Let’s face it; high-quality software never comes free. Except with Blender, where it does come free. This open-source, free software has exceptionally positive drawcards and some drawbacks.

Check out the pros and cons of using Blender in your freelance animation business.

What is Blender?

• An open-source, free-of-charge 3D animation software that refers to itself as a community-driven project under the GNU General Public License.
• It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline- modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation.

The Pros

• Free and Open Source
• Massive online community
• A large number of online tutorials and learning opportunities
• Great software for a wide variety of 3D animation tasks
• Full modeling toolkit
• Sculpting capabilities

The Cons

• It needs high-spec hardware to run efficiently
• Not the animation industry standard
• Tricky to learn initially
• Can be buggy
• Complex node editing
• Software is not specialized

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