This. Polycounters are so amazing at helping each other out as long as you prove you're determined and willing to show people how much you're working at becoming the best artist you can be. If I had the choice between only Polycount or my $55k education at Gnomon then I'd easily take Polycount over Gnomon. This community…
That's what I was thinking Ark. He gave me list of his classmates in which I'm adding and talking to on Facebook. I think I could get the same education with online course, DVD's, and you guys without being in debt for 20 years of my life.
Fully agree with this, see the education as you are buying your self time, time to grow and level up. You can do it on your own really but if you are in school you get more motivation and a lot of spare time to practice. If you are lucky your class will have some other students that have the right mindset and that will…
I'm not going to go into too much depth as I've made a write up on my experience as a Canadian working in America that you can search for on the forum - but - if you're Canadian, working in America isn't THAT hard, there's just a lot of hoops you need to jump through. You'd be working under a TN Visa as a Graphic Designer…
Personally, although there are both plus's and minus's to any educational establishment, especially those teaching Games Art, the most useful thing is the time. Ie, it gives you time to develop your skills with the support if you need it. You will learn very little from your course, its alot more likely that you'll make…
wtf 30.000 more expensive than when i got there? T_T anyway, it depends, I really love vfs back there, amazing working environment. and yes. you will find people who spend time working in something after class. maybe because of the expensive amazing "toys" vfs has there. including all the drawing tool, and sculpting tool.…
That's a hard decision to make and only one you can do. VFS has a really good reputation and I personally think its worth it if the money isn't going to be a huge burden. I think you should have a plan to pay it off without doing what you are training to do. It sounds like your friend might be dealing with what a lot of…