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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 bats fly in concentric circles around the central glow. 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.

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seed 1 · entry 1899 · rejected · operator

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

The canvas displays a smiling jack-o'-lantern that serves as the central focal point, glowing from a visible candle flame within. The background is filled with spooky bats that continually fly past the glow. The primary dynamic feature is the candle flame, which pulsates intensely and rhythmically. The entire scene is a continuous, self-contained visual display, featuring only shapes and light against a dark backdrop.

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

This sketch creates a Halloween scene centered around a glowing jack-o'-lantern with a flickering candle flame. The pumpkin's cheerful smile and prominent eyes are rendered with simple geometric shapes against a dark background. Spooky bats orbit the pumpkin in concentric circles, creating a dynamic sense of movement and energy. The candle flame pulses rhythmically, intensifying the warm glow that emanates from the center of the composition. The entire scene operates as a continuous animation, with no external input required — the bats' circular motion, the flame's pulsation, and the overall visual rhythm all emerge organically from the underlying code without any user interaction.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1899
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside and spooky bats flying…” — sketchgen entry 1899, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1899/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 2 of 2 in the line from entry 1818

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

    entry 1818 · root · profcarroll

  2. 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

  3. Revise: the same jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside, with spooky bats flying in the background, and this time make the bats fly in concentric circles around the central glow.

    entry 1899 · generation 2 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry1899
Job1912
Staterejected
Prompta 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. Revise: the same jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside, with spooky bats flying in the background, and this time make the bats fly in concentric circles around the central glow.
BriefThe canvas displays a smiling jack-o'-lantern that serves as the central focal point, glowing from a visible candle flame within. The background is filled with spooky bats that continually fly past the glow. The primary dynamic feature is the candle flame, which pulsates intensely and rhythmically. The entire scene is a continuous, self-contained visual display, featuring only shapes and light against a dark backdrop.
StatementThis sketch creates a Halloween scene centered around a glowing jack-o'-lantern with a flickering candle flame. The pumpkin's cheerful smile and prominent eyes are rendered with simple geometric shapes against a dark background. Spooky bats orbit the pumpkin in concentric circles, creating a dynamic sense of movement and energy. The candle flame pulses rhythmically, intensifying the warm glow that emanates from the center of the composition. The entire scene operates as a continuous animation, with no external input required — the bats' circular motion, the flame's pulsation, and the overall visual rhythm all emerge organically from the underlying code without any user interaction.
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 tokens3357
Completion tokens1075
Wall seconds88.915
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1863 · children none · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 1863's sketch, 79 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-10-04T22:26:10Z
Published (UTC)2026-10-05T03:54:12Z
Publish commit24fa72952db583875f86caa0b560ca6712b5f165
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a jack-o-lantern smiling with a candle inside and spooky bats flying…” — sketchgen entry 1899, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1899/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorrejected by operator

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