I have to concur with Mark here. When I was working at Polygram Records in the mid '90s I was pretty much a beginner and there were people doing some amazing things in animation, even then. It always intimidated me so I never pursued it -- and I'm kicking myself to this day. I have Photoshop down, and Illustrator and Flash aren't too bad (yet still complex), but mastering them really is very necessary if she plans on having a lucrative career (if that's her goal). Of course, being a starving artist is admirable, and I know she won't starve at your house lol, but I would also encourage her to embrace the technological side of the field. At least she should take some classes in that direction among the others....