a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a slow sine, one darker band marking high water

Revise: the same continuous cross-section of water, and this time the surface ripples gather into visibly defined, rhythmic wave patterns. 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 1686 · published

four frames from a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a slow sine, one darker band marking high water under a synthetic pointer — with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays a continuous, cross-sectional view of water. The composition is built from overlapping, horizontal bands of color that flow and shift together. Structured wave patterns visibly crest and trough across the frame, moving in a rhythmic, cyclical motion that suggests the natural ebb and flow of tides. The overall representation is purely kinetic, with the wave patterns continuously evolving and breathing without any user input affecting the displayed dynamics.

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

This sketch depicts a continuous cross-sectional view of water with defined rhythmic wave patterns. The composition consists of overlapping horizontal bands of color that move in synchronized, cyclical motion to simulate the ebb and flow of tides. Each band oscillates vertically according to its own phase while also shifting horizontally to create visible wave crests and troughs. The visual effect is achieved through layered sine wave functions applied to the vertical positioning and horizontal displacement of each band, creating a kinetic representation of water movement that evolves continuously without user input.

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Judgment

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0.71 over 10 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1686
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a…” — sketchgen entry 1686, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1686/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 2 of 3 in the line from entry 1368

a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a slow sine, one darker band marking high water
entry 1368 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same visual representation of tidal movement, and this time the horizontal bands incorporate visible, erratic surface ripples.
entry 1533 · generation 1 · gemma4
Revise: the same continuous cross-section of water, and this time the surface ripples gather into visibly defined, rhythmic wave patterns.
entry 1686 · generation 2 · gemma4

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Provenance

Entry	1686
Job	1699
State	published
Prompt	a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a slow sine, one darker band marking high water Revise: the same visual representation of tidal movement, and this time the horizontal bands incorporate visible, erratic surface ripples. Revise: the same continuous cross-section of water, and this time the surface ripples gather into visibly defined, rhythmic wave patterns.
Brief	The canvas displays a continuous, cross-sectional view of water. The composition is built from overlapping, horizontal bands of color that flow and shift together. Structured wave patterns visibly crest and trough across the frame, moving in a rhythmic, cyclical motion that suggests the natural ebb and flow of tides. The overall representation is purely kinetic, with the wave patterns continuously evolving and breathing without any user input affecting the displayed dynamics.
Statement	This sketch depicts a continuous cross-sectional view of water with defined rhythmic wave patterns. The composition consists of overlapping horizontal bands of color that move in synchronized, cyclical motion to simulate the ebb and flow of tides. Each band oscillates vertically according to its own phase while also shifting horizontally to create visible wave crests and troughs. The visual effect is achieved through layered sine wave functions applied to the vertical positioning and horizontal displacement of each band, creating a kinetic representation of water movement that evolves continuously without user input.
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	2938
Completion tokens	587
Wall seconds	66.821
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 1533 · children none · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised from	entry 1533's sketch, 62 lines
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-26T19:08:14Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-26T20:07:42Z
Publish commit	6de4689d6a9c0cf361dd53ffc1ccf8f010c52f7b
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a tide chart that breathes: horizontal bands rising and falling on a…” — sketchgen entry 1686, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1686/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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