hey folks I figured I'm almost at a crossroads in my career as an artist and should probably seek some direction. I was trained at algonquin college's animation program and am a graduate in traditional animation. I was hired by a local animation studio before I was able to finish the academic program, but my being hired…
Hey man, you should be listenign to everyone in this post. Use it as encouragement and know that people go through these things all the time. It sounds like part of you wants to give up and not compete and just go sit in a corner while the gumball machine drops free gumballs to you. If you really want to do game art then…
Great post Vig, very interesting to hear about one making the career change. sir-knight you know the situation, start figuring out a way to get it done. Start working on 3d art in your spare time, A LOT, do what you have to in order to force yourself to get your nose to the grindstone and start creating art, posting here…
I, like Deckard jumped into this as a second career (3rd actually) when I was 29. Seriously you're not too old. I took a pay cut to get into the industry, but I made that back and then some in a fairly short time. You'd be surprised how well you can adjust to living on a little less. EDIT: I forgot to mention that looking…