Halfling

AI doesn't understand "small adult." It understands "child." Type "halfling" and you'll get a round-faced, wide-eyed kid every time. You need to describe adult features explicitly and aggressively.

Why It Happens

"Small humanoid" maps to "child" in the training data. In a portrait, height is invisible — you're showing a face that needs to read as adult without height context. The fix: stack adult markers.

What works:

• "mature adult face with laugh lines" — age markers children don't have
• "crow's feet around eyes" — specific aging detail
• "strong defined jawline" — children have round, soft jaws
• "wry knowing expression" — a smirk reads older than a wide-eyed grin

What doesn't work:

• "small person" or "short" — AI hears "child"
• "halfling adult" alone — not enough to override the default

Prompt Structure

Lead with adult descriptors. Don't mention "halfling" until you've established maturity.

[Age + adult descriptor] + [halfling] + [Mature features] + [Profession] + [Expression] + [Setting]

Example: "middle-aged adult halfling woman with curly auburn hair going gray at the temples, weathered face with deep laugh lines and shrewd hazel eyes, defined jawline, well-traveled leather coat with many pockets, knowing suspicious expression, busy market stall, natural daylight, detailed fantasy portrait"

Inpaint Fixes

Even good prompts sometimes produce child-like results. Common touch-ups:

• Jaw too round: Inpaint with "defined adult jawline, weathered skin"
• Eyes too large: Inpaint with "narrow adult eyes with crow's feet"

Troubleshooting