Job #2 that is not for Emily.

One job in the arts that I would not like to have would be digital animator. Don’t get me wrong, I love animated movies just as much as the next gal, maybe more, but I don’t think I have the creativity or the patients to be able to do what these men and women do. On top of the talent you need to be an animator, you can go to Art Schools/Institutes and get special degrees such as a Bachelors of Arts in Animation. With a degree in animation you could really go almost anywhere in the arts; sketch artists, graphic designers, painters, cartoonists, illustrators, computer game developers, computer game programmers, visual arts, web designers, multimedia designers, etc., etc. The portfolio you would need ranges from field to field and employer to employer, but you do know that pieces which represent your talent and ability would be wanted. Also, the only start up expenses you would have would be on your computer and the software you choose (i.e. Photoshop). Like I said before, I have the utmost respect for the people that do jobs in this career area but it’s not for me because I’m much too stuck in my own hyper-realism to stray to the unknown of cartoon. I don’t have the creative mind to come up with characters' movements or the technological know-how to build them even if I did.