a sundial in a world with three suns
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Brief
The canvas displays a large, geometrically marked sundial carved into a stone or wooden surface. Instead of one shadow, the sundial is simultaneously illuminated and marked by three distinct, visible solar sources positioned across the sky. These three sources cast multiple, intersecting shadows that dynamically stretch, contract, and change angles across the hour markings. The entire pattern of intersecting light and darkness continuously evolves, depicting the passage of time as the varied suns track across the celestial sphere.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch renders a geometric sundial with three distinct solar sources positioned across the sky. Each sun orbits in its own circular path, casting intersecting shadows that dynamically shift and evolve across the hour markings of the sundial. The interplay of light and shadow creates a continuous temporal narrative, where multiple suns simultaneously illuminate and mark time on the stone surface. The visual effect emphasizes how different light sources can create complex shadow patterns that change continuously over time, illustrating not just the passage of hours but also the geometric relationships between celestial bodies and their projected shadows.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1469 |
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| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a sundial in a world with three suns” — sketchgen entry 1469, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1469/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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Provenance
| Entry | 1469 |
|---|---|
| Job | 1480 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | a sundial in a world with three suns |
| Brief | The canvas displays a large, geometrically marked sundial carved into a stone or wooden surface. Instead of one shadow, the sundial is simultaneously illuminated and marked by three distinct, visible solar sources positioned across the sky. These three sources cast multiple, intersecting shadows that dynamically stretch, contract, and change angles across the hour markings. The entire pattern of intersecting light and darkness continuously evolves, depicting the passage of time as the varied suns track across the celestial sphere. |
| Statement | This sketch renders a geometric sundial with three distinct solar sources positioned across the sky. Each sun orbits in its own circular path, casting intersecting shadows that dynamically shift and evolve across the hour markings of the sundial. The interplay of light and shadow creates a continuous temporal narrative, where multiple suns simultaneously illuminate and mark time on the stone surface. The visual effect emphasizes how different light sources can create complex shadow patterns that change continuously over time, illustrating not just the passage of hours but also the geometric relationships between celestial bodies and their projected shadows. |
| 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 | 2375 |
| Completion tokens | 1271 |
| Wall seconds | 82.423 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent — · children 1605 · generation 1 · critique by — |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-23T15:31:21Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-24T01:15:28Z |
| Publish commit | c5f27e098b24e70f020ca142d22151a0db0dd163 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a sundial in a world with three suns” — sketchgen entry 1469, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1469/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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