well... animatin a good animal can be tough too.
if you haven't seen bitey (waterlollies is his newest) he's kinda mythical without being a complete animal.
don't copy, of course...
VVeasy 2 animateVV
exaggerated features, using or breaking stereotypes, simple + stylized defining lines... those can help make a good character.
: i'm in your deviant, commentin ur picturz.
ERGVOT
for the animation, ive seen some of your art and i think you should just look around NG for inspiration or lack thereof. if you find what you think is a hole, fill it up. (if your having trouble, you could do something cool with lizarfolk or dragonfolk, but thats just my opinion.) also you need to practise simplifying your drawings, so you don't finish the thing in 2010. I hope the idea was helpfull, and feel free to respond.
Draconianspirit
lol XD yeah I know I tend to put too much detail into my drawings, but I've learned to simlify things in flash. So I don't think that'll be too much a prob. I had orginally planned to do somthing with dragons, but that was going to be for later submissions when I became more adept at flash.
Thanks for your comment ^^ I appreciate it.