Blender+Krita are a winning combination. Blender is superior to software with costs in the thousands of dollars, and FOSS to boot. You could go with 3D, 2D, an hybrid of both, generative art etc etc.
Steep learning curve? Yeah it's animation, it was never not going to have a steep fucking learning curve. Don't let this stop you from exploring limitless possibilities- I wouldn't say its interface is any more clunky than the alternatives. And it's improving every day.
Blender+Krita are a winning combination. Blender is superior to software with costs in the thousands of dollars, and FOSS to boot. You could go with 3D, 2D, an hybrid of both, generative art etc etc. Steep learning curve? Yeah it's animation, it was never not going to have a steep fucking learning curve. Don't let this stop you from exploring limitless possibilities- I wouldn't say its interface is any more clunky than the alternatives. And it's improving every day.
Can't go wrong with some Youtube Tutorials, trying to reverse engineer some grease pencil files, The Animator's Survival Kit, and some glorious Soviet animation for inspiration.
Also https://www.youtube.com/user/HowardWimshurst https://www.youtube.com/user/AaronBlaiseArt