The aim of this LoRA is not to be a perfect standalone realism LoRA. For that a dedicated finetune would usually be better. Instead, it's a potentially useful tool to enhance the realism and fur detailing of your favourite checkpoint.

Krea 2:
I was 50/50 on whether I should make this one and post it, but I've been happy with some of the results. Does realism the best out of all the versions which is somewhat expected, but it's not perfect.

Anima:
First attempt at an Anima version. Anima obviously isn't meant to be used for realistic images so don't expect pure realism just yet.

Illustrious:
I wish I can say V2 is a flat upgrade over V1, but they both have there perks. Here's a summary. Feel free to test and choose what works for you. For both I still highly recommend using a face detailer.
v1.0: Intentionally overtrained on a small dataset (mostly wolves and tigers) to maximize realism, but at the cost of some usability. Basically high risk, high reward. Use at 0.6 weight. Higher weights can be done but at your own risk.
v2.0: Doubled the dataset size to include more species, also trained on more reasonable settings. This is the safer option but isn't as realistic as v1.0 as a result. Use-able up to 1.0 strength and beyond.

The reason the lora has "Delken" in the name is because that's the AI director who's images predominantly make up the dataset. I would love to have a more varied dataset but I haven't found anyone who consistently matches the quality Delken in pure realism IMO. As of v2.0, I've started adding my own Chatgpt generated images, but I'm still more than open to suggestions.

Delken if you're reading this, thanks for the awesome pics and sorry that I stole them. Feel free to DM me if you want the name taken off the lora or for anything else.