Yume Kawaii

Visual characteristics appear in the image.

Visual traits

• visual characteristics

Expected changes

• The characteristics are more likely to be visually legible
• The subject's impression is more likely to remain consistent

Definition

dreamlike pale color and cute ornament. It does not determine a particular person, work, place, period setting, narrative, or production method.

In more detail

Adds visual characteristics while subject, composition, and place remain separate choices.

Includes

• dreamlike pale color and cute ornament

Excludes

• A particular person or work
• A particular place or narrative
• Production material or technique

What this does not imply

• A particular person, work, or place
• A particular narrative or period setting
• A particular culture or brand

Variability

The strength of the features can be adjusted while keeping the subject legible.

Usage

• Specify only the main visual characteristics
• Specify other conditions separately

Distinguish similar expressions

• Specify named works, people, and period settings separately

Typical uses

• Shape the image impression
• Add characteristics without changing the subject

Possible failure modes

• The effect becomes too weak and generic
• It is confused with another aesthetic or material direction