<h3 id="overview">Overview</h3>This is my very first LoRA trained on MiniMax Hailuo 03 (H3)! For my debut release, I chose an accessible yet visually captivating aesthetic: Felt Stop-Motion Style.By transforming scenes and characters into handcrafted wool felt textures paired with the deliberate, tactile cadence of stop-motion animation, this LoRA delivers a whimsical, uncanny, and heartwarming visual experience. Every frame emphasizes fiber fuzz, soft needle-felted contours, and subtle imperfections that make the subject feel physically sculpted and animated frame-by-frame on a miniature tabletop set.<h3 id="visual-characteristics">Visual Characteristics</h3><ul><li>Fiber &amp; Material Detail: Distinct felted wool fibers, soft fabric sheen, and authentic craft textures.</li><li>Stop-Motion Motion Profile: Low-framerate, tactile, slightly jittery micro-movements characteristic of armature puppet animation.</li><li>Art Direction: Warm studio lighting, shallow depth of field (macro lens feel), and an organic, artisanal atmosphere.</li></ul><h3 id="recommended-settings-and-prompting-tips">Recommended Settings &amp; Prompting Tips</h3><ul><li>Trigger Words / Key Descriptors: <code>felt stopmotion style</code>, <code>needle felted</code>, <code>wool texture</code>, <code>stop motion animation</code>, <code>claymation aesthetic</code>, <code>macro tabletop photography</code></li><li>LoRA Weight: <code>0.7 – 0.9</code> (Start at <code>0.8</code> for a balanced look; push to <code>1.0</code> for heavy wool texture and pronounced stop-motion cadence)</li><li>Prompt Example:<blockquote>"A tiny felt rabbit hopping across a mossy wooden table, needle felted wool texture, stop-motion animation style, macro lens, soft studio rim lighting, 4k detail"</blockquote></li></ul><h3 id="creator's-note">Creator’s Note</h3>Since this is my experimental first run on the H3 architecture, I would love to see how you push its limits! Feedback, generation tests, and video showcases are warmly welcomed. Have fun crafting your own felted worlds!

Felt Stop-Motion Style

This model was trained across 3,500 total steps. The core felt aesthetic began to crystallize early on around Epoch 3, with Epochs 5 through 8 proving to be the sweet spot across all test generations. Ultimately, Epoch 6 was selected as the final release checkpoint, striking the ideal sweet spot between distinct wool-felt fiber details and prompt responsiveness.

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