Soh in the end I decided that I shouldn't go into Illustration after all. I've been doing lots of research online about job opportunities, pay and also looking for potential unis to go to. But in the end I think that if I become an Illustrator, the pay might be ok early in life, but when I grow older and have more commitments, I might have some difficulties. Darren passed me this forum if any of you are interested. Seems that many young students have the same question, and those in the industry say that they tried to stick to just doing illustrations at the start, but later on were forced to go into something that pays better and has more job security, like Graphic Design. The problem is that it seems that most Illustration jobs are on contract basis only, so after you're done with your project they let you go and you have to find another job. So i'm pretty concerned about what happens if I have a house, car and kids to pay for but yet don't know when I'll be getting my next job.Probably the only exception is that if you are really really good, the kind that literally has scores of fans and can demand any salary that they want from employers. But for practicality I don't want to rely on that.

So instead I am thinking of taking 3D modeling. Seems that the pay for that is double that of an illustrator. So I have to work hard and really brush up my modeling skills. I don't really mind, I'm quite interested in modeling also, just that I have a lot to learn. But I hope where I am at now is just the start of things, since I only first started using '3d software' at all around 1 1/2 years ago. Got to really start following forums and tracking down artists to follow. If anything, this guy can start up some inspiration. The plus side is that if my models are used in say film or games, that would be a real kick. And also one day becoming a grandma who 'made that model you saw on TV'. That would be pretty cool.

Hard work people.

Full steam ahead.