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From experience, most (if not all) 2d animation studios in Metro Manila are quota based work, meaning you get paid for the amount of scenes or frames you do. 3D gets paid hourly, afaik. Either way, be prepared for long work hours.
I bet the Multimedia course has animation subjects on it.
If ever you want to study animation on the side, look for these two books.
https://www.amazon.com/Animators-Survival-Kit-Richard-Williams/dp/0571202284
https://www.amazon.com/Vilppu-Drawing-Manual-Glenn/dp/1892053039
Mahal, alam ko, pero may paraan naman. I have it on my hard drive (wink, wink).

Here are a few books that have helped me over the years.

http://www.amazon.com/Keys-Drawing-Bert-Dodson/dp/0891343377

http://www.amazon.com/Draw-Looney-Tunes-Dan-Romanelli/dp/B0032FO6G4/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330652405&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Characters-Personality-Animation-Graphic/dp/0823023494/ref=pd_sim_b_13

http://www.amazon.com/Vilppu-Drawing-Manual-Glenn/dp/1892053039/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330652274&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Force-Dynamic-Drawing-Animators-Second/dp/0240808452/ref=pd_sim_b_11


Also, there's some other books that are out of print that you can download: http://alexhays.com/loomis/ also really great stuff there.

warning: long post incoming

tell your son that he is at the best possible age to pick up drawing. if he draws a lot now and keeps it up for the next several years he'll eventually become good. by the time he's out of high school he could be almost pro depending on how his artistic pursuit goes.

every single artist, even those with natural talent, started off from the same place. it takes a very long time and a lot of bad drawings to get to a place where your art "looks right".

"how to draw books" are largely crappy because they tell you "copy this" without actually teaching you the basic fundamentals that all artists have to learn. there are very good books out there but you have to talk to actual artists/be part of actual art communities to really learn about them.

honestly, the most important thing at this stage for your son is for him to learn not to be too hypercritical of whatever he does and for him to have fun drawing. i can't stress the "fun" part enough. of course this is probably hard for him to do at this point because he's a kid and kids get frustrated pretty easily, but keep encouraging him.

one thing that might be helpful is showing him "here and then" comparisons which show that artists get a lot better over time. i could give you some examples if you want, from my own art even.

while the main thing is just for your son to learn to have fun and keep drawing, i suppose it wouldn't hurt for me to post a couple of the resources i've amassed over the years. However I cannot stress enough that no book, video, tutorial, or whatever can substitute the hours and hours of drawing that are required to get better. again, the most important thing is for your son to draw a lot. the rest will come with time.

another thing to keep in mind is that everyone is different, there are many ways to learn art and everyone learns better through different ways. some artists mostly just copied other people's art to learn, others did detailed focused studies of art fundamentals, some used tracing as a learning tool (not to claim the art as their own). there are many different ways and techniques that are all basically rooted in the same fundamentals. i'd say it's most important right now for your son to try a bunch of stuff out and see what helps him the most. there is no "best way".

with that said...

http://www.ctrlpaint.com/library/

this is a site focused on digital painting primarily but there are a lot of videos about basic drawing techniques and a lot about the struggles/psychology of art. this is a good place to start.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5dyu9y0EV0cSvGtbBtHw_w

this is one of the best youtube art channels around. these [are] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck4NuQWZ-kk&list=UU5dyu9y0EV0cSvGtbBtHw_w) some good videos to get you started out.

http://funkymonkey1945.deviantart.com/

this guy is a phenomenal artist and has tons of amazing tutorials/breakdowns on his page. give it a look, you can try and ask him for advice yourself if you want. he's a super nice guy so if you ask politely for advice i'm sure he can give you better direction than i could.

books that i think would be the most useful/important for a beginner:

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain don't pay too much attention to the "science" in this book, it's the drawing exercises that you really want. it will teach your son to draw what he sees much more accurately.

Fun With a Pencil Andrew Loomis is renowned for being a really good art instructor. any of his books are worth owning but for your son i'd recommend starting with this.

Vilppu Drawing Manual In terms of introducing a beginner to basic artistic fundamentals (especially form) this is the best book i've found so far.


i apologize for the long post, but this is a topic i'm pretty passionate about. if you want more help, guidance or resources you can feel free to pm me and i'll help you to the best of my ability.

I'm just going to copy and paste this from a response I made to a similar post a couple of days ago, because it applies here as well:

> My number one piece of advice though is to take more time up front, before you start solidifying the details, to make sure you're proportions, placement of features, and angles are all correct. It's kind of classic beginner error to get really caught up on the details, thinking that's what makes a picture work, but if the details aren't built on a solid foundation they just all fall apart. So at the start of a drawing, especially a portrait where you're trying to capture a specific likeness, draw lightly, measure carefully, and take your time to make sure you've got things exactly where and how you want them before you start rendering detail.

To expand on that a bit: You've made two errors here that are very common to beginners. (So, honestly, there's no reason to feel bad about it. Seriously, everybody does these when they start out.) The first is that you've drawn a collection of features - eyes, nose, mouth - but not taken the time up front to make sure that they're proportional to one another or placed accurately in relation to one another. There's less leeway for this when you're doing a portrait of a specific person, so when you're trying to capture a likeness it's vitally important to slow down at the start and measure carefully.

The other error is placing the features you've drawn in a sort of head-shaped space without understanding the mass and volume of the head that contains them. This is a place where learning a more constructive approach to drawing, like that taught by guys like Andrew Loomis or Glen Vilppu, really pays off. An observational approach, one where you draw what you see, is really the best way all around to practice day to day, but if you combine that with the understanding of the underlying structures that comes with a constructive approach you get the best of both worlds.

You've got a good start here, though! Keep it up!

As well you might want to look at http://www.amazon.com/Vilppu-Drawing-Manual-Glenn/dp/1892053039/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427799513&sr=8-1&keywords=vilppu+drawing+manual
Michael hampton learned from Vilpuu and his stuff is also really great to learn from.

It didn't occur to me to post them here, I guess that come with being up at 2 in the mornin.

Force

Glen Vilppu

Glen Video

The two books have brought me extremely far in my art, they've allowed me to rethink the way I draw. Glen Is more of a classical approach to art, which in todays world has been forgotten about. The video leads to pirate bay download because the actual videos cost 500$. I sure as hell am not gonna pay that. They are old videos from the 70's but by god those were some of the most informative videos Ive ever seen. I HIGHLY recommend watching all of them. i think in total its 15 hours.