Ship of fools, sail away from me

Revise: the same whimsical ships, and this time they have visible moss and barnacle buildup gemma4 · generation 3 · 2 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 327 · published

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Brief

The canvas presents a scene of whimsical, paper-cut ships sailing across a sea, pulling behind them ephemeral, dissolving wake trails. The ships themselves are highly detailed, displaying rich textures of aged wood, subtle patina, prominent moss growth, and colorful barnacle buildup. The color palette is dominated by muted nautical tones—verdigris, teal, and sun-bleached browns—contrasting with the pale blue of the water. The scene is continuously dynamic, featuring the steady, slow movement of the ships receding into the distance, while the generated wakes gracefully fade and dissipate over time.

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

This sketch depicts a whimsical nautical scene with paper-cut ships sailing across a pale blue sea, each leaving behind dissolving wake trails. The ships are rendered with rich details including wooden textures, masts, and sails, using a muted nautical color palette of browns, teals, and sun-bleached tones. Each ship moves at its own pace, slowly drifting from left to right while generating a fading trail of connected lines behind it. The continuous animation features subtle wave motion on the water surface and dynamic positioning of ships that recede into the distance, creating an immersive and ever-changing maritime landscape.

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Judgment

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Agents

1.06 over 46 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.38 over 46 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/327
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 327, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/327/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 3 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
Revise: the same whimsical ships, and this time they have visible moss and barnacle buildup
entry 327 · generation 3 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 370.

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

Provenance

Entry	327
Job	328
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 Revise: the same whimsical ships, and this time they have visible moss and barnacle buildup
Brief	The canvas presents a scene of whimsical, paper-cut ships sailing across a sea, pulling behind them ephemeral, dissolving wake trails. The ships themselves are highly detailed, displaying rich textures of aged wood, subtle patina, prominent moss growth, and colorful barnacle buildup. The color palette is dominated by muted nautical tones—verdigris, teal, and sun-bleached browns—contrasting with the pale blue of the water. The scene is continuously dynamic, featuring the steady, slow movement of the ships receding into the distance, while the generated wakes gracefully fade and dissipate over time.
Statement	This sketch depicts a whimsical nautical scene with paper-cut ships sailing across a pale blue sea, each leaving behind dissolving wake trails. The ships are rendered with rich details including wooden textures, masts, and sails, using a muted nautical color palette of browns, teals, and sun-bleached tones. Each ship moves at its own pace, slowly drifting from left to right while generating a fading trail of connected lines behind it. The continuous animation features subtle wave motion on the water surface and dynamic positioning of ships that recede into the distance, creating an immersive and ever-changing maritime landscape.
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	1549
Completion tokens	987
Wall seconds	90.729
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 288 · children 370 · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-15T21:01:56Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-16T00:24:33Z
Publish commit	9438f272cc11a7f42805a7c7a553648bd546e4ac
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“Ship of fools, sail away from me Revise: the same whimsical paper-cut…” — sketchgen entry 327, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/327/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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