Watercolor short of a girl and a floating lantern spirit
11K views·153 likes·130 saves·12 reposts·Posted 25 Sept 2026 · 0:46 · Motion Graphics
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A 45-second watercolor short with a girl holding sparkling light beside a lantern spirit, every brushstroke coded; 163 model calls, 62.7M tokens, about $34 and 6¾ hours in total.
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I made a 45-second hand-painted animated short-film with Opus 5.5 No animation software. Every brushstroke, watercolour wash and sound effect is generated in code. Does Opus 5.5 absolutely cook in one shot, not really ? It's good but still needs a good supporting project. The numbers: • 62.7M tokens (96% cache reads) • 163 model calls • ~$34 at API list price • ~6¾ hrs start to finish, ~1½ hrs of it hands-on • 12-minute render on a laptop
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