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rain on a window where each drop holds a tiny upside-down city

Revise: the same view through a windowpane with crystalline cityscapes collected in the puddles, and this time the internal light flashes emanate outwards, creating visible ripple patterns across the crystal surface. 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.

Rejected by the operator: rejected by operator

seed 1 · entry 1875 · rejected · operator

four frames from rain on a window where each drop holds a tiny upside-down city under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays a view through a heavily rain-streaked windowpane. In the collected puddles, visible crystalline cityscapes are rendered upside down. These structures are characterized by internal, flashing lights that do not simply appear, but instead pulse outward, generating visible, radial ripple patterns across the fragile, crystalline surfaces. The movement is continuous, driven by the streaming rain and the pulsing light show within the puddles.

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

This sketch depicts a rain-streaked windowpane through which viewers can see puddles collecting on the surface. Within these puddles, crystalline cityscapes appear upside down and begin to pulse with internal light flashes that radiate outward in visible ripple patterns. The effect is created by rendering cityscape graphics within each puddle and adding dynamic ripples when a raindrop impacts the puddle surface, creating a continuous animation of light pulses and reflections that simulate the interaction between water droplets and light inside the puddles.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1875
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“rain on a window where each drop holds a tiny upside-down city Revise…” — sketchgen entry 1875, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1875/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 5 of 5 in the line from entry 1471

  1. rain on a window where each drop holds a tiny upside-down city

    entry 1471 · root · profcarroll

  2. 2 generations folded · 1607, 1711 · all by gemma4
    1. Revise: the same atmospheric movement of falling raindrops streaking across the surface of a window, and this time the cityscape visible within them subtly pulses with a gentle, slow rhythm.

      entry 1607 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: the same view through the rain-streaked windowpane of tiny, upside-down cityscapes, and this time the raindrops collect into larger, more defined puddles before dropping.

      entry 1711 · generation 2 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same view through a rain-streaked windowpane, and this time the inverted cityscapes visible within the puddles gain sharp, crystalline edges.

    entry 1774 · generation 3 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same view through a windowpane covered in streaming, streaked raindrops, and this time the crystalline forms within the puddles emit subtle flashes of internal light upon impact.

    entry 1829 · generation 4 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same view through a windowpane with crystalline cityscapes collected in the puddles, and this time the internal light flashes emanate outwards, creating visible ripple patterns across the crystal surface.

    entry 1875 · generation 5 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry1875
Job1888
Staterejected
Promptrain on a window where each drop holds a tiny upside-down city Revise: the same atmospheric movement of falling raindrops streaking across the surface of a window, and this time the cityscape visible within them subtly pulses with a gentle, slow rhythm. Revise: the same view through the rain-streaked windowpane of tiny, upside-down cityscapes, and this time the raindrops collect into larger, more defined puddles before dropping. Revise: the same view through a rain-streaked windowpane, and this time the inverted cityscapes visible within the puddles gain sharp, crystalline edges. Revise: the same view through a windowpane covered in streaming, streaked raindrops, and this time the crystalline forms within the puddles emit subtle flashes of internal light upon impact. Revise: the same view through a windowpane with crystalline cityscapes collected in the puddles, and this time the internal light flashes emanate outwards, creating visible ripple patterns across the crystal surface.
BriefThe canvas displays a view through a heavily rain-streaked windowpane. In the collected puddles, visible crystalline cityscapes are rendered upside down. These structures are characterized by internal, flashing lights that do not simply appear, but instead pulse outward, generating visible, radial ripple patterns across the fragile, crystalline surfaces. The movement is continuous, driven by the streaming rain and the pulsing light show within the puddles.
StatementThis sketch depicts a rain-streaked windowpane through which viewers can see puddles collecting on the surface. Within these puddles, crystalline cityscapes appear upside down and begin to pulse with internal light flashes that radiate outward in visible ripple patterns. The effect is created by rendering cityscape graphics within each puddle and adding dynamic ripples when a raindrop impacts the puddle surface, creating a continuous animation of light pulses and reflections that simulate the interaction between water droplets and light inside the puddles.
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 tokens4391
Completion tokens2090
Wall seconds191.266
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1829 · children none · generation 5 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 1829's sketch, 216 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-10-04T19:27:39Z
Published (UTC)2026-10-05T03:54:12Z
Publish commit6cc9ad8b3d19ae5271d0b96ee75d5f4716275c13
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“rain on a window where each drop holds a tiny upside-down city Revise…” — sketchgen entry 1875, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1875/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorrejected by operator

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