Learning new programs takes a while but I’m quite happy with all the progress I’ve made. I’m a lot more confident in my abilities but still aware of my limit and to not push for something too ambitious. A lot of problems can occur with Blender I noticed so researching for solutions and problem solving was a key skill that I needed and I’m glad majority of the mishaps were fixed, there were even smaller improvements such as the lighting. On the other hand, 3D Substance Painter was a lot simpler for me to work withy after I got used to the interface and shortcuts.
Working on the sword and helmet without step-by-step tutorials was challenging but interesting at the same time. It was nice knowing what I’m able to achieve and A LOT of technical creativity was involved (knowing how to get to the results you want more so for modelling and UV unwrapping). I can see now that sometimes not everything can be made with just a knife tool.
I definitely want to improve more in general and I think just trying to model more and watch guides in my free time will help. A lot of my problems stemmed from not knowing how to fix something or just not knowing what to do in the first place. Still, the improvement from week 1 to week 5 is really cool to look at!