used blender for quite a while. one of the best 3d programs out there, and it's free forever.

you can practically do anything in blender, 3d modelling and sculpting being a strong feature. but you can animate, both 3d and 2d( grease pencil), video editing, vfx's. hair particle's, armature rigging for both body and facial. evee, & cycles rendering engine. shader node system, the new geometry node system.(sorta like houdini which could've been the inspiration). smoke & fluid simulation, motion tracking, uv mapping, udim's, etc.

pretty much what ever you need you can probably do it in blender.
and if you can't do it in blender you can look for addons which may do what you want. if there is something you can't do as easy in blender then go ahead and do it in your preferred program.

Texturing/baking is a bit behind in blender so I use substance painter or 3d coat. but it is possible with the default just a bit frustrating with out addons.

used blender for quite a while. one of the best 3d programs out there, and it's free forever. you can practically do anything in blender, 3d modelling and sculpting being a strong feature. but you can animate, both 3d and 2d( grease pencil), video editing, vfx's. hair particle's, armature rigging for both body and facial. evee, & cycles rendering engine. shader node system, the new geometry node system.(sorta like houdini which could've been the inspiration). smoke & fluid simulation, motion tracking, uv mapping, udim's, etc. pretty much what ever you need you can probably do it in blender. and if you can't do it in blender you can look for addons which may do what you want. if there is something you can't do as easy in blender then go ahead and do it in your preferred program. Texturing/baking is a bit behind in blender so I use substance painter or 3d coat. but it is possible with the default just a bit frustrating with out addons.