Velvet Paradox is a custom model based on Illustrious from HaDeS, designed to move away from traditional anime aesthetics and embrace a more western-inspired, stylized, and emotionally rich visual identity.
In this v1.0.20 update, the model’s signature style has been further reinforced and previous inconsistencies have been polished, with improvements in anatomy, background handling, and overall composition coherence.
Western-influenced character design
Cinematic lighting and expressive contrast
Realistic yet stylized anatomy
Clean linework and detailed textures in skin, hair, and fabric
Excellent SFW results (NSFW themes supported if prompted)
Strong compatibility with LoRAs, ControlNet, and complex compositions
To directly trigger the model’s signature look, include:
traditional_media, devildonia_style
Avoid generic anime tags. Velvet Paradox performs best in emotionally charged scenes, bold character designs, and narrative-driven illustrations.
Velvet Paradox is a highly refined custom model built on the foundation of Illustrious from HaDeS, but developed with a clear intention: to move away from traditional anime aesthetics and embrace a more western-inspired, aesthetic visual style.
This model excels in producing cinematic portraits, powerful characters, and stylish scenes with dramatic lighting, rich colors, and strong anatomy. Expect sharp, emotionally resonant results that work beautifully for fantasy, sci-fi, stylized realism, or graphic novel-style art.
🔹 Key Features:
Western-inspired character design
High contrast lighting and expressive depth
Realistic anatomy with stylized elegance
Clean linework and rich skin/hair detailing
Excellent results in SFW (NSFW themes can be prompted too).
Great compatibility with strong LoRAs, ControlNet, and compositional prompts
🧠 Prompting Tips:
Use cinematic, stylized, or western concept art keywords for best results. Avoid overly generic anime tags. This model loves dynamic poses, powerful expressions, and bold compositions.
⚠️ Still in early iterations—minor inconsistencies may occur in hands and background blending under complex multi-subject prompts.
Velvet Paradox is a highly specialized Image generation AI Model of type Safetensors / Checkpoint AI Model created by AI community user DeViLDoNia. Derived from the powerful Stable Diffusion (Illustrious) model, Velvet Paradox has undergone an extensive fine-tuning process, leveraging the power of a dataset consisting of images generated by other AI models or user-contributed data. This fine-tuning process ensures that Velvet Paradox is capable of generating images that are highly relevant to the specific use-cases it was designed for, such as animation, base model, western animation.
With a rating of 0 and over 0 ratings, Velvet Paradox is a popular choice among users for generating high-quality images from text prompts.
Yes! You can download the latest version of Velvet Paradox from here.
To use Velvet Paradox, download the model checkpoint file and set up an UI for running Stable Diffusion models (for example, AUTOMATIC1111). Then, provide the model with a detailed text prompt to generate an image. Experiment with different prompts and settings to achieve the desired results. If this sounds a bit complicated, check out our initial guide to Stable Diffusion – it might be of help. And if you really want to dive deep into AI image generation and understand how set up AUTOMATIC1111 to use Safetensors / Checkpoint AI Models like Velvet Paradox, check out our crash course in AI image generation.
🔹 Key Features
Strongly refined Velvet Paradox identity
Unique light and shadow management with cinematic depth
Trigger-based style control: devildonia_style
(strength adjustable)
Improved hands and background handling
Softer, more polished rendering with unique depth
Maintains western-inspired, cinematic, stylized anatomy
Excellent compatibility with LoRAs, ControlNet, and narrative-driven prompts
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