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Base model, bare prompt
The artwork depicts an open suitcase that contains a meticulously crafted miniature winter landscape. The scene within the suitcase features snow-covered mountains with a small alpine village nestled at their base. The village includes several quaint wooden buildings, likely chalets, and is surrounded by evergreen trees dusted with snow. There are ski lifts with red gondolas ascending the mountains, adding to the winter sports and vacation atmosphere.
The suitcase itself appears to be made of brown, weathered leather with metal clasps and fastenings, suggesting it has seen many travels. It is placed on a wooden bench at what seems to be a train station platform, visible in the background. A train is stationed at the platform, indicating that this could be a departure or arrival point for a winter holiday journey.
The overall composition gives a sense of anticipation and adventure, as if the suitcase is ready to transport the viewer to a picturesque winter wonderland. The detailed miniature scene inside the suitcase highlights the artist's skill in creating a vivid and inviting winter landscape.
Editor’s note
The starting point. Long and mostly right: the suitcase, the mountain, red cable cars, a train at a platform. It counts “several” buildings where there is one chalet, and ends by praising the artist’s skill and the viewer’s anticipation.
How it was made: 1 call, 23.1 neurons
answer @cf/mistralai/mistral-small-3.1-24b-instruct
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User
Describe this artwork.
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Generation 2 · from Base model, bare prompt
+ only what’s visible
Pathway 1 · Module 7: Is it any good?
The image shows an open, brown leather suitcase placed on a wooden bench. Inside the suitcase, there is a miniature winter scene featuring snow-covered mountains, evergreen trees, and small buildings. A train is visible in the background under a structure with warm lighting.
Before: what “Base model, bare prompt” made
The artwork depicts an open suitcase that contains a meticulously crafted miniature winter landscape. The scene within the suitcase features snow-covered mountains with a small alpine village nestled at their base. The village includes several quaint wooden buildings, likely chalets, and is surrounded by evergreen trees dusted with snow. There are ski lifts with red gondolas ascending the mountains, adding to the winter sports and vacation atmosphere.
The suitcase itself appears to be made of brown, weathered leather with metal clasps and fastenings, suggesting it has seen many travels. It is placed on a wooden bench at what seems to be a train station platform, visible in the background. A train is stationed at the platform, indicating that this could be a departure or arrival point for a winter holiday journey.
The overall composition gives a sense of anticipation and adventure, as if the suitcase is ready to transport the viewer to a picturesque winter wonderland. The detailed miniature scene inside the suitcase highlights the artist's skill in creating a vivid and inviting winter landscape.
Editor’s note
Better. Three plain sentences, no praise. Still “small buildings”, plural.
What changed in the input
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User:
Describe this artwork.image for someone who can’t see it, in three sentences at most. Say only what is visible: the objects, what they are made of, where they are in the frame, and the light. Don’t interpret it, don’t praise it, and don’t guess at anything you can’t see.
How it was made: 1 call, 17.1 neurons
answer @cf/mistralai/mistral-small-3.1-24b-instruct
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User
Describe this image for someone who can’t see it, in three sentences at most. Say only what is visible: the objects, what they are made of, where they are in the frame, and the light. Don’t interpret it, don’t praise it, and don’t guess at anything you can’t see.
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Generation 3 · from + only what’s visible
+ check each claim
Pathway 1 · Module 7: Is it any good?
The image shows an open, brown leather suitcase placed on a wooden bench. Inside the suitcase, there is a miniature winter scene featuring snow-covered mountains, evergreen trees, and small buildings. A train is visible in the background.
Before: what “+ only what’s visible” made
The image shows an open, brown leather suitcase placed on a wooden bench. Inside the suitcase, there is a miniature winter scene featuring snow-covered mountains, evergreen trees, and small buildings. A train is visible in the background under a structure with warm lighting.
Editor’s note
Worse. Asked to check each claim against the picture, it removed one that was true (the warm lights over the platform) and kept the one that wasn’t (the plural buildings).
What changed in the input
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User:
DescribeHere is a description of this image:
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How it was made: 1 call, 17.5 neurons
checker @cf/mistralai/mistral-small-3.1-24b-instruct
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User
Here is a description of this image:
The image shows an open, brown leather suitcase placed on a wooden bench. Inside the suitcase, there is a miniature winter scene featuring snow-covered mountains, evergreen trees, and small buildings. A train is visible in the background under a structure with warm lighting.
Check it sentence by sentence against the image. Remove or correct anything that is not clearly visible. Reply with the corrected description only.
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Generation 3 · from + only what’s visible
+ the house voice (skill)
.claude/skills/slopped-brand/SKILL.md lines 50–58 · the exact text
**Packing for the slopes**
A suitcase filled with a snowy mountain village, complete with chalets, pine trees, and ski lifts. "A weekend getaway, fully contained."
Before: what “+ only what’s visible” made
The image shows an open, brown leather suitcase placed on a wooden bench. Inside the suitcase, there is a miniature winter scene featuring snow-covered mountains, evergreen trees, and small buildings. A train is visible in the background under a structure with warm lighting.
Editor’s note
Mixed. In the house voice: a literal sentence, then a joke, “A weekend getaway, fully contained.” Not bad. It also added a title nobody asked for, and the village and chalets are plural again.
What changed in the input
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User:System:
DescribeWrite in this house voice:
## Voice
Deadpan, short and a little knowing about being AI-made. Two beats: a plain statement, then a dry turn. "The scenic route, with company." "Part sculpture, part dessert, entirely unnecessary." "100% generated. Surprisingly good."
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User:
Write guessthe atdescription anythingfor youthis can’tartwork’s see.card: two sentences, what it literally shows, then the joke. Say only what is visible.
How it was made: 1 call, 20.6 neurons
answer @cf/mistralai/mistral-small-3.1-24b-instruct
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System text (721 characters)
Write in this house voice:
## Voice
Deadpan, short and a little knowing about being AI-made. Two beats: a plain statement, then a dry turn. "The scenic route, with company." "Part sculpture, part dessert, entirely unnecessary." "100% generated. Surprisingly good."
- Titles are sentence case and usually a pun or a plain phrase that becomes funny next to the image ("Al dente", "Moon leave").
- Subtitle: one line, under ~45 characters. Description: two sentences, what it literally shows, then the joke.
- Playful in headings, stickers, empty states and art copy. Plain and literal in controls, instructions and errors.
- Don't invent facts about the work (tools, artists, dates). Never claim something isn't AI-made.User
Write the description for this artwork’s card: two sentences, what it literally shows, then the joke. Say only what is visible.
Images (exactly as sent)
Generation 4 · from + the house voice (skill)
+ check each claim
Pathway 1 · Module 7: Is it any good?
**Packing for the slopes**
A suitcase filled with a snowy mountain village, complete with chalets, pine trees, and ski lifts. "A weekend getaway, fully contained."
Before: what “+ the house voice (skill)” made
**Packing for the slopes**
A suitcase filled with a snowy mountain village, complete with chalets, pine trees, and ski lifts. "A weekend getaway, fully contained."
Editor’s note
No real change. The checker changed nothing at all.
What changed in the input
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System:User:
Write in this house voice:
## Voice
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-Check Titlesthe arefirst sentence case and usually a pun or a plain phrase that becomes funny next toagainst the image ("Al dente", "Moon leave").
- Subtitle: one line, under ~45 characters. Description: two sentences, what it literally shows, then the joke.
- Playful in headings, stickers, empty states and art copy. Plain and literal in controls,correct instructionsanything andthat errors.
-is Don'tnot inventclearly factsvisible. aboutKeep the work (tools, artists, dates). Never claim something isn't AI-made.
User:
Write thesecond descriptionsentence’s forjoke thisunless artwork’sit card:depends twoon sentences,something whatthat itisn’t literallythere. shows,Reply thenwith the joke. Say onlytwo whatcorrected issentences visible.only.
How it was made: 1 call, 17.2 neurons
checker @cf/mistralai/mistral-small-3.1-24b-instruct
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No system text.
User
Here is a two-sentence card description of this image:
**Packing for the slopes**
A suitcase filled with a snowy mountain village, complete with chalets, pine trees, and ski lifts. "A weekend getaway, fully contained."
Check the first sentence against the image and correct anything that is not clearly visible. Keep the second sentence’s joke unless it depends on something that isn’t there. Reply with the two corrected sentences only.
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Generation 4 · from + the house voice (skill)
+ three cards from the wall
public/artwork.js
**Packing for the slopes**
A suitcase filled with a snowy mountain village, complete with chalets, pine trees, and ski lifts. For when you just can't wait to hit the slopes.
Before: what “+ the house voice (skill)” made
**Packing for the slopes**
A suitcase filled with a snowy mountain village, complete with chalets, pine trees, and ski lifts. "A weekend getaway, fully contained."
Editor’s note
Worse. Three real cards from the wall as examples, and the joke went flat: “For when you just can’t wait to hit the slopes.” The examples were deadpan; this is an advert.
What changed in the input
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System:
Write in this house voice:
## Voice
Deadpan, short and a little knowing about being AI-made. Two beats: a plain statement, then a dry turn. "The sceni… 411 unchanged characters …opy. Plain and literal in controls, instructions and errors.
- Don't invent facts about the work (tools, artists, dates). Never claim something isn't AI-made.
Three real cards from the wall:
- A giant stone cat curls up along a coastal highway. Some landmarks are worth missing your exit for.
- A yellow armchair, a room open to the sky, and a floor that forgot it was supposed to be solid.
- A swimming pool in half an orange, ladder and all, on a terrace above the sea. Peel before swimming.
User:
Write the description for this artwork’s card: two sentences, what it literally shows, then the joke. Say only what is visible.
How it was made: 1 call, 23.2 neurons
answer @cf/mistralai/mistral-small-3.1-24b-instruct
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System text (1,057 characters)
Write in this house voice:
## Voice
Deadpan, short and a little knowing about being AI-made. Two beats: a plain statement, then a dry turn. "The scenic route, with company." "Part sculpture, part dessert, entirely unnecessary." "100% generated. Surprisingly good."
- Titles are sentence case and usually a pun or a plain phrase that becomes funny next to the image ("Al dente", "Moon leave").
- Subtitle: one line, under ~45 characters. Description: two sentences, what it literally shows, then the joke.
- Playful in headings, stickers, empty states and art copy. Plain and literal in controls, instructions and errors.
- Don't invent facts about the work (tools, artists, dates). Never claim something isn't AI-made.
Three real cards from the wall:
- A giant stone cat curls up along a coastal highway. Some landmarks are worth missing your exit for.
- A yellow armchair, a room open to the sky, and a floor that forgot it was supposed to be solid.
- A swimming pool in half an orange, ladder and all, on a terrace above the sea. Peel before swimming.User
Write the description for this artwork’s card: two sentences, what it literally shows, then the joke. Say only what is visible.
Images (exactly as sent)
Generation 2 · from Base model, bare prompt
+ “write alt text”
The image depicts an open, vintage-style suitcase placed on a wooden bench at a train station. Inside the suitcase, there is an intricate miniature winter landscape. The scene includes snow-covered mountains with ski lifts and gondolas, evergreen trees dusted with snow, and quaint buildings that resemble alpine chalets. The suitcase itself is weathered, with a rustic brown color and brass fittings. The surrounding environment shows a train station platform with a train visible in the background, suggesting a departure or arrival setting. The overall atmosphere is whimsical and nostalgic, blending elements of travel and fantasy.
Before: what “Base model, bare prompt” made
The artwork depicts an open suitcase that contains a meticulously crafted miniature winter landscape. The scene within the suitcase features snow-covered mountains with a small alpine village nestled at their base. The village includes several quaint wooden buildings, likely chalets, and is surrounded by evergreen trees dusted with snow. There are ski lifts with red gondolas ascending the mountains, adding to the winter sports and vacation atmosphere.
The suitcase itself appears to be made of brown, weathered leather with metal clasps and fastenings, suggesting it has seen many travels. It is placed on a wooden bench at what seems to be a train station platform, visible in the background. A train is stationed at the platform, indicating that this could be a departure or arrival point for a winter holiday journey.
The overall composition gives a sense of anticipation and adventure, as if the suitcase is ready to transport the viewer to a picturesque winter wonderland. The detailed miniature scene inside the suitcase highlights the artist's skill in creating a vivid and inviting winter landscape.
Editor’s note
Mixed. “Write alt text” got a hundred words, ending in “whimsical and nostalgic”. Alt text should be a sentence. More accurate than the first reply, and no shorter.
What changed in the input
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User:
DescribeWrite alt text for this artwork.image.
How it was made: 1 call, 18.8 neurons
answer @cf/mistralai/mistral-small-3.1-24b-instruct
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User
Write alt text for this image.
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