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Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq
Technology
Mike Griggs

How to choose the right 3D software for you

A 3D render of apples.

What happens when you’re interested in 3D creation, but every YouTube video or TikTok clip ends with someone insisting you need to learn a specific application to master 3D? “Start with Blender!”, “Maya is the industry standard for VFX!”, and so on. We do it too; our best 3D modelling software is pretty comprehensive.

The confusion arises because these facts, while true, don’t help an artist new to 3D find the right 3D tool for what they need. This explains why most 3D professionals and studios use multiple 3D applications throughout their 3D pipeline. While there are 3D applications that are jacks of all trades, the investment in learning a 3D tool from a time perspective should be focused on the imagery that you wish to create. Luckily, many applications cater to 3D artists of all types and levels of ability,

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