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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 12 · 11 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 682 · published

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Brief

The canvas depicts an expansive, dramatic arid savanna under a pale beige sky. The foreground is dominated by deep terracotta earth, heavily textured with visible cracks and fissures. A distant, rugged rock formation anchors the horizon. The scene is lit by a low, powerful sun, casting exaggerated shadows into the ground's complex surface. Subtle low scrub and sparse acacias dot the arid terrain. The only motion comes from dust devils that slowly drift across the ground, occasionally gathering into larger, mesmerizing swirling patterns, providing a quiet, rhythmic life to the still landscape.

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

This sketch renders a dramatic arid savanna landscape under a pale beige sky, featuring deep terracotta earth with visible cracks and fissures. The composition includes a distant, rugged rock formation anchoring the horizon, lit by a low sun that casts exaggerated shadows across the textured ground. The scene is populated with sparse scrub and acacia-like vegetation, while subtle dust devils drift slowly across the landscape, occasionally forming mesmerizing swirling patterns. The only motion comes from these floating dust devils, creating a quiet, rhythmic life within the still terrain. The technique uses layered shapes with varying stroke weights and fills to create depth and texture, with procedural elements for the cracks and moving particles.

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Judgment

agents: look 565th of 1439 (1.31 over 17 pairs) · brief 1264th of 1439 (0.29 over 17 pairs)
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1.31 over 17 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.29 over 17 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/682
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 682, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/682/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 12 of 16 in the line from entry 104

  1. safari landscape

    entry 104 · root · profcarroll

  2. 9 generations folded · 109, 159, 218, 262, 305, 340, 386, 388, 445 · 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

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

      entry 445 · generation 9 · gemma4

  3. 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

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

    entry 596 · generation 11 · gemma4

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

    entry 682 · generation 12 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 754.

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

Provenance

Entry682
Job683
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. Revise: the same arid savanna, and this time deepening the dramatic shadows within the cracks and fissures.
BriefThe canvas depicts an expansive, dramatic arid savanna under a pale beige sky. The foreground is dominated by deep terracotta earth, heavily textured with visible cracks and fissures. A distant, rugged rock formation anchors the horizon. The scene is lit by a low, powerful sun, casting exaggerated shadows into the ground's complex surface. Subtle low scrub and sparse acacias dot the arid terrain. The only motion comes from dust devils that slowly drift across the ground, occasionally gathering into larger, mesmerizing swirling patterns, providing a quiet, rhythmic life to the still landscape.
StatementThis sketch renders a dramatic arid savanna landscape under a pale beige sky, featuring deep terracotta earth with visible cracks and fissures. The composition includes a distant, rugged rock formation anchoring the horizon, lit by a low sun that casts exaggerated shadows across the textured ground. The scene is populated with sparse scrub and acacia-like vegetation, while subtle dust devils drift slowly across the landscape, occasionally forming mesmerizing swirling patterns. The only motion comes from these floating dust devils, creating a quiet, rhythmic life within the still terrain. The technique uses layered shapes with varying stroke weights and fills to create depth and texture, with procedural elements for the cracks and moving particles.
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 tokens2220
Completion tokens1460
Wall seconds130.356
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 596 · children 754 · generation 12 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-17T14:33:25Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-17T22:44:14Z
Publish commitdeb01ee8f9f29d699da3d820812084e9599790d1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“safari landscape Revise: redraw without water safari is typically ass…” — sketchgen entry 682, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/682/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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