I always say the key thing is Grit, because there are a lot of hurdles to overcome. It is a difficult software, make no mistake, so it will take perseverance. As long as you’re willing to stumble and get back up again without loosing enthusiasm, you’ll be fine. Procrastination is the main villain in this movie, don’t wait for a muse or a sense of inspiration to start working, just go, open Blender, open CG Cookie and go go go, because your brain tries to convince you that the couch looks very comfy and you deserve some couch time. So it takes sacrifices, replacing Netflix or videogame hours for tutorial hours. The beginner learning curve is steep, but it will pass, and we’re all here to help.
Second thing is practice, practice and more practice. You will see how it’s not just watching the video and seeing what buttons to click, you have to be hands on. You’ll see the teacher doing something and you’ll be like oh cool, that’s easy, I got it, I can do that, only to be stumbling trying to do it yourself and wondering how do they make it look so easy.
And have a good time making cool stuff. Just see the software as a stumbling block to what you really want to do. A cool thing popped into your head and you want to make it real and show it to the world, so hit the gas, or the electric vehicle pedal, and don’t stop.
