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This LORA will generate images in an art style reminiscent of the video game Okami.
I loved playing Okami, and a big reason for that was the stunning art style. With this LORA, hopefully you can have some success recreating it! While this LORA was not trained on specific characters, Amaterasu was in a fair amount of the training images, so you may have some luck prompting her. Sometimes Ammy (or some other wolf/dog-like creature) will even pop up unprompted! But mainly, this LORA was designed to put your own creations into an Okami-esque art style.
Occasionally, this LORA can be a bit stubborn, especially depending on which version you use. Here are some usage tips if you're getting incoherent images, images that are too landscapey, your character is missing or very small, etc.:
1. Use a VAE. I use vae-ft-mse-840000-ema-pruned. 2. If you're using Hires. fix, change your upscaler off of "Latent." I use SwinIR_4x. 3. Lower the weight of the LORA. It seems to work pretty well in the 0.7 to 1 range, so if it's giving you trouble at 1, gradually decrease it until you start getting your desired composition.
This LORA seems to work pretty well with most models. For the most accurate effect, use a cartoon/anime model. I recommend Koji, with Doll Like Anime also being a decent choice. But if you're feeling adventurous, you can also try it with realistic or semi-realistic models. Obviously the more realistic you get, the less it will look like Okami, but it will still usually keep some of that Okami vibe and aesthetic in the form of clothing, backgrounds, etc.
Version Info:
Style: This was the original LORA I made. I think it gets a bit closer to an authentic Okami art style than the "Substance" version. The drawback is that it seems to be a bit more stubborn to work with in terms of getting your desired composition. If you're aiming for a more accurate art style and you don't mind being patient with doing multiple gens and possibly a decent amount of inpainting/post-processing, then this should be your choice. Despite the negatives, I still prefer this version.
Substance: With this version, I tried to update the "Style" version to make it more stable, and it kind of worked, but it sacrificed a bit of authenticity in the process. So this version should give you a bit of an easier and quicker time getting good-looking images, but I feel that they look less like Okami than the "Style" version. Still, if you're not a stickler for purity, then this version will be easier to work with and still get you some cool-looking stuff!
If you make anything awesome, please consider posting them to the gallery! That goes for all of my LORAs! I really like seeing what kind of stuff you all are able to make!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I will try my best to help! Also, if you have any ideas for future LORAs, please don't hesitate to share them with me!