# 🎨 Impasto Art Style LoRA (Krea 2)
Hello! This is a simple LoRA model trained on the Krea 2 architecture. I created it to try and capture the feeling of impasto art—a style with deep oil paint brush strokes and visible textures that make it look and feel like a real, physical painting.
I hope you will enjoy using it for your creative projects!
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## 🚀 How to use it
* Base Model: Krea 2
* Trigger Word: 🚫 No trigger word needed. The model will automatically apply the style when you turn it on.
* **Steps:** 25 steps works best for bringing out the details and canvas depth.
* The Sweet Spot: When using weights in your prompt (like the examples below), keep the overall LoRA slider between 0.40 - 0.70 for landscapes and objects, and down to 0.25 for realistic face portraits.
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## ⚖️ The Golden Rule: Balancing LoRA Weight & Prompt Weights
Using prompt weights (putting weights on lighting, depth, environment, and brush strokes) makes the final image look significantly better and much more like a real painting.
However, please keep this balance in mind:
* The more weights you add inside your prompt, the lower you should set the overall LoRA strength.
* If your prompt uses weights around 1.2 - 1.4 for details and lighting, drop the overall LoRA slider down to 0.40 - 0.70 (or 0.25 for close-up portraits) to keep the details sharp and organic without breaking the image!
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## 💡 Prompting Examples & Balanced Settings
Since there is no trigger word, you can guide everything from depth and light to the physical painting look using your normal prompt with weights:
### 🏴☠️ Gritty Pirate Portrait (Highly Detailed Realism)
> Prompt: A gritty close-up portrait of an old weathered pirate, (highly realistic facial details and wrinkles:1.4), (intricate leather hat texture:1.3), (deep sharp brush strokes:1.2), (dramatic cinematic campfire lighting:1.4), (dark moody background depth:1.2), (authentic physical oil painting look:1.3)
* Recommended LoRA Slider: 0.25
### 🌲 Autumn Cabin Landscape
> Prompt: A peaceful cabin hidden inside an autumn forest, a small river, (deep artistic brush strokes:1.4), (thick textured oil layers:1.3), (volumetric sunset lighting:1.3), (misty forest depth:1.2), (real hand-painted look:1.4)
* Recommended LoRA Slider: 0.40 - 0.70
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Thank you so much for trying out my model. If you create something you like, please feel free to share your images—I would love to see them!