Notes: I recommend putting 'photo, realistic' in the negatives to get a more flat manhwa-like output, however both ways are fine depending on what you like. As the more 3D version still gives a very manhwa face design. I decided to combine my 'Grim Darkness' with 'Manhwa Villainess' to try to get a darker output and I like how it looks, but it can also still achieve a really nice light output as well as usual.
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:
Recommended Weight:
0.1to1Trigger words : GDMV
Sampler: Euler A (ancestral) / beta : 25 to 40 steps.
CFG Scale: 5.5 to 7.
Clip Skip: 2.
FLAT ANIME STYLE: flat_colors, anime_coloring, anime_style
3D STYLE: render, realistic (negatives: cartoon, anime)
REALISTIC: Realistic, photorealistic (negative: cartoon, anime) Negate 3D if you want it to be less shiny as well.
Shiny Skin: The amount of people who tell me they don't like shiny skin! I like it a lot myself but to negate shiny skin literally put "shiny_skin" into negatives, also you can add "render" or "3D" to reduce shininess. :3
Noisy Output: If your output is noisy and you see a lot of weirdness decrease the weight of the lora and/or switch to a different model. Sometimes you may have to go as low as .3 to get a lora to 'calm down', or even swap a to a different model that plays more nicely. If you find that you are getting strange body morphs, decrease your 'denoise' slowly, (usually starting at .35), also make sure you don't have more than one of things like 'stomach', 'navel', etc that confuses the model and causes overlapping strange anatomy. Also try negatives: "anatomical_nonsense".
🎠Manhwa Dark Villainess Style Guide
Core Concept:
A high-drama fusion of flat, elegant manhwa character rendering with a grimdark, gothic fantasy world, inspired by World of Warcraft environments and elevated with the cinematic tone of MidJourney’s darker fantasy outputs.
✨ Key Visual Traits
ElementDescriptionCharacter Style Flat-shaded, clean-line manhwa girls with subtle anime influence. Smooth skin, wide-set eyes, and emotive facial expressions. Fashion & Armor Opulent villainess gowns or dark fantasy armor with intricate detailing — corsets, thigh-high boots, metallic filigree, gemstone chokers. Themes of control, power, and allure. Materials Lustrous satin, patent leather, obsidian-like metals, jeweled accessories. High contrast between shine (e.g., latex boots) and matte fabrics (e.g., velvet corsets). Color Palette Dominantly black, crimson, deep jewel tones (ruby, sapphire, emerald), with occasional bone white, brass gold, or cold silver highlights. Lighting Dramatic chiaroscuro with backlighting, golden candlelight, or eerie blue necromantic glows. Floor reflections, glowing runes, and environmental haze amplify mood. Backgrounds Cathedral interiors, gothic ballrooms, scorched deserts, frozen wastelands — often with MidJourney-style ruins, overgrown thrones, or arcane symbols embedded in architecture. Mood Regal, seductive, mysterious. The villainess is always in command — smirking, seated in power, or walking with an aura of dominance. Often solitary in large, imposing spaces.
🧠Prompting Tips for AI (Kling / SD / MJ)
General Tags:
1girl,solo,evil queen,corset,high heels,long hair,smirk,glowing eyes,black dress,masquerade
Mood & Style Tags:
dramatic lighting,chiaroscuro,dark fantasy,baroque interior,neon sigils,blood roses,arcane throne,eerie atmosphere,powerful aura
Material Tags:
shiny leather,satin fabric,metallic trim,gold jewelry,red gemstones,lace gloves,velvet cloak,spiked crown
Pose & Angle Tags:
low angle,power pose,dominant stance,crossed legs on throne,half turn,walking toward camera,long shadows
🎨 Use Cases
PurposeUse It ForCharacter Concept ArtFemale villains, dark queens, warlocks, or cursed nobles in fantasy RPGs or comics.Manhwa Covers & PanelsEspecially suited to covers or full-spread dramatic reveals in dark romance or supernatural stories.AI LoRA / Style TransferIdeal for stylizing manhwa characters into dark fantasy settings while preserving facial elegance.
🕯️ Inspirations & Similar Styles
Manhwa Influence: Your Throne, Villains Are Destined to Die, The Remarried Empress
Fantasy Inspiration: World of Warcraft (especially Forsaken / Nathreza / Shadowlands zones)
AI Fusion Notes: Combine MidJourney’s architectural / material realism with anime-style LoRA for hybrid depth.