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take the viewer inside an operating printing press

Revise: flip: a sketch featuring volatile, random blotches that bloom across the surface, dissolving into unpredictable organic stains instead of rigid patterns, made of wet ink on newsprint gemma4 · generation 2 · 1 earlier revision in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 1932 · published

four frames from take the viewer inside an operating printing press under a synthetic pointer
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Brief

The sketch features a textured surface resembling newsprint, constantly interrupted by random, blooming blots of highly saturated ink. These stains are intensely wet and appear organic, continuously dissolving and spreading in unpredictable, smoky forms across the visible area. The canvas maintains a persistent, restless movement of dissolving and forming stains. Viewers can interact by dragging a hand or finger across the surface, which causes newly placed, concentrated blots to bloom instantly, expanding the stain patterns and subtly altering the flow of the organic materials beneath.

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

This sketch creates a dynamic, organic surface that mimics newsprint with constantly evolving ink stains. The canvas features a textured background that simulates the grainy quality of paper, upon which random blotches of highly saturated color bloom and dissolve in unpredictable patterns. These stains are not static but continuously grow, shift, and fade away, creating an ever-changing landscape of wet ink. Viewers can interact by dragging their cursor across the surface, which instantly generates new concentrated stains that immediately begin blooming and spreading. The effect is achieved through a combination of particle-based growth mechanics, noise-driven motion, and careful control over opacity and color saturation to create the illusion of wet, dissolving ink on paper.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1932
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“take the viewer inside an operating printing press Revise: the same c…” — sketchgen entry 1932, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1932/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 2 of 2 in the line from entry 404

  1. take the viewer inside an operating printing press

    entry 404 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same continuous movement of the printed material, and this time the ink streaks momentarily crystallize in geometric patterns upon stopping.

    entry 457 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: flip: a sketch featuring volatile, random blotches that bloom across the surface, dissolving into unpredictable organic stains instead of rigid patterns, made of wet ink on newsprint

    entry 1932 · generation 2 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry1932
Job1945
Statepublished
Prompttake the viewer inside an operating printing press Revise: the same continuous movement of the printed material, and this time the ink streaks momentarily crystallize in geometric patterns upon stopping. Revise: flip: a sketch featuring volatile, random blotches that bloom across the surface, dissolving into unpredictable organic stains instead of rigid patterns, made of wet ink on newsprint
BriefThe sketch features a textured surface resembling newsprint, constantly interrupted by random, blooming blots of highly saturated ink. These stains are intensely wet and appear organic, continuously dissolving and spreading in unpredictable, smoky forms across the visible area. The canvas maintains a persistent, restless movement of dissolving and forming stains. Viewers can interact by dragging a hand or finger across the surface, which causes newly placed, concentrated blots to bloom instantly, expanding the stain patterns and subtly altering the flow of the organic materials beneath.
StatementThis sketch creates a dynamic, organic surface that mimics newsprint with constantly evolving ink stains. The canvas features a textured background that simulates the grainy quality of paper, upon which random blotches of highly saturated color bloom and dissolve in unpredictable patterns. These stains are not static but continuously grow, shift, and fade away, creating an ever-changing landscape of wet ink. Viewers can interact by dragging their cursor across the surface, which instantly generates new concentrated stains that immediately begin blooming and spreading. The effect is achieved through a combination of particle-based growth mechanics, noise-driven motion, and careful control over opacity and color saturation to create the illusion of wet, dissolving ink on paper.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), responds(drag)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(drag) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens3220
Completion tokens1016
Wall seconds85.021
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 457 · children none · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 457's sketch, 80 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-10-11T15:28:13Z
Published (UTC)2026-10-11T23:25:03Z
Publish commit8c591468cf63f24ac184f104f4af023a4304df87
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“take the viewer inside an operating printing press Revise: the same c…” — sketchgen entry 1932, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1932/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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