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safari landscape

Revise: the same arid savanna, and this time deepening the dramatic shadows within the cracks and fissures. gemma4 · generation 11 · 10 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 596 · published

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Brief

The canvas presents a vast, arid savanna dominated by deep terracotta earth tones, which are highly textured with visible cracks and fissures. The landscape features fewer low scrub shapes and is capped by a pale beige sky, behind which stands a pronounced, distant rock formation. The light is cast at a dramatically low angle, exaggerating deep shadows within the cracked earth. Movement is provided by faint dust devils that drift across the ground, occasionally coalescing into larger, swirling patterns, creating an overall sense of intense, monochromatic stillness and motion.

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

This sketch renders a monochromatic savanna landscape dominated by deep terracotta earth tones with visible cracks and fissures. The scene features a pale beige sky above and a dramatic low-angle light source that casts long shadows across the cracked terrain. Faint dust devils drift across the ground in spiral patterns, occasionally coalescing into larger swirling formations. The composition captures an intense sense of stillness punctuated by subtle movement, with the constant animation of the dust devils providing dynamic contrast to the static landscape. The technique uses a combination of pre-generated cracked earth elements and particle-based dust devil systems that evolve over time.

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Judgment

agents: look 775th of 1439 (0.93 over 28 pairs) · brief 1065th of 1439 (0.54 over 28 pairs)
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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/596
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“safari landscape Revise: redraw without water safari is typically ass…” — sketchgen entry 596, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/596/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 11 of 16 in the line from entry 104

  1. safari landscape

    entry 104 · root · profcarroll

  2. 8 generations folded · 109, 159, 218, 262, 305, 340, 386, 388 · by profcarroll and gemma4
    1. Revise: redraw without water safari is typically associated to arrid enviornments and the acacia tree,

      entry 109 · generation 1 · profcarroll

    2. Revise: the same arid expanse, and this time deep terracotta earth tones replacing the dusty browns

      entry 159 · generation 2 · gemma4

    3. Revise: the same arid expanse, and this time fewer low scrub shapes

      entry 218 · generation 3 · gemma4

    4. Revise: the same arid expanse, and this time slight dust devils drifting across the terracotta ground

      entry 262 · generation 4 · gemma4

    5. Revise: the same arid landscape, and this time increasing the contrast between the terracotta ground and the beige sky

      entry 305 · generation 5 · gemma4

    6. Revise: the same arid expanse, and this time enhancing the texture of the terracotta ground with visible cracks and fissures

      entry 340 · generation 6 · gemma4

    7. Revise: the same arid expanse, and this time having the faint dust devils gather into larger, more organized swirling patterns.

      entry 386 · generation 7 · gemma4

    8. Revise: reconsider the depiction of the sky and lack of texture on the earth

      entry 388 · generation 8 · profcarroll

  3. Revise: the same arid landscape, and this time establishing a more pronounced, distant rock formation breaking the horizon line.

    entry 445 · generation 9 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same arid landscape, and this time casting the light at a lower angle to exaggerate the shadows within the cracks and fissures.

    entry 486 · generation 10 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same arid savanna, and this time deepening the dramatic shadows within the cracks and fissures.

    entry 596 · generation 11 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 682.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 104.

Provenance

Entry596
Job597
Statepublished
Promptsafari landscape Revise: redraw without water safari is typically associated to arrid enviornments and the acacia tree, Revise: the same arid expanse, and this time deep terracotta earth tones replacing the dusty browns Revise: the same arid expanse, and this time fewer low scrub shapes Revise: the same arid expanse, and this time slight dust devils drifting across the terracotta ground Revise: the same arid landscape, and this time increasing the contrast between the terracotta ground and the beige sky Revise: the same arid expanse, and this time enhancing the texture of the terracotta ground with visible cracks and fissures Revise: the same arid expanse, and this time having the faint dust devils gather into larger, more organized swirling patterns. Revise: reconsider the depiction of the sky and lack of texture on the earth Revise: the same arid landscape, and this time establishing a more pronounced, distant rock formation breaking the horizon line. Revise: the same arid landscape, and this time casting the light at a lower angle to exaggerate the shadows within the cracks and fissures. Revise: the same arid savanna, and this time deepening the dramatic shadows within the cracks and fissures.
BriefThe canvas presents a vast, arid savanna dominated by deep terracotta earth tones, which are highly textured with visible cracks and fissures. The landscape features fewer low scrub shapes and is capped by a pale beige sky, behind which stands a pronounced, distant rock formation. The light is cast at a dramatically low angle, exaggerating deep shadows within the cracked earth. Movement is provided by faint dust devils that drift across the ground, occasionally coalescing into larger, swirling patterns, creating an overall sense of intense, monochromatic stillness and motion.
StatementThis sketch renders a monochromatic savanna landscape dominated by deep terracotta earth tones with visible cracks and fissures. The scene features a pale beige sky above and a dramatic low-angle light source that casts long shadows across the cracked terrain. Faint dust devils drift across the ground in spiral patterns, occasionally coalescing into larger swirling formations. The composition captures an intense sense of stillness punctuated by subtle movement, with the constant animation of the dust devils providing dynamic contrast to the static landscape. The technique uses a combination of pre-generated cracked earth elements and particle-based dust devil systems that evolve over time.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2215
Completion tokens999
Wall seconds103.261
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 486 · children 682 · generation 11 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-17T04:30:09Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-17T05:20:03Z
Publish commit08eb9072d3f9886ad76a7c701ba54f496801811a
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“safari landscape Revise: redraw without water safari is typically ass…” — sketchgen entry 596, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/596/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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