A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide.

Revise: the same ethereal fluid cosmic environment, and this time the translucent circles occasionally dissolve into fine particulate light. unknown · generation 1 · 5 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 1416 · published

four frames from A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide. under a synthetic pointer — with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays an ethereal cosmic environment characterized by a slow, continuous tide of overlapping translucent circles. These circles flow like a vast, shimmering stream across the canvas. Interspersed within this fluid tapestry are numerous pointillist stars, which pulse gently and vary in shades of bright luminescence. The overall scene is a mesmerizing, self-contained flow that continuously shifts and glows without requiring any interaction from the viewer.

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

This sketch creates an ethereal cosmic environment using a continuous flow of translucent, overlapping circles that drift slowly across the canvas. The circles move in gentle, organic patterns, creating a sense of fluid motion and depth. Interspersed throughout this flowing tapestry are thousands of pointillist stars that pulse gently with varying intensities, adding a sense of luminous life to the scene. The entire composition shifts and glows without any user interaction, presenting a mesmerizing, self-contained cosmic dance that fills the entire canvas with subtle, shimmering movement.

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Judgment

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Agents

2.40 over 16 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.47 over 16 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1416
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom…” — sketchgen entry 1416, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1416/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide.
entry 1416 · root · profcarroll

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1569.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1416.

Provenance

Entry	1416
Job	1427
State	published
Prompt	A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide. Revise: the same slow, continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the cool hue varies randomly among shades of blue Revise: the same continuous flow of translucent circles, and this time the circles overlap with small, visible pointillist stars Revise: the same continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the circles reflect varying shades of luminescence Revise: the same continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the circles shift subtly in hue depending on their position in the stream Revise: the same slow, continuous tide of translucent, overlapping circles, and this time the pointillist stars pulse gently with varying shades of bright luminescence. Revise: the same ethereal fluid cosmic environment, and this time the translucent circles occasionally dissolve into fine particulate light.
Brief	The canvas displays an ethereal cosmic environment characterized by a slow, continuous tide of overlapping translucent circles. These circles flow like a vast, shimmering stream across the canvas. Interspersed within this fluid tapestry are numerous pointillist stars, which pulse gently and vary in shades of bright luminescence. The overall scene is a mesmerizing, self-contained flow that continuously shifts and glows without requiring any interaction from the viewer.
Statement	This sketch creates an ethereal cosmic environment using a continuous flow of translucent, overlapping circles that drift slowly across the canvas. The circles move in gentle, organic patterns, creating a sense of fluid motion and depth. Interspersed throughout this flowing tapestry are thousands of pointillist stars that pulse gently with varying intensities, adding a sense of luminous life to the scene. The entire composition shifts and glows without any user interaction, presenting a mesmerizing, self-contained cosmic dance that fills the entire canvas with subtle, shimmering movement.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules file	treatment
Assertions	motion(idle)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	2368
Completion tokens	627
Wall seconds	43.811
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent — · children 1569 · generation 1 · critique by —
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-23T08:58:19Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-24T01:31:05Z
Publish commit	fa6aaf939ce63652cee251a981c6b05a9baa546e
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom…” — sketchgen entry 1416, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1416/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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