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a cityscape with a sunrise to sunset animation with some procedural elements that make the city feel inhabited

Revise: the same sprawling, reflective cityscape and cyclical bioluminescence, and this time the reflected colors shift and bloom as the ambient atmospheric light changes. gemma4 · generation 3 · 9 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

heavy · 84 ms per frame This one is slow to draw, so it waits for a click rather than starting itself.

seed 1 · entry 1731 · published

four frames from a cityscape with a sunrise to sunset animation with some procedural elements that make the city feel inhabited under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays a vast, sprawling urban landscape characterized by wet, highly reflective architecture. The color palette is deep and luminous, centered on cycling bioluminescent effects. The scene is defined by the constant, rhythmic flux of light emanating from hidden sources, causing the ambient atmosphere and reflected colors to shift dramatically. These hues appear to bloom and transition across the wet surfaces as the ambient light cycles from deep night to ethereal dawn. The movement is organic and continuous, making the environment feel alive and ever-changing.

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

This sketch renders an immersive, ever-shifting urban landscape where bioluminescent light cycles through deep night to ethereal dawn. The cityscape features angular buildings with wet, highly reflective surfaces that continuously shift in hue and intensity, creating a living, breathing environment. The scene pulses with rhythmic color transitions and dynamic reflections that ripple across the wet architecture, giving the impression of an alive ecosystem. Through subtle camera movement and time-based animations, the viewer experiences a continuous transformation of light and atmosphere that makes the urban environment feel organic and responsive to an unseen ambient energy source.

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Judgment

agents: look 86th of 1439 (4.25 over 11 pairs) · brief 1202nd of 1439 (0.37 over 11 pairs)
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4.25 over 11 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1731
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a cityscape with a sunrise to sunset animation with some procedural e…” — sketchgen entry 1731, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1731/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1731/

Lineage · generation 3 of 6 in the line from entry 1412

  1. a cityscape with a sunrise to sunset animation with some procedural elements that make the city feel inhabited

    entry 1412 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same vast, reflective cityscape and cyclical bioluminescence, and this time the drifting luminous plankton gather and illuminate specific pools on the wet architectural surfaces.

    entry 1566 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same sprawling, reflective cityscape and cyclical bioluminescence, and this time the glowing pools cast stable, geometric reflections onto the wet surfaces.

    entry 1660 · generation 2 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same sprawling, reflective cityscape and cyclical bioluminescence, and this time the reflected colors shift and bloom as the ambient atmospheric light changes.

    entry 1731 · generation 3 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1792.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1412.

Provenance

Entry1731
Job1744
Statepublished
Prompta cityscape with a sunrise to sunset animation with some procedural elements that make the city feel inhabited Revise: The same atmospheric cycles, and this time add small, organic plant life growing between the rigid angular structures Revise: the same cyclical changes of day and night, and this time add highly reflective wet surfaces to the structures catching the changing light. Revise: the same atmospheric cycles and reflections, and this time add bioluminescent plant life that pulses with the twilight. Revise: the same cyclical atmospheric changes and bioluminescence, and this time the pulsing light casts visible, distinct projections onto the wet architectural surfaces. Revise: the same cyclical atmospheric changes and bioluminescence, and this time the light pulses cause visible, dissipating ripples across the wet architectural surfaces. Revise: try again with a different color palette and mood Revise: the same cyclical atmospheric changes and bioluminescence, and this time the light pulses cause small clusters of luminous plankton to drift across the wet architectural surfaces. Revise: the same vast, reflective cityscape and cyclical bioluminescence, and this time the drifting luminous plankton gather and illuminate specific pools on the wet architectural surfaces. Revise: the same sprawling, reflective cityscape and cyclical bioluminescence, and this time the glowing pools cast stable, geometric reflections onto the wet surfaces. Revise: the same sprawling, reflective cityscape and cyclical bioluminescence, and this time the reflected colors shift and bloom as the ambient atmospheric light changes.
BriefThe canvas displays a vast, sprawling urban landscape characterized by wet, highly reflective architecture. The color palette is deep and luminous, centered on cycling bioluminescent effects. The scene is defined by the constant, rhythmic flux of light emanating from hidden sources, causing the ambient atmosphere and reflected colors to shift dramatically. These hues appear to bloom and transition across the wet surfaces as the ambient light cycles from deep night to ethereal dawn. The movement is organic and continuous, making the environment feel alive and ever-changing.
StatementThis sketch renders an immersive, ever-shifting urban landscape where bioluminescent light cycles through deep night to ethereal dawn. The cityscape features angular buildings with wet, highly reflective surfaces that continuously shift in hue and intensity, creating a living, breathing environment. The scene pulses with rhythmic color transitions and dynamic reflections that ripple across the wet architecture, giving the impression of an alive ecosystem. Through subtle camera movement and time-based animations, the viewer experiences a continuous transformation of light and atmosphere that makes the urban environment feel organic and responsive to an unseen ambient energy source.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens3444
Completion tokens1635
Wall seconds131.001
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1660 · children 1792 · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 1660's sketch, 108 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-27T00:06:31Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-27T20:43:06Z
Publish commitf28b7b9c0ef549d3bd6e2afcbeb7bc5f15c1df6f
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a cityscape with a sunrise to sunset animation with some procedural e…” — sketchgen entry 1731, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1731/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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