A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide.

Revise: the same ethereal, continuous flow of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the glowing trails briefly dissipate into visible, sparkling particles. gemma4 · generation 3 · 8 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 1733 · published

four frames from A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide. under a synthetic pointer — with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas depicts an ethereal, continuous cosmic environment dominated by a slow, flowing tide of overlapping, translucent circles. This fluid curtain of color provides a constantly moving background. Superimposed throughout this tide is a field of small, visible pointillist stars. These stars are not static; they gently pulse with varying shades of bright luminescence, creating a hypnotic, self-contained light show.

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

This sketch creates an ethereal cosmic environment where translucent, flowing circles move like a slow tide across the canvas. Each circle carries a glowing trail that gradually dissipates into sparkling particles, creating a hypnotic interplay between continuous motion and ephemeral light. The visual effect is achieved through careful management of particle systems, with each circle maintaining a history of its path while continuously pulsing in luminosity. The field of stars gently pulses with varying brightness, adding to the sense of a living, breathing cosmic space.

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Judgment

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2.35 over 11 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.39 over 11 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1733
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom…” — sketchgen entry 1733, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1733/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 3 of 6 in the line from entry 1416

A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide.
entry 1416 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the overlapping translucent circles vary their opacity and luminosity as they flow across the canvas.
entry 1569 · generation 1 · gemma4
Revise: the same ethereal, continuous cosmic environment filled with overlapping, translucent circles, and this time the circles occasionally exhibit small, visible trails of trailing luminescence.
entry 1662 · generation 2 · gemma4
Revise: the same ethereal, continuous flow of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the glowing trails briefly dissipate into visible, sparkling particles.
entry 1733 · generation 3 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1794.

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Provenance

Entry	1733
Job	1746
State	published
Prompt	A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide. Revise: the same slow, continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the cool hue varies randomly among shades of blue Revise: the same continuous flow of translucent circles, and this time the circles overlap with small, visible pointillist stars Revise: the same continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the circles reflect varying shades of luminescence Revise: the same continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the circles shift subtly in hue depending on their position in the stream Revise: the same slow, continuous tide of translucent, overlapping circles, and this time the pointillist stars pulse gently with varying shades of bright luminescence. Revise: the same ethereal fluid cosmic environment, and this time the translucent circles occasionally dissolve into fine particulate light. Revise: the same ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the overlapping translucent circles vary their opacity and luminosity as they flow across the canvas. Revise: the same ethereal, continuous cosmic environment filled with overlapping, translucent circles, and this time the circles occasionally exhibit small, visible trails of trailing luminescence. Revise: the same ethereal, continuous flow of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the glowing trails briefly dissipate into visible, sparkling particles.
Brief	The canvas depicts an ethereal, continuous cosmic environment dominated by a slow, flowing tide of overlapping, translucent circles. This fluid curtain of color provides a constantly moving background. Superimposed throughout this tide is a field of small, visible pointillist stars. These stars are not static; they gently pulse with varying shades of bright luminescence, creating a hypnotic, self-contained light show.
Statement	This sketch creates an ethereal cosmic environment where translucent, flowing circles move like a slow tide across the canvas. Each circle carries a glowing trail that gradually dissipates into sparkling particles, creating a hypnotic interplay between continuous motion and ephemeral light. The visual effect is achieved through careful management of particle systems, with each circle maintaining a history of its path while continuously pulsing in luminosity. The field of stars gently pulses with varying brightness, adding to the sense of a living, breathing cosmic space.
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	3076
Completion tokens	1057
Wall seconds	83.438
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 1662 · children 1794 · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised from	entry 1662's sketch, 71 lines
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-27T00:16:07Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-27T20:25:22Z
Publish commit	e4000f9225f816166d01b443121ff1bd79a1759f
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom…” — sketchgen entry 1733, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1733/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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