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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Neutral expression
An expression shown with little tension and without cues to a strong emotion
A low-tension facial expression without cues to a strong emotion.
neutral person in a quiet room
An unoccupied interior cannot show a face, so it is replaced with a quiet portrait.
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Adds a readable face that does not signal a strong emotion.
Appearance and effects
Keeps brows, eyes, and mouth low in tension for a calm-looking face.
Visual traits
- low-tension brows
- calm eye area
- natural mouth
Expected changes
- Facial tension is more likely to be reduced
- The expression is more likely to appear calm
Five examples
1 — Medium-sized dog
Open image ↗2 — Cat
Open image ↗3 — Teenage boy
Open image ↗4 — neutral person in a quiet room
An unoccupied interior cannot show a face, so it is replaced with a quiet portrait.
one person in a quiet room, chest-up portrait with a readable neutral expression
- one person with a neutral expression
5 — neutral person against nature
A subject-free landscape cannot show a face, so it is replaced with a portrait.
one person against a natural setting, chest-up portrait with a readable neutral expression
- one person with a neutral expression
Meaning and scope
Definition
Neutral expression is a facial appearance without changes in brows, eyes, or mouth that signal a strong emotion. It does not determine inner feeling, personality, intent, or narrative meaning.
In more detail
Show it at a readable scale as a natural resting state. Do not infer coldness, boredom, sadness, anger, or another emotion.
Includes
- A face with low-tension brows
- eyes
- and mouth
Excludes
- An inference about emotion or personality
- an unoccupied scene
- or a distant unreadable face
What this does not imply
- Inner feeling
- personality
- intent
- coldness
- or boredom
Variability
Because the provisional reference is not direct evidence for this candidate, root source review is required. An obscured face cannot show the expression.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Keep the face readable
- Specify emotion or intent separately
Distinguish similar expressions
- It does not indicate an absence of feeling or a judgment of the person
Typical uses
- Show a person without emphasizing facial emotion
Possible failure modes
- The face is too small to read
- An unintended emotion appears
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