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mandelbrot fractal

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:26b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 2010 · published

four frames from mandelbrot fractal under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

A vibrant Mandelbrot fractal fills the canvas with intricate, swirling patterns and deep color gradients. The visual displays the complex boundary of the set, where infinite detail emerges from mathematical iterations. Clicking on any part of the image zooms into that specific coordinate to reveal deeper structures, while dragging the mouse pans the view to explore different regions of the fractal.

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

This sketch renders the Mandelbrot fractal, a mathematically infinite and infinitely detailed pattern that emerges from a simple iterative equation. The visualization fills the entire canvas with swirling, colorful regions that reveal ever more complexity at every zoom level. Users can click anywhere to zoom into that coordinate, or drag to pan across different parts of the fractal landscape. The rendering uses a classic escape-time algorithm to color each pixel based on how quickly its corresponding complex number escapes to infinity, creating vibrant gradients that highlight the fractal's boundary structure.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/2010
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts2
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“mandelbrot fractal” — sketchgen entry 2010, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2010/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Entry2010
Job2024
Statepublished
Promptmandelbrot fractal
BriefA vibrant Mandelbrot fractal fills the canvas with intricate, swirling patterns and deep color gradients. The visual displays the complex boundary of the set, where infinite detail emerges from mathematical iterations. Clicking on any part of the image zooms into that specific coordinate to reveal deeper structures, while dragging the mouse pans the view to explore different regions of the fractal.
StatementThis sketch renders the Mandelbrot fractal, a mathematically infinite and infinitely detailed pattern that emerges from a simple iterative equation. The visualization fills the entire canvas with swirling, colorful regions that reveal ever more complexity at every zoom level. Users can click anywhere to zoom into that coordinate, or drag to pan across different parts of the fractal landscape. The rendering uses a classic escape-time algorithm to color each pixel based on how quickly its corresponding complex number escapes to infinity, creating vibrant gradients that highlight the fractal's boundary structure.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:26b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsno_motion, responds(click), responds(drag)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — no_motion pass, responds(click) fail, responds(drag) fail
attempt 2: gate exit 0 — no_motion pass, responds(click) pass, responds(drag) pass
Attempts2
Prompt tokens6272
Completion tokens1654
Wall seconds160.88
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children none · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)2026-10-12T01:58:53Z
Published (UTC)2026-10-14T16:58:52Z
Publish commit57f6749ccceeef4b2817ee8b7e70b3f4147be213
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“mandelbrot fractal” — sketchgen entry 2010, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2010/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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