New guy interested in 3D art

Hello All!

I’ve been interested in 3D art/animation since I saw Toy Story 1

Since then I’ve been watching almost every pixar/dreamworks and other works on the screen.

I would like to start teaching myself (and obviously getting some invaluable tips from you guys).

So what do you guys suggest I begin with?and which software should I buy?

Thanks all!

Aah okay si I've been scratching around in the forum and found some suggestions.

Poser? Would that be a good start for a software program?

Any sites with great tutorials?

Thanks

Welcome to the forum... I would probably start with zbrush man..

After Zbrush I would get maya so you can import your zbrushed models into and start texturing and rendering.

Then go on to 3ds Max, a standard 3d program industry-wide.

Yes! I agree with sancheuz, use 3ds Max, it is easy to use, user friendly
Learn tips through scanning the forum, reading topics and also thorough research in the web. Also tutorials would be of great help.

Good luck Spazzimus
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3ds should be good. Could look hard at start with all these menus all around but there is a lot of helpful materials for this and during learning you'll find that it's simplier than you thought. There is also many plugins and interesting scripts for max that will save you al lot of time with your work.

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