edward
Maybe this tutorial can help:

https://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1859&Itemid=257 [sidefx.com]

The toon character is deprecated now in H14, but you should be able to create it via the TAB menu (instead of from the shelf).

EDIT: The tutorial talks about animating in general. It doesn't go through the steps of how to animate a walk cycle in particular.

jordibares
I can only see benefits in trying to do it in houdini and although certainly will be harder it will pay of big time in terms of your career.

Harder because there is less documentation on some fronts and some tools may be more complex but your understanding of 3D will be way more valuable and as an artist you will be more valuable too.

My only suggestion is to be realistic with yourself and make sure you can cope with such an endeavour, after all, it is a marathon.

good luck and make sure you share your progress, I am sure the community will be happy to help you through the journey.

arctor
post an example of the kind of movie you're interested in making, depending on the complexity you could use just about anything…
personally I'd go with Houdini over IClone, IClone looks more like a pre-vis application.
making a film, even a 5 minute short is a huge undertaking - from your questions I'd suggest researching how short animated films are made before you invest in any applications…

mandrake0
in houdini you have nearly everything there are a lot of functions build in. it's easier to say whats missing :-)

• - digital sculpting ala zbrush or 3dcoat
  - image and vector painting like photoshop, gimp, illustrator, inkscape
  - 3d tracker
  - nle video editor
  - colorgrading system like nucoda, davinci, mistika (basic colorgrading exists)
  
  did i miss something?….

• 
  Wao, Amazing, looks great product,
  
  I am courious about things like for example, Manage the Movies Scenes, Audio, Characters, Emotions, Costumes, etc.. Does Houdini can offer thos elements?
  
  Best regards,

mandrake0
it's depending on the requirements of the story and the look! so it's a yes and a no…. :-)