Overview
A style LoRA for cinematic, low-saturation painterly realism — the workhorse behind the
splash-pipeline posts (Empress of the Lotus Pond, Saint of the Storm, Golden Emperor).
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| Base model | Krea 2 (open-weights, turbo) |
| Dataset | 85 curated images, pure-content prose captions, no trigger word |
| Network | LoRA dim 32 / alpha 32 · 16 epochs · final loss 0.067 |
| Validation | Epoch sweep with fixed-seed probes; epoch 16 selected as standard |
| Operating notes | Dark cinematic backdrops are part of the style contract — flat studio backgrounds suppress it |
Notes
Prompting rules discovered in validation (front-loaded subject, positive-only phrasing at CFG 1,
backdrop placement) are documented per post in the Process sections.