Former mod on BSE, Winter Bash fanhatic, and knowledgeable SE user.

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Best software recommendation Blender, an open source full 3D package, with many features including:

• Modeling
• Sculpting
• Materials and Textures
• Rigging and Animation
• Photorealistic Render Engine
• Physics Simulations
• Game Engine
• Compositor
• Motion Tracking

• Video Editor

  For questions there is even a SE site for blender, blender.stackexchange.com