in Malaysia, not all can earn big from the design industry la.
those can 1 either work like a dog, or very talented.

depends where, and are you willing to give up your life now lo. (which is good if you have chance to leave Malaysia)

u wan me to tell the truth? im not sure how good is toa coz class not started yet.

but seriously lkw is TOO FREE! my class is from 9am to 12pm.which i think its damn short..still lots of factors.
wah..work like a dog..haha..don so mean la..
what about Singapore? i plan to go there seriously

The biggest difference between TOA and Lim Kok Wing is, TOA teach you with fix methods initially. In other words, you shouldn't be shocked when you see similarities in your painting with another. You can easily see this by looking at their digital art gallery.

Lim Kok Wing on the other hand, treat you like a University student. It's up to you whether you want to study or not. University has lots of self-study.

what u mean those arts? they still need ppl to do graphic design,web design,animation etc right?
nope..toa more exp..for degree toa is 70+k while lkw is 65+k

What kind of programming are you talking about ? The really advanced stuff like C++ / Visual Basics?

Or scripts used in Maya to make your life easier?

Or are we talking HTML / javascripts here?

Well, whichever it is, the answer is no, yes[to a certain extent], and yes[they teach you how to build your own website(very Basic)].

Yes, the fees. As you know, schools any better are located in US, UK, Canada and so on, so not only will the school fees be overkill, but the conversion from rm to $, living cost and so on. But of course, what you pay is what you get la I guess, but I'm not too sure as I haven't been overseas to see how their education system works.

But it really depends on the individual, how far are you willing to push yourself? Because in the end, it is all about how much you can absorb and are willing to learn. Colleges / Unis aren't like highschool, they'll spoonfeed you to a certain extent, so most of the time you'll have to pick them up yourself via sources like google, books and so on.

Oh, and about programming, the advanced stuff, perhaps you should be looking either a programming dip/degr or multimedia design. In digital animation, there is just enough time doing the thing you love to do, and so little picking up others.

It really doesn't matter if you have a degree, or diploma, or nothing. If your portfolio is good, they'll hire you.

Not sure about overseas, but in Msia standard pay is around RM1.8k~2.5k/month for fresh grad. I'm not sure how much your salary will raise after when you have few years exp, I guess it really varies from company to company.

Yes, multimedia seems to be what you are aiming for. They teach both design and programming, I'm not sure what, as I'm from digital animation course.

Do you understand what digital animation is? Do not confuse it with design like multimedia or advertising.

It really depends on you, if you want to be specialized, or hybrid. /shrugs

IMO what you should do is to read the program in TOA for all the course and look for the career opportunities part.
Once you know exactly what you want to do start to develop your skills, watch tuts,search ,start to learn, don't wait to be on TOA cuz your might be overload with the work there.

Btw Xiven :
I kike your work, are you using Mudbox or Zbrush in TOA ?

Woah, you're only form 4 and already trying out Maya? 

I just started touching Photoshop this year! x.x

Lol haha!

Wow, you're probably all that experienced after those years of using photoshop. Still, you're thinking of pursuing an animation career right?

And....what tips can you give to a beginner like me in using photoshop?

Learning the technical stuff of softwares is one thing, the most important thing about being an artist is having that eye for details.

Watch movies like Toy Story 3 for example, look hard at the lighting & mood, the animation, the modeling and so on. Train your observation, do life drawing and etc.

That's the only tips I can think of right now. XD

Hey, that's a good one.

I notice about all this when I started loving animation... but I guess it will take time for me to do all that, and right now to focus on my studies...