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Question: How much do animators make!?
i am 14 years old, korean and i have a big craving for anime and i was wondering if you do go to japan to go to a anime college to be animator !. but how much do you make or is it possible to get a job in japan!? most people say that you can't make money in life from animating!.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I heard that animating anime in general is a pretty difficult thing to do!.!.!. compared to shows like Ren and Stimpy or Invader Zim!. The characters are more difficult to portray, being more complex and angular!.!.!.

There's that animating, Japanimation I guess it could be called, and then there are cartoons (like Ren and Stimpy)!.

I have no idea about anime college or the job market in Japan!.

But to be an animator, you need to know how to draw!.!.!.

I was reading about animation, and it seems a lot of watering down of good material goes on in some studios, as the script goes from the concept artist to the layout artist to the prop artist to the model artist!.!.!. but this was in description of an American cartoonist's experience!.!.!. however it's not hard to imagine it goes on in any animation related job!.

You could benefit a lot by this blog:
http://aperturequiet!.blogspot!.com/2007/0!.!.!.

Here you can learn the basics of animation, or at least get an idea what cartoon animation is like!. And besides there's much valuable information you can take with you on any visual-arts related work!.!.!. composition, color theory, positive and negative space, subjects and objects, etc!.!.!.!.

I heartily recommend leafing through all the links!. : )Www@QuestionHome@Com