SketchWild: Draw Outside, Look Closer

Description and use

SketchWild offers a structured outdoor sketching workflow, local Gemma 3 4B comparison of sketches with photographs, and journaling, all running locally without cloud dependence.

Problem

Users lack concrete outdoor sketching guidance and a way to reflect on their drawings.

Outcome

SketchWild provides a guided outdoor sketching workflow, local vision‑model comparison, and journaling, enabling users to slow down, observe, and reflect without cloud dependencies.

Workflow

• Choose a subject and mission
• Take photographs of the subject and paper sketch
• Upload both images
• Local Express API validates and prepares images
• Ollama runs Gemma 3 4B on the image pair
• Backend validates the model response
• Browser displays a coaching card with an observation
• User adds annotations and records reflections in the journal
• Export journal as ZIP if desired

Evidence

SketchWild is an outdoor sketching companion that helps you slow down, draw on paper, and notice more of the world around you.

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After drawing, upload a photograph of your subject alongside a photograph of your paper sketch. Gemma 3, running locally through Ollama, compares the pictures and offers one detail to explore.

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Local CPU inference takes patience. One recorded sample comparison took approximately 146 seconds on my laptop.

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The public website does not automatically connect to a visitor’s Ollama installation. Live coaching requires running the application and model locally.

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