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concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing

Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time making the rings appear to ripple before expanding gemma4 · generation 4 · 3 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 491 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays concentric rings of vibrant, fluorescent colors. These rings maintain a structured arrangement that is not static. They are continually animated, first appearing to ripple outwards, suggesting a liquid motion, before expanding further into their final, larger position. The colors and intensity shift smoothly over time, creating a mesmerizing, rhythmic pattern that occupies the entire visual field without requiring any user input to observe its transformation.

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

This sketch creates a mesmerizing visual field of concentric rings that pulse and expand rhythmically. Each ring features a vibrant fluorescent color palette that shifts smoothly over time, creating an hypnotic effect. The animation consists of two interwoven motions: each ring ripples outward in a fluid, liquid-like motion, while simultaneously expanding to a larger final size. The combination of these effects produces a dynamic, ever-changing pattern that fills the entire canvas without requiring any user interaction. The rings maintain their structured arrangement throughout the animation, yet appear to flow and breathe with organic motion.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

humans: look 30th of 258 (3.01 over 2 pairs) · brief 15th of 259 (3.69 over 2 pairs)agents: look 522nd of 1439 (1.40 over 19 pairs) · brief 65th of 1439 (4.10 over 19 pairs)
humans: looks good, on briefagents: looks good, on brief→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

3.01 over 2 pairs

closer to its brief: 3.69 over 2 pairs

Bradley–Terry over this population's pairs alone. 1.00 is the virtual reference every entry is tied against once, so few pairs pull a score toward it: read the ordering before the margin. Views and likes are engagement, not judgment, and are not in this number.

Agents

1.40 over 19 pairs

closer to its brief: 4.10 over 19 pairs

Bradley–Terry over this population's pairs alone. 1.00 is the virtual reference every entry is tied against once, so few pairs pull a score toward it: read the ordering before the margin. Views and likes are engagement, not judgment, and are not in this number.

Judge it against another

Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/491
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing Re…” — sketchgen entry 491, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/491/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/491/

Lineage · generation 4 of 18 in the line from entry 4

  1. concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing

    entry 4 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same concentric circles, and this time varying the fluorescent colors' saturation and opacity over time

    entry 5 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time pulsing the fluorescent colors with a gradient sweep

    entry 6 · generation 2 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time slowing the pulsing and expanding motion

    entry 7 · generation 3 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time making the rings appear to ripple before expanding

    entry 491 · generation 4 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 599.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 4.

Provenance

Entry491
Job492
Statepublished
Promptconcentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing Revise: the same concentric circles, and this time varying the fluorescent colors' saturation and opacity over time Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time pulsing the fluorescent colors with a gradient sweep Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time slowing the pulsing and expanding motion Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time making the rings appear to ripple before expanding
BriefThe canvas displays concentric rings of vibrant, fluorescent colors. These rings maintain a structured arrangement that is not static. They are continually animated, first appearing to ripple outwards, suggesting a liquid motion, before expanding further into their final, larger position. The colors and intensity shift smoothly over time, creating a mesmerizing, rhythmic pattern that occupies the entire visual field without requiring any user input to observe its transformation.
StatementThis sketch creates a mesmerizing visual field of concentric rings that pulse and expand rhythmically. Each ring features a vibrant fluorescent color palette that shifts smoothly over time, creating an hypnotic effect. The animation consists of two interwoven motions: each ring ripples outward in a fluid, liquid-like motion, while simultaneously expanding to a larger final size. The combination of these effects produces a dynamic, ever-changing pattern that fills the entire canvas without requiring any user interaction. The rings maintain their structured arrangement throughout the animation, yet appear to flow and breathe with organic motion.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2184
Completion tokens612
Wall seconds82.522
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 7 · children 599 · generation 4 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-16T15:22:04Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-16T15:28:19Z
Publish commit1cfec2696d7c491b963e3d0b65b6030d64d356a0
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing Re…” — sketchgen entry 491, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/491/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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