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August 12, 2025

"Cartoon style" causes smiley faces

  • August 12, 2025
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TL;DR When I prompt for something in "cartoon style", it adds weird smiley faces to whatever I prompted for.

 

I used to use DallE for my image generation and one thing I noticed was it always added smiley faces whenever I asked for something in "cartoon style". I started using firefly once I realized it was included in the Adobe suite I was already paying for and I was pleasantly surprised that firefly didn't add these smiley faces. I generated images for many months until a few days ago when I realized that my cartoon style images all started showing weird, awkward, poorly placed smiley faces on pretty much everything I prompted for in "cartoon style". I would love if this stopped. Firefly worked better before whatever update just happened.

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droopydog500
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 1, 2025

Hi @Easton873,

 

Are you using any reference images or styles?  Can you please take a screen shot of your full browser window on one of these generations? Also, try opening firefly in a new tab or another browser, which usually gives you a new seed.

 

I am not seeing the same results you are.

 

 

 

My best,

    droopy

Adobe Community Expert (not an Adobe employee)
Easton873Author
Participant
August 30, 2025

Prompt: "a red and white life preserver icon on a white background in cartoon style"

 

Results:

  

Easton873Author
Participant
August 30, 2025

I am using model 4, and have been using model 4 previously, this behavior began around the time I reported the bug

Easton873Author
Participant
August 30, 2025

Prompt: "a whole cantaloupe on a white background in cartoon style"

 

Results: 4 cantaloupes with smiley faces

  

Easton873Author
Participant
August 30, 2025

Here are some examples:

 

Prompt: "a tube of lipstick on a white background in cartoon style"

 

Result: 4 tubes of lipstick with smiley faces

 

  

August 12, 2025

Hey @Easton873 

Could you provide an example of the results and a possible prompt?
What model are you using as well? Model 3 does tend to give better results.

Cheers

Nate