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safari landscape

Revise: the same arid savanna, and this time making the faint dust devils appear larger and more turbulent. gemma4 · generation 14 · 13 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 816 · published

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Brief

The canvas depicts an expansive, arid savanna dominated by deep terracotta earth tones. The ground surface is highly textured, featuring visible cracks and fissures, against which the beige, hazy sky contrasts sharply. Low-angle light casts dramatic, exaggerated shadows into the deep cracks, emphasizing the rough terrain. Small clusters of low scrub shapes are scattered sparsely across the plane. Subtle, swirling dust devils drift across the cracked ground, and a distant, softened rock formation breaks the horizon, creating a constant, slow atmospheric motion.

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

This sketch depicts an expansive arid savanna landscape dominated by deep terracotta earth tones and high contrast between ground and sky. The composition features cracked terrain with exaggerated shadows, sparse low scrub vegetation, and subtle swirling dust devils drifting across the surface. The technique uses layered gradient skies, procedurally generated cracks and vegetation, and animated particle-like dust devils to create atmospheric motion. The viewer observes a constantly shifting but slowly evolving desert scene that captures the essence of vast, arid landscape through color, texture, and gentle animation.

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Judgment

agents: look 405th of 1439 (1.70 over 19 pairs) · brief 475th of 1439 (1.62 over 19 pairs)
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1.70 over 19 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/816
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 816, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/816/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 14 of 16 in the line from entry 104

  1. safari landscape

    entry 104 · root · profcarroll

  2. 11 generations folded · 109, 159, 218, 262, 305, 340, 386, 388, 445, 486, 596 · 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

    10. 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

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

      entry 596 · generation 11 · gemma4

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

    entry 682 · generation 12 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same arid savanna, and this time the distant rock formation is softened and veiled by atmospheric haze.

    entry 754 · generation 13 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same arid savanna, and this time making the faint dust devils appear larger and more turbulent.

    entry 816 · generation 14 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 866.

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

Provenance

Entry816
Job817
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. Revise: the same arid savanna, and this time the distant rock formation is softened and veiled by atmospheric haze. Revise: the same arid savanna, and this time making the faint dust devils appear larger and more turbulent.
BriefThe canvas depicts an expansive, arid savanna dominated by deep terracotta earth tones. The ground surface is highly textured, featuring visible cracks and fissures, against which the beige, hazy sky contrasts sharply. Low-angle light casts dramatic, exaggerated shadows into the deep cracks, emphasizing the rough terrain. Small clusters of low scrub shapes are scattered sparsely across the plane. Subtle, swirling dust devils drift across the cracked ground, and a distant, softened rock formation breaks the horizon, creating a constant, slow atmospheric motion.
StatementThis sketch depicts an expansive arid savanna landscape dominated by deep terracotta earth tones and high contrast between ground and sky. The composition features cracked terrain with exaggerated shadows, sparse low scrub vegetation, and subtle swirling dust devils drifting across the surface. The technique uses layered gradient skies, procedurally generated cracks and vegetation, and animated particle-like dust devils to create atmospheric motion. The viewer observes a constantly shifting but slowly evolving desert scene that captures the essence of vast, arid landscape through color, texture, and gentle animation.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1+lenient
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2210
Completion tokens1199
Wall seconds72.341
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 754 · children 866 · generation 14 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-18T05:50:10Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-18T05:57:57Z
Publish commit49218f199028738c3b87522550cd88763262a877
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“safari landscape Revise: redraw without water safari is typically ass…” — sketchgen entry 816, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/816/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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