I'm 33 (this thread makes me feel like a dinosaur, hehe - at 33 :) ). I've been in the industry for 3 years. I didn't get into the cg field until I was about 26. I worked freelance for low end commercial cg and motion graphics stuff for awhile until I became incredibly broke. Then I took an unrelated job, and worked on my…
33 and still haven't gotten in as a Prop/Environment Artist. Been trying for 5 years. Spent the last 6 years working as a Graphic Designer, mainly print. Thinking about pulling the plug on this obsession to become a game artist.