Viktor Lyapkalo — Russian Symbolist Realism | LoRA (Krea2 Turbo)

LoRA trained on the oeuvre of Viktor Lyapkalo (b. 1956), a Saint Petersburg painter working at the intersection of academic old-master technique, symbolism and metaphysical realism. The model captures his amber chiaroscuro, smooth luminous glazing, allegorical , Russian genre scenes (samovar tea, banya, winter interiors) and dreamlike visionary compositions.

Trained and tested on Krea2 Turbo. -capable base recommended — a significant part of Lyapkalo's legacy is tasteful allegorical .

About the Artist

Viktor Alexandrovich Lyapkalo (born 18 September 1956, Ukhta, Komi ASSR) is a Russian and Soviet painter, member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists, living and working in Saint Petersburg.

• 1978 — graduated from the Saratov Art School

• 1979–1987 — Faculty of Painting, Repin Institute (Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts), students of Vladimir Gorb and Viktor Reichet; diploma work White Night

• Member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists since 1990

• Works held in museums and private collections in Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the USA

• Core genres: (nu) and landscape, elevated into philosophical allegory

Heir to the Leningrad School of painting, Lyapkalo pushes academic realism into visionary territory — his work is often placed in the lineage of Sabin Balasa, Odd Nerdrum and Mahmoud Farshchian.

The Manner

• Old-master technique: multilayer glazing, invisible brushwork, polished luminous surface; form modeled by light, not line

• Amber-bronze palette: ochre, burnt sienna, honey, cream, burgundy; deep umber shadows

• Light as metaphysics: candle flame, sunset glow, window light; skin and brass rendered as if lit from within

• Allegorical vocabulary: candle, mirror, scales, hourglass, dove, samovar — vanitas and choice motifs

• Russian genre as parable: banya, tea ceremony, family interiors, winter windows — domestic scenes turned into quiet symbolism

• Dreamlike spaces: figures floating among clouds, books and symbols; surreal yet academically grounded

• Sensual but contemplative: the as philosophy, never vulgar; the gaze turned inward, not at the viewer

Tested Generation Settings

Parameter

Value

Base model

Krea2 Turbo

VAE

qwen_image_vae

Text encoder

qwen3vl_4b_fp8_scaled

Steps

8

Sampler

Euler a

Schedule type

Bong Tangent

CFG scale

1

Resolution

1536×2048 (portrait; other vertical sizes work well)

LoRA weight

1.0 (tested); 0.7–0.9 for a lighter stylistic touch

Negative prompt is not required at CFG 1.

Versions

• Epoch 20 (current) — LoRA hash Balanced style adherence and ; stable on both and genre prompts; tested at 8 steps / CFG 1 / Euler a / Bong Tangent on Krea2 Turbo.

Rights & Ethics

Viktor Lyapkalo is a living artist; his paintings are protected by copyright. This LoRA is a non-commercial, educational and fan-art tool. Do not use it to produce works for sale or to imitate the artist in a misleading way. Credit the artist when publishing results.