3 Frames for 3 skinning methods: Classic Linear (Red Outline), Dual Quaternion (Green Outline), Weighted Blend of the two (Blue Outline).

There are still some deformation problems under a small number of poses, but most of those can be improved simply by altering the pose a bit. At any rate, the Dual Quaternion blending did bring some excellent improvement to the shoulder areas, as well as the fingers. With a bit of adjustment to the verticies, I was able to remove the excessive bulging that the previous setup had when exposed to dual quarternion. The painted weight blending the two also allows me to keep it from applying to the knees and elbows while still applying to the pit bend of both.