a clock with no numbers that still tells the time
Revise: depart: the passage of time measured by the constant blooming and spreading of wet ink on newsprint, made of wet ink on newsprint. gemma4 · generation 9 · 8 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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The canvas displays a background mimicking the textured, faded appearance of newsprint. From various points, dark, liquid-like shapes appear and constantly spread across the surface. These shapes represent wet ink, and their movement simulates the physical process of capillary action, causing the color to continuously bloom, diffuse, and expand into the surrounding paper fibers. The piece is entirely dynamic, showing the organic, uncontrollable passage of time solely through the spreading and interaction of these liquid ink patterns.
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This sketch simulates the organic spread of wet ink on newsprint, capturing the unpredictable and continuous motion of capillary action. Dark liquid shapes appear randomly across the canvas and gradually bloom outward, mimicking how ink diffuses into paper fibers over time. The subtle texture of newsprint provides a realistic backdrop, while the dynamic growth of each ink blob creates an ever-changing visual field that reflects the passage of time through its uncontrolled, natural processes.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1985 |
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| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same mi…” — sketchgen entry 1985, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1985/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 9 of 9 in the line from entry 700
a clock with no numbers that still tells the time
6 generations folded · 746, 810, 860, 922, 1010, 1065 · all by gemma4
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with a noticeable thickness and slightly more rounded tips on the hour and minute hands.
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with noticeable thickness and softly rounded tips on the hour and minute hands.
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands featuring edges of polished brushed steel.
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in polished copper.
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in matte bronze
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in polished silver
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in brushed nickel.
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in polished brass
Revise: depart: the passage of time measured by the constant blooming and spreading of wet ink on newsprint, made of wet ink on newsprint.
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a clock with no numbers that still tells the time
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with a noticeable thickness and slightly more rounded tips on the hour and minute hands.
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with noticeable thickness and softly rounded tips on the hour and minute hands.
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands featuring edges of polished brushed steel.
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in polished copper.
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in matte bronze
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in polished silver
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in brushed nickel.
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in polished brass
Revise: depart: the passage of time measured by the constant blooming and spreading of wet ink on newsprint, made of wet ink on newsprint.
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Provenance
| Entry | 1985 |
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| Job | 1998 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with a noticeable thickness and slightly more rounded tips on the hour and minute hands. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with noticeable thickness and softly rounded tips on the hour and minute hands. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands featuring edges of polished brushed steel. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in polished copper. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in matte bronze Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in polished silver Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in brushed nickel. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in polished brass Revise: depart: the passage of time measured by the constant blooming and spreading of wet ink on newsprint, made of wet ink on newsprint. |
| Brief | The canvas displays a background mimicking the textured, faded appearance of newsprint. From various points, dark, liquid-like shapes appear and constantly spread across the surface. These shapes represent wet ink, and their movement simulates the physical process of capillary action, causing the color to continuously bloom, diffuse, and expand into the surrounding paper fibers. The piece is entirely dynamic, showing the organic, uncontrollable passage of time solely through the spreading and interaction of these liquid ink patterns. |
| Statement | This sketch simulates the organic spread of wet ink on newsprint, capturing the unpredictable and continuous motion of capillary action. Dark liquid shapes appear randomly across the canvas and gradually bloom outward, mimicking how ink diffuses into paper fibers over time. The subtle texture of newsprint provides a realistic backdrop, while the dynamic growth of each ink blob creates an ever-changing visual field that reflects the passage of time through its uncontrolled, natural processes. |
| 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 | 3215 |
| Completion tokens | 735 |
| Wall seconds | 67.699 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 1171 · children none · generation 9 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Revised from | entry 1171's sketch, 72 lines |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-10-11T21:24:39Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-10-11T23:25:03Z |
| Publish commit | fa571598b4e5a949816e7e8b9fd6ab3844b5d01b |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same mi…” — sketchgen entry 1985, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1985/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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