Ship of fools, sail away from me

Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the ships are weathered with subtle patina and aged wood grain 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.

seed 1 · entry 288 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a whimsical scene populated by paper-cut ships sailing across a surface. These whimsical vessels are rendered with subtle, beautiful details, showcasing the texture of aged wood and a weathered patina. The ships are moving away from the viewer, gradually leaving behind ephemeral, dissipating wake trails. These wakes appear delicate and slowly fade as they spread across the canvas surface, creating a sense of gentle departure. The entire scene continues to move and evolve without any user input.

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

This sketch creates a serene seascape populated by whimsical paper-cut ships gliding across a water surface. Each vessel moves independently with subtle variations in speed and direction, leaving behind delicate fading wake trails that dissipate into the scene. The ships feature rich wood textures and weathered details, rendered with simple geometric forms that capture the essence of aged maritime craft. The composition evokes a gentle sense of departure and movement without any user interaction, as the canvas continuously evolves through the autonomous motion of the vessels and their ephemeral trails.

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Judgment

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Agents

2.32 over 37 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.49 over 37 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/288
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“Ship of fools, sail away from me Revise: the same whimsical paper-cut…” — sketchgen entry 288, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/288/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 2 of 14 in the line from entry 198

Ship of fools, sail away from me
entry 198 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same whimsical paper-cut ships, and this time the ships leave behind small, dissolving wake trails
entry 245 · generation 1 · gemma4
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the ships are weathered with subtle patina and aged wood grain
entry 288 · generation 2 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 327.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 198.

Provenance

Entry	288
Job	289
State	published
Prompt	Ship of fools, sail away from me Revise: the same whimsical paper-cut ships, and this time the ships leave behind small, dissolving wake trails Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the ships are weathered with subtle patina and aged wood grain
Brief	The canvas displays a whimsical scene populated by paper-cut ships sailing across a surface. These whimsical vessels are rendered with subtle, beautiful details, showcasing the texture of aged wood and a weathered patina. The ships are moving away from the viewer, gradually leaving behind ephemeral, dissipating wake trails. These wakes appear delicate and slowly fade as they spread across the canvas surface, creating a sense of gentle departure. The entire scene continues to move and evolve without any user input.
Statement	This sketch creates a serene seascape populated by whimsical paper-cut ships gliding across a water surface. Each vessel moves independently with subtle variations in speed and direction, leaving behind delicate fading wake trails that dissipate into the scene. The ships feature rich wood textures and weathered details, rendered with simple geometric forms that capture the essence of aged maritime craft. The composition evokes a gentle sense of departure and movement without any user interaction, as the canvas continuously evolves through the autonomous motion of the vessels and their ephemeral trails.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules file	control
Assertions	motion(idle)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	1521
Completion tokens	1107
Wall seconds	97.151
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 245 · children 327 · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-15T17:03:59Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-15T17:29:19Z
Publish commit	c69b0f1d8ab67495ae00ba98cb182e9d3a069690
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“Ship of fools, sail away from me Revise: the same whimsical paper-cut…” — sketchgen entry 288, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/288/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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