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Darker Than Dark - Illustrious

Nicows
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9/1/2025
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Related Keywords & Tags

concept,dark,darkness,illustrious,lora,night
Anime girl with white hair in a yellow Pikachu cosplay hoodie with ears and tail, standing confidently against a black background with volumetric lighting.
A dark, cosmic-themed female figure with glowing blue and purple hair, luminous celestial wings, and golden accessories set against a starry void background.
A fiery haired FireGenasi fantasy character with pointed ears and amber skin kneeling in a medieval tavern with dynamic lighting and rustic wooden interiors.
Androgynous figure with black skin and black-blue starry hair wearing circular glasses and a midnight blue starry robe, reading a glowing magic book under a starry night sky with a mountainous horizon.
A female character with multicolored eyes and complex holographic horns, dressed in a shiny form-fitting outfit with gradient colors, illuminated by volumetric lighting against a dark background.

Recommended Prompts

dark,night,day

masterpiece, dark, long hair, red eyes, seductive smile

Recommended Negative Prompts

[worst quality, bad quality, infant, :4] [artist name, :0.2]

Recommended Parameters

samplers

Euler a

steps

30

cfg

5

resolution

992x1456, 832x1216

vae

sdxl_vae.safetensors

other models

DarkerThanDarkIllustriousV0.2-08(noise0.1) (8121d1f1f97e), Illustrious-XL-v0.1 (3e15ba0038), NoctFlatStyleIllustriousV0.5-09 (cf090682cb9a), ObsidianIllustriousV0.1.3 (e7fc9e2dd0), ObsidianIllustriousV0.1.2 (551cc2adbd), olympusXL_v30 (2786d76b48)

Recommended Hires (High-Resolution) Parameters

upscaler

4x_foolhardy_Remacri

upscale

1.2 - 1.5

steps

10 - 15

denoising strength

0.35

Tips

Use strength at 0.5 but increase if more darkness is desired.

Black background might help sometimes but keeping it simple is advised.

Works well with base Pony/Illustrious models, less so with other merges.

Supports use of tags: dark, night, day.

Creator Sponsors

You can also support me on Patreon or DeviantArt

All pics used the extension adetailer on A1111 for the face

A lora that add darkness or contrast.

I recommend using strength at 0.5 but you can increase it if you want more darkness.

You can play with the tags dark, night, day.

Black background might help sometime but may keep it simple.

Working well on base Pony/Illustrious but might not with other merges.

Dataset is mostly anime pics.

You can also support me on Patreon or DeviantArt

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Model Details

Model type

LORA

Base model

Illustrious

Model version

Illustrious

Model hash

692bd4f9ae

Creator

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Images by Darker Than Dark - Illustrious

Anime girl with white hair in a yellow Pikachu cosplay hoodie with ears and tail, standing confidently against a black background with volumetric lighting.
A dark, cosmic-themed female figure with glowing blue and purple hair, luminous celestial wings, and golden accessories set against a starry void background.
A fiery haired FireGenasi fantasy character with pointed ears and amber skin kneeling in a medieval tavern with dynamic lighting and rustic wooden interiors.
Androgynous figure with black skin and black-blue starry hair wearing circular glasses and a midnight blue starry robe, reading a glowing magic book under a starry night sky with a mountainous horizon.
A female character with multicolored eyes and complex holographic horns, dressed in a shiny form-fitting outfit with gradient colors, illuminated by volumetric lighting against a dark background.

concept Images

Side profile of a girl with a hair bun wearing a transparent glass helmet against an orange background with delicate Japanese text above.
Portrait of a pink-skinned cyborg girl with yellow eyes and black sclera, featuring steampunk elements, mechanical limbs, an antique clock background, and a mechanical heart.
Ethereal woman with long flowing hair in a dark lace dress standing amid glowing fireflies at sunset above clouds with a glowing orb and streak of blue light in the background.

dark Images

A cyberpunk girl with white hair featuring red streaks, wearing an exoshell mask and robotic ears, squatting in a high-tech laboratory surrounded by dark cables, holding a glowing holographic blue butterfly.
A dark silhouetted figure with a red circular symbol on its square-shaped head runs forward in a dimly lit hallway with speed lines emphasizing motion.
A massive pale bulbous creature with glowing orange eyes and a stitched mouth stands in a misty forest, its dark maw revealing hanging white spheres.
A dark, surreal artwork featuring a crouching female figure with vibrant red and blue paint splashes flowing upward from her hair, highlighted by sidelighting.
Upside-down surreal scene with a partially undressed person surrounded by pastel pink flowers and soft sidelighting shadows.
Side view of a dark warrior wearing battle armor in a post apocalyptic digital art style, with eerie and dynamic effects
Portrait of a gothic woman with long blonde hair, wearing black clothes, illuminated by dim volumetric lighting against a dark background.
A frontal view of a pale-skinned girl with long black hair and blunt bangs holding a vibrant red pom-pom flower, set against a dark forest background with stippled white orbs in a pointillist style.
A hooded skaven rat holding a knife and running with a piece of cheese in its mouth, set in dark, ruined city streets with green haze.
Dark surrealistic portrait of a bird-like figure with a mechanical skeletal face wearing a deep crimson jacket, painted with impasto texture and high contrast lighting.

darkness Images

A dark silhouetted figure with a red circular symbol on its square-shaped head runs forward in a dimly lit hallway with speed lines emphasizing motion.
Portrait of a gothic woman with long blonde hair, wearing black clothes, illuminated by dim volumetric lighting against a dark background.
A solitary figure wearing a vibrant red suit stands within a swirling vortex of black and red ink splatters, blending with shadows and abstract darkness.
A towering monolithic horror figure cloaked in shadow, looming over an icy Antarctic landscape under a dark, cloudy sky.
Profile of a mature female with short dark hair in an orange cold-shoulder shirt and black pants covered in black and orange paint splatter, standing on a rainy urban street.
A surreal dystopian scene featuring a battered boat drifting on a calm dark ocean reflecting a fiery sky, with colossal ruins and a giant cosmic leviathan emerging from the water.
A dark and eerie anime girl with black twintails tied with pink ribbons, pink eyes, and a choker, standing inside a dimly lit metro station with dramatic lighting.
Dark crashed Nostromo spaceship looming over a dead swamp with a yellow-orange sky, thick fog, and red eerie mist with glowing fire and detailed sci-fi elements.
Character Ayame with oni horns, long side ponytail, wearing a red floral kimono, looking back over her shoulder amid glowing spirits at nighttime in a traditional Japanese setting.
Inside a large, circular concrete sewer tunnel with a small stream of water running along the bottom, surrounded by rubble and debris, illuminated dimly.

night Images

A pale-skinned gothic girl with gray long hair tied with red ribbons stands in a misty dark forest holding a large sickle, dressed in a white and black school uniform with thigh-high stockings.
A close-up of a person holding a red umbrella on a rainy night street, with glowing red eyes and dark, moody background.
Queen Marika the Eternal floating midair at night, wearing a sleeveless black dress with plunging neckline, golden armlets, and a tiara, surrounded by a glowing golden aura.
Angel girl with large white wings and halo playing yellow electric guitar under a starry night sky with musical notes rising above.
Black and white illustration of a noir detective girl in a trench coat smoking a cigarette, standing against a cracked wall at night with a city beach background.
A redhead girl with short auburn hair and freckles wearing a green silk robe leans over a fish bowl feeding a betta fish inside a dimly lit dark apartment.
Side view of a girl with long orange hair wearing headphones and pastel star-patterned clothes, sitting at a desk writing with a pen, next to a stuffed pug, under warm desk lamp light, with a nighttime starry sky visible through the window.
Black American muscle car driving on a road at night with red taillights and motion blur, illuminated by a streetlamp under a cloudy night sky.
Selfie POV photo of a smiling dudebro hiker surrounded by multiple friendly, smiling alien creatures at night.
A woman with dark hair wearing a black top and orange skirt shorts with knee-high socks sits on a white sofa, looking out a large rain-dappled window at the New York City skyline at night.