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The Walk to Grandma's

A girl in a yellow raincoat walks to her grandmother's house at the end of the street — and on the way the year turns, and so does her whole life.

Style 16-bit pixel art (side-scroller)8 keyframes0 ghost framesModel Qwen-Image 2.1 · fast

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    8 keyframes. 0 ghost frames — the one-change-per-edit steps between them — are hidden; switch them on at the bottom left.

    Spring. A small girl in a yellow raincoat and red boots sets off along the street; her mum waves from their open door.
    01

    Spring. A small girl in a yellow raincoat and red boots sets off along the street; her mum waves from their open door.

    A blossom tree. The camera keeps pace — she is taller now, about twelve.
    02

    A blossom tree. The camera keeps pace — she is taller now, about twelve.

    Summer: big green trees, sunflowers. She is a grown woman, in the same yellow coat.
    03

    Summer: big green trees, sunflowers. She is a grown woman, in the same yellow coat.

    Autumn. Leaves falling on the cobbles; her hair is going grey.
    04

    Autumn. Leaves falling on the cobbles; her hair is going grey.

    Snow. An old woman with a cane, in the same red boots.
    05

    Snow. An old woman with a cane, in the same red boots.

    Dusk. The street ends at a cottage in the snow. The windows are dark; nobody is in.
    06

    Dusk. The street ends at a cottage in the snow. The windows are dark; nobody is in.

    Night. The windows are lit, smoke from the chimney — she stands in the open door.
    07

    Night. The windows are lit, smoke from the chimney — she stands in the open door.

    Down the snowy street, in her footprints, someone small in a yellow raincoat is coming.
    08

    Down the snowy street, in her footprints, someone small in a yellow raincoat is coming.

    Cast, props & sets

    Set: the whole street — one panorama, spring to snow (chained outpaint)
    Her, about six
    Her, about twelve
    Her, about twenty-five
    Her, about fifty
    Her, about eighty
    Her, about eighty, in the door
    Her mum, in their door

    Thrown away (23)

    candidates/seg2b_t2.png — fewer summer cues than t1
    candidates/seg2b_t3.png — fewer summer cues than t1
    candidates/seg2_t1.png — hard vertical sky seam at the half (summer blue vs spring pale) + repeated houses
    candidates/seg2_t2.png — hard vertical sky seam at the half (summer blue vs spring pale) + repeated houses
    candidates/seg2_t3.png — hard vertical sky seam at the half (summer blue vs spring pale) + repeated houses
    candidates/seg3_t1.png — lower registration / fewer autumn cues than t2
    candidates/seg3_t3.png — lower registration / fewer autumn cues than t2
    candidates/seg4_t1.png — lower registration; t3 has two snowmen
    candidates/seg4_t3.png — lower registration; t3 has two snowmen
    candidates/seg5_t1.png — t1 cottage same size as its neighbours; t2 windows/door plainer
    candidates/seg5_t2.png — t1 cottage same size as its neighbours; t2 windows/door plainer
    candidates/girl12_t2.png — weaker age read than t1
    candidates/girl12_t3.png — weaker age read than t1
    candidates/woman25_t1.png — weaker age read than t2
    candidates/woman25_t3.png — weaker age read than t2
    candidates/woman50_t2.png — weaker age read than t1
    candidates/woman50_t3.png — weaker age read than t1
    candidates/woman80_t1.png — weaker age read than t3
    candidates/woman80_t2.png — weaker age read than t3
    candidates/woman80-front_t2.png — bun lost / less like the walking sprite than t1
    candidates/woman80-front_t3.png — bun lost / less like the walking sprite than t1
    candidates/mum_t1.png — grey door panel behind her + a light jamb on one side only
    candidates/mum_t3.png — doorway larger than her; she is small inside it