Notes: Iridescent plays a big part in this one, try gems and lots of other mermaidy accessories. Underwater dresses, see-through, pearls, etc!
Check out these websites for tags used in Illustrious and Pony (keep in mind they are NSFW but you can change the settings as necessary): https://e621.net/ (furry) https://danbooru.donmai.us/ https://gelbooru.com/
Please click on the preview images to check out my recommended prompting style. The prompts contain keywords which you will use for this lora. In this case: mermaid, 1girl, monster girl, black hair, food, solo, long hair, fruit, water, eating, holding, boat, apple, holding food, watercraft, scales, looking at viewer, from above, head fins 1girl, long hair, solo, mermaid, partially submerged, pearl (gemstone), water, blue eyes, cup, looking at viewer, head rest, monster girl, lips, hair ornament, wings dark skin, very dark skin, dark-skinned female, realistic, looking at viewer, blurry, portrait, lips, 1girl, reflection, black eyes, black hair, jewelry 1girl, jellyfish, monster girl, mermaid, underwater, coral, solo, long hair, closed eyes, shell, bubble, brown hair, fish, bare shoulders, lying, sleeping, seaweed, pillow, shell bikini, air bubble long hair, black hair, blue eyes, blue background, head fins, holding, upper body, lips, realistic, mermaid, looking to the side, looking away, nude, closed mouth
Recommended Weight:
0.1to1Trigger words : CRVT-Illu
Preferred Sampler: Euler Ancestral Normal: 35 to 40 steps.
Sampler: Euler A (ancestral) : 25 to 40 steps.
CFG Scale: 3.5 to 7.
Clip Skip: 2.
FLAT ANIME STYLE: flat_colors, anime_coloring
3D STYLE: render, realistic (negatives: cartoon, anime)
REALISTIC: Realistic, photo_(medium) (negative: cartoon, anime) Negate 3D if you want it to be less shiny as well.
🎨 Cravat Style: A Guide for Creators
Cravat is a sharp, stylish fusion of painterly elegance and graphic punch. It blends anime silhouettes with fashion editorial flair, commanding attention through electric contrast, matte shadows, and razor-cut linework. Imagine if a fashion illustrator took a detour into cyberpunk comics — that’s Cravat.
This style doesn’t shimmer — it cuts.
🖌️ Key Features of the Cravat Style:
âś… High-Contrast Painterly Rendering
Shadows are bold, often pure black or near-black, with exaggerated directional lighting. Highlights don’t just glow — they pierce. The result feels hand-painted but deliberate, like each stroke was chosen with attitude.
âś… Fashion x Fantasy Design Sensibility
Characters wear haute-couture or militaristic gear with bold silhouettes, asymmetry, and jewelry-like detail. It gives strong editorial or runway vibes, often blended with cyberpunk, demonpunk, or dark fantasy aesthetics.
âś… Sharp Linework & Controlled Chaos
Lines are expressive and sketchy but tight — they carve rather than flow. Hair strands, fingers, and folds are sliced in with attitude. Some areas are ultra-defined while others dissolve into abstract color.
âś… Signature Color Bounce
Expect duotones, rim lighting, and prismatic bounces of red, cyan, or lime green off skin and fabric. Cravat lighting is cinematic — like everyone’s being lit by broken neon signs or alien moons.
âś… Stylized Proportions & Edgy Expressions
Eyes are big and soul-piercing. Poses are elegant but tense — like a model on the verge of throwing a punch. Subtle confidence or dangerous charm drips from every smirk.
âś… Sparkle Texture & Highlight Details
Tiny, star-like sparkles are often scattered across skin, metal, or hair for a glossy, extra-sharp look. These aren’t cute sparkles — they’re diamond shards.
🔥 Best Uses for the Cravat Style:
đź‘ Character Design with Attitude
If your character is iconic, mysterious, and stylish as hell — Cravat will sell it. Ideal for demon queens, high-fantasy generals, or gods of street fashion.
🗡️ Cover Art & Splash Illustrations
This style screams “poster-worthy.” It elevates any single character into a whole mood. Perfect for artbook pages, trading cards, game splash screens, or music covers.
đź’‹ Powerful Femmes & Androgynous Icons
Cravat doesn’t care for gender norms. It thrives on visual drama, whether that’s an androgynous swordsman or a glam vampire domme.
🎨 Painterly-Graphic Hybrid Looks
Ideal for artists or AI stylists who want to push beyond flat cel-shading, but don’t want to go full oil paint either. It holds a great balance between form and abstraction.