250k of debt has to be a US thing - the US system is stupid and should not be used as a measure for anywhere else in the world In the UK it's 9k per year (27k total on a low interest loan payable when you earn over a certain threshold), In some places in Europe it's either free or a couple of k per year because their…
IF I had a chance for being a game art student I absolutely take that chance. But in my country there no university for that :( so I became self learner with online tutorials. Diploma is always good thing in first step. Of course everything is about with portfolio but in the first meeting I think diploma is important.
Rings a bell somewhere....had enrolled into a diploma - second year degree programming packaged course of study ill prepared, as a mature aged student during the aftermath of the late 90s .com craze. Consequently burnt out after only completing three semesters but nonetheless managed to attain the first module, via sheer…
Could look at student loan and compare to how many years it takes to pay it off with your most likely job. Seems awfully risky to me given that its not super high paying work, employment is project based, highly competitive... and the thing to compare against is that you can readily learn all necessary skills for free from…
On the other hand, also with the US, despite the benefit of having a bachelor's degree the cost has rapidly risen to the point where the cost to benefit ratio is dubious, especially so with art school. My recommendation is that if you have a lot of money already, and a support network, some kind of school is a good idea.…
Not sure if this is the right place for this but : I'm currently a high school student doing btec extended art and I'm sure that game art is what I want to go for. I'm hoping that maybe one day i'll be either a skin designer , ui artist or environment artist, but I really dont know very much about this industry , so any…
The problem with this field in regards to higher education, is that people go there waiting to be told what to learn and expect that whatever the teachers say is enough. Imho learning by yourself is a lot more frustrating but will also reward you with problem solving, which is required quite a bit in this field. It can…