you should get maya2008 it's the best i think, because it has a helpful tutorial and overall supergood help button for everything in the program, it's the best to start with in my opinion. Ofcourse there are other programs, but im not in to them so i can't really tell how they are like. as for animating program, you can…
Modo animation is hardly anything you'd want for game characters, though. It's good for quick simple animations for e.g. commercials, but you can't do character animation in it. Not yet, but maybe one day. [EDIT] But for polygon modeling, it's an amazingly streamlined application.
Just a quick rundown of some of the programs I've used and what I've gathered from them. Max is my primary modeling package, but I've given many others a shot over the years. Silo imo would be the best modeling app to use for a beginner because it doesn't overwhelm the user with complex interfaces, everything's very…
I am new to the game of modeling and hoping to get started, I am hoping that I can get some experienced advice on this matter. I am wondering what modeling program I should get (and does that program sculpting?), also I am trying to figure out a good animation program for my friend to drown his focus into so we can make…