# Emotions & Expressions — Artificial Lexicon prompt words

> Faces carry the image. One emotion word changes the eyes, the mouth, the posture, and the light the model chooses. Pick one expression and one mood. Click words to build a prompt in the tray.

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## Facial expressions

These land on the face itself. The model draws the muscles.

- **smiling**: open friendly face
- **grinning**: wide smile with teeth
- **smirking**: one-sided knowing smile
- **laughing**: mid-laugh, eyes crinkled
- **frowning**: brows down, mouth set
- **scowling**: anger held on the face
- **glaring**: hard fixed stare
- **pouting**: pushed lip, sulking
- **crying**: tears on the face
- **sobbing**: face collapsed in grief
- **weeping**: quiet tears, still face
- **gasping**: mouth open in shock
- **wide-eyed**: eyes open in surprise or fear
- **narrowed eyes**: suspicion or focus
- **raised eyebrow**: doubt or curiosity
- **furrowed brow**: worry or concentration
- **gritted teeth**: strain or held anger
- **clenched jaw**: tension held in the face
- **biting lip**: nerves or hesitation
- **blushing**: color in the cheeks
- **winking**: one eye closed, playful
- **yawning**: mid-yawn, eyes watering
- **sneering**: contempt curling the lip
- **beaming**: whole face lit with happiness
- **deadpan**: no expression at all
- **thousand-yard stare**: eyes focused on nothing
- **closed eyes**: rest, prayer, or feeling the moment
- **eye roll**: exasperation caught mid-roll
- **tight-lipped smile**: politeness covering something
- **quivering lip**: tears about to start

## Moods & inner states

These color the whole figure, posture included.

- **joyful**: happiness through the whole body
- **ecstatic**: peak joy, arms and face open
- **content**: settled quiet happiness
- **serene**: calm without effort
- **peaceful**: no tension anywhere in the frame
- **melancholic**: soft sadness, often lowers the light
- **wistful**: longing for something gone
- **nostalgic**: warm memory, often warms the grade
- **somber**: grave and dark, mutes color
- **grieving**: loss carried in the posture
- **lonely**: isolation, often widens the shot
- **anxious**: worry in hands and eyes
- **fearful**: fear pulling the body back
- **terrified**: full flight response on the face
- **paranoid**: watching over the shoulder
- **furious**: anger at full volume
- **seething**: anger held under the surface
- **irritated**: small anger, tight mouth
- **defiant**: chin up against pressure
- **determined**: set face, forward lean
- **confident**: open stance, level gaze
- **proud**: lifted chest and chin
- **smug**: self-satisfaction on the mouth
- **shy**: gaze down, body turned away
- **embarrassed**: flushed, avoiding eyes
- **curious**: leaning in, head tilted
- **amazed**: wonder opening the face
- **awestruck**: stopped still by something vast
- **bored**: slack face, wandering eyes
- **exhausted**: fatigue in the shoulders and lids
- **dreamy**: unfocused gaze, soft posture
- **mischievous**: plotting something small and fun
- **playful**: light energy in the body
- **hopeful**: eyes up, light ahead
- **brooding**: dark thought, often dark light

## Body language

Posture reads at any distance. These work in wide shots where faces are small.

- **arms crossed**: closed off or waiting
- **hands on hips**: authority or impatience
- **slumped shoulders**: defeat or fatigue
- **upright posture**: alertness and confidence
- **leaning forward**: interest or aggression
- **leaning back**: ease or distance
- **head in hands**: despair or overwhelm
- **head tilted**: curiosity or affection
- **head bowed**: grief, prayer, or shame
- **chin resting on hand**: thought or boredom
- **hands clasped**: patience or pleading
- **clenched fists**: anger held in the hands
- **open palms**: honesty or offering
- **pointing**: accusation or direction
- **reaching out**: connection or plea
- **hugging**: two figures in embrace
- **hugging knees**: self-protection, small posture
- **pacing**: worry in motion
- **jumping**: celebration mid-air
- **dancing**: joy through the whole body
- **kneeling**: submission, proposal, or prayer
- **shrugging**: not knowing, hands up
- **facepalm**: exasperation, hand over face
- **looking over shoulder**: wariness or invitation
- **looking away**: avoidance or distraction
- **staring into distance**: thought beyond the frame
- **hands in pockets**: casual reserve
- **covering mouth**: shock or held laughter
- **wiping tears**: recovery mid-cry
- **fist pump**: victory caught mid-gesture

## Emotional atmospheres

These sit on the scene instead of the figure. Use one to set the room's weather.

- **tense atmosphere**: held breath across the whole scene
- **joyful atmosphere**: celebration in the air and light
- **melancholy atmosphere**: quiet sadness over everything
- **ominous atmosphere**: something wrong is coming
- **eerie atmosphere**: unease without a visible cause
- **dreamlike atmosphere**: logic loosened, edges soft
- **romantic atmosphere**: warmth and closeness in the scene
- **chaotic atmosphere**: motion and noise everywhere
- **solemn atmosphere**: ceremony and weight
- **cozy atmosphere**: warmth, shelter, small light
- **festive atmosphere**: decoration and crowd joy
- **desolate atmosphere**: emptiness pressing on the scene
- **hostile atmosphere**: threat from the surroundings
- **sacred atmosphere**: reverence in light and space
- **wild atmosphere**: energy off the leash
- **quiet atmosphere**: stillness you can hear
- **electric atmosphere**: anticipation before something starts
- **suffocating atmosphere**: pressure closing the space in
- **bittersweet atmosphere**: joy and loss in the same frame
- **triumphant atmosphere**: victory filling the scene
- **mysterious atmosphere**: questions the frame refuses to answer
- **playful atmosphere**: lightness in color and motion
- **grim atmosphere**: hard times in every surface
- **hopeful atmosphere**: light arriving at the edge of the scene
- **sleepy atmosphere**: the scene itself half awake