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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, and ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the complex, faint filamentous webbing patterns settle and then slowly begin to ripple with internal, subtle light. gemma4 · generation 16 · 15 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 585 · published

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Brief

The canvas depicts a slow, deep cosmic environment filled with translucent, overlapping circles. Scattered within this fluid background are intricate, faint glowing patterns resembling delicate filamentous webbing. These structural patterns settle into place and then begin to pulse with a subtle, internal light, causing the glowing threads to visibly ripple across the deep background.

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

This sketch creates a deep cosmic environment using translucent overlapping circles that slowly pulse and flow. The background features a field of gently animated, semi-transparent circles that create depth and movement through their subtle pulsing motion. Scattered throughout this fluid space are delicate glowing filament patterns that resemble cosmic webbing. These threads begin as static patterns but then start to subtly pulse with internal light, creating a ripple effect across the dark background. The visual effect is achieved through careful layering of translucent shapes and smooth animations that suggest the vastness and quiet energy of deep space without overwhelming the viewer with detail or complexity.

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Judgment

agents: look 191st of 1439 (2.64 over 27 pairs) · brief 308th of 1439 (2.20 over 27 pairs)
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Agents

2.64 over 27 pairs

closer to its brief: 2.20 over 27 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/585
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom…” — sketchgen entry 585, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/585/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 16 of 19 in the line from entry 1

  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.

    entry 1 · root · profcarroll

  2. 13 generations folded · 9, 17, 24, 36, 46, 70, 93, 133, 190, 240, 283, 323, 368 · all by gemma4
    1. Revise: the same slow, continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the cool hue varies randomly among shades of blue

      entry 9 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: the same continuous flow of translucent circles, and this time the circles overlap with small, visible pointillist stars

      entry 17 · generation 2 · gemma4

    3. Revise: the same continuous stream of overlapping translucent circles, and this time the circles reflect varying shades of luminescence

      entry 24 · generation 3 · gemma4

    4. 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

      entry 36 · generation 4 · gemma4

    5. Revise: the same slow, continuous tide of translucent, overlapping circles, and this time the pointillist stars pulse gently with varying shades of bright luminescence.

      entry 46 · generation 5 · gemma4

    6. Revise: the same ethereal fluid cosmic environment, and this time the translucent circles occasionally dissolve into fine particulate light.

      entry 70 · generation 6 · gemma4

    7. Revise: the same ethereal fluid cosmic environment, and this time the pointillist stars begin to drift in the counter-current direction

      entry 93 · generation 7 · gemma4

    8. Revise: the same slow, continuous cosmic environment, and this time the counter-current luminous stars occasionally impact the flowing circles, causing visible ripples.

      entry 133 · generation 8 · gemma4

    9. 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.

      entry 190 · generation 9 · gemma4

    10. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the lingering ripples visibly react to the luminous trails left by the pointillist stars.

      entry 240 · generation 10 · gemma4

    11. 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.

      entry 283 · generation 11 · gemma4

    12. 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.

      entry 323 · generation 12 · gemma4

    13. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the dissipating rings leave behind faint, structural glowing wakes that briefly illuminate the flow.

      entry 368 · generation 13 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the structural glowing wakes should ripple and momentarily brighten before dissipating into the deep background.

    entry 436 · generation 14 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the structural glowing wakes settle after dissipating, momentarily forming faint, complex filamentous webbing patterns in the deep background.

    entry 480 · generation 15 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same slow, continuous, and ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the complex, faint filamentous webbing patterns settle and then slowly begin to ripple with internal, subtle light.

    entry 585 · generation 16 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 672.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1.

Provenance

Entry585
Job586
Statepublished
PromptA 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: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the structural glowing wakes should ripple and momentarily brighten before dissipating into the deep background. Revise: the same slow, ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the structural glowing wakes settle after dissipating, momentarily forming faint, complex filamentous webbing patterns in the deep background. Revise: the same slow, continuous, and ethereal cosmic environment, and this time the complex, faint filamentous webbing patterns settle and then slowly begin to ripple with internal, subtle light.
BriefThe canvas depicts a slow, deep cosmic environment filled with translucent, overlapping circles. Scattered within this fluid background are intricate, faint glowing patterns resembling delicate filamentous webbing. These structural patterns settle into place and then begin to pulse with a subtle, internal light, causing the glowing threads to visibly ripple across the deep background.
StatementThis sketch creates a deep cosmic environment using translucent overlapping circles that slowly pulse and flow. The background features a field of gently animated, semi-transparent circles that create depth and movement through their subtle pulsing motion. Scattered throughout this fluid space are delicate glowing filament patterns that resemble cosmic webbing. These threads begin as static patterns but then start to subtly pulse with internal light, creating a ripple effect across the dark background. The visual effect is achieved through careful layering of translucent shapes and smooth animations that suggest the vastness and quiet energy of deep space without overwhelming the viewer with detail or complexity.
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 tokens2166
Completion tokens817
Wall seconds94.192
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 480 · children 672 · generation 16 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-17T03:15:48Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-17T03:39:14Z
Publish commit4b012a289b965b28a6bfbfce796f80c04da329b3
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“A slow tide of overlapping translucent circles rising from the bottom…” — sketchgen entry 585, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/585/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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