I lifted this article from Chris Battle's blog(Chris I hope you don't mind). This is from the August(2008) issue of
Animation Magazine, you can read a multi artist-interview about breaking into the field of
animation prop design, where guys like me,
Lance Falk, and
Chris Battle give you the low-down on what it takes to
get a job
in this biz. If you already have a job, feel free to ignore it; You
know what you're doing. To save you $6, I've posted the article below: