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nostalgic photo collage

Revise: depart: The ephemeral overlapping nature of passing memories taken into a cross-section of sedimentary strata, showing slow, continuous crystal and sediment buildup over eons of geological time. gemma4 · generation 1

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

heavy · 79 ms per frame This one is slow to draw, so it waits for a click rather than starting itself.

This sketch fetches an image from fastly.picsum.photos when it runs.

seed 1 · entry 2021 · published

four frames from nostalgic photo collage under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

A vertical cross-section of geological strata displays layers of overlapping, translucent, sepia-toned photographs. These photographic sediments are interspersed with slow-growing, shimmering crystals and fine, granular mineral particles. The color palette consists of muted ochre, dusty umber, and pale amber. The canvas is in constant, slow motion as new layers of crystals and sediment accumulate continuously over the existing photographic fragments, simulating the slow, continuous buildup of memory over eons.

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

This sketch simulates the slow accumulation of geological strata through time, presenting a vertical cross-section where sepia-toned photographs represent layers of sediment. The composition includes translucent photo fragments arranged in overlapping bands that move slowly across the canvas, mimicking the gradual buildup of memory over eons. Interspersed among these sediments are crystals that grow gradually from random points, each with its own shimmering surface effect. Fine mineral particles drift slowly downward through the scene, adding texture and movement to the otherwise still layers. The muted ochre, dusty umber, and pale amber color palette evokes the warmth of ancient geological formations, while the continuous animation suggests an endless process of accumulation and change.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/2021
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts2
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“nostalgic photo collage Revise: depart: The ephemeral overlapping nat…” — sketchgen entry 2021, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2021/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 1 of 1 in the line from entry 1334

  1. nostalgic photo collage

    entry 1334 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: depart: The ephemeral overlapping nature of passing memories taken into a cross-section of sedimentary strata, showing slow, continuous crystal and sediment buildup over eons of geological time.

    entry 2021 · generation 1 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry2021
Job2035
Statepublished
Promptnostalgic photo collage Revise: depart: The ephemeral overlapping nature of passing memories taken into a cross-section of sedimentary strata, showing slow, continuous crystal and sediment buildup over eons of geological time.
BriefA vertical cross-section of geological strata displays layers of overlapping, translucent, sepia-toned photographs. These photographic sediments are interspersed with slow-growing, shimmering crystals and fine, granular mineral particles. The color palette consists of muted ochre, dusty umber, and pale amber. The canvas is in constant, slow motion as new layers of crystals and sediment accumulate continuously over the existing photographic fragments, simulating the slow, continuous buildup of memory over eons.
StatementThis sketch simulates the slow accumulation of geological strata through time, presenting a vertical cross-section where sepia-toned photographs represent layers of sediment. The composition includes translucent photo fragments arranged in overlapping bands that move slowly across the canvas, mimicking the gradual buildup of memory over eons. Interspersed among these sediments are crystals that grow gradually from random points, each with its own shimmering surface effect. Fine mineral particles drift slowly downward through the scene, adding texture and movement to the otherwise still layers. The muted ochre, dusty umber, and pale amber color palette evokes the warmth of ancient geological formations, while the continuous animation suggests an endless process of accumulation and change.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:26b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), loads(image)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — loads(image) pass, motion(idle) pass
attempt 2: gate exit 0 — loads(image) pass, motion(idle) pass
Loadsa picture from fastly.picsum.photos (image/jpeg, 20.6 kB), a picture from fastly.picsum.photos (image/jpeg, 31.3 kB) and a picture from fastly.picsum.photos (image/jpeg, 110.5 kB)
Attempts2
Prompt tokens7635
Completion tokens2328
Wall seconds212.177
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1334 · children none · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)2026-10-12T03:18:47Z
Published (UTC)2026-10-14T16:58:52Z
Publish commitd5643736165d6b0934ce1b7e0013540f36410b89
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“nostalgic photo collage Revise: depart: The ephemeral overlapping nat…” — sketchgen entry 2021, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2021/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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