🍄 Mario’s Mushroom Kingdom — A Whimsical Fantasy LoRA

🎮 Overview

After plenty of experimenting, Mario’s Mushroom Kingdom is the first real version of a LoRA inspired by the iconic, surreal world of the Mushroom Kingdom. While it's far from finished, this build gives us a solid foundation — playful, colorful, and ripe for expansion.

This LoRA channels the dreamy absurdity and joyful fantasy of classic platformer games, with a painterly or toony finish depending on your model and prompt. Consider this an early-access version — updates are guaranteed, and it will eventually merge into my larger Tornado Project, aimed at building a universal fantasy art model (cyberpunk included, no LoRAs needed).

For now, feel free to experiment and help shape where this goes!

🍄 Style Characteristics

• Fantasy landscapes with floating platforms, bright skies, and impossible geometry

• Bold shapes, exaggerated lighting, and candy-like color palettes

• Great for dreamlike, stylized scenes or surreal adventures

• Can evoke classic game manual art or whimsical storybook illustration styles

🛠️ Usage Settings

Trigger Word:

• mkstyle

LoRA Strength:

• 1.5 is the current sweet spot

• Range: 0.9–1.8 depending on your model and goal

• Lower = subtler vibe, Higher = full-on fantasy tooncore

Samplers:

• Euler

• Euler A

• DPM++ 2M (preferred for balance between creativity and control)

Scheduler:

• Karras

Steps:

• 20+ (for sharper details and lighting nuance)

CFG (Classifier-Free Guidance):

• 3.0 – 8.5

• Lower values create softer edges and a more painterly feel

• Higher values tighten structure and pop highlights

✅ Model Compatibility

• Works well with most Pony models

• Broad SDXL support

• Stylized, fantasy, or toon-style models give the most thematic results

• Can even shift toward light realism depending on base and CFG