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| license: other |
| license_name: krea2 |
| license_link: https://huggingface.co/krea/Krea-2-Turbo/blob/main/LICENSE.pdf |
| library_name: diffusers |
| pipeline_tag: text-to-image |
| tags: |
| - text-to-image |
| - checkpoint |
| - finetuned |
| - krea2 |
| - realism |
| - fp8 |
| - int8-convrot |
| - bf16 |
| - text-to-image |
| - cinematic |
| base_model: |
| - krea/Krea-2-Turbo |
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| # ☀️ Solstice V1 — The Icon's Checkpoint |
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| ### NOTE: Bf16 variant coming soon |
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| <td><img src="Images/00.png" width="100%" alt="Solstice V1"></td> |
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| **Solstice V1** is a Krea 2 Turbo-derived checkpoint built around **cinematic realism, visual harmony, elegant composition, and premium image presentation**. |
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| Where the official Krea 2 Turbo base can sometimes lean toward a slightly **semi-illustrative or semi-3D rendering language** — particularly with fantasy, character art, and highly stylized scenes — **Solstice pushes those same concepts toward photographic realism**. |
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| Skin, fabric, hair, metal, glass, environmental lighting, atmospheric depth, and physical materials are rendered with a stronger sense of being **observed through a camera rather than interpreted as digital illustration**. |
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| At the same time, Solstice has a strong tendency to organize the frame around a clear visual hierarchy. Subjects remain readable within complex environments, compositions feel deliberate without becoming rigid, and even highly stylized concepts retain a grounded cinematic presence. |
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| > **Where Serendipity directs the scene, Solstice presents the image.** |
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| ### Sample Generations |
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| <table> |
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| <td><img src="Images/01.png" width="100%" alt="Solstice sample 01"></td> |
| <td><img src="Images/02.png" width="100%" alt="Solstice sample 02"></td> |
| <td><img src="Images/03.png" width="100%" alt="Solstice sample 03"></td> |
| <td><img src="Images/04.png" width="100%" alt="Solstice sample 04"></td> |
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| <td><img src="Images/05.png" width="100%" alt="Solstice sample 05"></td> |
| <td><img src="Images/06.png" width="100%" alt="Solstice sample 06"></td> |
| <td><img src="Images/07.png" width="100%" alt="Solstice sample 07"></td> |
| <td><img src="Images/08.png" width="100%" alt="Solstice sample 08"></td> |
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| </table> |
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| ## 📦 Available Variants |
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| Solstice V1 is currently available in: |
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| - **BF16** |
| - **FP8** |
| - **Int8ConvRot** |
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| Choose the variant that best fits your available VRAM and workflow. |
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| All variants represent the same **Solstice V1 model identity**. |
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| ## ✨ What Defines Solstice V1 |
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| Solstice V1 establishes the first official visual identity of the checkpoint. |
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| ### Photographic Rendering Bias |
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| Solstice strongly favors **cinematic photographic realism** over the semi-illustrative or CG-like rendering that the base model can occasionally exhibit. |
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| This becomes particularly noticeable in: |
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| - fantasy characters |
| - elaborate clothing |
| - armor |
| - cinematic action |
| - stylized environments |
| - cyberpunk scenes |
| - dramatic character imagery |
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| Fantasy scenes tend to look less like digital illustrations and more like **live-action fantasy photography or cinema**. |
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| ### Refined Material Fidelity |
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| Solstice places strong emphasis on convincing material response, including: |
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| - skin |
| - hair |
| - silk |
| - leather |
| - metal |
| - glass |
| - wet fabric |
| - stone |
| - rain |
| - reflective surfaces |
| - environmental textures |
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| The goal is not simply more detail, but more believable interaction between **material, light, and environment**. |
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| ### Compositional Harmony |
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| Solstice has a noticeable tendency to organize complex scenes around a strong visual hierarchy. |
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| Foreground, subject, environment, lighting, and background elements are encouraged to work together rather than compete for attention. |
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| This often results in: |
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| - clean silhouettes |
| - strong subject readability |
| - balanced environmental depth |
| - graceful posing |
| - cohesive framing |
| - premium cover-art presentation |
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| ### Natural Cinematic Lighting |
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| Solstice performs particularly well with: |
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| - sunset backlighting |
| - moonlight |
| - neon spill |
| - reflected environmental light |
| - volumetric atmosphere |
| - practical lights |
| - candlelight |
| - rim lighting |
| - rain reflections |
| - mixed warm/cool lighting |
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| Rather than treating light as a flat effect, Solstice tends to integrate it into the structure of the scene. |
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| ### Grounded Fantasy Realism |
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| One of Solstice's strongest characteristics is its ability to render fantastic subjects while maintaining a realistic photographic language. |
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| Elves, warriors, magical environments, elaborate costumes, mythical settings, cyberpunk characters, and supernatural scenes can retain spectacle without automatically becoming illustration-like. |
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| The aim is simple: |
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| > **Make the impossible look photographed.** |
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| # 🧬 How Solstice Was Made |
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| Solstice is **not a simple checkpoint-to-checkpoint merge**. |
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| Its development began with a collection of **LoRAs that I trained independently**, each designed to contribute different visual characteristics to the final checkpoint. |
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| Those LoRAs were trained, evaluated through repeated generations, compared against the original model, refined through further testing, and ultimately merged into the **official Krea 2 Turbo base checkpoint**. |
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| The final lineage is therefore broadly: |
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| **Krea 2 Turbo Official Base → Custom-Trained LoRAs → Evaluation & Refinement → Solstice V1** |
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| The objective was not simply to increase detail or alter color grading. |
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| The goal was to shift the underlying visual behavior of Krea 2 Turbo toward: |
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| - photographic realism |
| - natural material rendering |
| - cinematic lighting |
| - stronger compositional balance |
| - clearer subject hierarchy |
| - environmental integration |
| - refined character presentation |
| - premium key-art aesthetics |
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| Compared with **Serendipity V1**, Solstice was intentionally allowed to move **slightly farther away from the original Krea 2 Turbo rendering character**. |
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| Serendipity V1 was deliberately conservative in how much of the official base was altered because its primary purpose was to introduce photographic composition and cinematic staging. |
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| Solstice takes a stronger step away from the stock rendering behavior — particularly in its treatment of **realism, materials, characters, fantasy imagery, and overall image presentation**. |
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| The result remains unmistakably Krea 2 Turbo at its foundation, but with a visual identity intended to stand on its own. |
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| # ⚖️ Solstice vs. Serendipity vs. Soliloquy |
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| These models were created with different priorities. |
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| ## 📸 Soliloquy — The Photographer |
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| Soliloquy focuses on: |
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| - intimate photorealism |
| - natural skin texture |
| - macro-level surface detail |
| - material physics |
| - beauty photography |
| - close portraits |
| - product-style imagery |
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| Think of Soliloquy as the **85mm prime lens** of the family. |
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| It wants to get close enough that you can feel the texture. |
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| ## 🎬 Serendipity — The Director |
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| Serendipity focuses on: |
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| - cinematic storytelling |
| - spatial depth |
| - camera placement |
| - environmental scale |
| - blocking |
| - movement |
| - complex multi-subject scenes |
| - dynamic action |
| - visual narrative |
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| Serendipity cares deeply about **what is happening inside the frame**. |
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| It is the model to reach for when you want to **direct a scene**. |
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| ## ☀️ Solstice — The Icon |
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| Solstice focuses on: |
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| - cinematic realism |
| - elegant composition |
| - photographic rendering |
| - refined subject presentation |
| - visual harmony |
| - realistic materials |
| - premium key-art presentation |
| - realistic fantasy imagery |
| - polished cinematic character work |
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| Solstice excels when you want a concept to resolve into a **striking finished image**. |
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| ### In Short |
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| **Use Soliloquy when you want to photograph the details.** |
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| **Use Serendipity when you want to direct the scene.** |
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| **Use Solstice when you want the definitive image.** |
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| # 🎨 Key Strengths |
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| ## Cinematic Photorealism |
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| Solstice has a strong tendency to reinterpret stylized concepts through: |
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| - realistic materials |
| - natural lighting |
| - photographic depth |
| - believable surfaces |
| - grounded atmospheric effects |
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| This is particularly useful when a prompt would otherwise drift toward digital illustration or semi-3D fantasy rendering. |
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| ## Fantasy Without the Illustration Bias |
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| Solstice performs especially well with: |
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| - elves |
| - warriors |
| - fantasy royalty |
| - magical environments |
| - elaborate gowns |
| - armor |
| - enchanted forests |
| - castles |
| - mythical landscapes |
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| These subjects can retain their fantastical qualities while moving closer to a **live-action cinematic aesthetic**. |
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| ## Premium Character Presentation |
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| Solstice tends to favor: |
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| - clean silhouettes |
| - refined facial presentation |
| - elegant posing |
| - believable interaction between characters |
| - strong hero compositions |
| - clear focal hierarchy |
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| This makes it particularly suitable for: |
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| - covers |
| - posters |
| - gallery images |
| - character key art |
| - promotional imagery |
| - cinematic portraits |
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| ## Environmental Integration |
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| Solstice performs well when the environment is allowed to participate in the image. |
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| Rain, fog, architecture, vegetation, reflections, crowds, practical lighting, distant scenery, and foreground elements can all become part of the composition rather than functioning purely as decoration behind the subject. |
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| ## Genre Versatility |
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| Although cinematic photorealism is one of its defining traits, Solstice has been tested across a broad range of imagery including: |
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| - fantasy |
| - cyberpunk |
| - neo-noir |
| - action |
| - glamour |
| - environmental portraiture |
| - street photography |
| - lifestyle photography |
| - science fiction |
| - cinematic realism |
| - everyday human scenes |
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| # 🎞️ Prompting Solstice |
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| Solstice does not require enormous tag-heavy prompts. |
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| A strong prompt usually benefits from five things: |
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| **subject + environment + action + camera + lighting** |
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| ## Use Cinematic Camera Language |
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| Useful concepts include: |
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| - cinematic portrait |
| - environmental portrait |
| - wide shot |
| - medium-wide shot |
| - full-body shot |
| - low-angle camera |
| - shallow depth of field |
| - foreground framing |
| - telephoto compression |
| - 35mm photography |
| - 50mm photography |
| - cinematic lens rendering |
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| ## Give the Environment a Role |
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| Instead of: |
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| `woman standing in an alley` |
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| Try: |
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| `woman leaning against a rain-soaked brick wall beneath a red neon sign, steam drifting from a vent behind her, wet pavement reflecting the surrounding lights` |
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| The environment should participate in the image. |
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| ## Describe Materials |
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| Material language can help Solstice lean into its realism. |
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| Examples: |
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| - wet leather |
| - translucent silk |
| - brushed metal |
| - weathered stone |
| - polished marble |
| - rain-soaked fabric |
| - scratched armor |
| - crystal glass |
| - damp hair |
| - reflective asphalt |
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| ## Establish the Light Source |
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| Instead of: |
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| `dramatic lighting` |
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| Try: |
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| `warm sunset behind the subject creating a narrow rim light while reflected golden light rises from the valley below` |
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| or: |
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| `red neon from the diner sign illuminates one side of her face while cold streetlight fills the alley from behind` |
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| Solstice responds particularly well when the **origin of the light is physically understandable**. |
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| # 🧪 Development Status |
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| **Solstice V1 is the first official release and the foundation of an ongoing project.** |
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| Earlier experimental branches were used during development, but those have now been superseded by **Solstice V1**. |
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| Future versions may continue exploring: |
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| - photographic realism |
| - composition |
| - material response |
| - character presentation |
| - lighting |
| - motion |
| - environmental coherence |
| - stylistic range |
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| The objective moving forward remains the same: |
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| > **Make extraordinary scenes feel less like renders — and more like moments that could have been photographed.** |
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| ## Licensing & Disclaimer |
| - **Original Model Creators**: All credit goes to [KREA.ai](https://www.krea.ai) for the original research, architecture, and weights. |
| - **License**: This model is subject to the **KREA 2 License Agreement**. Please read and comply with the official license terms before using these weights: [KREA 2 Licensing Terms](https://www.krea.ai/krea-2-licensing). |
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| # ☀️ Solstice V1 |
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| **The Icon's Checkpoint** |
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| **Make the impossible look photographed.** |
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