I have to do some animation in a very simplified style, yet with some expressive movements. I did this character first in TVPaint, then used it as a blueprint for doing the same in AS. The rig is quite simple, 5 shapes in one layer. First bone movement, then point movement. I had to tweak each and every frame for the desired effect, so I think I do the whole thing in TVPaint because I'm much faster then - the project is not big enough that complex rigging pays.
nice work Tiger
The top half is a little juddery for my tastes (but i understand its the style you're going for), the legs are hypnotic and nicely done - like fingers walking
This could serve as an example for a type of animation which is so hard to do in AS that it doesn't pay. Building a good rig for this would take days, and this is only worth the time if the character appears in a series.
I might've had more secondary action on the head, but I like the motion on the legs. And I feel the same about short clips, there's usually a lot of time invested in building the assets up front so I prefer using AS for longer projects. But I'm heavily point motion oriented, and don't rely much on bones.
