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a clock with no numbers that still tells the time

Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in polished copper. unknown · generation 1 · 3 earlier revisions in the lineage below

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

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seed 1 · entry 1446 · rejected · operator

four frames from a clock with no numbers that still tells the time under a synthetic pointer
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Brief

The canvas displays a minimalist analog clock face, set against a neutral background. The core elements are two distinct metallic hands—hour and minute—emerging from the center. These hands possess noticeable thickness and softly rounded tips, and their color is specifically rendered as polished copper, exhibiting a rich, warm sheen. The hands move in a continuous, smooth sweep, accurately tracking the passage of time across the face. The entire sketch operates autonomously, displaying the time regardless of any input.

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

This sketch creates a minimalist analog clock face with polished copper hands that smoothly track the passage of time. The design uses a neutral background with carefully calculated hand positions that update continuously to reflect the current hour and minute. The hands feature appropriate thickness and rounded tips to create a realistic metallic appearance, moving in continuous sweeps rather than discrete jumps. The implementation maintains visual consistency across different canvas sizes through responsive scaling while ensuring smooth animation through precise angle calculations that incorporate seconds for fluid motion.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1446
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts2
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same mi…” — sketchgen entry 1446, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1446/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Entry1446
Job1457
Staterejected
Prompta clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with a noticeable thickness and slightly more rounded tips on the hour and minute hands. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with noticeable thickness and softly rounded tips on the hour and minute hands. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands featuring edges of polished brushed steel. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in polished copper.
BriefThe canvas displays a minimalist analog clock face, set against a neutral background. The core elements are two distinct metallic hands—hour and minute—emerging from the center. These hands possess noticeable thickness and softly rounded tips, and their color is specifically rendered as polished copper, exhibiting a rich, warm sheen. The hands move in a continuous, smooth sweep, accurately tracking the passage of time across the face. The entire sketch operates autonomously, displaying the time regardless of any input.
StatementThis sketch creates a minimalist analog clock face with polished copper hands that smoothly track the passage of time. The design uses a neutral background with carefully calculated hand positions that update continuously to reflect the current hour and minute. The hands feature appropriate thickness and rounded tips to create a realistic metallic appearance, moving in continuous sweeps rather than discrete jumps. The implementation maintains visual consistency across different canvas sizes through responsive scaling while ensuring smooth animation through precise angle calculations that incorporate seconds for fluid motion.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) fail
attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts2
Prompt tokens5233
Completion tokens882
Wall seconds77.449
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children none · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)2026-09-23T10:55:05Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-24T02:09:16Z
Publish commit7c3d61f850f2c567b1224715ef7ca6646f0d3f03
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same mi…” — sketchgen entry 1446, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1446/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorrejected by operator

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