Toon Boom Animate 2 Rigs

BTW if you want some videos on Rigs here are some

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp2n0KhYPRE

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQj0O_spBjg

also

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwFYdVI9mNc

I started making cut out animated cartoons in Flash. The problem with flash is that it was not made for animators. I researched software and picked Toon Boom Studio. I stayed with it for about 5 years before investing in learning modules. It was the best 100 dollars I spent. 2 years from then I would see Toon Boom Studio's limitations and upgrade to Toon Boom Animate 2. I have hit some of the limits on Animate but I am still happy with the software.
My first rig was a Penny from my short Penny. In it I rigged the characters. I also had some limited animation in it. It looked too much like cut out animation. I learned that you really had to draw a lot of substitutes to make something look great. I remember showing an animation to Soloman one day in Advance Film. Soloman's body language spoke louder than words. I knew what was coming. So I braced myself.
He said that the cartoon looked like a puppet and not real. I was thankful for his critique but at the same time I pondered why. I took some time to think about what I had done wrong and then it hit me. I had not planned out the rig. A the time I was working with Faith Hornbrook to create her animation, By My Side. I knew that the rigs in 3d were just as important as the 2d rigs.
I reworked my rigs on my animated cartoon 1st 44. I thought at the time I would be making another episode. That's another story though.
If you want to watch my short 1st 44 here's a link. It won 3rd place in the Student Film Competition for A Bunch of Short Guys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XooLSqh2b1w

Anyways. I was fixing Milk's head rig. Milk was the first rig that I got any success from but now returning to it is like fixing a Model T. lol, you gotta take out the engine.
I created him in Trig. I had just had the worse critique for my colossal failure of a film. And doodling while my monotoned professor spoke, made me happy. He was a different character back then. I didn't even know why the characters where animals. I now have a backstory to that. I am even thinking of making a movie script about it. Well I have to get to work.

Udder Chaos! is heading your way!

Robert.