<h1 id="schmusrealism:-shininess">SchmusRealism: Shininess</h1>Remove the typical plastic look of ai generated images.Take the oily shine off skin, or add a natural glow, without changing the person. One number sets how shiny the skin is, from matte to oily. Face, pose, clothes and background stay how they are.No trigger word. Strength −2 to +2. Needs the two sampler.<h2 id="what-it-does">What it does</h2><ul><li>−1: forehead, nose and cheek highlights calm down. Pores and wrinkles stay. Best balance for retouching.</li><li>−2: fully matte. Strongest effect, with a slight skin colour shift.</li><li>+1: a natural, healthy sheen.</li><li>+2: oily, sweaty or post-workout skin.</li></ul>Use cases<ul><li>Clean portraits and headshots: remove shine without a retouching pass.</li><li>Flash and hard light: tame hot spots on the forehead and nose.</li><li>The + side: athletes, summer heat, dewy beauty shots.</li></ul><h2 id="examples">Examples</h2><img src="https://image.civitai.com/xG1nkqKTMzGDvpLrqFT7WA/296345b9-191b-436e-957f-0185202d9310/original=true/296345b9-191b-436e-957f-0185202d9310.jpeg" /><h2 id="why-not-just-prompt-&quot;matte-skin&quot;">Why not just prompt "matte skin"?</h2>Krea 2 Turbo has no negative prompt, and in my tests a skin-finish phrase changed the skin tone and contrast rather than the shine. This slider was trained on the highlights alone, so it only changes the shine and works as a dial.<h2 id="how-to-use">How to use</h2>Krea 2 Turbo, 8 steps, cfg 1, euler / simple, with two samplers:<ol><li>Sampler 1: steps 0 to 3 on the plain model. This lays out the picture.</li><li>Sampler 2: steps 3 to 8 with the slider. This changes the skin finish.</li></ol>Set the amount with <code>strength_model</code> on the Load LoRA (model only) node.<ul><li>Keep the change point (<code>start_at_step</code> / <code>end_at_step</code>) at 3.</li><li>With other LoRAs: Put the slider last in the chain on the sampler-2 model.</li></ul><h2 id="strengths-and-weaknesses">Strengths and weaknesses</h2>Strengths<ul><li>Moves real highlights in both directions while pores and wrinkles stay.</li><li>identity, pose and framing hold across the range.</li></ul>Weaknesses (v1, please read)<ul><li>Small details and backgrounds can change a little (a buckle, a distant skyline), most visibly at +1 / +2 on busy scenes and warm light. At −2 a street scene or body can shift too.</li><li>Non-skin can respond. Glossy objects may change slightly on high strengths, though much less than skin.</li></ul>Thanks for checking out my LoRA and I hope you find it helpful in your artworks. Feel free to leave some feedback or let me know what could be improved. 🫶

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