u/Terrible-Computer-12

I've been a video editor for decades. Recently I've posted 2 podcast animations: drawn with pencil on paper, scanned, cleaned up in Photoshop, animated in Premiere.

For the third, I thought I'd try to learn "real" 2D animation. I've started learning Blender (mainly to try some vfx) but it's a bit of a learning curve. I could try to learn OpenToonz or some other. Or, I could just stick with what I already know. I'm not planning to become an animator, I just like to expand my toolkit.

Recommendations/feedback much appreciated!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKWQvetAMao

Why is the base color not the same in the viewport?
I'm thinking it has to do with lighting in the 3D space, but this is for 2D animation (that's the setup I started with) I want flat color.