an hourglass where the sand falls upward
Revise: the same glass hourglass, and this time the reddish-orange sand is a deep sapphire blue. gemma4 · generation 1
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Brief
The canvas displays a classically shaped, clear glass hourglass structure. Within this contained system, the deeply saturated sapphire blue sand is perpetually moving. Instead of falling downward, the grains stream upward from the bottom bulb to the top. The flow is continuous and fluid, creating a steady, mesmerizing cascade of deep blue particles filling the glass against the pull of an inverted force.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch depicts an inverted glass hourglass with a mesmerizing flow of sapphire blue particles moving upward against gravity. The particles continuously cycle through the glass structure, creating a hypnotic cascade effect that suggests time flowing in reverse. Using simple physics and particle systems, the visualization maintains a fluid, organic motion while respecting performance constraints. The deep blue color palette emphasizes the liquid quality of the sand flow, and the continuous animation creates an engaging, meditative visual experience that operates entirely autonomously.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1632 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “an hourglass where the sand falls upward Revise: the same glass hourg…” — sketchgen entry 1632, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1632/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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an hourglass where the sand falls upward
Revise: the same glass hourglass, and this time the reddish-orange sand is a deep sapphire blue.
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an hourglass where the sand falls upward
Revise: the same glass hourglass, and this time the reddish-orange sand is a deep sapphire blue.
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Provenance
| Entry | 1632 |
|---|---|
| Job | 1643 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | an hourglass where the sand falls upward Revise: the same glass hourglass, and this time the reddish-orange sand is a deep sapphire blue. |
| Brief | The canvas displays a classically shaped, clear glass hourglass structure. Within this contained system, the deeply saturated sapphire blue sand is perpetually moving. Instead of falling downward, the grains stream upward from the bottom bulb to the top. The flow is continuous and fluid, creating a steady, mesmerizing cascade of deep blue particles filling the glass against the pull of an inverted force. |
| Statement | This sketch depicts an inverted glass hourglass with a mesmerizing flow of sapphire blue particles moving upward against gravity. The particles continuously cycle through the glass structure, creating a hypnotic cascade effect that suggests time flowing in reverse. Using simple physics and particle systems, the visualization maintains a fluid, organic motion while respecting performance constraints. The deep blue color palette emphasizes the liquid quality of the sand flow, and the continuous animation creates an engaging, meditative visual experience that operates entirely autonomously. |
| 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 | 3054 |
| Completion tokens | 727 |
| Wall seconds | 66.202 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 1502 · children none · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Revised from | entry 1502's sketch, 75 lines |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-24T14:02:20Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-26T04:20:28Z |
| Publish commit | 0fed3f2651dc6de8668c9edb81edc4ae755e4e54 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “an hourglass where the sand falls upward Revise: the same glass hourg…” — sketchgen entry 1632, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1632/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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