you can use UE4 for $20 per seat. You pay for 1 month, cancel your subscription. you`ll be able to use it for as long as you want, but wont receive any updates to the engine without subbing again. unless they changed that?
With cheaper texture painting software ($20 a month towards full purchase of Substance Painter, Krita for free, and Clip Paint Studio being on sale at times for around $80.) That portion of the game artist pipeline has been more manageable pricewise. Blender is getting better as a free option for a 3d modeling/animation…