a clock with no numbers that still tells the time
Revise: depart: The sudden and organic spreading of neon glyphs across a CRT screen, mimicking the uncontrolled bloom of spilled chemical dye, seen at scale, in a 1980s arcade cabinet. gemma4 · generation 10 · 9 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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The canvas displays a sheet of newsprint upon which dark, wet ink is slowly introduced. Over time, the ink blooms and spreads outward, forming organic, amorphous clouds. These ephemeral shapes gently bleed into the surrounding fibers, undergoing a visible color shift from deep black to soft, translucent grey. The entire display is a constant, self-contained process, tracking the passage of time through the continuous, widening diffusion of color and substance across the paper surface.
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This sketch simulates the slow, organic diffusion of wet ink spreading across newsprint. Using a collection of growing particles that gradually fade out, it creates amorphous cloud-like shapes that bloom outward from random starting points. The effect captures the essence of ink bleeding into paper fibers, transitioning from deep black to translucent grey as it spreads. The continuous process evolves without external input, driven purely by time and the natural expansion of each ink blob.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/2176 |
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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 2176, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2176/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 10 of 10 in the line from entry 700
a clock with no numbers that still tells the time
7 generations folded · 746, 810, 860, 922, 1010, 1065, 1129 · 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.
Revise: depart: The sudden and organic spreading of neon glyphs across a CRT screen, mimicking the uncontrolled bloom of spilled chemical dye, seen at scale, in a 1980s arcade cabinet.
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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.
Revise: depart: The sudden and organic spreading of neon glyphs across a CRT screen, mimicking the uncontrolled bloom of spilled chemical dye, seen at scale, in a 1980s arcade cabinet.
Revise: …
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Provenance
| Entry | 2176 |
|---|---|
| Job | 2192 |
| 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. Revise: depart: The sudden and organic spreading of neon glyphs across a CRT screen, mimicking the uncontrolled bloom of spilled chemical dye, seen at scale, in a 1980s arcade cabinet. |
| Brief | The canvas displays a sheet of newsprint upon which dark, wet ink is slowly introduced. Over time, the ink blooms and spreads outward, forming organic, amorphous clouds. These ephemeral shapes gently bleed into the surrounding fibers, undergoing a visible color shift from deep black to soft, translucent grey. The entire display is a constant, self-contained process, tracking the passage of time through the continuous, widening diffusion of color and substance across the paper surface. |
| Statement | This sketch simulates the slow, organic diffusion of wet ink spreading across newsprint. Using a collection of growing particles that gradually fade out, it creates amorphous cloud-like shapes that bloom outward from random starting points. The effect captures the essence of ink bleeding into paper fibers, transitioning from deep black to translucent grey as it spreads. The continuous process evolves without external input, driven purely by time and the natural expansion of each ink blob. |
| 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 | 3274 |
| Completion tokens | 730 |
| Wall seconds | 68.12 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 1985 · children none · generation 10 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Revised from | entry 1985's sketch, 81 lines |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-10-12T22:47:24Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-10-15T20:23:25Z |
| Publish commit | 40a47f5e3a0d87ecd2b33f4848fd7d544a11fa5c |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same mi…” — sketchgen entry 2176, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2176/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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