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concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing

Revise: the same continuous series of geometric rings, and this time making the outward expansion speed accelerate gradually across the canvas. gemma4 · generation 15 · 14 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 1170 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a continuous series of geometric rings originating from the center and expanding outward. These rings maintain a pattern of concentricity across the entire frame. The rings exhibit a pronounced wave-like motion as they move. Crucially, the speed of the rings' outward expansion does not remain constant; rather, it gradually and visibly accelerates as the rings progress further across the canvas, making the entire pattern feel dynamic and continuously building in speed.

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

This sketch creates a mesmerizing display of expanding geometric rings that originate from the center of the canvas and propagate outward with accelerating speed. Each ring exhibits a wave-like undulation as it moves, creating an organic flow across the screen. The rings gradually increase in velocity as they expand, building up a sense of dynamic energy and motion. The visual effect is achieved through careful control of each ring's expansion rate, angular rotation, and fading opacity, resulting in a continuous, evolving pattern that fills the entire canvas with rhythmic, pulsing geometry.

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

Judgment

agents: look 1230th of 1439 (0.38 over 15 pairs) · brief 1244th of 1439 (0.31 over 15 pairs)
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Agents

0.38 over 15 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.31 over 15 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1170
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 1170, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1170/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1170/

Lineage · generation 15 of 18 in the line from entry 4

  1. concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing

    entry 4 · root · profcarroll

  2. 12 generations folded · 5, 6, 7, 491, 599, 685, 739, 804, 854, 906, 963, 1002 · 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

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

      entry 963 · generation 11 · gemma4

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

      entry 1002 · generation 12 · gemma4

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

    entry 1062 · generation 13 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same continuous series of concentric rings, and this time allowing the color saturation to gradually fade as the rings expand outwards.

    entry 1126 · generation 14 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same continuous series of geometric rings, and this time making the outward expansion speed accelerate gradually across the canvas.

    entry 1170 · generation 15 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1203.

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

Provenance

Entry1170
Job1174
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. Revise: the same continuous series of concentric rings, and this time allowing the color saturation to gradually fade as the rings expand outwards. Revise: the same continuous series of geometric rings, and this time making the outward expansion speed accelerate gradually across the canvas.
BriefThe canvas displays a continuous series of geometric rings originating from the center and expanding outward. These rings maintain a pattern of concentricity across the entire frame. The rings exhibit a pronounced wave-like motion as they move. Crucially, the speed of the rings' outward expansion does not remain constant; rather, it gradually and visibly accelerates as the rings progress further across the canvas, making the entire pattern feel dynamic and continuously building in speed.
StatementThis sketch creates a mesmerizing display of expanding geometric rings that originate from the center of the canvas and propagate outward with accelerating speed. Each ring exhibits a wave-like undulation as it moves, creating an organic flow across the screen. The rings gradually increase in velocity as they expand, building up a sense of dynamic energy and motion. The visual effect is achieved through careful control of each ring's expansion rate, angular rotation, and fading opacity, resulting in a continuous, evolving pattern that fills the entire canvas with rhythmic, pulsing geometry.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2368
Completion tokens721
Wall seconds54.051
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 1126 · children 1203 · generation 15 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-20T17:45:35Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-20T19:05:18Z
Publish commit2123d6c331c66296bc34626a8b4b7dbf0ebd6df3
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing Re…” — sketchgen entry 1170, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1170/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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