How to Make Clothes from SCRATCH in Blender for VRChat (Full Guide & Tutorial)

Published on 14 Jun 2025, 14:45

This simple guide will teach you how to make a shirts and pants from scratch in Blender with nothing but a cube! Madeline from HTC VIVE will walk you through:

1. Modeling shirts and pants from a cube
2. Using sculpting tools
3. Creating UVs
4. Texturing in Blender
5. Weight painting
6. Uploading avatars onto Unity + VRChat
7. Using your avatar in VRChat

But why even learn all this? Well, for self-expression! Many VRChat players want to take avatar customization to the next level, and creating their own clothes and looks is naturally the best way to get the exact vibe you want.

That’s where this trusty guide comes in handy. Learn how to customize an avatar not just for VRChat, but for 3D social platforms like Riff XR, VIVERSE, Resonite, and more. These creative tools allow you to create clothes for not just your own avatars. You can even monetize your work down the line to sell avatars and clothing online as you get better and better!

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00:00 How to Easily Create Clothes in Blender from Scratch for VRChat Avatars (Beginners Guide)
01:35 Choosing outfit inspiration
01:47 Choosing a model base
02:47 Import a VRM model to Blender
04:10 How to export a model from VRoid Studio & optimize your model
08:49 Blender basics
10:10 How to import a reference image to Blender
11:05 How to model a shirt from scratch in Blender
22:22 How to add a subdivision surface modifier for smoother shirts
22:49 Sculpting the shirt
24:35 How to model sweatpants from scratch in Blender
31:41 How to add a subdivision surface modifier for smoother-textured pants
33:39 How do UVs work and what are they?
34:21 How to create UVs for pants in Blender
35:20 How to create UVs for a shirt in Blender
36:16 How to texture a shirt in Blender
37:31 How to create a bump map in Blender
38:57 How to texture plaid pants in Blender
40:56 How to weight paint a shirt in Blender for a VRChat model
42:53 How to weight pant pants in Blender for a VRChat model
48:49 Exporting your model for Unity
51:20 Fixing your textures & materials in Unity
54:36 Editing bones on your model
56:07 Editing the view position
57:27 Uploading your model to VRChat
59:10 Final Result

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Blender 4.2: htcvive.co/3TagpCX
VRM Importer Plugin: htcvive.co/3FB1f6J
VRChat Performance Rankings for Avatars Documentation: htcvive.co/4jBoPOw
Standalone & Quest Avatar Optimization VRChat Documentation: htcvive.co/3ZjkHvm
VRChats Creator Companion: htcvive.co/4kR80QD
Liltoon shaders: htcvive.co/43Q2RS0

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