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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Upward gaze
A face direction in which eyes and face turn upward with a readable gaze
A gaze in which eyes and face turn upward.
Person looking upward in a quiet room
An unoccupied room cannot show a gaze, so it is replaced with a person.
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Turns eyes and face upward so the gaze direction is readable.
Appearance and effects
An upward gaze is readable from the direction of eyes, chin, and neck.
Visual traits
- upward-looking eyes
- raised chin
- visible face
Expected changes
- Eyes are more likely to point upward
- Chin and neck angle are more likely to appear
Five examples
1 — Adult looking upward
To show a human gaze, it is replaced with an adult.
adult looking upward, chest-up portrait
- adult looking upward
2 — Person looking upward
To show a human gaze, it is replaced with a person.
person looking upward, chest-up portrait
- person looking upward
3 — Adult looking upward
To avoid fixing age, it is replaced with an adult.
adult looking upward, chest-up portrait
- adult looking upward
4 — Person looking upward in a quiet room
An unoccupied room cannot show a gaze, so it is replaced with a person.
person looking upward in a quiet room, chest-up portrait
- person looking upward
5 — Person looking upward outdoors
A subject-free landscape cannot show a gaze, so it is replaced with a person.
person looking upward outdoors, chest-up portrait
- person looking upward
Meaning and scope
Definition
Upward gaze is a visible state in which eyes or face turn upward and the direction can be read from the image. It does not determine emotion, personality, reason, object of attention, or religious or cultural meaning.
In more detail
A view showing eyes, eyelids, chin, and neck direction conveys the gaze. Expression, pose, and scene remain separate choices.
Includes
- Eyes and face of a person looking upward
- Close or medium views with readable gaze direction
Excludes
- Inference of reason or belief
- A person with no visible face
- Upward composition of the whole scene
What this does not imply
- Emotion
- personality
- diagnosis
- reason
- or object of attention
Variability
Face rotation and gaze height can be adjusted separately. Keep eyes unobscured.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Show eye and face direction
- Specify an object of attention separately
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify emotion separately as facial expression
Typical uses
- Direct a figure's gaze upward
Possible failure modes
- Eyes are hidden and direction is unreadable
- Face remains front-facing
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