<h2 id="gilded-oddlings-(lora)">Gilded Oddlings (LoRA)</h2>Trigger: <code>GildOddDaal</code> Recommended weight: 0.5 to 1.5 (sweet spot: 0.8-1.0)<h3 id="what-it-does">What it does</h3>Gilded Oddlings is a love letter to the classic gilded age of illustrated comics and storybook caricature, where characters were allowed to be strange, theatrical, and a little unsettling. Expect expressive faces that bend toward emotion over realism, charming asymmetry, and that old-world “printed illustration” feel, like you found a forgotten illustrated book in an attic that somehow still knows your secrets. The look leans into vintage cartoon exaggeration with painterly texture, stage-like lighting, and a playful creepiness that stays whimsical rather than horror.In my testing, it performs strongly across animals, places, people, objects, and full scenes. It especially shines when you push whimsical character design and exaggerated emotion. If you describe signature traits (a distinctive nose, wild eyebrows, a particular animal posture, a quirky outfit detail), it does a fantastic job translating them into the Gilded Oddlings universe.<h3 id="how-to-use">How to use</h3><ul><li>Include the trigger: <code>GildOddDaal</code></li><li>Weight range: 0.5 to 1.5<ul><li>0.5 to 0.8: lighter touch, more of your base model comes through</li><li>~1.0: strongest “locks in” adherence for the style</li><li>1.2 to 1.5: heavier stylization, more distortion and odd charm</li></ul></li><li>Prompting tip: the more you force the image into a very specific non-style format, the more the LoRA may resist. It responds best when you describe subject + emotion + a few signature traits, then let it do the stylization.</li></ul><h3 id="what-it's-best-at">What it’s best at</h3><ul><li>Expressive, exaggerated emotion (joy, dread, awe, melancholy, hysteria)</li><li>Vintage storybook cartoon characters with theatrical poses</li><li>Oddly charming creepiness (unsettling, but not gore or horror)</li><li>Stylized portraits and character sheets</li><li>Animals and creatures with personality and “stage presence”</li></ul><h3 id="quick-prompt-ideas">Quick prompt ideas</h3>Portrait: <code>GildOddDaal, close-up portrait of an elderly goblin, oversized expressive eyes, crooked grin, theatrical lighting, painterly vintage cartoon illustration, simple textured background, exaggerated emotion</code>Animal: <code>GildOddDaal, owl with an unsettling calm expression, big luminous eyes, vintage storybook cartoon style, painterly texture, subtle vignette, simple background</code>Scene: <code>GildOddDaal, whimsical crooked forest cottage, expressive elf stepping through a doorway holding a lantern, theatrical shadows, antique illustrated cartoon look</code><h3 id="please-help-boost-the-buzz">Please help boost the buzz</h3>If this LoRA makes you smile, spooks you in a fun way, or helps you create something delightful and weird: Give it a thumbs up 👍 and post your first image to the gallery. Seeing what you make keeps me inspired and helps the community discover the vibe we’re building here.Have fun, get odd, and let the characters overact a little.

Gilded Oddlings

Z Image has become my starting trainer. I have WAY too many good examples from testing. 🤣

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