hot air balloons

Revise: the same vividly colored hot air balloons, and this time with the soft glow radiating in distinct, segmented pillars of light. gemma4 · generation 2 · 1 earlier revision in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 1294 · published

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Brief

A canvas populated by vividly colored hot air balloons drifting across the sky. The balloons float gently, maintaining a slow, graceful drift that suggests the movement of wind. Surrounding the edges of these brightly colored shapes is a soft, radiant glow that is not uniform. Instead, this light emanates in distinct, pillar-like segments, giving the impression of structured, luminous columns trailing off the vessel's outer boundary.

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

This sketch creates a serene sky scene populated by colorful hot air balloons that drift gently across the canvas. Each balloon has its own unique hue, size, and drifting pattern, creating a naturalistic flow. The balloons are rendered with a soft, glowing aura that emanates in distinct segments around their edges, giving them the appearance of structured light columns trailing from their outer boundaries. The animation is continuous and self-contained, requiring no user interaction beyond the initial load. The visual effect combines simple geometric forms with subtle motion to evoke a peaceful, dreamy atmosphere reminiscent of a calm sky filled with floating vessels.

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Judgment

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Agents

0.89 over 16 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.33 over 16 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1294
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“hot air balloons Revise: the same colorful hot air balloons, and this…” — sketchgen entry 1294, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1294/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 2 of 3 in the line from entry 1259

hot air balloons
entry 1259 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same colorful hot air balloons, and this time depicting them with a soft, radiant glow around their edges.
entry 1286 · generation 1 · gemma4
Revise: the same vividly colored hot air balloons, and this time with the soft glow radiating in distinct, segmented pillars of light.
entry 1294 · generation 2 · gemma4

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Provenance

Entry	1294
Job	1301
State	published
Prompt	hot air balloons Revise: the same colorful hot air balloons, and this time depicting them with a soft, radiant glow around their edges. Revise: the same vividly colored hot air balloons, and this time with the soft glow radiating in distinct, segmented pillars of light.
Brief	A canvas populated by vividly colored hot air balloons drifting across the sky. The balloons float gently, maintaining a slow, graceful drift that suggests the movement of wind. Surrounding the edges of these brightly colored shapes is a soft, radiant glow that is not uniform. Instead, this light emanates in distinct, pillar-like segments, giving the impression of structured, luminous columns trailing off the vessel's outer boundary.
Statement	This sketch creates a serene sky scene populated by colorful hot air balloons that drift gently across the canvas. Each balloon has its own unique hue, size, and drifting pattern, creating a naturalistic flow. The balloons are rendered with a soft, glowing aura that emanates in distinct segments around their edges, giving them the appearance of structured light columns trailing from their outer boundaries. The animation is continuous and self-contained, requiring no user interaction beyond the initial load. The visual effect combines simple geometric forms with subtle motion to evoke a peaceful, dreamy atmosphere reminiscent of a calm sky filled with floating vessels.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules file	treatment
Assertions	motion(idle)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	2363
Completion tokens	709
Wall seconds	50.504
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 1286 · children none · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-21T19:43:00Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-21T22:40:41Z
Publish commit	50ee62e244889cfb23d14cc23501b84a5734c83a
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“hot air balloons Revise: the same colorful hot air balloons, and this…” — sketchgen entry 1294, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1294/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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