I am looking for simple programs to model and apply textures. This is just a hobby so the cheaper the better (though I am willing to pay some money for better UI's). I checked out MOI 3D which was very intuitive for me but the price tag is a little stiff for what I will be using it for. I like the price of Blender but damn the UI is horrible IMO.

All I want to do is create simple Guitar bodies using a basic outline (Created in Illustrator) then extrude the bodies and "paint" them. I am looking to get very specific placement of the textures and looked all weekend for something simple but came up empty. I have an older version of photoshop and Illustrator but not sure how to get the textures applied in the proper spots using a renderer.

An example of something I might want to "paint" can be seen at: http://www.jbgrafix.com/starsnstripesguitar-2.htm