Concept / Child
Child
A person who is not of adult age
A person who is not of adult age.
Teenage boy
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Makes the figure's age group read as child.
Appearance and effects
A figure readable as a child age group becomes the image subject.
Visual traits
- Child figure
- Clear age group
Expected changes
- The figure is more likely to read as a child
- An adult appearance is less likely
Five examples
1 — Child with a dog
A dog alone cannot show a child age group, so it is replaced with a child beside a dog.
a full-body child standing beside a dog
- child
2 — Child with a cat
A cat alone cannot show a child age group, so it is replaced with a child holding a cat.
a child figure holding a cat
- child
3 — Teenage boy
Open image ↗4 — Child in a quiet room
An unoccupied room cannot show a child age group, so it is replaced with a child in a quiet room.
a child reading a book in a quiet room
- child
5 — Child outdoors
A landscape without a person cannot show a child age group, so it is replaced with a child outdoors.
a full-body child walking across grassland
- child
Meaning and scope
Definition
Child denotes a person who is not of adult age. Gender, exact age, family role, clothing, action, and personality are specified separately.
In more detail
Use it when a figure should clearly belong to a child age group. The range from younger to older child can be narrowed with a separate direction when needed.
Includes
- A figure readable as a child
- Figure images restricted to child age
Excludes
- Adults
- A particular gender or occupation
- Details of build or clothing
What this does not imply
- A particular gender
- exact age
- or clothing
- A particular personality or action
- A family or school role
Variability
Setting, activity, expression, and clothing can be adjusted separately.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Specify only age group and specify gender or activity separately
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify an exact age separately when needed
Typical uses
- Create a child figure image
- Distinguish a child age group from adults
Possible failure modes
- The figure is depicted as adult
- It is restricted to a boy
- A fixed role is added
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