Has anyone here majored in illustration/animation?

Question

Hello. I just started college and I'm hoping to get an associates in illustration/animation at my community college. It offers it but I don't know what it will help me. I'm planning on transfering to a four year after community college. Can you master in it at a four year do you know? Is it called the same thing illustration/animation? I'd love to someday maybe work for a big co. like disney or pixar or dreamworks.. if not even something like video game design or illustration of childrens books.. Thanks for your help. :]

Answer 1

depends on what school u go to... but nevertheless.. I learnt mine thru internship.

Hands on are always the best!

Took interior and have the capability to do Cad and Maya.

Answer 2

I'm kinda doing the same thing you want to do. What I'm doing is going to a smaller school to do my generals and foundations classes, then I'm going to transfer to either Columbus College of Art and Design, or Ringling School of Art and Design.

Both of those schools are top schools for illustration (Ringling is also on the list of suggested schools on the Pixar webpage) and both will take major credit transfers up to 60 credits as long as you send in two pieces from each class that you want to transfer, and they approve of each class.

That being said, only take art classes from your community college if a) you think the classes will give you the skills you will need or b) you can discipline yourself to get what you need out of the classes. Visit the college's art department, look at what the current students are doing, even sit in on a class or two. You'll get a pretty good idea of how good their program is. (If it feels like highschool, run!) :)