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traditional Indonesian shadow puppetry

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

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Brief

The canvas simulates a translucent screen upon which illuminated shadows appear. Various stylized figures, mimicking traditional Indonesian puppets, move across the surface from within. These shadows are defined by rich, saturated colors projected onto a darker background. The visual focus is on the play of light and silhouette, creating depth and dramatic movement. The user interacts by dragging the mouse across the screen, which controls the position and movement of the featured shadow puppets. This input guides the narrative action, making the shadows appear to dance and interact with the environment, creating a continuous theatrical performance.

Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited

This sketch creates an immersive theatrical experience on a translucent screen where illuminated shadows dance and interact with light. Inspired by traditional Indonesian shadow puppetry, it features stylized figures that move autonomously across the canvas, responding to user input through mouse dragging. The visual narrative emphasizes dramatic silhouette play, rich saturated colors against a dark background, and fluid motion that brings the shadows to life in an ever-changing performance.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/113
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“traditional Indonesian shadow puppetry” — sketchgen entry 113, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/113/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Entry113
Job114
Staterejected
Prompttraditional Indonesian shadow puppetry
BriefThe canvas simulates a translucent screen upon which illuminated shadows appear. Various stylized figures, mimicking traditional Indonesian puppets, move across the surface from within. These shadows are defined by rich, saturated colors projected onto a darker background. The visual focus is on the play of light and silhouette, creating depth and dramatic movement. The user interacts by dragging the mouse across the screen, which controls the position and movement of the featured shadow puppets. This input guides the narrative action, making the shadows appear to dance and interact with the environment, creating a continuous theatrical performance.
StatementThis sketch creates an immersive theatrical experience on a translucent screen where illuminated shadows dance and interact with light. Inspired by traditional Indonesian shadow puppetry, it features stylized figures that move autonomously across the canvas, responding to user input through mouse dragging. The visual narrative emphasizes dramatic silhouette play, rich saturated colors against a dark background, and fluid motion that brings the shadows to life in an ever-changing performance.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle), responds(drag)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(drag) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1225
Completion tokens999
Wall seconds87.365
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 149 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-14T20:10:40Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-15T17:22:38Z
Publish commite53023ea3a66b98a7c9f12a23e239313b7fe38bc
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“traditional Indonesian shadow puppetry” — sketchgen entry 113, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/113/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorrejected by operator

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