✨ My 3D Avatar Journey
When I first started exploring streaming, I considered VTubing—though at first, I planned to just use an image as my display avatar. With a certificate in visual art, I figured I’d expand my skills a little. I started to dive into the lagoon of 2D design—but somewhere along the way, the current pulled me toward 3D.
Something caught my attention, like a glimmer of hope—the rustling leaves on the riverbank whispering, what is here? where will this take me? There was something about seeing movement and texture come alive that felt closer to how I express creativity and how I explore.
So, I decided to build my first model using Vroid Studio. That process became the start of everything: shaping, choosing colors, shaders, and patterns. I quickly learned how much personality and form could blossom inside pixels.
🩵 The First Model ~ CheekiBum
My original design had darker hair and a simpler outfit. It marked the start of my learning curve and reminded me how much detail lives in subtle expressions. This version—brown hair, simple styling—became my on-stream self for the first time. It wasn’t perfect, but it was mine. Every blink and motion felt like a small reflection of my own progress.
🪞 My first on-stream model — the original brown-haired version that started it all:
✨ For model details and credits, see: [CheekiBum Models — Avatar Origin Log →] 🔶 The Evolved Model Over time, I’ve refined my base model to better reflect me—warm tones, especially a shift toward softer, livelier hair. That’s become part of my visual identity; the fire in my core that lights and ignites. I’ve made several versions since then, each with its own outfit, but they all stem from that same original model—CheekiBum. Every version branches from that core design, keeping the same roots while exploring small stylistic differences with a softer, lighter- warmer undertone. So yes, my model has evolved—new colors, updated hair, refined details, and a spark of fire spirit—but the heart of it stays the same. This post will always be the beginning of CheekiBum Models.
🪞 My current CheekiBum~Summer 3D`Vtuber model — ^-^ <3
