Angry person in a quiet room
Concept
Angry expression
A facial expression in which anger is legible through tension in the brows, eyes, or mouth.
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Drawing
The action of making an image with drawn lines and shapes
An action that makes an image by drawing lines and shapes on paper or a screen.
Person drawing in a quiet room
An unoccupied interior cannot show drawing, so it is replaced with a person drawing.
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Shows an action in progress that adds lines and shapes with a drawing tool.
Appearance and effects
A hand, drawing tool, and paper or screen meet in a scene of marks being made.
Visual traits
- Drawing hand
- Drawing tool
- Paper or screen
Expected changes
- A drawing tool is more likely to appear in the hand
- Contact with paper or screen is more likely to read
Five examples
1 — Adult drawing
The fixed dog motif conflicts with the required action, so it is replaced with a person drawing.
an adult drawing on paper with a pencil, hand and paper visible
- adult drawing
2 — Person drawing
The fixed cat motif conflicts with the required action, so it is replaced with a person drawing.
a person drawing in a sketchbook with a pen, hand and paper visible
- person drawing
3 — Young person drawing
The fixed boy motif conflicts with the required action, so it is replaced with a young person drawing.
a young person drawing on a tablet with a stylus, hand and screen visible
- young person drawing
4 — Person drawing in a quiet room
An unoccupied interior cannot show drawing, so it is replaced with a person drawing.
one person drawing on paper in a quiet room, hand and paper visible
- one person drawing
5 — Person drawing outdoors
A landscape without a subject cannot show drawing, so it is replaced with a person drawing.
one person drawing in a sketchbook outdoors, hand and paper visible
- one person drawing
Meaning and scope
Definition
Drawing is an action in progress that moves a pencil, pen, brush, stylus, or similar tool by hand to add lines and shapes to a surface or screen. It does not cover only a finished image, medium choice, or depicted subject.
In more detail
Showing the contact among hand, tool, and paper or screen makes the act of making legible. Medium, style, subject, and degree of completion are specified separately. It is distinct from viewing finished art and from writing text.
Includes
- Actions that add lines or shapes with a drawing tool
- Hands making on paper or screen
Excludes
- Images of only finished art
- Writing text
- A category of drawing medium
What this does not imply
- A particular medium or style
- Finished artwork content
- Writing text
Variability
Paper, sketchbook, tablet, and drawing tool can be specified separately.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Show hand
- tool
- and surface
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify medium or style separately
Typical uses
- Create a scene of a person making a drawing
- Show an act of image-making in progress
Possible failure modes
- Only finished art appears
- Hand or tool is absent
- It becomes writing
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From the same theme
Items linked through explicit membership in the same theme.
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Concept
Arms-crossed pose
A static bodily stance with both arms crossed before the chest.
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Concept
Averted gaze
A gaze directed away to the side rather than toward the frontal focus.
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