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Don't be too hard on Nick for not continuing this conversation. I don't think he's even sure what his feelings are about the whole university situation yet, and he is a bit anxious about hurting Charlie's feelings! They will talk more about this later in the chapter, I assure you :)

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a book dragon

OMG is that laptop at risk AGAIN?! 😆

Kay

I feel I can relate to Nick a little bit situation wise. I'm about to graduate college, but I don't know what I'm going to do. I wanted to do animation, but my school was cheaper and didn't offer that. It's still an art degree, but I don't even know where to start. I wanna continue education for animation alone, but it's too expensive. I can't be far from family (because I help provide) but there's no opportunity for me in my state. The stress and anxiety is killer on top of indecisiveness so I kinda sympathize with Nick.

Kat
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I know you’re expressing a general (and relatable!) anxiety, but I happen to work tangentially to animation and the best advice I can offer is that you don’t need a degree in animation to work in that field! Having an art degree and being self-taught in animation itself is equally valuable. I’ve worked with plenty of artists who learned their craft through youtube tutorials and just *listening* to artists talk about their work. Education is a great opportunity and can make things easier, but it is by no means a requirement. There’s also a plethora of jobs that you can do beyond classical animation, which are easier to get a foot in the door while you’re learning. Motion-graphics is big, particularly in advertising. There are commercial houses across the world, but also just regular companies looking for people to do in-house marketing who are looking to hire people with your skill-set and interests. There’s also gig-work that you can do, usually remotely, which a lot of artists do when they’re starting out. Mandy.com is a good resource for finding gigs, but so are LinkedIn and Facebook (surprisingly enough!). Facebook is also really good for connecting with other artists and getting advice. Hopefully none of this information causes you more anxiety or anything, I just wanted to let you know that you are most likely in a better place than you think. I know when I was graduating and faced with this stuff, I was really caught up in what I thought I was *supposed* to be doing. But there is no “supposed to.” Your most important asset as an artist is your skills - not the path you take to develop them.