Concept / Human figure
Human figure
A subject category depicting a person whose whole body or main human body form is readable
A subject category depicting a person whose whole body or main human body form is readable.
Teenage boy
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 human figure.
Appearance and effects
A whole human body or main human body form appears as a person in the scene.
Visual traits
- human figure subject
- readable whole body or main body form
- unspecified attributes
Expected changes
- A human figure subject is more likely to appear.
- The whole body or main human body form is more likely to be readable.
Five examples
1 — A living subject of unspecified biological kind
A seated dog is not a human figure and conflicts with the category, so it is replaced with a living subject that can become a human figure without pre-staging one.
a single living subject in an open area with no specified biological kind, identity, or action
- a single living subject with no specified biological kind, identity, or action
- an open area
2 — A living subject of unspecified biological kind in a bright setting
A seated cat is not a human figure and conflicts with the category, so it is replaced with a living subject that can become a human figure without pre-staging one.
a single living subject in a bright setting with no specified biological kind, identity, or action
- a single living subject with no specified biological kind, identity, or action
- a bright setting
3 — Teenage boy
Open image ↗4 — A living subject of unspecified biological kind in a quiet room
An unoccupied quiet scene has no living subject that can become a human figure, so it is replaced with an unspecified living subject that does not pre-stage a person.
a single living subject in a quiet room with no specified biological kind, identity, or action
- a single living subject with no specified biological kind, identity, or action
- a quiet room
5 — A living subject of unspecified biological kind in an open landscape
A landscape alone has no living subject that can become a human figure, so it is replaced with an unspecified living subject that does not pre-stage a person.
a single living subject in an open landscape with no specified biological kind, identity, or action
- a single living subject with no specified biological kind, identity, or action
- an open landscape
Meaning and scope
Definition
Human figure is a subject category for a person whose whole body or main human body form is readable. It does not determine age, gender, ethnicity, occupation, pose, emotion, or personal identity.
In more detail
It concerns a subject in a scene being a human figure. It is distinct from a specific age group, gender expression, ethnic background, role, pose, expression, name, and identity.
Includes
- A human figure whose whole body or main human body form is readable.
Excludes
- An age.
- A gender.
- An ethnicity.
- An occupation.
- A pose.
- An emotion.
- Personal identity.
What this does not imply
- An age.
- A gender.
- An ethnicity.
- An occupation.
- A pose.
- An emotion.
- Personal identity.
Variability
Number, age, gender expression, clothing, pose, and setting can be adjusted separately.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Specify only a human figure as the subject category.
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify age, gender, ethnicity, occupation, pose, emotion, or personal identity separately only when needed.
Typical uses
- Specify a human figure whose whole body or main body form is readable.
Possible failure modes
- It reads as a nonhuman subject.
- Attributes such as age or gender become fixed automatically.
- The figure becomes identifiable as a particular person.
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