Yeah, it's not the best walk cycle, but it's a lot further along than I was yesterday!

It took me a few days to get my head around the interface and work flow of Amime Studio Pro, but I think I've got it now.

Wow.

This software allows the user to take cut-up images, (or draw directly within AS Pro with vector images), attach a bone structure, and then animate with keyframes over any specified time, or to a soundtrack.

The above clip took me about two hours, from scratch. 400 frames of animation, in TWO HOURS, people. That's kinda like walking from New York to DC in fifteen minutes.

Everything you see was drawn VERY quickly in Corel Painter, cropped and converted to .png files in Lineform, then animated in AS Pro, and post-processed in Norkross movie.

No part of this process was a hassle, nor was it counter-intuitive, nor did I get overwhelmed. It might sound crazy, but anyone could do it!

"All of you have been given a harsh gift. It’s the same gift the graduating class of 1917, and 1938, and 1968 and now you guys got – the chance to enter adulthood when the world teeters on the rim of the sphincter of oblivion. You’re jumping into the deep end. You have no choice but to be exceptional."

Nowadays people say, "Well, you certainly can't explain the creation of the universe without invoking God," and I want to say, "Don't bet against it."

Mysteries of time, and the multiverse

I still feel ashamed when I think about it.