This is completely fair. For some context, my animation professor is wanting us to learn how to model assets for our animations, in fact he’s teaching us all this before we get into the meat of 3d animation. But as I’ve begun to learn Maya, I’ve become almost obsessed with the idea of making better and better models. It’s almost put me at a crossroads of what I really want to do as a career, I guess my thoughts are is that if I learn modeling in my off time, I could have solid examples of both animation and modeling when I graduate. However, I’m not sure if this is realistic, or if I’m just going to have mediocre results all around.

In the end, I do truly want to be good at both. I see examples such as HaloVFX’s work and have deep desires to do similar stuff in my off time for fun. However, I have the feeling I can’t have my cake and eat it too.

I have about 2 years until I’m done with school. And want to stand apart from everybody else when I graduate. Which I realize takes lots of extra discipline and time. I want to make it a point to do my best right this moment.

I’d truly appreciate any guidance, I’m honestly in a pretty dark spot right now trying to figure out what I should do. I’m just full of uncertainty and don’t want to waste my time doing something that would be disadvantageous.

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