Edited: Too much long post....
Basicly: 2d school skinning imho is the way to go, though helps a lot having 3d painting, like deep paint3d, or Tatoo. But while it's ok to paint 2d only, I wouldn't recomend 3d painting-only....
Basicly: 2d school skinning imho is the way to go, though helps a lot having 3d painting, like deep paint3d, or Tatoo. But while it's ok to paint 2d only, I wouldn't recomend 3d painting-only....