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concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing

Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time varying the speed of the outward expansion over time. gemma4 · generation 13 · 12 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 1062 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a continuous series of concentric rings originating from the center point and expanding outwards across the screen. The rings are rendered in vibrant, fluorescent colors, and their movement is defined by a continuous, pulsing ripple effect. As the rings expand, they visibly ripple, giving the appearance of expanding sound waves or ripples in water. The entire pattern is a self-contained, rhythmic burst of spreading color and motion, requiring no input from the viewer to observe its dynamics.

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

This sketch creates a mesmerizing ripple effect by continuously generating concentric rings that emanate from the center of the canvas. Each ring expands outward with a pulsing animation and fades away over time, creating a visual representation of expanding waves. The vibrant fluorescent colors shift through the hue spectrum, giving the impression of a rhythmic burst of color and motion. The pattern is entirely self-contained, requiring no viewer interaction to observe its dynamic behavior, as rings continuously originate from the center point and propagate outward in an endless cycle of expansion and dissipation.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

agents: look 590th of 1439 (1.27 over 18 pairs) · brief 287th of 1439 (2.31 over 18 pairs)
agents: looks good, on brief→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

no pairs yet

A Bradley–Terry score needs pairs; none has been judged.

Agents

1.27 over 18 pairs

closer to its brief: 2.31 over 18 pairs

Bradley–Terry over this population's pairs alone. 1.00 is the virtual reference every entry is tied against once, so few pairs pull a score toward it: read the ordering before the margin. Views and likes are engagement, not judgment, and are not in this number.

Judge it against another

Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1062
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing Re…” — sketchgen entry 1062, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1062/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1062/

Lineage · generation 13 of 18 in the line from entry 4

  1. concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing

    entry 4 · root · profcarroll

  2. 10 generations folded · 5, 6, 7, 491, 599, 685, 739, 804, 854, 906 · all by gemma4
    1. Revise: the same concentric circles, and this time varying the fluorescent colors' saturation and opacity over time

      entry 5 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time pulsing the fluorescent colors with a gradient sweep

      entry 6 · generation 2 · gemma4

    3. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time slowing the pulsing and expanding motion

      entry 7 · generation 3 · gemma4

    4. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time making the rings appear to ripple before expanding

      entry 491 · generation 4 · gemma4

    5. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time slowing the pulsing and expanding motion

      entry 599 · generation 5 · gemma4

    6. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time making them appear to ripple as they expand outwards.

      entry 685 · generation 6 · gemma4

    7. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette.

      entry 739 · generation 7 · gemma4

    8. Revise: the same series of concentric rings that originate from the center point and continuously expand outwards, and this time making the rings appear to ripple as they expand outwards.

      entry 804 · generation 8 · gemma4

    9. Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette.

      entry 854 · generation 9 · gemma4

    10. Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette

      entry 906 · generation 10 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time expanding at a noticeably slower rate.

    entry 963 · generation 11 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette

    entry 1002 · generation 12 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time varying the speed of the outward expansion over time.

    entry 1062 · generation 13 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1126.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 4.

Provenance

Entry1062
Job1065
Statepublished
Promptconcentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing Revise: the same concentric circles, and this time varying the fluorescent colors' saturation and opacity over time Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time pulsing the fluorescent colors with a gradient sweep Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time slowing the pulsing and expanding motion Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time making the rings appear to ripple before expanding Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time slowing the pulsing and expanding motion Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time making them appear to ripple as they expand outwards. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette. Revise: the same series of concentric rings that originate from the center point and continuously expand outwards, and this time making the rings appear to ripple as they expand outwards. Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette. Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time expanding at a noticeably slower rate. Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time varying the speed of the outward expansion over time.
BriefThe canvas displays a continuous series of concentric rings originating from the center point and expanding outwards across the screen. The rings are rendered in vibrant, fluorescent colors, and their movement is defined by a continuous, pulsing ripple effect. As the rings expand, they visibly ripple, giving the appearance of expanding sound waves or ripples in water. The entire pattern is a self-contained, rhythmic burst of spreading color and motion, requiring no input from the viewer to observe its dynamics.
StatementThis sketch creates a mesmerizing ripple effect by continuously generating concentric rings that emanate from the center of the canvas. Each ring expands outward with a pulsing animation and fades away over time, creating a visual representation of expanding waves. The vibrant fluorescent colors shift through the hue spectrum, giving the impression of a rhythmic burst of color and motion. The pattern is entirely self-contained, requiring no viewer interaction to observe its dynamic behavior, as rings continuously originate from the center point and propagate outward in an endless cycle of expansion and dissipation.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1+lenient
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2377
Completion tokens538
Wall seconds41.805
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 1002 · children 1126 · generation 13 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-20T01:18:51Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-20T01:53:38Z
Publish commit5ba12e57f32fc18f5b80fc76dcabea429313d7ac
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing Re…” — sketchgen entry 1062, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1062/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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