These days, everyone in the world is hungry for more films, games, animations, and digital visual artwork in general, whether in 2D or 3D. Let’s go through some of the differences in the scope of work for a 2D artist vs a 3D artist. Keep in mind, not one is better than the other; they both have their place in this vast and creative field!
2D animation is flat (two-dimensional), so all characters, properties, environments, are drawn to be viewed from one side. If you want to view it from another side, then you have to redraw it from another angle. 3D animation has depth, height, and width (three-dimensional), so that at any given time, it can be shown from various different angles. 2D animation is based on panels or frames, whereas 3D animation is based on movements.