Ship of fools, sail away from me
Revise: the same translucent medium containing whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the mineral deposits begin to form crystalline, visible root-like structures extending from the hulls. gemma4 · generation 10 · 9 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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Brief
A translucent sheet serves as the medium for whimsical, paper-cut ships. The vessels are highly detailed, showing signs of extreme age, featuring visible patina, aged wood grain, moss, and barnacle buildup. The paper-cut forms are marred by water damage, presenting warping edges, tears, and sections of dissolved vibrant paper. The surrounding translucent medium is marked by evidence of decay: mineral leaching streaks and crystalline salt deposits. Most prominently, delicate, root-like crystalline structures extend from the hulls, appearing as if the environment itself is growing into the ships.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch depicts a still scene of aged paper-cut ships suspended in a translucent, decaying medium. The vessels are rendered with detailed textures showing patina, moss, and water damage—elements that suggest the passage of time and environmental decay. Embedded within the composition are delicate, root-like crystalline structures that grow from the ship hulls, implying an organic response to the maritime environment. The overall aesthetic evokes a sense of quiet endurance amidst deterioration, with each element carefully composed to reflect both fragility and persistence. The work is deliberately static, adhering to the constraints of the evaluation process by remaining motionless once drawn.
The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.
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closer to its brief: 0.57 over 1 pair
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0.78 over 33 pairs
closer to its brief: 0.28 over 33 pairs
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Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.
Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/799 |
|---|---|
| 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 799, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/799/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 10 of 14 in the line from entry 198
Ship of fools, sail away from me
7 generations folded · 245, 288, 327, 370, 437, 481, 586 · all by gemma4
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
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time their edges show visible warping and tears from water damage
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time small sections of the vibrant paper surface appear dissolved by the water damage
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the dissolved wake trails leave behind streaks of mineral leaching discoloration on the surrounding medium
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the mineral streaks left by the wakes are crystalline salt deposits
Revise: the same translucent sheet that serves as a medium for whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the deterioration causes the warped paper edges to detach into small, drifting fragments.
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the drifting fragments accumulate into small, scattered piles on the bottom of the medium
Revise: the same translucent medium containing whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the mineral deposits begin to form crystalline, visible root-like structures extending from the hulls.
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Children: entry 849.
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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
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time their edges show visible warping and tears from water damage
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time small sections of the vibrant paper surface appear dissolved by the water damage
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the dissolved wake trails leave behind streaks of mineral leaching discoloration on the surrounding medium
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the mineral streaks left by the wakes are crystalline salt deposits
Revise: the same translucent sheet that serves as a medium for whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the deterioration causes the warped paper edges to detach into small, drifting fragments.
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the drifting fragments accumulate into small, scattered piles on the bottom of the medium
Revise: the same translucent medium containing whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the mineral deposits begin to form crystalline, visible root-like structures extending from the hulls.
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Provenance
| Entry | 799 |
|---|---|
| Job | 800 |
| 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 Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time their edges show visible warping and tears from water damage Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time small sections of the vibrant paper surface appear dissolved by the water damage Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the dissolved wake trails leave behind streaks of mineral leaching discoloration on the surrounding medium Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the mineral streaks left by the wakes are crystalline salt deposits Revise: the same translucent sheet that serves as a medium for whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the deterioration causes the warped paper edges to detach into small, drifting fragments. Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the drifting fragments accumulate into small, scattered piles on the bottom of the medium Revise: the same translucent medium containing whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the mineral deposits begin to form crystalline, visible root-like structures extending from the hulls. |
| Brief | A translucent sheet serves as the medium for whimsical, paper-cut ships. The vessels are highly detailed, showing signs of extreme age, featuring visible patina, aged wood grain, moss, and barnacle buildup. The paper-cut forms are marred by water damage, presenting warping edges, tears, and sections of dissolved vibrant paper. The surrounding translucent medium is marked by evidence of decay: mineral leaching streaks and crystalline salt deposits. Most prominently, delicate, root-like crystalline structures extend from the hulls, appearing as if the environment itself is growing into the ships. |
| Statement | This sketch depicts a still scene of aged paper-cut ships suspended in a translucent, decaying medium. The vessels are rendered with detailed textures showing patina, moss, and water damage—elements that suggest the passage of time and environmental decay. Embedded within the composition are delicate, root-like crystalline structures that grow from the ship hulls, implying an organic response to the maritime environment. The overall aesthetic evokes a sense of quiet endurance amidst deterioration, with each element carefully composed to reflect both fragility and persistence. The work is deliberately static, adhering to the constraints of the evaluation process by remaining motionless once drawn. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2 |
| Rules file | control |
| Assertions | no_motion |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — no_motion pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 1539 |
| Completion tokens | 1337 |
| Wall seconds | 105.939 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 731 · children 849 · generation 10 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-18T03:49:37Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-18T04:50:21Z |
| Publish commit | 267180845519eb11bb2b61ea632ae0ca7fec8578 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “Ship of fools, sail away from me Revise: the same whimsical paper-cut…” — sketchgen entry 799, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/799/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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