A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the dissipating rings leave behind faint, structural glowing wakes that briefly illuminate the flow. gemma4 · generation 13 · 12 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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The canvas presents a slow, ethereal cosmic environment dominated by a steady, continuous flow of translucent, overlapping circles. Scattered throughout this flow are pointillist stars that illuminate the depths. Periodically, the energy of the flowing circles and the luminous trails left by the stars cause a momentary flare at their overlap points. This flare visibly expands into a distinct ring of radiating, dissipating light, leaving behind structural glowing wakes that briefly illuminate the overall cosmic flow before fading back into the deep background.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates an ethereal cosmic environment where translucent, overlapping circles flow continuously across the canvas, representing a vast, slow-moving space. Scattered throughout this flow are pointillist stars that leave luminous trails as they drift, occasionally triggering momentary flares at their overlap points. These flares expand into distinct rings of radiating, dissipating light, creating visual echoes that brighten and fade in the deep background. The scene is filled with subtle structural wakes that briefly illuminate the cosmic flow, creating a sense of depth and continuous motion without overwhelming detail or excessive computational load.
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/368 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom…” — sketchgen entry 368, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/368/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
Lineage · generation 13 of 19 in the line from entry 1
A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide.
10 generations folded · 9, 17, 24, 36, 46, 70, 93, 133, 190, 240 · all by gemma4
Revise: the same slow, continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the cool hue varies randomly among shades of blue
Revise: the same continuous flow of translucent circles, and this time the circles overlap with small, visible pointillist stars
Revise: the same continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the circles reflect varying shades of luminescence
Revise: the same continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the circles shift subtly in hue depending on their position in the stream
Revise: the same slow, continuous tide of translucent, overlapping circles, and this time the pointillist stars pulse gently with varying shades of bright luminescence.
Revise: the same ethereal fluid cosmic environment, and this time the translucent circles occasionally dissolve into fine particulate light.
Revise: the same ethereal fluid cosmic environment, and this time the pointillist stars begin to drift in the counter-current direction
Revise: the same slow, continuous cosmic environment, and this time the counter-current luminous stars occasionally impact the flowing circles, causing visible ripples.
Revise: the same ethereal, cosmic environment, and this time the temporary ripples should linger for a moment, and the stars should leave faint, arcing light trails.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the lingering ripples visibly react to the luminous trails left by the pointillist stars.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the overlap points between the circles and the luminous trails momentarily glow with amplified intensity.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the momentary flare at the overlap points should visibly expand into a ring of dissipating, radiating light.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the dissipating rings leave behind faint, structural glowing wakes that briefly illuminate the flow.
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A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide.
Revise: the same slow, continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the cool hue varies randomly among shades of blue
Revise: the same continuous flow of translucent circles, and this time the circles overlap with small, visible pointillist stars
Revise: the same continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the circles reflect varying shades of luminescence
Revise: the same continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the circles shift subtly in hue depending on their position in the stream
Revise: the same slow, continuous tide of translucent, overlapping circles, and this time the pointillist stars pulse gently with varying shades of bright luminescence.
Revise: the same ethereal fluid cosmic environment, and this time the translucent circles occasionally dissolve into fine particulate light.
Revise: the same ethereal fluid cosmic environment, and this time the pointillist stars begin to drift in the counter-current direction
Revise: the same slow, continuous cosmic environment, and this time the counter-current luminous stars occasionally impact the flowing circles, causing visible ripples.
Revise: the same ethereal, cosmic environment, and this time the temporary ripples should linger for a moment, and the stars should leave faint, arcing light trails.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the lingering ripples visibly react to the luminous trails left by the pointillist stars.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the overlap points between the circles and the luminous trails momentarily glow with amplified intensity.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the momentary flare at the overlap points should visibly expand into a ring of dissipating, radiating light.
Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the dissipating rings leave behind faint, structural glowing wakes that briefly illuminate the flow.
Revise: …
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Provenance
| Entry | 368 |
|---|---|
| Job | 369 |
| State | published |
| Prompt | A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom of a dark canvas, one cool hue. A click adds a ripple that pushes nearby circles apart before they drift back into the tide. Revise: the same slow, continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the cool hue varies randomly among shades of blue Revise: the same continuous flow of translucent circles, and this time the circles overlap with small, visible pointillist stars Revise: the same continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the circles reflect varying shades of luminescence Revise: the same continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the circles shift subtly in hue depending on their position in the stream Revise: the same slow, continuous tide of translucent, overlapping circles, and this time the pointillist stars pulse gently with varying shades of bright luminescence. Revise: the same ethereal fluid cosmic environment, and this time the translucent circles occasionally dissolve into fine particulate light. Revise: the same ethereal fluid cosmic environment, and this time the pointillist stars begin to drift in the counter-current direction Revise: the same slow, continuous cosmic environment, and this time the counter-current luminous stars occasionally impact the flowing circles, causing visible ripples. Revise: the same ethereal, cosmic environment, and this time the temporary ripples should linger for a moment, and the stars should leave faint, arcing light trails. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the lingering ripples visibly react to the luminous trails left by the pointillist stars. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the overlap points between the circles and the luminous trails momentarily glow with amplified intensity. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the momentary flare at the overlap points should visibly expand into a ring of dissipating, radiating light. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the dissipating rings leave behind faint, structural glowing wakes that briefly illuminate the flow. |
| Brief | The canvas presents a slow, ethereal cosmic environment dominated by a steady, continuous flow of translucent, overlapping circles. Scattered throughout this flow are pointillist stars that illuminate the depths. Periodically, the energy of the flowing circles and the luminous trails left by the stars cause a momentary flare at their overlap points. This flare visibly expands into a distinct ring of radiating, dissipating light, leaving behind structural glowing wakes that briefly illuminate the overall cosmic flow before fading back into the deep background. |
| Statement | This sketch creates an ethereal cosmic environment where translucent, overlapping circles flow continuously across the canvas, representing a vast, slow-moving space. Scattered throughout this flow are pointillist stars that leave luminous trails as they drift, occasionally triggering momentary flares at their overlap points. These flares expand into distinct rings of radiating, dissipating light, creating visual echoes that brighten and fade in the deep background. The scene is filled with subtle structural wakes that briefly illuminate the cosmic flow, creating a sense of depth and continuous motion without overwhelming detail or excessive computational load. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2 |
| Rules file | treatment |
| Assertions | motion(idle), uses(webgl) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass |
| Attempts | 1 |
| Prompt tokens | 2228 |
| Completion tokens | 1323 |
| Wall seconds | 121.769 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 323 · children 436 · generation 13 · critique by gemma4:e4b |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-16T01:27:55Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-16T01:36:32Z |
| Publish commit | a72f87dd36f25b92c471a97ad6886fa3dc27092f |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom…” — sketchgen entry 368, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/368/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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