Should you animate before coloring or color before animating?

[DragonDePlatino]

Whenever I draw animations, I like to work in three layers. The body goes into the middle layer, the front arm/leg go into their own layer, and the back arm/leg have their own layer. I usually start by blocking in basic colors, like this:


(Very old)

After that, I add the actual color and outlines in like I've shown below, repeating for each frame. Generally, I find it much easier to get my shapes and colors right before I add my outlines.


(Also very old)