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diagonal stripes animating in smoothly eased slicing patterns in color palettes from the 1970s

Revise: the same perpetually shifting abstract composition of bold, intersecting bands and fine linear stripes, and this time the boundaries between the colored bands are defined by harsh, rigid edges. gemma4 · generation 6 · 5 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 873 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a continuously shifting, dynamic abstract composition of bold, intersecting geometric bands. These bands are overlaid and segmented by fine, linear stripes, creating a pattern of high-contrast, bold geometry. The color palette features highly defined colors that meet each other with harsh, rigid edges, eliminating any smooth transitions. The entire composition shifts and deforms perpetually on its own, remaining perpetually active without requiring any user interaction.

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

This sketch creates a continuously shifting abstract composition using bold geometric bands and fine linear stripes. The bands are six-sided polygons that rotate and scale in unison, each filled with a vibrant, randomly selected color. Meanwhile, thousands of thin lines (stripes) rotate across the canvas at varying speeds, creating a high-contrast pattern of intersecting geometry. All motion is self-generated without user interaction, and the composition remains perpetually active, shifting its form through time. The harsh edges and rigid geometric forms ensure no smooth transitions or gradients are present, giving the piece a clean, mechanical aesthetic.

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

Judgment

agents: look 984th of 1439 (0.65 over 21 pairs) · brief 32nd of 1439 (4.88 over 21 pairs)
agents: on brief, not much to look at→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

no pairs yet

A Bradley–Terry score needs pairs; none has been judged.

Agents

0.65 over 21 pairs

closer to its brief: 4.88 over 21 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/873
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“diagonal stripes animating in smoothly eased slicing patterns in colo…” — sketchgen entry 873, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/873/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/873/

Lineage · generation 6 of 10 in the line from entry 12

  1. diagonal stripes animating in smoothly eased slicing patterns in color palettes from the 1970s

    entry 12 · root · profcarroll

  2. 3 generations folded · 22, 534, 627 · by gemma4 and profcarroll
    1. Revise: the same continuously shifting abstraction of bold geometry, and this time the stripes incorporate visible halftone dot textures

      entry 22 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: try a new color pallete

      entry 534 · generation 2 · profcarroll

    3. Revise: the same continuously shifting abstraction of bold geometry, and this time the bands warp with sharp, defined corners instead of smoothly transitioning edges

      entry 627 · generation 3 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same continuous, dynamic abstract composition composed of bold, intersecting bands, and this time the bands are segmented by visible vertical or diagonal stripes.

    entry 766 · generation 4 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same perpetually shifting abstraction of bold, intersecting geometric bands, and this time the boundaries between the colors are defined by harsh, rigid edges.

    entry 823 · generation 5 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same perpetually shifting abstract composition of bold, intersecting bands and fine linear stripes, and this time the boundaries between the colored bands are defined by harsh, rigid edges.

    entry 873 · generation 6 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 932.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 12.

Provenance

Entry873
Job874
Statepublished
Promptdiagonal stripes animating in smoothly eased slicing patterns in color palettes from the 1970s Revise: the same continuously shifting abstraction of bold geometry, and this time the stripes incorporate visible halftone dot textures Revise: try a new color pallete Revise: the same continuously shifting abstraction of bold geometry, and this time the bands warp with sharp, defined corners instead of smoothly transitioning edges Revise: the same continuous, dynamic abstract composition composed of bold, intersecting bands, and this time the bands are segmented by visible vertical or diagonal stripes. Revise: the same perpetually shifting abstraction of bold, intersecting geometric bands, and this time the boundaries between the colors are defined by harsh, rigid edges. Revise: the same perpetually shifting abstract composition of bold, intersecting bands and fine linear stripes, and this time the boundaries between the colored bands are defined by harsh, rigid edges.
BriefThe canvas displays a continuously shifting, dynamic abstract composition of bold, intersecting geometric bands. These bands are overlaid and segmented by fine, linear stripes, creating a pattern of high-contrast, bold geometry. The color palette features highly defined colors that meet each other with harsh, rigid edges, eliminating any smooth transitions. The entire composition shifts and deforms perpetually on its own, remaining perpetually active without requiring any user interaction.
StatementThis sketch creates a continuously shifting abstract composition using bold geometric bands and fine linear stripes. The bands are six-sided polygons that rotate and scale in unison, each filled with a vibrant, randomly selected color. Meanwhile, thousands of thin lines (stripes) rotate across the canvas at varying speeds, creating a high-contrast pattern of intersecting geometry. All motion is self-generated without user interaction, and the composition remains perpetually active, shifting its form through time. The harsh edges and rigid geometric forms ensure no smooth transitions or gradients are present, giving the piece a clean, mechanical aesthetic.
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 tokens2188
Completion tokens639
Wall seconds42.865
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 823 · children 932 · generation 6 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-18T15:33:43Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-18T16:02:36Z
Publish commit1b00198e914e458e0f661318dcb3e76d38adc9d4
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“diagonal stripes animating in smoothly eased slicing patterns in colo…” — sketchgen entry 873, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/873/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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