Trying to learn modelling by myself

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First off, I can't draw at all. Everything I can do is to redraw ( or copy) some manga characters. Therefore before I try to do something stupid as my title says, can someone answer my problems ?

  1. With my ability as stated, can I still make 3D models with "hard work" only ?
  2. If yes, is there any tools I need to learn effectively ? I remember seeing something like an electronic drawing board before, but I'm not sure.
  3. Which 3D drawing software is recommended for a beginner ? I'm having Blender but don't know how to use it at all :D.

Thank you very much for spending time reading my problems !

A better place for asking this is cgtalk, actually you will find thousand version of this same question. You will likely find a good thread that answers your question in deep. Anyway cgtalk/ cgsociety (forums.cgsociety.org) is good place for cg-artists.

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Thank you very much for the advice !

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Blender because it's free and powerfull.

Google for tutorials, there are thousands tutorials.

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My best bet would be Maya or 3dmax because simply it has friendly user interface. But do keep in mind they cost a lot but if you are a student you can get student versions i think they give you some discount. But if you want something free i suggest you use Blender they have a lot of tutorials online on youtube.

here's a link to start you off if you are going to use blender

Best of luck :)

Link:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blender+basic+tutorial&aq=3&oq=Blender+B

If you are a student, they actually give them to you for free (!)

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really ? that awesome thanks for telling me that

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Or you could just pirate them. (Big smiley face) :D

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lmao @OrangeLightning

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Thank you all for your feedbacks ! So I guess it's okay for everybody to learn to modelling since no one tried to stop me at all :). I will dive in some tutorials to start with. Thank you very much again !

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Blender can be a pain in the butt, as it doesn't control very easily compared to other software.. I started on Winds3d (free) and now I use Maya and Zbrush.