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Episode 6 · THE KNOT

Can a hand hold something without the object floating beside it?

Episode 6, THE KNOT: Book 12, 7:05. Every scene is built on something held: an oar, wax, a cord, a spear, a cup, a knot.

34 sheets · Oct 19 08:07 to Oct 19 11:12

How it was made

Rebuild the hand in the renderer: palm first, then the object, then four fingers across the shaft, then the thumb.
Separate poses for open hand, point, fist and flat palm, instead of one mitten.
The near hand draws the object; the far hand draws its own end or nothing.

What this case teaches

Draw order is the fix: the layering palm, object, fingers, thumb is what makes a grip read.
Choosing a theme that stresses the weak point (every line carried by hands) tests the fix on every scene.
Older episodes were not re-rendered. The notes say so, so the change is traceable.

How it differs. Episode 5 governed colour. Episode 6 governs the grip.

First sheet and last sheet

Where the stage started and where it finished.

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The sheets, step by step

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Step 1Test frames and Line studyOct 19 08:07–08:25 · 14 sheets

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Line study, m — Line study, mOct 19 08:08

Line study, t — Line study, tOct 19 08:08

Line study, k — Line study, kOct 19 08:08

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nm 33.5 — nm 33.5Oct 19 08:25

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Step 2Scene test and Test framesOct 19 08:25–09:09 · 14 sheets

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Scene test, mother — Scene test, motherOct 19 08:27

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Scene test, mound — Scene test, moundOct 19 08:37

Scene test, circe — Scene test, circeOct 19 08:45

Scene test, sirens — Scene test, sirensOct 19 08:50

Scene test, scylla — Scene test, scyllaOct 19 08:53

Scene test, island — Scene test, islandOct 19 08:56

Scene test, cattle — Scene test, cattleOct 19 08:59

Scene test, storm — Scene test, stormOct 19 09:03

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Step 3Test framesOct 19 09:22 · 1 sheet

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Step 4Test frames and EpisodeOct 19 10:36–11:12 · 5 sheets

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What came out of it

ODY-E6 7:04Episode 6 · THE KNOTBook 12, built on hands that hold things: the mast, the cord, the oar. A held object is drawn inside the grip: palm, object, fingers, thumb.

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Episode 6 notes

Carried forward

The grip latch becomes a test in code that the next episode runs on screen.