Software for 3d/animated webcomics?

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Software for 3d/animated webcomics?

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Hello, and pardon my daftness. I've recently been delving through the 3d/CGI webcomics and found some of their rendering and detail amazing, so I've decided to also give it a shot. Thing is, I've found about a dozen programs out there that seem to deal with this kind of stuff: Lightwave.. Bryce.. 3D-something-or-other.. Poser.. Maya, etc., and I have no idea what to start with.

Could anyone recommend a good animation/3D rendering program for a novice who's willing to learn to work with it seriously? I'm not expecting to emulate Pixar's animation quite yet :lol: so I just need something that's fairly intuitive and affordable. Any suggestions?

By the way, I was going to settle on Maya. Is there anyone here who's tried it and can give some advice on whether or not to get it? I'd be eternally grateful.

I bid you gratitude in advance. Er.. yeah. :)
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Maya doesn't fit the bill of easy to use or inexpensive, just a warning.
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Check their site: http://www.aliaswavefront.com/eng/produ ... ndex.shtml. Last I checked they have a free version one can use so long as it is not for commercial puproses. It is called Maya Learning Edition. it might work for you; it didn't work for me but the other versions don't work on mine either.
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Radified suggested 3D Studio Max, Maya, and Soft Image as the best for 3D animation.
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Oh dear lord are you in for a world of brain hurt! I got a hold of a copy of 3d studio max and I couldn't make sense of it even after hours of tweaking and flipping through the tutorials. Something about putting blocks together and manipulating them. There is a reason you need a years worth of classes on top of natural skill to use these damn things!

That asside I don't like any of the 3d generated comics out there. Even though I know better, it feels like someone took clips of a video and cut and pasted them to comic format.

Though if you where planning on making videos. THAT would be cool!

Good luck!
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