I don't know what to study

[carlospd45]

ok first of all i'm not from USA and i speak spanish now from this topic i want to start with a question...animation can be a hobby but with pay? i want so study some kind of carrer relationated with animation but i only know animation is only for comercials and difficulty to movies so i don't know if this can be a real job and just draw what you want to draw and get payed

[Damien]

At 11/19/12 11:55 PM, carlospd45 wrote: ok first of all i'm not from USA and i speak spanish now from this topic i want to start with a question...animation can be a hobby but with pay? i want so study some kind of carrer relationated with animation but i only know animation is only for comercials and difficulty to movies so i don't know if this can be a real job and just draw what you want to draw and get payed

If you draw and upload a lot of your stuff to the internet and you're really good you might get payed. Fuck education.
Anyway, I guess it depends on your region. Is animation big where you are? If not, don't bother or move to a place where it is big.
But who knows, if you end up studying animation a whole new world might open up to you that you never even considered.

[Tanadrine-Studios]

Education has never been and never will be a requirement for digital media.

If you do it enough, you will get better. Being able to pay the hefty price of having someone teach it to you will help you learn more quickly, but it is not a replacement for hands-on experience.

Just go out and do it. Locate free software if you can't afford commercial software (IE: GIMP for 2d editing, Blender for 3d production, etc.). Newgrounds even has some handy links for folks who need some direction. Take some time to look through it!