Realistic female portrait displaying green eyes and a sultry smile, with sunlight casting shadows over shoulder and detailed skin texture.
Close-up portrait of a red-haired girl with green eyes and freckles, detailed skin texture, blushing cheeks, and sunlight shadows across her face.
Close-up digital painting of a blonde girl smiling with green eyes, showing detailed skin texture and realistic facial features.

Recommended Prompts

chalk pastels drawing of...,pastels drawing of...,chalk drawing of...,soft pastels,chalk pastels,oil pastels

Recommended Parameters

samplers

DPM++ 2M

steps

8

cfg

1 - 1.5

resolution

896x1152

vae

sdxlUnstableDiffusers_nihilmania.safetensors

other models

sdxl_lightning_8step_lora (5cfab55e47cd), novuschroma13 style_2 (9fb695828c6e), UnstableDiffusers_v11Rundiffusion (dda8c0514c), LeosamsHelloworldXL_70 (573f4a7d35), dreamshaperXL_alpha2Xl10 (0f1b80cfe8), crystalClearXL_ccxl (0b76532e03), Juggernaut_X_RunDiffusion (d91d35736d)

Tips

Using pastels in the trigger can help with consistency.

Adding 'soft pastels' can add texture.

Adding 'chalk pastels' tends to make the background more black and adds design elements.

Adding 'oil pastels' tends to look smoother and adds more color to the background.

Changing 'pastels' to 'pastel' can subtly change the effect.

Effects vary depending on the checkpoint used.

Version Highlights

Compared to v1:

  • More saturated colors.

  • Rougher textures.

  • Less of an anime look.

  • Capable of more variations.

Pony v1.0

The Pony version was based on SDXL version 2, but has its own look. More details are in the version description.

Version 2

My goal with version 2 was to make a more general pastels style that covered a wider range of styles. This version can make both cartoony and realistic images.

Compared to v1.0, it has more saturated colors, rougher textures, less of an anime look, and is capable of more variations of the pastels style.

Using pastels in the trigger isn't always required, but it can help with consistency. You can also change the look by adding:

  • soft pastels (can add texture)

  • chalk pastels (tends to make the background more black and adds design elements)

  • oil pastels (tends to look smoother and adds more color to the background)

As always, the effects vary depending on the checkpoint you use.

Version 1

This LoRA makes detailed chalk pastel drawings on black backgrounds. The color palette is desaturated, but features a spectrum of colorful gradients. The characters tend to have an anime look; especially people. The black background will show more in simple compositions, but may barely be visible in scenes that cover the background.

add to the beginning:

"chalk pastels drawing of..."
"pastels drawing of..."
"chalk drawing of..."

or these to the end:

"...style of chalk pastels"
"...style of pastels"
"...style of chalk"

Changing pastels to pastel can also subtly change the effect.

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Model Details

Model type

LORA

Base model

SDXL 1.0

Model version

SDXL X13_b2

Model hash

d6f0bef2b0

Trained words

novuschroma13 style pastels

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Images by Pastels on Black Style [XL+Pony] - SDXL X13_b2

Realistic female portrait displaying green eyes and a sultry smile, with sunlight casting shadows over shoulder and detailed skin texture.
Close-up portrait of a red-haired girl with green eyes and freckles, detailed skin texture, blushing cheeks, and sunlight shadows across her face.
Close-up digital painting of a blonde girl smiling with green eyes, showing detailed skin texture and realistic facial features.

chalk Images

Detailed illustration of a black-haired girl in a dynamic, abstract ink and chalk composition with a curvy figure and vibrant lips
Side profile of a woman wearing nerd glasses, holding a steaming cup with flowing steam forming a silhouette, gold tones, and a rainy window background
Kawaii style depiction of a Costa Rican girl at Eldritch Grove, in a knit sweater holding a pumpkin mug, black and white manga style.
A colorful, surreal sculpture covering the facade of a modern building. This image is AI generated using Stable Diffusion.

illustration Images

A highly detailed 8k illustration of a stern samurai in dark armor standing in front of a large, intricately designed Chinese dragon with sharp focus and dramatic volumetric lighting.
Illustration of a girl with dark flowing hair wearing a red shirt, set against a vibrant red splash background.
Detailed ink-style illustration of an owl with white eyes, focusing on intricate feathers and line art.
A poised young woman wearing a vibrant red jumpsuit with a black collar detail, sitting elegantly on a crimson upholstered wooden chair, with straight dark hair and a detailed face.
Anthro black cat wearing a stylish plaid suit sitting at a wooden desk, holding a glass of brown gin, with bright yellow eyes and intricate details in a surreal lounge setting.
Portrait of a blue-skinned alien woman wearing a red suit with golden collar and red tiara, illustrated in a cartoon style with soothing low saturation tones.
A vibrant illustration of a happy girl with green hair in twintails, wearing a plaid skirt, white shirt, red ribbon, and coke-bottle glasses, jumping joyfully with arms raised against a detailed cosmic and abstract background.
A flamboyantly dressed man in a green suit and top hat stands with arms wide open smiling inside a greenhouse filled with trees and plants resembling abstract broccoli, with yellow text saying 'Welcome to Broccoliarium!'
Hyper realistic statue of Greek goddess Athena wearing colorful metallic opal armor with wings, detailed and glowing in cinematic lighting.
A mature blonde woman with multicolored hair and glowing fiery eyes, wearing rimless glasses and a black business suit with a red shirt and necktie, surrounded by swirling flames and embers.

pastels Images

Terrifying undead archer with haunting eyes in ink and watercolor.
A little mouse asleep in a flower within a moonlit field of flowers, depicted in pastel watercolors.
Black cat asleep among white flowers in a dreamy pastel style.
A blonde woman in a black lace dress with a wide belt, AI generated using stable diffusion.

style Images

3D model of the Iron Giant robot standing outdoors at night, facing a boy in a yellow hoodie, with a starry sky and mountain scenery in the background.
Detailed illustration of a black-haired girl in a dynamic, abstract ink and chalk composition with a curvy figure and vibrant lips
A detailed oil painting of a black raven perched on a gnarled, leafless tree branch against a vibrant sunset sky with orange and red clouds, distant mountains, and a soft glowing moon.
Close-up portrait of a sensual young woman with fiery eyes and a devilish smile, rendered in a gothic, dark style with fiery orange and black charcoal-like textures.
Full-body shot of a ballet dancer with violet hair in a pleated dress on a polished floor with ribbons and petals.
Woman with short blue hair in black mini dress at amusement park.
Woman in animal print leggings and satin camisole in a handcrafted living room.
Lower body wearing gold ankle boots and multicolor dress.
A stylish anime girl with dark hair in a ponytail, wearing a white shirt, red high-waisted pants, and a black jacket. AI generated image using Stable Diffusion.
Blonde woman with long straight hair, wearing an off-shoulder white top, standing in a bright room. This is an AI generated image using Stable Diffusion.