Here are 24 facial expressions examples using (mostly) 2 danbooru tags each to inspire you while creating anime faces.
Using multiple tags instead of one makes more nuanced faces and complex emotions.
You can use this template for making sprites for visual novels, or finding what you need quickly for creating something else.
Here's how to use it:
Look at the chart, find a face you like, look for the corresponding tags on the right, and add them to your prompt.
For example, I like the seductive face, I look on the right where seductive is also written, I can see it followed by "smug, pouty lips,". I go down to the text version, copy "smug, pouty lips," and paste it into my positive prompt. I put it at the end of my prompt and move it further up only if it isn't strong enough.
Note: This will work especially great for NSFW anime style art, since this is the type that works well with danbooru tags, which are what I used for every face here.
For faces using only one danbooru tag, see this article: Facial Expressions (rentry.org)
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AROUSED - blush, expressionless,
PLEASURED - blush, closed eyes,
MOAN - blush, open mouth,
FROWN - bored, determined,
ANGRY - angry,
LIPBITE - bored, biting own lip,
SMILE - expressionless, smug,
SEDUCTIVE - smug, pouty lips,
SATISFIED - bored, smug,
NORMAL - expressionless, serious,
POUT - pout,
DISGUSTED - disgust,
HAPPY - laughing, closed eyes,
SMILETALK - open mouth, smug,
REASSURING - smug, raised eyebrows,
SAD - depressed,
SAD TALK - depressed, open mouth,
DISINTERESTED - bored,
SURPRISED - frown, open mouth,
WTH (What The Hell)- surprised, closed mouth,
WTF (What The F****)- surprised, open mouth,
MOCK - angry, laughing,
ANGRYTALK - angry, open mouth,
HUMILIATE - angry, laughing, closed eyes,
What I used:
(You can use any Pony XL checkpoint, but I'd recommend AutismMix.)
autismmixSDXL_autismmixDPO
DPM++ 2M SDE Karras, 30 steps, 512x512
Prompt:
score_9, score_8_up, score_7_up,
BREAK source_anime, best quality, 1girl, solo, nightie black nightgown lace satin, shiny skin,
///////////////PUT FACIAL EXPRESSION PROMPT HERE///////////////
black hime cut, medium hair, red eyes, flat chest, small breasts, motherly,
Negative Prompt:
score_4, score_5, score_6, 3d, hyperrealistic, photo, censored, source_furry, furry, source_pony, source_cartoon
monochrome, text, text font, watermark, worst quality, low quality, signature, open clothes,
blurry, jpeg artifact, bad, error, artist name, grayscale, immature, loli,
muscular, bad anatomy, deformed anatomy, bad feet, bad foot, bad proportions, extra toes, fewer toes, extra legs,