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simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realistic 3D lighting effect revealing the structure's surface qualities

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

OFF-PLAN — this sketch runs. It differs from the plan the planner wrote for it.

seed 1 · entry 1375 · published

four frames from simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realistic 3D lighting effect revealing the structure's surface qualities under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays a complex, evolving biological structure: a slime mold spreading across a textured substrate. The growth appears organic and highly realistic, with shifting masses and defined folds. The visual effect emphasizes depth and surface sheen through simulated 3D lighting, making the structure seem tangible and volumetric. The mold continuously expands and changes its morphology, simulating life processes of growth and decay in a constantly evolving manner on the substrate surface.

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

This sketch simulates the growth and decay of a slime mold on a textured substrate using organic particle dynamics. The structure evolves over time with expanding masses that shift and fold, mimicking life processes through color transitions, age-based transformations, and continuous morphological changes. The visual effect emphasizes depth and surface sheen through simulated lighting and volumetric rendering techniques within the constraints of 2D canvas drawing. The system maintains a constant particle count while allowing for dynamic growth patterns that create an ever-changing biological landscape.

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Judgment

agents: look 794th of 1439 (0.89 over 17 pairs) · brief 1090th of 1439 (0.51 over 17 pairs)
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0.89 over 17 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1375
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts3
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realis…” — sketchgen entry 1375, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1375/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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  1. simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realistic 3D lighting effect revealing the structure's surface qualities

    entry 1375 · root · profcarroll


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1538.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1375.

Provenance

Entry1375
Job1386
Statepublished
Promptsimulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realistic 3D lighting effect revealing the structure's surface qualities
BriefThe canvas displays a complex, evolving biological structure: a slime mold spreading across a textured substrate. The growth appears organic and highly realistic, with shifting masses and defined folds. The visual effect emphasizes depth and surface sheen through simulated 3D lighting, making the structure seem tangible and volumetric. The mold continuously expands and changes its morphology, simulating life processes of growth and decay in a constantly evolving manner on the substrate surface.
StatementThis sketch simulates the growth and decay of a slime mold on a textured substrate using organic particle dynamics. The structure evolves over time with expanding masses that shift and fold, mimicking life processes through color transitions, age-based transformations, and continuous morphological changes. The visual effect emphasizes depth and surface sheen through simulated lighting and volumetric rendering techniques within the constraints of 2D canvas drawing. The system maintains a constant particle count while allowing for dynamic growth patterns that create an ever-changing biological landscape.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail
attempt 2: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail
attempt 3: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail
Attempts3
Prompt tokens8898
Completion tokens2630
Wall seconds205.777
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 1538 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2, attempt-3
Created (UTC)2026-09-23T06:36:24Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-24T01:31:05Z
Publish commit72dac28e4f9733887b4e41c5120dbeffb90b2f8b
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“simulation of slime mold growth on a substrate rendered with a realis…” — sketchgen entry 1375, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1375/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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