Fine Art VS Engineering in Game/Film industry??

[atahan_zugul]

Hey guys - been wracking my head all week trying to figure out which way to head with my career - maybe someone whose gone through a similar things can help shed some light.

I work in the game/vfx industry – mostly as a modeller and texture artist. Ive a partially completed electrical engineering degree (2 years in i dropped out due to personal reasons and ended up in the film industry), and a masters in digital media. Was wondering whether going back to uni and doing a software engineering degree or a fine art degree would benefit me the most in this field in the future? - would engineering mean better hours/pay/job security than a person working as a modeller or concept artist? - is it easier finding jobs in a mroe technical capacity within this industry? Or does it all kinda level out once a person becomes a lead and takes on a more managerial position later on????

help me out man...

[megalmn2000]

Depends really on what YOU like to do and what YOU can do too.
If you love game art, then I would take the fine art class.
If you love programming, then engineering class would be the best.
I personally do digital art because I'm in love with it, not because of the salary they offer me.
I would say the programmer are better paid that artists. But they have a lot of job to do during the production, which included debugging and fixing stuffs. And for the moment, they are searching mostly for programmers. Maybe it's gonna change one day. But well, good luck!