I have been looking at the 3-d software everything from Blender, aspire, paint, Gimp and others, and you think there is a learning curve to the carvewright try some of the other programs that is out there, it's over whelming you might have to go to college for 6 yrs. to get a master degree or spend the next 10 yrs. learning on your own what program would be the easiest for a novice to start on ?