VRoid Studio - VRoid Studio is an app that simplifies the process of making humanoid 3D Models. I'd totally reccomend it for anyone who wants to get into making Models for VTubing or VRChat and has no Blender experience!

Blender 4.2 LTS - The latest Long Time Support version of Blender.

VRChat Creator Companion - VCC is necessary for uploading VRChat Avatars.

Unity 2022.3.22f1 - The version of Unity that VCC requires you to use.

VRM Add-on for Blender - Allows you to import VRM Models into Blender.

Unofficial Cats Plugin - Blender add-on that has many functions that allow you for easier Avatar creation. Make sure to check out the Cats website and Wiki for more information about the plugin!

Gesture Manager - Available to add to your project in VCC. Helpful for checking if your toggles work before uploading the Avatar into VRChat.

Avatars 3.0 Manager - Available to add to your project in VCC. Allows you to merge different FX layers/parameters together. Also has more features that are helpful while making toggles for VRChat.

UniVRM - Plugin that lets you upload VRM Models to Unity in order to modify them for VTubing, not VRChat.

NEB Lite - This one is for VRM Models - Models made for VTubing, not VRChat. It's a Unity plugin that speeds up the creation of ARKit Blendshapes that let you have way better face tracking! It's free and works really well!

Gacha Club - I use it mostly to come up with ideas for models.

ibisPaint X - I use the free app on my Android phone to draw textures for my Models/Avatars.

MToon - The shader I use for my Avatars and Models.

Booth - A website where you can get assets for VRChat and VRoid.

GoGo Loco - A posing system for VRChat Avatars.

Warudo - A 3D Model tracking app. Allow to have ARKit tracking without an iPhone, just a webcam! It also has a lot of different settings that allow you to have better control of your model.

Sometimes I'll come with with ideas on paper or using Gacha Club. I find that easier than making models fully from the start without references.

I make the model in VRoid and draw the textures in ibisPaint X. I export it multiple times: for VTubing, for a PC Avatar, for a Quest Avatar - with needed fixes for each version. Each time as a VRM0, because I find this version to be more stable and compatible with more apps.

I import the Models into Blender and set them up properly with the help of the Cats Plugin and add additional stuff that wasn't possible in VRoid. For VTubing I export it as a VRM, for VRChat as an FBX.

In Unity, for VTubing, I set up the Blendshapes as needed and export the VRM. For VRChat, I set up the toggles and upload the Avatar. If needed I go back to Blender and fix additional issues that show up only now.