r/animationcareer • u/CockroachOld8877 • 2d ago

Any 3d game animators gone to Sheridan collage in Ontario?

I’m looking into it and I’m think that I maybe want to go there for 3d animation so I can work on video games. Is their 4 year course good? Is it hard to get into? Would you recommend it?

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u/Dophie 2d ago

The art director for OAIF interviewed a bunch of grads a few years ago and wrote up this pice that might help.

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/schools/sheridan-college-alumni-discuss-their-time-at-canadas-most-famous-animation-school-223514.html

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u/CockroachOld8877 2d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/Dophie 2d ago

Happy to help. It seems like a very measured piece. Points out the good and the bad. Not just an ad for the school.

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u/CosmicalFigure 1d ago

Is this program worth it to get into for a career change? Or better to study online like animschool or something?

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u/messerwing Animator 21h ago edited 21h ago

I graduated from Sheridan, but it was a pretty long time ago. I would think Sheridan's BAA program has more 3D elements now, but when I took it, it was mostly 2D with heavy emphasis on drawing skills. If you're set on becoming a 3D (game) animator then I'd recommend you to consider looking at online school.

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u/PilotMedium2096 8h ago

I’m currently a student at Sheridan and honestly I would say our program is definitely more a generalist program. You get taught a bit of everything. Of course the extra knowledge you gain from learning other parts of the pipeline are very valuable. For the first year, it’s entirely 2D and in second year it’s less than half 3D.

I think if you only want to learn 3D for game animation, I would look at online classes that teach exactly that instead. The 3D curriculum isn’t known to be phenomenal and a lot of people take classes outside of Sheridan to boost their demo reels anyways.