Ship of fools, sail away from me
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the accumulating fragments dissolve completely into the surrounding translucent medium. gemma4 · generation 13 · 12 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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The canvas depicts a shallow, translucent medium containing whimsical, paper-cut vessels. Initially, the ships sail away, leaving behind delicate, dissipating wake trails. Over time, the scene undergoes a gradual deterioration: the ships develop visible patina, moss, and barnacle buildup, while their paper edges warp and tear. These trails and the vessels themselves begin to break down, leaving behind crystalline salt streaks and mineral deposits. These deposits grow into root-like crystalline structures that envelop the surrounding medium. Finally, the detached fragments of the hulls dissolve completely, leaving only the remnants of the crystal growth floating in the fading translucence.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/959 |
|---|---|
| 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 959, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/959/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 13 of 14 in the line from entry 198
Ship of fools, sail away from me
10 generations folded · 245, 288, 327, 370, 437, 481, 586, 673, 731, 799 · 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
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the accumulating fragments dissolve completely into the surrounding translucent medium.
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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
Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the accumulating fragments dissolve completely into the surrounding translucent medium.
Revise: …
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Provenance
| Entry | 959 |
|---|---|
| Job | 961 |
| 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 Revise: the same whimsical, paper-cut ships, and this time the accumulating fragments dissolve completely into the surrounding translucent medium. |
| Brief | The canvas depicts a shallow, translucent medium containing whimsical, paper-cut vessels. Initially, the ships sail away, leaving behind delicate, dissipating wake trails. Over time, the scene undergoes a gradual deterioration: the ships develop visible patina, moss, and barnacle buildup, while their paper edges warp and tear. These trails and the vessels themselves begin to break down, leaving behind crystalline salt streaks and mineral deposits. These deposits grow into root-like crystalline structures that envelop the surrounding medium. Finally, the detached fragments of the hulls dissolve completely, leaving only the remnants of the crystal growth floating in the fading translucence. |
| Statement | — |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3 |
| Rules file | treatment |
| Assertions | motion(idle), uses(webgl) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 2435 |
| Completion tokens | 1254 |
| Wall seconds | 81.162 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 902 · children none · generation 13 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-19T00:51:22Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-19T03:45:44Z |
| Publish commit | f3cc934bb260548e724276c96073e97b2483be31 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “Ship of fools, sail away from me Revise: the same whimsical paper-cut…” — sketchgen entry 959, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/959/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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