I have a friend who is pushing me towards going to Digipen here in the US. Id love to be a character artist and have time to study and all that jazz, but im stuck between if being a games artist is worth it. Im only 17. heres where I am with character art in general: http://frell262.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4iu986…
College is cool. I'm of the crop that sees it as an important transitional experience between stay-at-home childhood and the realities of the working world. I personally did this weird thing where I majored in film and wrangled through humanities and sciences classes instead of studying art. Developing a game art portfolio…
EDIT: WHOAH - Just realised that somebody necro'd this thread. Oops! I went to university and now have the debts to show it. I'l provide a quick breakdown of what I see as the pros and cons of going. PROS: 1: I got to meet a great bunch of people. Seriously, besides the learning university is a fantastic way to meet people…