Concept / Animal
Animal
A visual subject category depicting a biological animal other than a human
A visual subject category depicting a biological animal other than a human.
An unclassified living subject
A boy is a human figure and therefore conflicts with the scope that excludes humans, so it is replaced with an unclassified living subject that can become an animal subject without pre-staging one.
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Directs the scene toward a subject readable as a nonhuman animal.
Appearance and effects
An animal body or figure that is not human appears as a subject in the image.
Visual traits
- animal subject
- nonhuman body
- unspecified species
Expected changes
- An animal subject is more likely to appear.
- The subject is less likely to read as human.
Five examples
1 — Medium-sized dog
Open image ↗2 — Cat
Open image ↗3 — An unclassified living subject
A boy is a human figure and therefore conflicts with the scope that excludes humans, so it is replaced with an unclassified living subject that can become an animal subject without pre-staging one.
a single unclassified living subject in an open area with no specified species, human-or-animal category, or action
- a single living subject with no specified species, human-or-animal category, or action
- an open area
4 — An unclassified living subject in a quiet room
An unoccupied quiet scene has no living subject that can become an animal subject, so it is replaced with an unclassified living subject that does not pre-stage an animal.
a single unclassified living subject in a quiet room with no specified species, human-or-animal category, or action
- a single living subject with no specified species, human-or-animal category, or action
- a quiet room
5 — An unclassified living subject in an open landscape
A landscape alone has no living subject that can become an animal subject, so it is replaced with an unclassified living subject that does not pre-stage an animal.
a single unclassified living subject in an open landscape with no specified species, human-or-animal category, or action
- a single living subject with no specified species, human-or-animal category, or action
- an open landscape
Meaning and scope
Definition
Animal is a visual subject category for a biological animal other than a human. It does not determine species, whether the animal is domestic or wild, number, action, emotion, or cultural symbolism.
In more detail
It concerns a subject in the image being an animal rather than a human. It is distinct from identifying a species, specifying domestication, group scale, action, anthropomorphism, or symbolic meaning.
Includes
- A subject depicted as a biological animal other than a human.
Excludes
- A human.
- A particular species.
- Whether an animal is domestic or wild.
- A number of animals.
- An action.
- An emotion.
- Cultural symbolism.
What this does not imply
- A particular species.
- Whether the animal is domestic or wild.
- A number of animals.
- An action.
- An emotion.
- Cultural symbolism.
Variability
Species, number, pose, action, and setting can be adjusted separately.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Specify only a nonhuman animal as the subject category.
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify species, number, action, emotion, or symbolism separately only when needed.
Typical uses
- Specify a nonhuman animal as the subject of a scene.
Possible failure modes
- It reads as a human figure.
- A particular species or domestication status is added automatically.
- A symbolic meaning becomes fixed.
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