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So I had zero expirence in art 2 years ago and I now I spend more time in blender daily now than I sleep. I love blender and will not go back to other cad tools. Because it does everything. Make a mech and bam I can render it in same tool and manifold it for 3d print.

If just trying to 3d model for art and if like me have 0 talent then 3 things I recommend:

1. watch a tutorial video on making a human model. It's not important you know everything as much as seeing all the methods available and tricks. Took me 2 days following it before I moved on to my own stuff.

2. watch a 15 min video on booleans. Learning to use that was a game changer for me. I use them all the time now in everything I make.

3. now this is the hardest and longest to learn for me; lighting and color. This is the money maker for art. Mastering Shader nodes is currently beyond me but it makes a difference. Don't forget HDRI and textured materials can go a long way. Blender has a bunch of free ones to play with.

It took about 6 months to get gud. After 2 years, im now going back to projects that I couldn't handle before and it's sooo satisfying. Don't give up! It's like souls game you just get better.