Artorias and Great Grey Wolf Sif [Z-image]

Artorias and Great Grey Wolf Sif from Dark Souls. LoRA for Z-image turbo. Let me soloher warn you right away that Sif turns out much worse.

recommended weight: 0.8 (0.7 - 0.9)

Main triggers:

ArtoriasAW, knight ArtoriasAW
SifGW, grey wolf SifGW

Z-image is a natural language model, and I haven't worked with them much. Simply writing "ArtoriasAW" without specifying what the character looks like, what armor or helmet they have, will likely result in something terrible. It's better to write "ArtoriasAW knight, have..." or "ArtoriasAW helmet with..." or "His helmet have plume." I'll give some examples from training prompts.

This is a pixel art illustration of ArtoriasAW knightly character in a medieval fantasy setting, rendered in a pixelated style. The ArtoriasAW, depicted in a dynamic pose, is clad in imposing silver armor with intricate, sharp-edged details. The armor covers his body from head to toe, including a helmet with a visor that obscures his face.

The image is a high-resolution CGI rendering of ArtoriasAW medieval fantasy warrior, depicted from both the front and back, standing on a dark, textured ground. The ArtoriasAW is clad in intricate, dark grey and silver armor, with a helmet featuring a visor that obscures the face, giving a sense of mystery and intimidation. The ArtoriasAW armor is ornately detailed, with sharp, angular plates and intricate

The image is a digital drawing in a dark, dramatic, and action-oriented style. It features ArtoriasAW, likely a warrior or knight, depicted in a stylized, fantastical manner. The ArtoriasAW is clad in dark, armored attire with intricate, metallic details that suggest a blend of medieval and sci-fi elements. The ArtoriasAW armor is a mix of dark, almost black, and metallic shades, with visible, glowing blue accents that add a futuristic touch. 

The image is a digital painting in a dark, moody style, showcasing ArtoriasAW medieval knight's helmet in a dramatic, high-fantasy setting. The ArtoriasAW helmet, primarily silver and dark, has intricate, swirling patterns etched into its surface, giving it a mystical, ornate appearance. The helmet's visor is partially obscured, with a stylized, elongated eye slit that suggests a fierce, determined gaze. The visor's texture is rendered with a high level of detail, showing subtle, reflective surfaces and sharp, angular edges. 

The ArtoriasAW helmet's is a flowing, dark blue plume, blending seamlessly into the dark background, which is a deep, dark blue with hints of shadowy, swirling patterns that evoke a sense of motion and intensity.

Since Artorias was almost always mentioned with the "knight" tag, he largely replaced (or ruined) that tag. It's advisable to specifically mention that Artorias's face is completely hidden. To prevent the plume from turning into random hair, it's best to specify it, as well as its color: "helmet with blue/black/gray plume."

For Sif, it's best to describe him as a gray/white wolf or giant wolf/dog, what kind of fur he has, and so on. Sif isn't coming out very well, as most of the images of him were cartoons, and very varied. There were also many images of other dogs/wolves holding swords in their teeth.

The image is a digital painting in a dark, moody style, featuring SifGW a wolf in a dramatic, almost cinematic setting. The wolf, with fur rendered in dark, almost black hues, has piercing, glowing eyes that seem to be illuminated from within, giving it an otherworldly, almost supernatural appearance. The wolf's head is lowered, and it's looking forward with a fierce, focused expression, its ears perked up. 

This digital drawing depicts a dramatic, fantasy scene featuring SifGW a wolf-like creature standing on a stone pedestal. Wolf holding sword in its mouth

The image is a digital painting featuring a fantastical scene. It depicts a majestic, mythical creature, resembling SifGW a wolf, in a dynamic, action-packed pose. The creature has a thick, white fur coat with a rough, textured appearance, and its eyes glow with an eerie, glowing light, giving it a fierce, otherworldly presence. 

The image is a digital painting in a dynamic, abstract style, showcasing a SifGW stylized wolf. The wolf is depicted mid-action, with its mouth open in a snarl, displaying sharp teeth and piercing eyes. Wolf holding medium sword in his mouth.

Although this LoRA was originally conceived as a concept of holding a sword in the mouth, it doesn't work well. Perhaps the term "holding sword in mouth" was chosen poorly, and the word "holding" is too strongly associated with the human hand. Perhaps "carries in the mouth" or "grabs" would have been better.

Notes:

1. This LoRA is overtrained and can degrade image quality and anatomy. Most preview images are made with a LoRA strength of 0.8. 0.7 might also be optimal, but then the characters lose their features. At 0.9 - 1.0, poses become even more monotonous than what Z-Image Turbo typically produces. Cartoon images can be especially degraded with high LoRA strength.

2. The Civitai online trainer was used to train this LoRA. The first attempt stalled at the 2nd epoch. This second version is more or less successful, although it was stuck at the 3rd epoch for a very long time

3. Initially, I wanted to create a LoRA for the concept of a dog/wolf holding a sword in its mouth, for the illustriousXL model, and also create a LoRA for Sif from Dark Souls, as the most prominent example of an animal holding a sword (and most images of wolves holding swords do so). But besides Sif, most images often also feature Artorias. IllustriousXL knows Artorias very well, so there was no need to create a separate LoRA for him. On the other hand, I wanted to try something for the new Z-Image Turbo model—it seems quite popular and usually draws characters' hands well. So, this LoRA became Z-Image. There's another third character from Artorias's group. I considered adding him to this LoRA, but I doubted the outcome of the LoRA for these two.