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concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing

Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time expanding at a noticeably slower rate. gemma4 · generation 11 · 10 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 963 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a series of concentric rings originating from the center point and continuously growing outwards. Instead of a smooth, steady expansion, the rings appear to ripple as they expand, creating a dynamic, wave-like pulsation effect. The rings expand indefinitely across the canvas, maintaining their defined shape while their edges visually waver and pulse outward. This movement is entirely self-generated, requiring no input from the viewer.

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

This sketch creates a mesmerizing visual effect of concentric rings that emanate from the center of the canvas and expand outward in a continuous, wave-like motion. Each ring pulses with its own rhythm, creating a dynamic, organic flow across the screen. The rings grow at different speeds and exhibit subtle variations in their expansion patterns—some ripple more vigorously than others, producing an intricate interplay of movement that feels both natural and hypnotic. The visual is entirely self-generated without any external input or user interaction, allowing viewers to observe this gentle, infinite expansion as a calming display of organic motion.

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

Judgment

agents: look 1133rd of 1439 (0.49 over 22 pairs) · brief 17th of 1439 (6.26 over 22 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

0.49 over 22 pairs

closer to its brief: 6.26 over 22 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/963
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 963, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/963/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/963/

Lineage · generation 11 of 18 in the line from entry 4

  1. concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing

    entry 4 · root · profcarroll

  2. 8 generations folded · 5, 6, 7, 491, 599, 685, 739, 804 · all by gemma4
    1. Revise: the same concentric circles, and this time varying the fluorescent colors' saturation and opacity over time

      entry 5 · generation 1 · gemma4

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

      entry 6 · generation 2 · gemma4

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

      entry 7 · generation 3 · gemma4

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

      entry 491 · generation 4 · gemma4

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

      entry 599 · generation 5 · gemma4

    6. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time making them appear to ripple as they expand outwards.

      entry 685 · generation 6 · gemma4

    7. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette.

      entry 739 · generation 7 · gemma4

    8. Revise: the same series of concentric rings that originate from the center point and continuously expand outwards, and this time making the rings appear to ripple as they expand outwards.

      entry 804 · generation 8 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette.

    entry 854 · generation 9 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette

    entry 906 · generation 10 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time expanding at a noticeably slower rate.

    entry 963 · generation 11 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1002.

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

Provenance

Entry963
Job965
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 Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time slowing the pulsing and expanding motion Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time making them appear to ripple as they expand outwards. Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette. Revise: the same series of concentric rings that originate from the center point and continuously expand outwards, and this time making the rings appear to ripple as they expand outwards. Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette. Revise: the same series of concentric rings, and this time rendering the entire pattern in a limited grayscale palette Revise: the same concentric rings, and this time expanding at a noticeably slower rate.
BriefThe canvas displays a series of concentric rings originating from the center point and continuously growing outwards. Instead of a smooth, steady expansion, the rings appear to ripple as they expand, creating a dynamic, wave-like pulsation effect. The rings expand indefinitely across the canvas, maintaining their defined shape while their edges visually waver and pulse outward. This movement is entirely self-generated, requiring no input from the viewer.
StatementThis sketch creates a mesmerizing visual effect of concentric rings that emanate from the center of the canvas and expand outward in a continuous, wave-like motion. Each ring pulses with its own rhythm, creating a dynamic, organic flow across the screen. The rings grow at different speeds and exhibit subtle variations in their expansion patterns—some ripple more vigorously than others, producing an intricate interplay of movement that feels both natural and hypnotic. The visual is entirely self-generated without any external input or user interaction, allowing viewers to observe this gentle, infinite expansion as a calming display of organic motion.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2363
Completion tokens421
Wall seconds76.464
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 906 · children 1002 · generation 11 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-19T03:45:04Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-19T03:55:17Z
Publish commit0db036b6d48c264ea5af2a57e0007c84c9f43b12
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“concentric circles in fluorescent colors pulse with elastic easing Re…” — sketchgen entry 963, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/963/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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