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recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background

Revise: carry: Saturated, shifting, deep color fields given to slow-moving smoke plumes, made of knitted wool. gemma4 · generation 3 · 2 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

seed 1 · entry 2141 · published

four frames from recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays an array of intersecting geometric lines forming a visible grid. The color palette features deep, cool tones that transition and shift across the plane in a smooth, gradient pattern. The structure is defined by repeating, rectangular cells, yet the sizes of these elements are intentionally varied across the entire surface, giving the grid an organic, asymmetrical feel. This complex, structured pattern moves softly and perpetually across the canvas without requiring any direct user input.

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

This sketch creates an ever-shifting grid of organic, asymmetrical rectangles that move gently across the canvas. The color palette uses deep, cool tones that transition smoothly over time, creating a sense of depth and motion. Each cell in the grid has its own size variation and subtle undulation, giving the overall pattern an irregular, natural feel rather than a rigid structure. The movement is slow and continuous, with no user interaction required to maintain the animation, resulting in a calming, immersive visual experience that feels like watching smoke or liquid flow through space.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/2141
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts2
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background Revise: the same str…” — sketchgen entry 2141, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2141/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 3 of 23 in the line from entry 69

  1. recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background

    entry 69 · root · forked · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same structured gradient pattern, and this time introduce subtle variation to the repeating grid element sizes.

    entry 499 · generation 1 · forked · gemma4

  3. Revise: carry: a slow, deep shifting rhythm given to a mosaic stained-glass window, made of ceramic tile.

    entry 1936 · generation 2 · gemma4

  4. Revise: carry: Saturated, shifting, deep color fields given to slow-moving smoke plumes, made of knitted wool.

    entry 2141 · generation 3 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry2141
Job2156
Statepublished
Promptrecreate the famous Window 95 desktop background Revise: the same structured gradient pattern, and this time introduce subtle variation to the repeating grid element sizes. Revise: carry: a slow, deep shifting rhythm given to a mosaic stained-glass window, made of ceramic tile. Revise: carry: Saturated, shifting, deep color fields given to slow-moving smoke plumes, made of knitted wool.
BriefThe canvas displays an array of intersecting geometric lines forming a visible grid. The color palette features deep, cool tones that transition and shift across the plane in a smooth, gradient pattern. The structure is defined by repeating, rectangular cells, yet the sizes of these elements are intentionally varied across the entire surface, giving the grid an organic, asymmetrical feel. This complex, structured pattern moves softly and perpetually across the canvas without requiring any direct user input.
StatementThis sketch creates an ever-shifting grid of organic, asymmetrical rectangles that move gently across the canvas. The color palette uses deep, cool tones that transition smoothly over time, creating a sense of depth and motion. Each cell in the grid has its own size variation and subtle undulation, giving the overall pattern an irregular, natural feel rather than a rigid structure. The movement is slow and continuous, with no user interaction required to maintain the animation, resulting in a calming, immersive visual experience that feels like watching smoke or liquid flow through space.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass
attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts2
Prompt tokens6955
Completion tokens1866
Wall seconds168.966
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 1936 · children none · generation 3 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)2026-10-12T18:04:08Z
Published (UTC)2026-10-12T22:25:14Z
Publish commit59899a88e63f843929c5f1196150b7ea678c9b16
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background Revise: the same str…” — sketchgen entry 2141, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2141/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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