Texture State Animation

This skill exists because “crossfade several full images” usually looks bad. Texture animation must be designed like motion graphics: registered states, constrained transition channels, and preview gates.

Failure modes to avoid

• Whole-frame crossfades between unrelated crops/compositions.
• Python frame handlers as the only playback mechanism when export/runtime support is needed.
• Texture swaps that change silhouette, camera crop, or scale at the same time as decorative motion.
• Mixing aura/background/HUD pixels into the avatar surface texture unless that is the intent.
• Morph pulses that break accepted geometry constraints such as constant depth.

Workflow