Puppets in After Effects

So I am interested in puppet animation in after effects and how they work to create a movable character in a 3d/2d environment. Here are some websites I have stumbled upon that seem interesting to read, for me they are just quick reference or interest sites:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WSB2E4332E-8EA6-4fa2-AF6F-D50C22088EE3a.html
http://www.google.ca/search?q=puppets+in+after+effects&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/index.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/after_effects_cs5_help.pdf
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/geduldick_jim/Motion_AE.php
http://lesterbanks.com/2011/02/animating-with-the-puppet-tool-in-after-effects/
http://www.studiodaily.com/studiomonthly/currentissue/8633.html
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/aftereffects/articles/aftcs3it_puppettool_02.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WSB2E4332E-8EA6-4fa2-AF6F-D50C22088EE3a.html
http://www.dailymotion.com/5minTech#videoId=xmmt7l
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xec9r5_how-to-use-the-puppet-tools_tech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FKaPBAUBNY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WFmcQXwnfs


I got side tracked in class and found some shadow videos that i find important and interesting:
http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/3d_shadows/
GoogleShadow 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GaVfKHdFDs
http://digitalproducer.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=31121
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX6M30k8Vy8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkOBWkp0nW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlL1Mf2QBLs
http://www.youtube.com/user/videocopilotofficial
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/oneil_bill/shadows.php
http://layersmagazine.com/after-effects-cs4-light-and-shadow.html
note to self: if you make your background alpha inverted matte and put your about-to-get-inner-shadow object right above it, you can put the whole comp inside a new comp and apply drop shadow, bevel alpha or whatever you are using to create a normal shadow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkm69eiNDCg 
Inking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehaT90RCJCA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dKVTeGievQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFkYZTx8yzM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM96tEAnbGs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ9Hpp8JygI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSUkRDndDhc&feature=related