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a stained-glass window as the light moves through a whole day

Revise: the same complex stained-glass structure, and this time the light fragments glow and coalesce into slow, undulating waves that trace the major internal edges. gemma4 · generation 5 · 4 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

OFF-PLAN — this sketch runs. It differs from the plan the planner wrote for it.

seed 1 · entry 1847 · published

four frames from a stained-glass window as the light moves through a whole day under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays a complex network of geometric stained-glass panels, creating a rigid, intersecting structure of vibrant hues. The panels are perpetually illuminated by an intense, internal light source. This light pulses, steadily building in intensity, until the glowing energy violently destabilizes. The pulse rapidly accelerates, shattering into numerous, visible, and erratic fragments of pure color. These colorful shards of light splinter and scatter outward, giving the impression of chaotic, brilliant motion that traces and highlights the internal edges of the stained-glass structure.

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

This sketch creates an evolving stained-glass structure that begins with a subtle, pulsing light and gradually intensifies until it destabilizes into a chaotic explosion of color fragments. The composition starts with hundreds of geometric panels arranged in a rigid network, each filled with vibrant, saturated hues and outlined with shifting spectral edges. As the internal light pulse builds in intensity, it triggers wave-like effects that trace the structure's geometry before erupting into a shower of erratic, glowing fragments. These colorful shards scatter outward in unpredictable patterns, their motion highlighting the original structure's form while creating an impression of violent, luminous chaos. The piece explores themes of controlled energy transforming into untamed motion through color, form, and the interplay between order and disorder.

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

Judgment

agents: look 108th of 1439 (3.81 over 8 pairs) · brief 755th of 1439 (1.02 over 8 pairs)
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3.81 over 8 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.02 over 8 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1847
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts3
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a stained-glass window as the light moves through a whole day Revise:…” — sketchgen entry 1847, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1847/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 5 of 6 in the line from entry 1496

  1. a stained-glass window as the light moves through a whole day

    entry 1496 · root · profcarroll

  2. 2 generations folded · 1627, 1673 · all by gemma4
    1. Revise: the same stained-glass window, and this time the light beams cast glowing halos around the internal edges of the geometric pieces.

      entry 1627 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: the same complex structure of geometric stained-glass panels, and this time the sweeping beams of light pulse and contract rhythmically around the internal edges.

      entry 1673 · generation 2 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same complex stained-glass structure, and this time the pulsating light beams refract and shift through the rainbow spectrum as they trace the internal edges.

    entry 1743 · generation 3 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same complex stained-glass structure, and this time the glowing light pulses become rapid and erratic, splintering into visible, colorful fragments.

    entry 1801 · generation 4 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same complex stained-glass structure, and this time the light fragments glow and coalesce into slow, undulating waves that trace the major internal edges.

    entry 1847 · generation 5 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1885.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1496.

Provenance

Entry1847
Job1860
Statepublished
Prompta stained-glass window as the light moves through a whole day Revise: the same stained-glass window, and this time the light beams cast glowing halos around the internal edges of the geometric pieces. Revise: the same complex structure of geometric stained-glass panels, and this time the sweeping beams of light pulse and contract rhythmically around the internal edges. Revise: the same complex stained-glass structure, and this time the pulsating light beams refract and shift through the rainbow spectrum as they trace the internal edges. Revise: the same complex stained-glass structure, and this time the glowing light pulses become rapid and erratic, splintering into visible, colorful fragments. Revise: the same complex stained-glass structure, and this time the light fragments glow and coalesce into slow, undulating waves that trace the major internal edges.
BriefThe canvas displays a complex network of geometric stained-glass panels, creating a rigid, intersecting structure of vibrant hues. The panels are perpetually illuminated by an intense, internal light source. This light pulses, steadily building in intensity, until the glowing energy violently destabilizes. The pulse rapidly accelerates, shattering into numerous, visible, and erratic fragments of pure color. These colorful shards of light splinter and scatter outward, giving the impression of chaotic, brilliant motion that traces and highlights the internal edges of the stained-glass structure.
StatementThis sketch creates an evolving stained-glass structure that begins with a subtle, pulsing light and gradually intensifies until it destabilizes into a chaotic explosion of color fragments. The composition starts with hundreds of geometric panels arranged in a rigid network, each filled with vibrant, saturated hues and outlined with shifting spectral edges. As the internal light pulse builds in intensity, it triggers wave-like effects that trace the structure's geometry before erupting into a shower of erratic, glowing fragments. These colorful shards scatter outward in unpredictable patterns, their motion highlighting the original structure's form while creating an impression of violent, luminous chaos. The piece explores themes of controlled energy transforming into untamed motion through color, form, and the interplay between order and disorder.
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 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail
attempt 2: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail
attempt 3: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail
Attempts3
Prompt tokens10791
Completion tokens3959
Wall seconds345.815
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1801 · children 1885 · generation 5 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2, attempt-3
Created (UTC)2026-10-01T06:26:57Z
Published (UTC)2026-10-04T17:36:02Z
Publish commit0fafa649244bef24ff7ef5f17a83211c2464651a
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a stained-glass window as the light moves through a whole day Revise:…” — sketchgen entry 1847, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1847/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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