Episode 9 Progress - 5/1/19 (Patreon)

Hey friends!  I had a pretty good week this week.  Here is the progress for all of April:

So it seems the hard part is over.  The 15000's took me pretty much all month, but I was able to blow through the 16000's in a matter of a few days.  The 17000's look similarly easy.
I no longer have a giant hoard of Caterpies to animate, and am now focused on the very last few scenes, which, thankfully, only include a couple characters at a time.  I'm actually really coming down to the wire now.  It's going to be more difficult to post progress photos without major episode spoilers.  But now I'm confident I can finish the character animation this month, maybe even in the next week or two.  Speaking of which, I'm actually on my way to Arizona right now, where I'll be staying for a few days and hopefully getting a lot more done.  Seeing how much I accomplished on my last desert trip, I feel like for some reason I'm a lot more productive out there.  I am strongly considering moving out there as soon as I finish this episode so I can maximize my efficacy.  But I suppose only time will tell.