u/MaroDha

I'm an illustrator with an intermediate skill level, and I'm looking to grow in my career. I've worked on two short animations, although I don't think I did very well on them. One of them is called Crystallum, which I made with another student. I created all the backgrounds and animated about half of the project. It's on YouTube if you'd like to give me your opinion on it.

I’ve also made a lot of fan art, illustrations, and personal artwork. I love illustration, and I like animation too, but I don’t think I’m really good at it.

I’ve been looking for opinions, and many people say that 2D animation offers more job opportunities than concept art. Because of that, I’m not sure whether it would be more convenient to pursue something more stable and secure.

What do you think I should do?

I've been looking for a couple of months for a master's degree programs at some institutions like Voxel School, L'Idem, Trazos, etc. And I've read both really good and bad comments about pursuing a master's degree in general. The general opinion is "don't waste $10k on this kind of education, instead go for animation courses or mentorships from a pro". I don't really know what to do. I don't really have $10k to spend lightly, so it's a really important decision for me. Oh, and something else I want to add as context is that I actually don’t have much experience in animation, maybe like two short films from university. I specialize more in illustration (studying something related to Concept art was an option too but I discarded it because it seems like there aren't many job opportunities). Can someone help me please? 😭