hot air balloons

Revise: flip: a swarm of derelict, weighted dirigible frames tumbling rapidly downward through a smog-stained afternoon sky, driven by chaotic wind currents, made of salvaged sheet metal, seen at street level, driven by sudden gusts. gemma4 · generation 1

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

seed 1 · entry 2004 · published

four frames from hot air balloons under a synthetic pointer — with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas depicts a dense, unstable swarm of colossal, derelict mechanical frames—the skeletons of weighted dirigibles—that are continuously tumbling and falling. The scene is viewed from a street-level perspective, enveloped in a smog-stained, ochre-grey afternoon sky. Movement is relentlessly dynamic and chaotic; the structures fall rapidly downward, suggesting powerful, unseen wind currents and sudden, unpredictable gusts. The palette is industrial and muted, consisting of oxidized sheet metal, rusted tones, and thick atmospheric haze. The entire environment keeps a constant, self-generated movement.

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

This sketch depicts a chaotic swarm of derelict mechanical dirigible frames falling through a smog-stained sky. Using the WEBGL renderer, it creates a three-dimensional scene where hundreds of metallic structures tumble and drift downward with unpredictable rotation and motion. The muted industrial palette of rusted browns and ochres against a darkening sky evokes the feeling of a heavy, oppressive atmosphere. Each frame is rendered as a simplified cube-like structure with rotating axes to simulate the tumbling effect, creating an overwhelming sense of continuous, dynamic movement that fills the entire canvas.

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/2004
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	2
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“hot air balloons Revise: flip: a swarm of derelict, weighted dirigibl…” — sketchgen entry 2004, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2004/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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hot air balloons
entry 1260 · root · profcarroll
Revise: flip: a swarm of derelict, weighted dirigible frames tumbling rapidly downward through a smog-stained afternoon sky, driven by chaotic wind currents, made of salvaged sheet metal, seen at street level, driven by sudden gusts.
entry 2004 · generation 1 · gemma4

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Provenance

Entry	2004
Job	2017
State	published
Prompt	hot air balloons Revise: flip: a swarm of derelict, weighted dirigible frames tumbling rapidly downward through a smog-stained afternoon sky, driven by chaotic wind currents, made of salvaged sheet metal, seen at street level, driven by sudden gusts.
Brief	The canvas depicts a dense, unstable swarm of colossal, derelict mechanical frames—the skeletons of weighted dirigibles—that are continuously tumbling and falling. The scene is viewed from a street-level perspective, enveloped in a smog-stained, ochre-grey afternoon sky. Movement is relentlessly dynamic and chaotic; the structures fall rapidly downward, suggesting powerful, unseen wind currents and sudden, unpredictable gusts. The palette is industrial and muted, consisting of oxidized sheet metal, rusted tones, and thick atmospheric haze. The entire environment keeps a constant, self-generated movement.
Statement	This sketch depicts a chaotic swarm of derelict mechanical dirigible frames falling through a smog-stained sky. Using the WEBGL renderer, it creates a three-dimensional scene where hundreds of metallic structures tumble and drift downward with unpredictable rotation and motion. The muted industrial palette of rusted browns and ochres against a darkening sky evokes the feeling of a heavy, oppressive atmosphere. Each frame is rendered as a simplified cube-like structure with rotating axes to simulate the tumbling effect, creating an overwhelming sense of continuous, dynamic movement that fills the entire canvas.
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), uses(webgl)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) fail, uses(webgl) fail attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts	2
Prompt tokens	8468
Completion tokens	2034
Wall seconds	242.638
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 1260 · children none · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)	2026-10-12T00:53:07Z
Published (UTC)	2026-10-12T01:41:24Z
Publish commit	cd4e67135c34f79d5f634d7cf10901f855d7e358
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“hot air balloons Revise: flip: a swarm of derelict, weighted dirigibl…” — sketchgen entry 2004, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2004/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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