We have an amazing art department that regularly makes me jealous of their abilities. Wish I knew how to create cartoons like these guys do! So I decided to roll up my sleeves and learn the basics of animating using Illustrator and After Effects.
Since I needed something to create, I took a story that my 3-year-old daughter made up and turned it into a cartoon for her. I built all the characters and environments in Illustrator, and yes, I did the voices too.
I've still got a lot to learn, but I'm making progress!