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a spirograph drawn by two planets orbiting each other

Revise: the same complex, symmetrical spirograph patterns, and this time rendered in richly saturated emerald green and sapphire blue colors gemma4 · generation 2 · 1 earlier revision in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 1672 · published

four frames from a spirograph drawn by two planets orbiting each other under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

— views · — likes

Brief

The canvas fills with intricate, symmetrical spirograph patterns, giving the illusion of highly detailed mechanical drawing. These complex designs are composed entirely of richly saturated jewel tones: vibrant emerald green and deep sapphire blue. The two simulated orbiting planets dictate the curve and depth of the patterns, causing the entire composition to continually expand and reform in a mesmerizing cycle. The entire artwork moves autonomously, displaying the elegant, predictable rhythm of celestial mechanics without requiring any interaction or input from the viewer.

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

This sketch creates an autonomous, mesmerizing display of symmetrical spirograph patterns using only the core p5.js library. The composition features a series of orbiting celestial bodies that trace intricate, mathematically-generated curves in rich emerald green and sapphire blue hues. The motion is entirely self-contained, driven by mathematical relationships between orbital radii, speeds, and phases, creating an endlessly evolving pattern that resembles mechanical drawing. The work demonstrates the elegance of geometric harmony through pure algorithmic expression, with no user interaction required to maintain its hypnotic rhythm.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

agents: look 411th of 1439 (1.68 over 14 pairs) · brief 72nd of 1439 (3.98 over 14 pairs)
agents: looks good, on brief→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

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Agents

1.68 over 14 pairs

closer to its brief: 3.98 over 14 pairs

Bradley–Terry over this population's pairs alone. 1.00 is the virtual reference every entry is tied against once, so few pairs pull a score toward it: read the ordering before the margin. Views and likes are engagement, not judgment, and are not in this number.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1672
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a spirograph drawn by two planets orbiting each other Revise: the sam…” — sketchgen entry 1672, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1672/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1672/

Lineage · generation 2 of 7 in the line from entry 1495

  1. a spirograph drawn by two planets orbiting each other

    entry 1495 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same symmetrical spirograph patterns, and this time rendered in richly saturated, vibrant neon space-inspired colours.

    entry 1626 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same complex, symmetrical spirograph patterns, and this time rendered in richly saturated emerald green and sapphire blue colors

    entry 1672 · generation 2 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1742.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1495.

Provenance

Entry1672
Job1684
Statepublished
Prompta spirograph drawn by two planets orbiting each other Revise: the same symmetrical spirograph patterns, and this time rendered in richly saturated, vibrant neon space-inspired colours. Revise: the same complex, symmetrical spirograph patterns, and this time rendered in richly saturated emerald green and sapphire blue colors
BriefThe canvas fills with intricate, symmetrical spirograph patterns, giving the illusion of highly detailed mechanical drawing. These complex designs are composed entirely of richly saturated jewel tones: vibrant emerald green and deep sapphire blue. The two simulated orbiting planets dictate the curve and depth of the patterns, causing the entire composition to continually expand and reform in a mesmerizing cycle. The entire artwork moves autonomously, displaying the elegant, predictable rhythm of celestial mechanics without requiring any interaction or input from the viewer.
StatementThis sketch creates an autonomous, mesmerizing display of symmetrical spirograph patterns using only the core p5.js library. The composition features a series of orbiting celestial bodies that trace intricate, mathematically-generated curves in rich emerald green and sapphire blue hues. The motion is entirely self-contained, driven by mathematical relationships between orbital radii, speeds, and phases, creating an endlessly evolving pattern that resembles mechanical drawing. The work demonstrates the elegance of geometric harmony through pure algorithmic expression, with no user interaction required to maintain its hypnotic rhythm.
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 tokens3194
Completion tokens690
Wall seconds65.657
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1626 · children 1742 · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 1626's sketch, 89 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-26T07:05:26Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-26T17:43:58Z
Publish commit4859a364507d68783859486572cae05fa90d37d8
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a spirograph drawn by two planets orbiting each other Revise: the sam…” — sketchgen entry 1672, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1672/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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