I spent far too much time doing 3D graphics to get me through college (it was tremendous fun but I fortunately had the good sense not to make a career out of it).
Resources:
Modellers:
This list has slimmed down over the years as new and trendy stuff has come and gone, but the remaining packages are still useful to me:
- Blender (free, does just about anything, the archimesh plugin is a must for doing indoor/home layout scenes, and flamenco seems to be shaping up).
- Wings 3D (free, has POV-Ray export)