Expert: Andrew Ransavage - 9/13/2008

Question
sir im a student right now ....and studying animation ...and wanted to build up my career in matte painting...i have a good command on photoshop...usualy the matte painting is in 2d  but there r some times when i see some 3d matte paintings also ...now i have decided to learn a 3d software too....but im very much confussed to make a choice in bitween 2 gr8 softwares 3ds max and maya ....so plzz help me to find out which software is more suitable for me

Answer
I would think about what industry you're most interested in. If it's gaming, you may want to do 3ds max. If it's movies or special effects you might choose Maya. Both programs are very powerful and are used in every field out there, but they both still have core users. I personally use 3ds max more than Maya but again this is primarily because of the industry I'm in, architecture/visualization, not because of individual preference...

good luck
Andrew