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Smiling expression

A facial expression in which warmth or pleasure is visibly readable through mouth and eyes

A facial expression in which warmth is readable through mouth and eyes.

Actions, Poses & Interactions
Smiling expression · Smiling person in a quiet room

Smiling person in a quiet room

An unoccupied room cannot show a face, so it is replaced with a person in a quiet room.

Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.

A phrase to start with

Gives the face a smile with readable mouth and eyes.

Appearance and effects

Mouth, cheeks, and eyes work together softly so a smile reads from the face.

Visual traits

  • raised mouth
  • soft eye area
  • visible face

Expected changes

  • The mouth is more likely to rise
  • The eye area is more likely to appear soft

Five examples

1 — Smiling adult

The expression needs a human face, so it is replaced with an adult.

smiling adult, chest-up portrait

  • smiling adult
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2 — Smiling person

The expression needs a human face, so it is replaced with a person.

smiling person, chest-up portrait

  • smiling person
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3 — Smiling adult

To show the facial expression without fixing age, it is replaced with an adult.

smiling adult, chest-up portrait

  • smiling adult
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4 — Smiling person in a quiet room

An unoccupied room cannot show a face, so it is replaced with a person in a quiet room.

smiling person in a quiet room, chest-up portrait

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5 — Smiling person outdoors

A subject-free landscape cannot show a face, so it is replaced with a person outdoors.

smiling person outdoors, chest-up portrait

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Meaning and scope

Definition

A smiling expression is a visible facial display read through a raised mouth and softened eye area. It does not determine personality, mental state, health, reason, or recipient.

In more detail

When the face is kept large enough to read, the relation of mouth, cheeks, and eyes conveys a smile. Body pose, scene, clothing, and narrative remain separate choices.

Includes

  • One person whose smile is readable from the face
  • Close or medium views showing mouth and eyes

Excludes

  • Inference of a reason or personality
  • An action with no visible face
  • A cheerful mood across the whole scene

What this does not imply

  • Personality
  • diagnosis
  • health state
  • reason for smiling
  • or a particular pose

Variability

Expression strength can be adjusted through changes in mouth and eyes. Keep the face unobscured.

Usage and adjustments

Usage

  • Keep the face readable
  • Specify reason or personality separately

Distinguish similar expressions

  • Specify scene-wide cheerfulness separately as mood

Typical uses

  • Give a figure a warm facial display

Possible failure modes

  • Face is too small to read
  • Smile reads as a frown or surprise

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