Concept / Cartoon Visual Style
Cartoon Visual Style
A visual style using simplified forms clear contours and readable expression
A visual style using simplified forms clear contours and readable expression.
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Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Simplifies forms and clarifies contours and expression.
Appearance and effects
Makes imagery readable through simplified forms and clear contours.
Visual traits
- simplified forms
- clear contours
- readable expression
Expected changes
- Contours are more likely to become clear
- Forms are more likely to be simplified
Five examples
1 — Medium-sized dog
Open image ↗2 — Cat
Open image ↗3 — Teenage boy
Open image ↗4 — Unoccupied interior
Open image ↗5 — Valley with a river and mountain ranges
Open image ↗Meaning and scope
Definition
It uses simplified forms and clear contours. It does not determine medium audience production convention or a particular work.
In more detail
It organizes forms and makes contours and expression easy to read. Subject and medium remain separate choices.
Includes
- Visual treatment using simplified forms and clear contours
Excludes
- A particular medium
- Audience
- Production convention
- Named work
What this does not imply
- A particular medium
- Audience
- Production convention
- Named work
Variability
Because the source is general, degree of simplification may vary.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Specify visual treatment only; specify medium and audience separately
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify named works and media separately
Typical uses
- Make form and expression readable
- Add clear contours
Possible failure modes
- Forms become too generic
- Expression is not readable
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