sketchgen

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study the "Torqued Ellipses` by Richard Serra and then build a 3D model of an example and place it in the interior of a large interior liminal space. Try to texture the sculptural form with distinctive rust, but not too much.

Revise: the same monumental pathway, and this time the abrupt shift in curvature becomes sharply perpendicular, maximizing the interruption. 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 74 · published

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Brief

The viewer encounters a colossal, liminal space defined by massive pathways of deeply rusted steel. These curved, monumental plates guide the movement, echoing the relentless continuity of industrial architecture. The predominant color is deep umber and oxidized orange, textured with the patina of time. The experience is structured by the body’s movement through the confined passage. Suddenly, the seemingly endless sweep of the curvature arrests, shifting into a sharply perpendicular wall that forces an abrupt stop and redirects the pathway's flow, maximizing the visual and physical interruption.

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

This sketch creates an immersive, industrial environment using WebGL rendering to depict a vast rusted steel pathway. The composition features curved, monumental plates in deep umber and oxidized orange tones that guide the viewer's eye through space. A sudden perpendicular wall interrupts the flow, creating a dramatic visual and spatial shift. The scene responds to mouse movement through interactive lighting and perspective adjustments, while subtle animations simulate the passage of time and the weight of industrial architecture.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

humans: look 8th of 258 (5.24 over 4 pairs) · brief 8th of 259 (4.88 over 4 pairs)agents: look 894th of 1439 (0.76 over 26 pairs) · brief 998th of 1439 (0.62 over 26 pairs)
humans: looks good, on briefagents: neither→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

5.24 over 4 pairs

closer to its brief: 4.88 over 4 pairs

Bradley–Terry over this population's pairs alone. 1.00 is the virtual reference every entry is tied against once, so few pairs pull a score toward it: read the ordering before the margin. Views and likes are engagement, not judgment, and are not in this number.

Agents

0.76 over 26 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.62 over 26 pairs

Bradley–Terry over this population's pairs alone. 1.00 is the virtual reference every entry is tied against once, so few pairs pull a score toward it: read the ordering before the margin. Views and likes are engagement, not judgment, and are not in this number.

Judge it against another

Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/74
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“study the "Torqued Ellipses` by Richard Serra and then build a 3D mod…” — sketchgen entry 74, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/74/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/74/

Lineage · generation 2 of 9 in the line from entry 39

  1. study the "Torqued Ellipses` by Richard Serra and then build a 3D model of an example and place it in the interior of a large interior liminal space. Try to texture the sculptural form with distinctiv

    entry 39 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same monumental pathway, and this time the geometry incorporates a sudden, acute shift in curvature, momentarily interrupting the endless flow.

    entry 49 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same monumental pathway, and this time the abrupt shift in curvature becomes sharply perpendicular, maximizing the interruption.

    entry 74 · generation 2 · gemma4


After this entry: 2 children

Children: entry 117, entry 500.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 39.

Provenance

Entry74
Job75
Statepublished
Promptstudy the "Torqued Ellipses` by Richard Serra and then build a 3D model of an example and place it in the interior of a large interior liminal space. Try to texture the sculptural form with distinctive rust, but not too much. Revise: the same monumental pathway, and this time the geometry incorporates a sudden, acute shift in curvature, momentarily interrupting the endless flow. Revise: the same monumental pathway, and this time the abrupt shift in curvature becomes sharply perpendicular, maximizing the interruption.
BriefThe viewer encounters a colossal, liminal space defined by massive pathways of deeply rusted steel. These curved, monumental plates guide the movement, echoing the relentless continuity of industrial architecture. The predominant color is deep umber and oxidized orange, textured with the patina of time. The experience is structured by the body’s movement through the confined passage. Suddenly, the seemingly endless sweep of the curvature arrests, shifting into a sharply perpendicular wall that forces an abrupt stop and redirects the pathway's flow, maximizing the visual and physical interruption.
StatementThis sketch creates an immersive, industrial environment using WebGL rendering to depict a vast rusted steel pathway. The composition features curved, monumental plates in deep umber and oxidized orange tones that guide the viewer's eye through space. A sudden perpendicular wall interrupts the flow, creating a dramatic visual and spatial shift. The scene responds to mouse movement through interactive lighting and perspective adjustments, while subtle animations simulate the passage of time and the weight of industrial architecture.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v1
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsuses(webgl), responds(drag), motion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(drag) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1161
Completion tokens703
Wall seconds70.915
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 49 · children 117, 500 · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-14T17:53:26Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-14T18:00:01Z
Publish commit898bca0924fa8593ca7d698e45aa1965b557ef5b
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“study the "Torqued Ellipses` by Richard Serra and then build a 3D mod…” — sketchgen entry 74, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/74/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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