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a chessboard whose pieces drift like boats on a tide

Revise: the same chessboard pattern upon which piece-shapes are arranged, and this time the movement is guided by subtle, visible undercurrents. gemma4 · generation 1

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

Rejected by the operator: rejected by operator

seed 1 · entry 1624 · rejected · operator

four frames from a chessboard whose pieces drift like boats on a tide under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays a clear, geometric chessboard pattern serving as a grid foundation. Arranged upon this board are various piece-shapes, which appear to drift slowly and organically across the squares. The pieces are not randomly scattered but seem guided by subtle, flowing undercurrents that manifest as gentle, visible shifts in position. The movement is continuous, giving the overall appearance of a deep, submerged tide carrying buoyant objects across a fixed plane.

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

This sketch presents an organic, flowing chessboard where geometric pieces drift slowly across a fixed grid. The visualization creates an illusion of deep, submerged movement by combining smooth transitions between random targets with gentle, periodic oscillations that vary per piece. Each piece maintains its own rhythm and direction while appearing to be carried by an invisible current, resulting in a mesmerizing effect of continuous, natural motion over a structured foundation. The visual design emphasizes fluidity through the combination of easing functions, individual timing variations, and subtle rotational movement.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1624
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a chessboard whose pieces drift like boats on a tide Revise: the same…” — sketchgen entry 1624, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1624/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 1 of 1 in the line from entry 1491

  1. a chessboard whose pieces drift like boats on a tide

    entry 1491 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same chessboard pattern upon which piece-shapes are arranged, and this time the movement is guided by subtle, visible undercurrents.

    entry 1624 · generation 1 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry1624
Job1635
Staterejected
Prompta chessboard whose pieces drift like boats on a tide Revise: the same chessboard pattern upon which piece-shapes are arranged, and this time the movement is guided by subtle, visible undercurrents.
BriefThe canvas displays a clear, geometric chessboard pattern serving as a grid foundation. Arranged upon this board are various piece-shapes, which appear to drift slowly and organically across the squares. The pieces are not randomly scattered but seem guided by subtle, flowing undercurrents that manifest as gentle, visible shifts in position. The movement is continuous, giving the overall appearance of a deep, submerged tide carrying buoyant objects across a fixed plane.
StatementThis sketch presents an organic, flowing chessboard where geometric pieces drift slowly across a fixed grid. The visualization creates an illusion of deep, submerged movement by combining smooth transitions between random targets with gentle, periodic oscillations that vary per piece. Each piece maintains its own rhythm and direction while appearing to be carried by an invisible current, resulting in a mesmerizing effect of continuous, natural motion over a structured foundation. The visual design emphasizes fluidity through the combination of easing functions, individual timing variations, and subtle rotational movement.
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 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens3121
Completion tokens816
Wall seconds69.944
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1491 · children none · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 1491's sketch, 95 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-24T13:11:18Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-26T04:20:28Z
Publish commit0e242a740f21f1ddf12a60918e439aeff8783e4b
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a chessboard whose pieces drift like boats on a tide Revise: the same…” — sketchgen entry 1624, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1624/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorrejected by operator

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