In one word, yes. When it comes to animating for the younger audience things have to be taken into consideration. For the most part character designs in children's animation are alot simpler than their older brothers.
A thing like Peppa Pig is a prime example of this - 2 colours (Pink and Red) and a none complicated design. Another would be Pocoyo (Although not AS simple as Peppa) it's still simple.
When designing my character I'll have to take this into some serious consideration. I have an idea already and it's somewhat simple, so i may run with that but I'll have to mess around with it first.
In terms of colours i found they were also very important, I've known for a while that bright, primary colours hold children's attention. The problem is that I rarely see children's animation with the kind of colours i intend to use.
The pale colours that come with watercolour-esque art may turn the child's attention from the clip, i may risk it or i may find that the colours need to be changed. Either way I'll be going for something like this -
I absolutely love E.H. Shepard's visuals....Just look at them....Stunning. I'd love to create a small animation using this art style as i feel it'd work incredibly well in children's animation and for the children that have read the old Winnie the Pooh books (I fear it may be few too many) it'll be on comfortable ground for them.
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