<h1 id="waldemar-kazak-(von-kozak)-dark-satire-retro-pin-up-and-the-soviet-dream-or-lora-(krea2-turbo)">WALDEMAR KAZAK (VON KOZAK) — Dark Satire, Retro Pin-Up &amp; the Soviet Dream | LoRA (Krea2 Turbo)</h1>A LoRA capturing the unmistakable manner of Waldemar Kazak (aka Waldemar von Kozak): mid-century-flavoured illustration, biting social satire, affectionate retro pin-up and nostalgic Soviet dreamscapes — rendered with a bold confident line, visible pencil cross-hatching and a warm, slightly eerie retro palette. One weight slider carries you from graphite caricature to full-colour poster.<h2 id="about-the-artist">About the Artist</h2><ul><li>Waldemar Kazak (Waldemar von Kozak), b. 1973, Tver, Russia; published in Playboy, Imagine FX and numerous international editions.</li><li>Master of satirical illustration and retro pin-up; combines traditional drawing techniques (pencil, ink, airbrush feel) with digital tools.</li><li>Signature subjects: pin-up girls with character, retro cars and machines, Soviet nostalgia and retro-futurism, social commentary with dark humour.</li><li>His images read like lost mid-20th-century posters: warm palettes, decorative frames, a wink and a sting in equal measure.</li></ul><h2 id="the-manner">The Manner</h2><ul><li>Bold confident contour line; caricatured proportions and exaggerated expressions in satire; soft volumetric rendering in pin-up beauty shots.</li><li>Visible pencil/graphite texture: cross-hatching, grainy shading, paper tooth — strongest in monochrome mode.</li><li>Retro palette: warm ochres, brick reds, teal shadows, cream highlights; slightly faded print feel.</li><li>Decorative composition: Art-Nouveau / Art-Deco borders, poster vignettes, typographic energy.</li><li>Humour with a bite: skeletons, ghosts, absurd juxtapositions; satire that critiques without preaching.</li><li>Tasteful sensuality: pin-up attitude, clothed or tastefully implied — never explicit.</li></ul><h2 id="tested-generation-settings">Tested Generation Settings</h2>ParameterValueBase modelKrea2 TurboSteps8Sampler / SchedulerEuler a / Bong TangentCFG1Resolution1024×1536 (poster), 1024×1024 (caricature)LoRA weight0.8–1.0 (0.6–0.7 for a subtle style tint)Negative promptphoto, photograph, 3d render, anime, manga, modern flat vector, watermark, nude, nsfw<h2 id="trigger-words">Trigger Words</h2><ul><li>Primary: <code>Waldemar von Kozak style</code>, <code>Waldemar Kazak style</code></li><li>Style tokens: <code>satirical caricature illustration</code>, <code>retro pin-up illustration</code>, <code>bold ink lines</code>, <code>pencil cross-hatching</code>, <code>Soviet retro nostalgia</code>, <code>dark humorous social commentary</code>, <code>art-nouveau decorative border</code></li><li>Graphite mode: add <code>graphite pencil drawing, monochrome, paper texture</code></li><li>Colour poster mode: add <code>vibrant saturated retro palette, faded print texture</code></li></ul><h2 id="versions">Versions</h2><ul><li>V1 (epoch 20, Krea2 Turbo) — initial release. Bundled wildcards: <code>kazak.txt</code> (30 colour satire/pin-up prompts) and <code>kazak_pencil.txt</code> (60 expanded graphite-mode prompts). Wildcard syntax: <code>__kazak__</code> / <code>__kazak_pencil__</code> (ComfyUI / A1111).</li></ul><h2 id="rights-and-ethics">Rights &amp; Ethics</h2><ul><li>Waldemar Kazak (von Kozak) is a living, working artist (b. 1973, Tver, Russia). This LoRA is an unofficial, non-commercial style study and homage; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the artist.</li><li>Do not present outputs as genuine works by Waldemar Kazak. Credit as "in the style of Waldemar Kazak (von Kozak)".</li><li>If you use this LoRA publicly, please link the artist's official pages and consider supporting him (prints, artbooks, patronage).</li><li>Satire targets systems and behaviours, not protected groups. Pin-up content is tasteful, clothed or implied — no nudity, no minors, ever.</li></ul>

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