04-19-2013, 01:18 AM
So my question is, how much do degrees actually matter? Currently I am enrolled in a very good animation program, but my passion lies in concept art/illustration, which this program in particular do not offer. I mean other than life drawing, all the other courses do not contrition to my learning in the concept art field at all. Nothing on design philosophy, painting, idea generation, presentation. It is already my third year, and I am questioning whether I should save the last years worth of tuition and just focus on honing my skills in the field I want to go into, as well as trying to find jobs/freelance gigs to gain some valuable experience. If a degree is nothing more than ink on paper in this field, then I will have no regret making this decision. What are your experiences with degrees and how much did they matter in terms of you getting work? Also any advice is greatly appreciated.