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    Basil Wolverton "Spaghetti and Meatballs" Style LORA - Basil_Wolverton_XL_v1.0
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    Basil Wolverton was an 20th century American cartoonist and illustrator known for his intricately detailed grotesques of bizarre or misshapen people. Wolverton was described as "Producer of Preposterous Pictures of Peculiar People who Prowl this Perplexing Planet." His many publishers included Marvel Comics and Mad magazine. (see Wikipedia article here)


    His style was the inspiration of the "gross up" - highly detailed and grotesque close up frames incorporated into traditional animation. This technique has been made famous in shows like Ren and Stimpy and Spongebob Squarepants.

    This LORA has been trained on the celebrity portraits that Wolverton produced during the later stage of his career, with an additional conceptual category for his grotesque depictions in portrait form. The most famous of these includes the "Lena the Hyena" and the "Girl of the Month" cover for Mad Magazine #11.

    Use .6 weighting or so for best results.

    Description

    Initial Trained LORA.

    Use "grotesque" in positive prompt to favor grotesque appearance and in negative prompt to favor normal portrats

    LORA
    SDXL 1.0

    Details

    Downloads
    464
    Platform
    CivitAI
    Platform Status
    Available
    Created
    9/20/2023
    Updated
    9/27/2025
    Deleted
    -
    Trigger Words:
    basilwolverton style
    grotesque
    spaghetti hair
    bulging eyes
    skin folds
    veins
    large teeth
    bloodshot eyes

    Files

    BasilWolvertonComboStyleXL_v1.1-000012.safetensors