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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Serious expression
A facial expression that appears attentive through composed mouth and gaze
A facial expression that appears attentive through composed mouth and gaze.
serious person in a quiet room
An unoccupied interior cannot show a face, so it is replaced with a portrait.
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Adds a facial appearance that reads as attentive.
Appearance and effects
Settled eyes, a composed mouth, and focused gaze indicate attention.
Visual traits
- focused gaze
- composed mouth
- settled eye area
Expected changes
- The gaze is more likely to appear focused
- The mouth is more likely to appear composed
Five examples
1 — Medium-sized dog
Open image ↗2 — Cat
Open image ↗3 — Teenage boy
Open image ↗4 — serious person in a quiet room
An unoccupied interior cannot show a face, so it is replaced with a portrait.
one person in a quiet room, chest-up portrait with a readable serious expression
- one person with a serious expression
5 — serious 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 serious expression
- one person with a serious expression
Meaning and scope
Definition
Serious expression is facial expression that shows directed attention through settled eyes, a composed mouth, and focused gaze. It does not determine anger, sadness, fear, another specific emotion, personality, or narrative intent.
In more detail
At a readable scale it can convey focus without prescribing strong emotion. Cause and target are separate choices.
Includes
- A facial expression that appears attentive
Excludes
- A fixed reading of anger or sadness
- judgment of a person
- or an unoccupied scene
What this does not imply
- Anger
- sadness
- fear
- personality
- or intent
Variability
Because the provisional reference is not direct evidence for this candidate, root source review is required. Specify the cause or target separately.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Keep the face readable
- Specify cause or emotion separately
Distinguish similar expressions
- It does not prescribe an emotion such as anger or sadness
Typical uses
- Show the face of an attentive person
Possible failure modes
- It appears angry
- The face is too small to read
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Concept
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A gaze directed away to the side rather than toward the frontal focus.
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