blender has a huge learning curve that the developers have a 'cult of denial' in place to prevent the smallest possibility that it will ever change for the better. to their credit; the UI, once mastered, compensates the toiler with increased productivity. assuming that is a benefit, then blender can be worth learning.
I once learned enough blender commands to feel somewhat self congratulatory at one point. but it's the kind of feeling one gets on having arrived at the first of many one peaks one encounters climbing any mountain worth noting.
if you have anything approaching a professional interest in 3d animation et. al. then footing the bill for an investment in professional software should not be an obstacle. i don't believe there is a great enough number of homeless 3d animators out there that the cost of suitable software should be more than a superficial argument.
as always, you get what you pay for, and in the case of blender you get a lot for the initial outlay, but it will more than make itself a burden with the cost of learning this quirky and much loved program.
if you're just noodling around, which a vast number of interested people certainly are doing, then give it as much time as you think worthy. however, quit while you're ahead. don't bow to the peer pressure of 'zero cost bigots' . and insist on recognizing the opportunity costs of time invested in even the cheapest of alternatives.
I once learned enough blender commands to feel somewhat self congratulatory at one point. but it's the kind of feeling one gets on having arrived at the first of many one peaks one encounters climbing any mountain worth noting.
if you have anything approaching a professional interest in 3d animation et. al. then footing the bill for an investment in professional software should not be an obstacle. i don't believe there is a great enough number of homeless 3d animators out there that the cost of suitable software should be more than a superficial argument.
as always, you get what you pay for, and in the case of blender you get a lot for the initial outlay, but it will more than make itself a burden with the cost of learning this quirky and much loved program.
if you're just noodling around, which a vast number of interested people certainly are doing, then give it as much time as you think worthy. however, quit while you're ahead. don't bow to the peer pressure of 'zero cost bigots' . and insist on recognizing the opportunity costs of time invested in even the cheapest of alternatives.
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