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    Introducing Fluxtrait - the definitive Checkpoint for artists who demand realism.

    I created FLUXTRAIT to solve a core problem: achieving truly photorealistic portraits and lifelike skin with the base models. This is a meticulously trained fine-tune of flux1-dev, engineered to move beyond digital perfection and into the realm of hyperrealistic, cinematic portraiture.

    If you're tired of "plasticky" or "waxy" skin and want to create characters with genuine texture, depth, and emotion, your search is over. This is a professional-grade tool designed for high-end character art, fashion photography, and concept design.


    🎯 Exceptional Prompt Understanding

    Highly flexible and decoupled. Change outfits, environments, and lighting freely without concept bleed.

    🔬 Micro-Detail Preservation

    Trained at high resolution to ensure photorealistic skin textures, pores, and natural lighting interactions.

    ⚖️ Stable & Clean Outputs

    Precisely calibrated to prevent color-burning, over-sharpening, or anatomical distortion, even at 1.0 weight.


    Core Specializations

    • ✨ Hyper-Detailed Skin Texture: Say goodbye to flat, doll-like skin. Fluxtrait is trained to generate natural pores, subtle textures, and realistic light diffusion that brings your subjects to life.

    • 👁️ Flawless & Expressive Eyes: Fine-tuned specifically to create eyes with incredible depth, sharp reflections, and natural clarity without complex prompting.

    • 🎬 Innate Cinematic Quality: The model has a deep understanding of dramatic and moody lighting. Prompts like cinematic lighting and film grain are rendered with stunning, authentic results out-of-the-box.

    • 🔧 Simplified High-Quality Prompting: fluxtrait is biased towards high quality. You can achieve professional results with simpler, more direct prompts, letting you focus on creativity instead of a long list of quality modifiers.


    Checkpoint

    Training Configuration:

    • GPU: A6000

    • Dataset Size: 1500 images

    • Batch Size: 1

    • Optimizer: AdamW

    • Learning Rate: 1e-04

    • Total training steps: 30k

    • Training Duration: 17h+


    Please note that all my checkpoint models are still experimental, so you might encounter some issues. If you do, please let me know in the comments section. Your feedback is valuable for future improvements!


    Recommended Parameter :

    Flux

    Recommended Parameter :

    • Sampler : euler

    • Steps : 30+

    • CFG : 1

    Minimum Parameter :

    • Sampler : euler

    • Steps : 20+

    • CFG : 1

    Z-Image

    Recommended Parameter :

    • Sampler : euler

    • Steps : 8+

    • CFG : 1

    Minimum Parameter :

    • Sampler : euler

    • Steps : 4+

    • CFG : 1

    Flux 2 Klein

    Recommended Parameter :

    • Sampler : euler

    • Steps : 10+ (max 15)

    • CFG : 1

    Minimum Parameter :

    • Sampler : euler

    • Steps : 5+

    • CFG : 1


    If you like my model and want to support my work, send me some buzz.

    Show Your Support!

    I pour countless hours into training, testing, and refining these models. If you enjoy fluxtrait, please consider showing your support by:

    • Giving it a like ❤️

    • Posting your incredible images on this page 🖼️

    It's a massive motivation and helps me continue to develop and share these tools with the community. Thank you!


    🔥Access The Full Professional Toolkit🔥

    The models I release publicly are foundational. For artists and creators who demand the absolute best, my most advanced, highly trained, and exclusive character models are available only at The Midnight Lab on Gumroad.

    A subscription is the best way to get access to these premium models, my entire library of professional workflows (like The Muse Engine and 4K Influencer Studio), and in-depth guides.

    >> Explore The Midnight Lab on Gumroad <<


    Please post your pictures directly on the model card...that also helps me to continue my work.

    Description

    FAQ

    Comments (15)

    waterchoochoo974Mar 18, 2026· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    Hey! I wanted to try the Klein version early since it looked amazing but I am running into this problem:
    "Could not detect model type of..." Does it have anything to do with my 10GB vram card not being able to use this beefy checkpoint or?

    The_Midnight_Lab
    Author
    Mar 18, 2026

    I need to see the full log...

    dregomornsdao383Mar 18, 2026

    me too

    TiwazMMar 18, 2026· 1 reaction

    if either or you is trying to use in in Forge Classic Neo its normal... just blame Comfyui.
    Just run the python script and it works fine after. https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/issues/12622

    That's what I did.
    Plus it will keep working in Comfyui so 🤷‍♀️

    TiwazMMar 18, 2026· 3 reactions
    CivitAI

    I will just add this for visibility, need it to work in forge, fix it with the python script...
    https://github.com/Comfy-Org/ComfyUI/issues/12622

    model will work in forge and comfy ui after

    archerjones1985Mar 21, 2026· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    I am finding the output very "AI plastic" looking

    The_Midnight_Lab
    Author
    Mar 21, 2026

    cfg -1

    archerjones1985Mar 21, 2026

    @The_Midnight_Lab My CGF is at 1. And I have adjusted the steps from 4-20. Still kinda plastic looking. Any advice?

    The_Midnight_Lab
    Author
    Mar 21, 2026

    WHAT IS THE PROMPT ?

    I agree. The main showcased photos are plastic as well.

    selfish_guy461Mar 21, 2026· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    I try to use this awesome model with ComfyUI and constantly get an error. What can I do wrong?

    CLIP Text Encode (Prompt)

    RuntimeError: ERROR: clip input is invalid: None If the clip is from a checkpoint loader node your checkpoint does not contain a valid clip or text encoder model.

    The_Midnight_Lab
    Author
    Mar 22, 2026

    This is stand alone model. Use clip and vae separately.

    selfish_guy461Mar 23, 2026· 1 reaction

    @The_Midnight_Lab I use CLIP text encode (Prompt) and VAE Decoder nodes separately and I dont know why it shows this error. https://pasteboard.co/XBEUfVxUUldD.png

    The_Midnight_Lab
    Author
    Mar 29, 2026

    @selfish_guy461 link not opeaning

    Checkpoint
    Flux.2 Klein 9B

    Details

    Downloads
    791
    Platform
    CivitAI
    Platform Status
    Available
    Created
    3/17/2026
    Updated
    6/30/2026
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    Trigger Words:
    fluxtrait
    detailed skin

    Files

    fluxtraitFLUX2KleinFLUXZ_klein9bV1.safetensors