ANDREW TARUSOV — Vintage Pin-Up Meets Pop-Culture Satire | LoRA (Krea2 Turbo)
Tarusov brings the unmistakable blend of vintage pin-up glamour and wicked pop-culture satire to Krea2: confident curvy heroines reimagined through a B-movie lens, from fantasy epics to Soviet cartoons to Hollywood blockbusters — all rendered with clean stylized contours, saturated vintage palette and a knowing ironic wink. One weight slider — and your canvas becomes a spicy collector's card or a movie-poster pin-up.
About the Artist
Andrew Tarusov (b. 1986, Rybinsk, Russia; now based in Berlin) — contemporary Russian-German illustrator and concept artist
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Senior concept artist on Hollywood blockbusters: Aladdin, Wrath of the Titans, X-Men: First Class
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Published in Playboy, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone; commissioned by Disney, 20th Century Fox and other global brands
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Creator of signature pin-up series: Game of Thrones pin-up
, Soviet Cartoons pin-up
, Soviet Films pin-up
, American Pin-Up calendars
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Author of the Red Pin-Up Book (Kickstarter 2023) and spicy comic lines
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Self-described style: vintage pin-up art with a satirical, B-movie-inspired edge
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The Manner
Vintage pin-up anatomy: confident curves, stylized proportions, classic mid-century glamour with a contemporary ironic twist.
Clean stylized contour: bold confident lines, never photorealistic; hand-painted finish with subtle digital polish.
Saturated vintage palette: warm reds, creams, sapphire blues, mustard yellows — like a 1950s magazine cover reimagined through a 21st-century lens.
Satirical / dark-humor edge: knowing winks, visual puns, B-movie tropes, pop-culture reimaginings — never innocent, always wry.
Pop-culture reimaginings: fantasy heroines, comic-book vixens, Soviet cartoon characters recast as adult pin-ups, Hollywood actresses as genre icons.
Collector-card / comic-book framing: decorative borders, title banners, dramatic lighting, poster-ready compositions.
Nostalgic warmth with an edge: vintage aesthetics (Soviet, Americana, Hollywood Golden Age) treated as aesthetic languages, not political statements.
Tested Generation Settings
Parameter
Value
Base model
Krea2 Turbo
Steps
8
Sampler / Scheduler
Euler a / Bong Tangent
CFG
1
Resolution
1024×1536 (poster vertical) / 1024×1024 (card square)
LoRA weight
0.85–1.0 (0.7 for subtle pin-up tint)
Positive-only discipline
unwanted elements replaced by descriptive anchors: fully clothed or tastefully implied, adult woman 20+, vintage print finish, confident stylized contour
Trigger Words
Andrew Tarusov style, vintage pin-up illustration, satirical pin-up, B-movie pin-up aesthetic, pop-culture pin-up reimagining Boosters: saturated vintage palette, confident stylized contour, dark-humor edge, collector-card framing, knowing ironic wink
Versions
V1 (current) — initial release: 60 prompts covering the full Tarusov spectrum (fantasy pin-ups, B-movie sci-fi, Soviet cartoon reimaginings, noir comics, vintage Americana, dark-humor satire), bundled as wildcard.
Planned V2: dedicated packs for Soviet Films, Marvel/DC heroines, horror B-movie themes.
Rights & Ethics
Andrew Tarusov is a living contemporary artist (Berlin-based, working with Disney, Fox, Playboy); this LoRA is an unofficial style study and homage, not affiliated with or endorsed by him.
Do not present outputs as genuine Tarusov works; credit as "in the style of Andrew Tarusov".
If you publish or sell outputs, please support the artist directly (buy his prints, Red Pin-Up Book, commissions).
All subjects are adult women (20+), clothed or tastefully implied; no minors ever.
Pop-culture reimaginings are treated as parody and homage, not trademark infringement; do not use outputs to sell merchandise of protected franchises.
Soviet iconography and cartoon characters are treated as cultural-aesthetic heritage with affectionate nostalgic tone, never mockery.