Soft Shading Style | Illustrious

Soft Shading Style - Illustrative & Atmospheric:

This model is designed to transform the often sharp and crisp look of standard anime checkpoints into a soft, warm, and beautifully illustrative aesthetic. It excels at creating a gentle, painterly feel that makes your subjects appear more expressive and alive.

This LoRA is highly versatile and works perfectly for generating both standard SFW and artistic NSFW images, focusing on atmosphere and style.

What This LoRA Does:

• Replaces Cel-Shading with Soft Gradients: The primary effect is the removal of harsh, defined shadow lines. Instead, it renders light and shadow with smooth, beautifully blended gradients, similar to a digital airbrush or painting technique.

• Creates Warm, Atmospheric Lighting: The LoRA introduces a warm, diffused light source to the scene. As you can see in the examples, cool blue tones are shifted towards a gentle magenta and pink, and neutral scenes are bathed in a soft, warm glow.

• Softens Facial Features and Line Art: The subject's appearance becomes gentler. The line art is softened and blends more naturally with the colors, moving away from a sharp "anime" look and towards a more "illustrative" one.

• Enhances Mood: The overall effect creates a calm, dreamy, and often intimate atmosphere, perfect for character portraits and expressive scenes.

How to Use & Recommended Strengths:

No trigger word is needed to activate the LoRA. The effect is controlled entirely by the weight, which has a significant impact on both the style and the subject itself.

• LoRA Wt: 0.1 - 0.2 (Minimal Effect) At this very low range, the LoRA's influence is almost unnoticeable. The output will remain nearly identical to the base model's style.

• LoRA Wt: 0.3 - 0.4 (Atmospheric Tweak) This is the first range where the LoRA's style becomes apparent. It primarily affects the image's lighting and color palette, shifting cool tones towards its signature warm, soft glow. Crucially, the character's face, pose, and composition will remain very stable and true to your original prompt. Use this range if you like the subject your base model creates but want to add the LoRA's gentle atmosphere.

• LoRA Wt: 0.5 - 1.0 (Full Transformation) Weight 0.5 is the "tipping point". At this level and above, the LoRA takes full control, drastically influencing both the art style and the character. It will apply the full soft shading style and often guide the subject into more relaxed, intimate, and alluring poses and expressions. The higher the value the sexier character will become.