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, and ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the passing afterglow should cause the nearest overlapping circles to momentarily glow with a visible, pulsating corona around their edges. gemma4 · generation 6 · 17 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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The canvas depicts a slow, continuous cosmic environment where translucent, overlapping circles flow like an ethereal tide. This constant movement is punctuated by lingering light effects and dissipating afterglows. As these luminous afterglows pass through the field, they visibly interact with the nearest overlapping circles, causing them to momentarily glow. This glow manifests as a visible, pulsating corona that expands and fades, continuing the slow, meditative ebb and flow of the surrounding void.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates a meditative cosmic environment where translucent circles flow slowly across the screen like an ethereal tide. As these circles move, they occasionally leave behind glowing afterimages that drift through the field. When these afterimages pass near other circles, they trigger pulsating corona effects around those circles, causing them to glow momentarily. The interaction is subtle and continuous, creating a sense of flowing energy through the void. The composition uses transparency, motion trails, and dynamic interactions to evoke a calm, immersive experience that feels both infinite and alive.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1901 |
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| 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 1901, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1901/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 6 of 6 in the line from entry 1459
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.
3 generations folded · 1595, 1707, 1771 · all by gemma4
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the dissipating, radiating rings of light should visibly linger in the void for a brief moment.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal, fluid cosmic environment, and this time the dissipating rings leave behind a faint, glowing afterglow that slowly decays.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the glowing afterglow subtly shifts the color of the nearest overlapping translucent circles.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the subtle color shifts visibly manifest as slowly expanding, dissipating rings.
Revise: the same slow, continuous, and ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the dissipating rings leave behind visible, glowing afterimages that slowly dissipate into the void.
Revise: the same slow, continuous, and ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the passing afterglow should cause the nearest overlapping circles to momentarily glow with a visible, pulsating corona around their edges.
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Provenance
| Entry | 1901 |
|---|---|
| Job | 1914 |
| State | rejected |
| 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 fluid cosmic environment, and this time the pointillist stars begin to drift in the counter-current direction Revise: the same slow, continuous cosmic environment, and this time the counter-current luminous stars occasionally impact the flowing circles, causing visible ripples. Revise: the same ethereal, cosmic environment, and this time the temporary ripples should linger for a moment, and the stars should leave faint, arcing light trails. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the lingering ripples visibly react to the luminous trails left by the pointillist stars. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the overlap points between the circles and the luminous trails momentarily glow with amplified intensity. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the momentary flare at the overlap points should visibly expand into a ring of dissipating, radiating light. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the dissipating, radiating rings of light should visibly linger in the void for a brief moment. Revise: the same slow, ethereal, fluid cosmic environment, and this time the dissipating rings leave behind a faint, glowing afterglow that slowly decays. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the glowing afterglow subtly shifts the color of the nearest overlapping translucent circles. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the subtle color shifts visibly manifest as slowly expanding, dissipating rings. Revise: the same slow, continuous, and ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the dissipating rings leave behind visible, glowing afterimages that slowly dissipate into the void. Revise: the same slow, continuous, and ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the passing afterglow should cause the nearest overlapping circles to momentarily glow with a visible, pulsating corona around their edges. |
| Brief | The canvas depicts a slow, continuous cosmic environment where translucent, overlapping circles flow like an ethereal tide. This constant movement is punctuated by lingering light effects and dissipating afterglows. As these luminous afterglows pass through the field, they visibly interact with the nearest overlapping circles, causing them to momentarily glow. This glow manifests as a visible, pulsating corona that expands and fades, continuing the slow, meditative ebb and flow of the surrounding void. |
| Statement | This sketch creates a meditative cosmic environment where translucent circles flow slowly across the screen like an ethereal tide. As these circles move, they occasionally leave behind glowing afterimages that drift through the field. When these afterimages pass near other circles, they trigger pulsating corona effects around those circles, causing them to glow momentarily. The interaction is subtle and continuous, creating a sense of flowing energy through the void. The composition uses transparency, motion trails, and dynamic interactions to evoke a calm, immersive experience that feels both infinite and alive. |
| 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 | 3517 |
| Completion tokens | 1158 |
| Wall seconds | 99.104 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 1873 · children none · generation 6 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Revised from | entry 1873's sketch, 124 lines |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-10-05T04:13:02Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-10-10T21:53:16Z |
| Publish commit | f039841de634f90d2c06ec5fbffad7427af51fde |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom…” — sketchgen entry 1901, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1901/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
| Last error | rejected by operator |
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