet next to me. Just a peak gamer mom experience. ✨

[Zumi! 🐭🧀 your fave mouse vtuber! @ZumiVT]

Hi Hello! Leftie and I are having a bit of a financial emergency, and with our existing debt (which we were finally making decent progress on) and a baby on the way, this is obviously a very difficult situation.

I'll be kicking off an emergency donothon shortly, and anything helps.

I won't be able to run the stream continously bc of the fatigue of pregnancy, but I will be live whenever possible and there will be a stream timer! We can come up with some goals together. 🥺💛

[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

Me at my baby after getting him to fall back asleep

[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

@TTalaRenee They got your discord, Tita

[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

@HozshiArt @RubyVoxx Wait, this is the cutest thing I've ever seen!!!

[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

This feels like such a dilemma. I just got back from the grocery store. Baby is asleep in the car, but I have popsicles that need to get into the freezer. Not sure which is more important, saving the nap or the popsicles.

[Kitty 📚✨ @MsKittyMamaVT]

@Moofievt I'm so old I haven't seen my knees in years. Bending down to lick them is too much for these old bones.

[⛓️Hozshi 🩵 COMMS CLOSED @HozshiArt]

🐰New Easter assets are up now!! Skin tone can be customized, with Grayscale version outfit colors can be customized! Includes 4 Cup sizes/2 arm positions/neck width toggle. Also both bunny ears are freebies. I hope you like them!

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