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a crowd of umbrellas opening one by one as the rain starts

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

seed 1 · entry 1497 · published

four frames from a crowd of umbrellas opening one by one as the rain starts under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas depicts a moody street scene dominated by the curved shapes of opened umbrellas. Umbrellas of varying, saturated colors bloom and unfurl sequentially across the canvas surface, gathering in a crowd. As the rain begins to fall, the entire collection of umbrellas reacts, swaying rhythmically and independently with the strength of the downpour. The movement is fluid, showing umbrellas swaying back and forth, while falling streaks of water maintain a steady, continuous cascade across the visible ground and structures.

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

This sketch depicts a moody street scene where umbrellas bloom and sway in response to falling rain. The composition features 30 umbrellas that sequentially unfurl from closed to open positions, each with its own timing and color. As the rain falls continuously across the canvas, the open umbrellas sway independently in response to a subtle wind effect that varies over time. The scene uses a muted blue-gray color palette to evoke a rainy atmosphere, with umbrellas rendered as curved canopies with distinct saturated colors. The rain is represented by countless vertical streaks that cascade steadily down the screen, creating a continuous rainfall effect. The fluid motion captures both the individual behavior of each umbrella and the collective sway of the crowd, giving the impression of people sheltering from the rain while maintaining their own rhythmic movements.

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Judgment

agents: look 18th of 1439 (8.65 over 12 pairs) · brief 576th of 1439 (1.37 over 12 pairs)
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8.65 over 12 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.37 over 12 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1497
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a crowd of umbrellas opening one by one as the rain starts” — sketchgen entry 1497, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1497/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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  1. a crowd of umbrellas opening one by one as the rain starts

    entry 1497 · root · profcarroll


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1628.

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Provenance

Entry1497
Job1508
Statepublished
Prompta crowd of umbrellas opening one by one as the rain starts
BriefThe canvas depicts a moody street scene dominated by the curved shapes of opened umbrellas. Umbrellas of varying, saturated colors bloom and unfurl sequentially across the canvas surface, gathering in a crowd. As the rain begins to fall, the entire collection of umbrellas reacts, swaying rhythmically and independently with the strength of the downpour. The movement is fluid, showing umbrellas swaying back and forth, while falling streaks of water maintain a steady, continuous cascade across the visible ground and structures.
StatementThis sketch depicts a moody street scene where umbrellas bloom and sway in response to falling rain. The composition features 30 umbrellas that sequentially unfurl from closed to open positions, each with its own timing and color. As the rain falls continuously across the canvas, the open umbrellas sway independently in response to a subtle wind effect that varies over time. The scene uses a muted blue-gray color palette to evoke a rainy atmosphere, with umbrellas rendered as curved canopies with distinct saturated colors. The rain is represented by countless vertical streaks that cascade steadily down the screen, creating a continuous rainfall effect. The fluid motion captures both the individual behavior of each umbrella and the collective sway of the crowd, giving the impression of people sheltering from the rain while maintaining their own rhythmic movements.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2382
Completion tokens851
Wall seconds56.658
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 1628 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-23T17:00:19Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-24T01:15:28Z
Publish commit2b61427dba3f09d1a67f50eea3b36d813ee302b5
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a crowd of umbrellas opening one by one as the rain starts” — sketchgen entry 1497, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1497/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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