I will be the third to tell you this: "no.. portfolio portfolio portfolio... degrees are meaningless in this industry". Bachelors will not give you a higher entry level pay position. Demand for your services will. Demand for your services will increase with an amazing portfolio and experience.
Portfolio. Portfolio. Portfolio. Portfolio ... degrees are meaningless in this industry. If you feel you have the knowledge to teach yourself from this point, then save yourself a mountain of debt and possibly 3-4 wasted years of your life, and don't bother with getting a BA. Put all your focus on your work and skill,…
All about the portfolio. I will agree that animation mentor is awesome, an animator I used to work with went through it and he learned TONS and felt it was well worth his time and money. He's now working at Dreamworks.
a degree in true comp sci is worth more than a 'degree' in animation. If you know how to code, you are worth more. As an artist, I wish I knew more about coding and I even wish I had a degree in it (but I sucked at math) Art is always something you can futz around with on the side and get better at with all the materials…
Yeah, sure, here's my stuff so far. There's a lot of work to be done still, but with four classes at a time and 10 week semester's, I'm pretty rushed to get things done and learn it at the same time. Feel free to C&C. Here's 30-weeks of animation classes: (Subway related stuff has a few more weeks of development to go)…
Thanks for the input guys. I won't waste my money on Devry or any high priced school. And I'll be working like a slave on my portfolio this summer after classes are over. Everything I have to show from the school year was rushed, and I really want to go back and redo a lot of things. That's mostly the reason I haven't…