@Jnom
If that's the case then i'd rather work from here..a friend of mine in manila says that 2d animators working at top animation studios in manila are paid at least 50k above..well i don't know exactly..i have to take my friend's word for it..pero from what you're telling me is that..the best situation would be is: Animate at home (Philippines) then get paid in dollars or some other currency that way when you convert that into pesos..you're actually earning as much..
I'd like to ask..when the animators get experience.where would they go when they stop working?..thinking that they're worth is more than what they are being paid?..don't they still work even if gamay ang sweldo pero mang raket lang sa outside?..how do the veteran animators survive?..if they quit when they get experience?
Jnom if you have time i hope you read this
article it's about illustrators who adapted to the needs of the market..though this happened many several decades ago..but i think the situation in the said article and the situation of the 2d animation industry is quite the same and like some of the artists in the article adapted to the changing times.
The subject, the media used or the clients hiring might be different but the skill is the same..drawing. So im pretty sure most of the artists have adapted to the changing times..some became 3d artists some didn't but used the same skill they did for animation but this time it isn't animation but other things like concept design or storyboarding but still required the same skills as what they use when they animate. that's basically the gist or the main idea of my argument..that 2d isn't dead 2d art will always be there it might not be the end product or what we see on screen but it is still being used in a different way.