Ship of fools, sail away from me
Revise: the same translucent medium containing whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the crystalline root-like structures coat the entire surrounding environment entirely gemma4 · generation 12 · 11 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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The canvas depicts a gentle scene of whimsical, paper-cut ships sailing across a translucent medium. The ships are richly detailed, showing signs of age with subtle wood patina, visible moss, and barnacle buildup. As they sail and drift, their wake trails dissolve, leaving behind streaks of mineral and crystalline salt deposits. Over time, these mineral streaks form visible root-like structures that grow from the hulls, eventually causing sections of the paper to warp, tear, and detach into small, accumulating fragments that scatter along the bottom of the medium.
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This sketch depicts a whimsical underwater scene where aged paper-cut ships drift through a translucent medium, leaving behind mineral salt trails that grow into root-like structures over time. The ships are richly detailed with visible moss and barnacles, and as they sail, their wakes dissolve into crystalline streaks that gradually form organic root systems on the hulls. These root structures slowly cause sections of the ship hull to warp and tear away, leaving scattered fragments that accumulate at the bottom of the scene. The entire composition evolves organically without any user input, with ships moving independently, salt streaks dissolving, roots growing, and particles scattering naturally across the canvas.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/902 |
|---|---|
| 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 902, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/902/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 12 of 14 in the line from entry 198
Ship of fools, sail away from me
9 generations folded · 245, 288, 327, 370, 437, 481, 586, 673, 731 · 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.
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the root-like crystalline structures show clear breaks and detachment from the hull wood.
Revise: the same translucent medium containing whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the crystalline root-like structures coat the entire surrounding environment entirely
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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.
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the root-like crystalline structures show clear breaks and detachment from the hull wood.
Revise: the same translucent medium containing whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the crystalline root-like structures coat the entire surrounding environment entirely
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Provenance
| Entry | 902 |
|---|---|
| Job | 904 |
| 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. Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the root-like crystalline structures show clear breaks and detachment from the hull wood. Revise: the same translucent medium containing whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the crystalline root-like structures coat the entire surrounding environment entirely |
| Brief | The canvas depicts a gentle scene of whimsical, paper-cut ships sailing across a translucent medium. The ships are richly detailed, showing signs of age with subtle wood patina, visible moss, and barnacle buildup. As they sail and drift, their wake trails dissolve, leaving behind streaks of mineral and crystalline salt deposits. Over time, these mineral streaks form visible root-like structures that grow from the hulls, eventually causing sections of the paper to warp, tear, and detach into small, accumulating fragments that scatter along the bottom of the medium. |
| Statement | This sketch depicts a whimsical underwater scene where aged paper-cut ships drift through a translucent medium, leaving behind mineral salt trails that grow into root-like structures over time. The ships are richly detailed with visible moss and barnacles, and as they sail, their wakes dissolve into crystalline streaks that gradually form organic root systems on the hulls. These root structures slowly cause sections of the ship hull to warp and tear away, leaving scattered fragments that accumulate at the bottom of the scene. The entire composition evolves organically without any user input, with ships moving independently, salt streaks dissolving, roots growing, and particles scattering naturally across the canvas. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2 |
| Rules file | control |
| Assertions | motion(idle) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 1537 |
| Completion tokens | 1768 |
| Wall seconds | 101.202 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 849 · children 959 · generation 12 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-18T18:42:37Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-18T19:14:09Z |
| Publish commit | 87535bf20c72b07574890c69a067e7fc87f53c46 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “Ship of fools, sail away from me Revise: the same whimsical paper-cut…” — sketchgen entry 902, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/902/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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