SKILL: Scale Distortion

Version: 1.0 | Hermes Agent Failure Pattern Library

DESCRIPTION

Mastery of preventing and correcting scale ambiguity and proportion errors in AI-generated imagery. Scale distortion occurs when the model renders objects, characters, or environments with incorrect relative sizes — tiny humans next to small objects, giant furniture, or ambiguous scale that leaves viewers unable to determine actual size. This skill provides reference object injection techniques and proportion anchoring vocabulary.

TRIGGER KEYWORDS

scale distortion, proportion error, wrong size, scale problem, size reference, scale ambiguity, proportion mismatch, relative size, scale fix, environment scale, character scale, scale anchor, miniature problem, giant problem

CORE RULES

• Always include a scale reference when absolute size matters: human figure, coffee cup, doorway
• Describe relative sizes explicitly: "character fills two-thirds of frame height"
• Named proportional relationships: "table comes to character's waist", "doorframe twice character height"
• Wide angle distortion can make near objects appear larger — specify lens to control scale impression
• Environmental scale tells a story: oversized environment = vulnerability; normal = grounded
• For product shots: always include a human hand or common object for scale
• Avoid ambiguous foreground/background size differences without explanation