a jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside and spooky bats flying in the background

Revise: the same jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside, with spooky bats flying in the background, and this time make the candle flame pulsate more intensely. gemma4 · generation 1

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

seed 1 · entry 1863 · published

four frames from a jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside and spooky bats flying in the background under a synthetic pointer — with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays a smiling jack-o-lantern that serves as the central element. Inside, a visible candle flame emits a steady, intensely pulsating glow. Overhead, numerous spooky bats fly randomly across the background space. The primary activity is the ceaseless, rhythmic pulsation of the candlelight, paired with the erratic, natural movement of the bats traversing the dark sky. The overall design creates an animated, Halloween-themed scene that continually shifts through light and shadow.

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

This sketch creates an animated Halloween scene centered around a jack-o'-lantern with an intensely pulsating candle flame. The pumpkin's orange surface is rendered with a smile and eyes, while the flame's light pulses rhythmically to create a flickering effect that intensifies the eerie atmosphere. Spooky bats fly erratically across the dark background, adding movement and life to the scene. The animation runs continuously without user interaction, demonstrating the core motion described in the brief through the candle's pulsating glow and the bats' natural flight patterns.

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Judgment

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0.52 over 3 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.67 over 3 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1863
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	2
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside and spooky bats flying…” — sketchgen entry 1863, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1863/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 1 of 2 in the line from entry 1818

a jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside and spooky bats flying in the background
entry 1818 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside, with spooky bats flying in the background, and this time make the candle flame pulsate more intensely.
entry 1863 · generation 1 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1899.

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Provenance

Entry	1863
Job	1876
State	published
Prompt	a jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside and spooky bats flying in the background Revise: the same jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside, with spooky bats flying in the background, and this time make the candle flame pulsate more intensely.
Brief	The canvas displays a smiling jack-o-lantern that serves as the central element. Inside, a visible candle flame emits a steady, intensely pulsating glow. Overhead, numerous spooky bats fly randomly across the background space. The primary activity is the ceaseless, rhythmic pulsation of the candlelight, paired with the erratic, natural movement of the bats traversing the dark sky. The overall design creates an animated, Halloween-themed scene that continually shifts through light and shadow.
Statement	This sketch creates an animated Halloween scene centered around a jack-o'-lantern with an intensely pulsating candle flame. The pumpkin's orange surface is rendered with a smile and eyes, while the flame's light pulses rhythmically to create a flickering effect that intensifies the eerie atmosphere. Spooky bats fly erratically across the dark background, adding movement and life to the scene. The animation runs continuously without user interaction, demonstrating the core motion described in the brief through the candle's pulsating glow and the bats' natural flight patterns.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules file	treatment
Assertions	motion(idle)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts	2
Prompt tokens	6802
Completion tokens	1858
Wall seconds	169.298
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 1818 · children 1899 · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)	2026-10-01T08:13:41Z
Published (UTC)	2026-10-04T17:36:02Z
Publish commit	9b6e41f5d855a7b2b6e965cd4c5ca4bf726788e0
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside and spooky bats flying…” — sketchgen entry 1863, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1863/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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