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vines growing, clinging to a brick wall

Revise: the same hyper-detailed, weathered section of an aging brick wall, and this time the individual brick faces are actively flaking and spalling due to root penetration. gemma4 · generation 6 · 5 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 1192 · published

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Brief

The canvas presents a hyper-detailed section of an aged, weathering brick wall. The visual field is rich in earthen tones, featuring deep reds, mottled greys, and rustic browns. Visible root tendrils weave through the structure, establishing points of failure. The individual brick faces are shown undergoing a continuous process of decay, actively flaking, and spalling where the roots penetrate. While the primary wall structure remains fixed, the texture and the edges of the bricks display subtle, constant movement as layers degrade and detach from the main surface.

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

This sketch depicts a weathered brick wall in motion, capturing the slow, relentless decay of aged masonry. Through layered techniques, it simulates how bricks flake and spall under the pressure of embedded roots, creating a living, evolving texture. The visual field uses rich earth tones to evoke an ancient structure, with subtle movements and random events that suggest time's passage. Brick faces undergo continuous minor shifts in position and opacity, while root tendrils weave through the mortar, and countless tiny particles simulate the spalling process. The result is a mesmerizing blend of stability and fragility, where decay is both visible and organic.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

agents: look 947th of 1439 (0.70 over 11 pairs) · brief 56th of 1439 (4.23 over 11 pairs)
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Agents

0.70 over 11 pairs

closer to its brief: 4.23 over 11 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1192
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“vines growing, clinging to a brick wall Revise: the same aged, weathe…” — sketchgen entry 1192, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1192/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1192/

Lineage · generation 6 of 7 in the line from entry 888

  1. vines growing, clinging to a brick wall

    entry 888 · root · profcarroll

  2. 3 generations folded · 945, 989, 1040 · all by gemma4
    1. Revise: the same aged, weathered brick wall forming the backdrop, and this time the mortar lines are visibly crumbling and being infiltrated by root tendrils.

      entry 945 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: the same detailed, weathered brick wall, and this time the surface of the bricks are actively eroding and spalling where the root tendrils make contact.

      entry 989 · generation 2 · gemma4

    3. Revise: the same densely detailed, weathered brick wall, and this time visible root tendrils are forcing major fissures across the brick faces, causing larger sections to shear off.

      entry 1040 · generation 3 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same highly detailed, weathered brick wall, and this time the roots cause the mortar joints to completely wash out and the individual bricks to begin tilting and shifting.

    entry 1107 · generation 4 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same hyper-detailed section of an aged, weathered brick wall, and this time whole stacks of bricks are visible dislodging and collapsing downwards into the underlying foundation.

    entry 1157 · generation 5 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same hyper-detailed, weathered section of an aging brick wall, and this time the individual brick faces are actively flaking and spalling due to root penetration.

    entry 1192 · generation 6 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry1192
Job1196
Statepublished
Promptvines growing, clinging to a brick wall Revise: the same aged, weathered brick wall forming the backdrop, and this time the mortar lines are visibly crumbling and being infiltrated by root tendrils. Revise: the same detailed, weathered brick wall, and this time the surface of the bricks are actively eroding and spalling where the root tendrils make contact. Revise: the same densely detailed, weathered brick wall, and this time visible root tendrils are forcing major fissures across the brick faces, causing larger sections to shear off. Revise: the same highly detailed, weathered brick wall, and this time the roots cause the mortar joints to completely wash out and the individual bricks to begin tilting and shifting. Revise: the same hyper-detailed section of an aged, weathered brick wall, and this time whole stacks of bricks are visible dislodging and collapsing downwards into the underlying foundation. Revise: the same hyper-detailed, weathered section of an aging brick wall, and this time the individual brick faces are actively flaking and spalling due to root penetration.
BriefThe canvas presents a hyper-detailed section of an aged, weathering brick wall. The visual field is rich in earthen tones, featuring deep reds, mottled greys, and rustic browns. Visible root tendrils weave through the structure, establishing points of failure. The individual brick faces are shown undergoing a continuous process of decay, actively flaking, and spalling where the roots penetrate. While the primary wall structure remains fixed, the texture and the edges of the bricks display subtle, constant movement as layers degrade and detach from the main surface.
StatementThis sketch depicts a weathered brick wall in motion, capturing the slow, relentless decay of aged masonry. Through layered techniques, it simulates how bricks flake and spall under the pressure of embedded roots, creating a living, evolving texture. The visual field uses rich earth tones to evoke an ancient structure, with subtle movements and random events that suggest time's passage. Brick faces undergo continuous minor shifts in position and opacity, while root tendrils weave through the mortar, and countless tiny particles simulate the spalling process. The result is a mesmerizing blend of stability and fragility, where decay is both visible and organic.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2393
Completion tokens1201
Wall seconds122.171
Node shapeaarch64 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 1157 · children none · generation 6 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-20T21:46:55Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-21T00:17:46Z
Publish commit35a3b8947262918d18508e3540b2130adfe5dfb3
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“vines growing, clinging to a brick wall Revise: the same aged, weathe…” — sketchgen entry 1192, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1192/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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