ta86_lightlab – LoRA Description

Please read the version Notes ;)
Made this for different reason, but most of all I wanted to get my lighting for some checkpoints better. ZIT and Flux have way more influence for persons (less asian, less Flux Style. This is on purpose!)

ta86_lightlab is a painterly, cinematic illustration and character rendering LoRA that transforms people, portraits, figures and environments into emotionally charged compositions shaped by expressive light, soft brush textures and carefully sculpted shadow transitions.

Every image breathes atmosphere.
Every highlight feels intentional.
Every shadow carries emotion rather than weight.

This LoRA captures a visual language rooted in light, silence and painterly realism:
faces emerge naturally from shadow, skin retains organic texture and warmth, hair flows in soft painterly strands, and environments are defined by light interaction rather than excessive detail.

It is expressive, but restrained.
Romantic, but grounded.
Painterly, but never abstract.

The style blends realistic anatomy with fine-art brushwork, cinematic lighting and controlled edge softness, turning portraits, full body figures, symbolic scenes and landscapes into timeless visual moments.
Details dissolve into atmosphere: visible paint strokes, subtle grain, luminous highlights, gentle color harmony and natural shadow falloff.

Every image feels like a still frame from a poetic film or a classical painting reinterpreted through modern light.

✨ Style features

Painterly realism
Soft brush textures enhance realism without photographic stiffness.

Cinematic lighting
Dappled light, rim light, window light, sunset glow, candle or firelight.

Natural skin rendering
Visible pores, subtle imperfections, organic highlights.

Soft shadow transitions
No harsh blacks, shadows fade gently into form.

Controlled color harmony
Warm golds, muted greens, deep blues, soft reds, natural palettes.

Expressive eyes and faces
Emotion conveyed through gaze, posture and light.

Organic hair flow
Hair rendered as flowing painted strands, not graphic lines.

Atmospheric environments
Backgrounds support mood through light, haze and depth.

Elegant composition
Balanced framing, calm poses, timeless presence.

Works best for portraits and full body scenes, but also symbolic imagery and landscapes

🎨 Best used for

Cinematic portraiture and emotional close-ups
Painterly full body characters
Romantic, melancholic or calm moods
Nature-infused and symbolic scenes
Fine-art inspired fantasy realism
Angels, mythic or dreamlike figures
Quiet visual storytelling
Atmospheric landscapes with light reflection
Editorial or artbook-style visuals

💡 Tips

Use the trigger word ta86_lightlab for consistent results.

SDXL LoRA strength: 0.4 – 0.8
→ 0.6 works very well as an allround value

Flux LoRA strength: 0.3 – 1.2
→ I personally prefer around 0.6–0.8
→ Less for landscapes and hard lighting. More for portraits

ZIT LoRA strength: 0.2 – 1.0
→ I personally prefer around 0.4-0.6
→ Higher on artistic. Less for photoreal.

Push lighting and mood in prompts:
“dappled lighting”, “soft rim light”, “painterly shadows”,
“cinematic glow”, “natural skin texture”, “gentle contrast”.

Avoid hard comic, cel-shading or graphic ink terms.
Avoid flat lighting or ultra-sharp realism.

Let light describe form, not outlines.

📌 Main trigger (SDXL/IL)

ta86_lightlab

Optional but usable for flux

📌 Style modifiers

painterly realism, cinematic lighting, soft shadows, atmospheric illustration, fine art portrait style, natural skin texture, gentle contrast, expressive light, romantic realism, painterly brush texture, cinematic mood

📌 Subjects and themes

Human portraits and figures
Angels, mythic or symbolic characters
Painterly fantasy realism
Quiet emotional scenes
Romantic or melancholic moods
Editorial style characters
Nature-connected figures
Timeless beauty studies

📌 Environments

Sunlit interiors with window light
Golden hour landscapes
Water reflections at sunset
Soft fog or haze environments
Nature scenes with filtered light
Minimal cinematic backdrops
Symbolic dreamlike settings

📌 Materials and textures

Natural skin and fabric
Soft fabric folds
Organic hair highlights
Painterly background textures
Light grain and brush marks
Subtle bloom and glow
Natural reflections in water or glass

Every texture supports mood —
less sharpness, more feeling.

📌 Other

ta86_lightlab is about emotion instead of impact —
a celebration of light, atmosphere and painterly storytelling.

Use it to turn portraits, figures, landscapes or symbolic scenes
into cinematic, timeless illustrations with soul.

Built for artists who value mood, light control and painterly realism.

Please do not reupload my files outside Civitai.
Just link to my profile instead. Thank you.
https://civarchive.com/user/tehalex86