Watercolor Orb Experimental record · 00–12

Round 09 · fixed registration

One coordinate rig for every moving line

Round 08 aligned the blue field but still scaled each sparse cover state from its outermost occupied pixels. Missing arcs, hooks, and flecks changed the transform, so the line jumped over the stable orb.

Outcome
10 corrected covers · 30 proof loops
Active build time
31m 08s
Scope
No new artwork

Diagnosis + correction

Fit the painted ridge, then lock center and wall

The fix preserves every generated mark and its nine-state order. It fits the painted circular ridge rather than the outermost pixel, constrains the center to the authored 418px cell, and registers only the outer 24px to a 178.8px radius.

Correction is capped at ten percent; interior gestures and an eleven-pixel watercolor feather remain. There is still no hard clip.

Median wall error
20.96px → 1.25px
Breathing Halo drift
7.80px → 0.26px
Round 08 and Round 09 cover registration pairs
The same paintings before and after the fixed rig.
Ten isolated fixed-wall registration proofs
Every line against the literal wall.
Ten corrected line composites
The same ocean beneath every registered cover.

Registration proofs

Watch every line against the literal wall

10 isolated loops

Wall proof · 9.1

Tidewire orbit

The registered line runs against the literal fixed wall without the ocean field.

Wall proof · 9.2

Counterline relay

The registered line runs against the literal fixed wall without the ocean field.

Wall proof · 9.3

Breathing halo

The registered line runs against the literal fixed wall without the ocean field.

Wall proof · 9.4

Hook and return

The registered line runs against the literal fixed wall without the ocean field.

Wall proof · 9.5

Double-exposure shell

The registered line runs against the literal fixed wall without the ocean field.

Wall proof · 9.6

Radial pendulum

The registered line runs against the literal fixed wall without the ocean field.

Wall proof · 9.7

Spiral thread

The registered line runs against the literal fixed wall without the ocean field.

Wall proof · 9.8

Tidal latitude

The registered line runs against the literal fixed wall without the ocean field.

Wall proof · 9.9

Three-stitch chase

The registered line runs against the literal fixed wall without the ocean field.

Wall proof · 9.10

Pressure dimple

The registered line runs against the literal fixed wall without the ocean field.

Corrected covers

Same ocean, registered lines

10 composite loops

Corrected composite · 9.1

Tidewire orbit

Promoted to Round 10

Motion
Perimeter orbit
Opacity
0.58

One broken wet contour lengthens and gently circulates around the shared wall.

Corrected composite · 9.2

Counterline relay

Retained, not promoted

Motion
Bilateral relay
Opacity
0.48

Opposed contour fragments trade darkness and length without closing the circle.

Corrected composite · 9.3

Breathing halo

Promoted to Round 10

Motion
Line-density breath
Opacity
0.38

A nearly complete hairline quietly opens gaps, pools, pales, and rejoins.

Corrected composite · 9.4

Hook and return

Retained, not promoted

Motion
Interior hook recoil
Opacity
0.52

A fine wall trace sends one liquid hook inward, then draws it back into the rim.

Corrected composite · 9.5

Double-exposure shell

Promoted to Round 10

Motion
Registration drift
Opacity
0.34

Two close watercolor registrations part, braid, and settle into one contour.

Corrected composite · 9.6

Radial pendulum

Retained, not promoted

Motion
Radial pendulum
Opacity
0.54

A short wall fragment pulls a bowed hairline inward and swings it under radial pressure.

Corrected composite · 9.7

Spiral thread

Retained, not promoted

Motion
Spiral and recoil
Opacity
0.5

An incomplete rim fragment curls toward the center and unwinds back to the wall.

Corrected composite · 9.8

Tidal latitude

Promoted to Round 10

Motion
Internal slosh plane
Opacity
0.5

One bowed internal horizon rises, rotates slightly, and settles between two wall points.

Corrected composite · 9.9

Three-stitch chase

Promoted to Round 10

Motion
Fragment relay
Opacity
0.42

Three disappearing contour stitches pass emphasis around the invisible sphere.

Corrected composite · 9.10

Pressure dimple

Promoted to Round 10

Motion
Radial dimple
Opacity
0.52

A single wall fragment bows inward, rebounds, and relaxes into the shared radius.

Synchronized before / after

The registration change under one clock

10 comparison loops

The old lab foregrounded Breathing Halo. The dedicated record keeps that authored emphasis while exposing the complete ten-cover comparison set underneath it.

Before / after · 9.1

Tidewire orbit

Round 08 and Round 09 run under one clock so the registration change can be judged without a timing change.

Before / after · 9.2

Counterline relay

Round 08 and Round 09 run under one clock so the registration change can be judged without a timing change.

Before / after · 9.3

Breathing halo

Round 08 and Round 09 run under one clock so the registration change can be judged without a timing change.

Before / after · 9.4

Hook and return

Round 08 and Round 09 run under one clock so the registration change can be judged without a timing change.

Before / after · 9.5

Double-exposure shell

Round 08 and Round 09 run under one clock so the registration change can be judged without a timing change.

Before / after · 9.6

Radial pendulum

Round 08 and Round 09 run under one clock so the registration change can be judged without a timing change.

Before / after · 9.7

Spiral thread

Round 08 and Round 09 run under one clock so the registration change can be judged without a timing change.

Before / after · 9.8

Tidal latitude

Round 08 and Round 09 run under one clock so the registration change can be judged without a timing change.

Before / after · 9.9

Three-stitch chase

Round 08 and Round 09 run under one clock so the registration change can be judged without a timing change.

Before / after · 9.10

Pressure dimple

Round 08 and Round 09 run under one clock so the registration change can be judged without a timing change.

Decision

Six structures continue; four remain evidence

9.1 Tidewire orbit, 9.3 Breathing halo, 9.5 Double-exposure shell, 9.8 Tidal latitude, 9.9 Three-stitch chase, and 9.10 Pressure dimple move into chromatic cover testing. 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, and 9.7 remain corrected, retained studies rather than failures.