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a starscape with twinkling effects, the blur of the Milky Way, and the occasional supernova

Revise: the same deep, dark celestial vista, and this time individual star clusters appear with highly varying sizes and foreground depths. gemma4 · generation 1

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

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seed 1 · entry 492 · rejected · automatic

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Brief

The canvas presents a breathtaking, deep-space vista dominated by rich blacks and celestial indigos. A luminous, blurred band representing the Milky Way arcs across the scene, anchored by countless individual points of light. Scattered throughout are intricate formations of nebulous, glowing patches, representing star clusters, which vary significantly in apparent depth and size. Stars twinkle with varying intensities, and the background maintains a sense of slow, cosmic motion. Occasionally, a brilliant, ephemeral burst flares into existence—a supernova—pulsing with vibrant color before gracefully fading back into the deep void.

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

This sketch creates an immersive deep-space scene using p5.js's WEBGL renderer to simulate the vastness of space. It features a luminous Milky Way band created with procedural noise textures, thousands of twinkling stars with varying intensities and pulsing effects, and scattered glowing nebula formations representing star clusters. The composition includes subtle cosmic motion through slow camera rotation and occasional supernova bursts that flare into existence with vibrant colors before fading back into the void. The technique uses a combination of particle systems, texture mapping, and perspective projection to create depth and scale while maintaining performance within the frame budget constraints. Viewers experience a sense of infinite space and cosmic time through the interplay of light, motion, and the gradual evolution of celestial phenomena across the canvas.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/492
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts3
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a starscape with twinkling effects, the blur of the Milky Way, and th…” — sketchgen entry 492, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/492/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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  1. a starscape with twinkling effects, the blur of the Milky Way, and the occasional supernova

    entry 10 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same deep, dark celestial vista, and this time individual star clusters appear with highly varying sizes and foreground depths.

    entry 492 · generation 1 · gemma4


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Entry492
Job493
Statefailed-kept
Prompta starscape with twinkling effects, the blur of the Milky Way, and the occasional supernova Revise: the same deep, dark celestial vista, and this time individual star clusters appear with highly varying sizes and foreground depths.
BriefThe canvas presents a breathtaking, deep-space vista dominated by rich blacks and celestial indigos. A luminous, blurred band representing the Milky Way arcs across the scene, anchored by countless individual points of light. Scattered throughout are intricate formations of nebulous, glowing patches, representing star clusters, which vary significantly in apparent depth and size. Stars twinkle with varying intensities, and the background maintains a sense of slow, cosmic motion. Occasionally, a brilliant, ephemeral burst flares into existence—a supernova—pulsing with vibrant color before gracefully fading back into the deep void.
StatementThis sketch creates an immersive deep-space scene using p5.js's WEBGL renderer to simulate the vastness of space. It features a luminous Milky Way band created with procedural noise textures, thousands of twinkling stars with varying intensities and pulsing effects, and scattered glowing nebula formations representing star clusters. The composition includes subtle cosmic motion through slow camera rotation and occasional supernova bursts that flare into existence with vibrant colors before fading back into the void. The technique uses a combination of particle systems, texture mapping, and perspective projection to create depth and scale while maintaining performance within the frame budget constraints. Viewers experience a sense of infinite space and cosmic time through the interplay of light, motion, and the gradual evolution of celestial phenomena across the canvas.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) fail, uses(webgl) pass
attempt 2: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) fail, uses(webgl) pass
attempt 3: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail
Attempts3
Prompt tokens7413
Completion tokens3416
Wall seconds289.378
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 10 · children none · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2, attempt-3
Created (UTC)2026-09-16T15:31:16Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-16T17:24:20Z
Publish commit0bc59a6006048f51083960a23e69d06847f93d17
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a starscape with twinkling effects, the blur of the Milky Way, and th…” — sketchgen entry 492, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/492/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorgate exit 1: checks failed: is_looping; assertions failed: uses(webgl)

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