SHIFUKU Gold Leaf LoRA preserves the luminous, tactile quality of traditional Japanese gold leaf (金箔) — the micro-wrinkles of hand-applied kinpaku, the way light scatters across a gilded surface, the depth contrast against matte pigment.
Not a style filter. A matiere LoRA — trained on photographs of real gold leaf surfaces at multiple distances.
Free to download. Commercial use requires SHIFUKU Members (https://www.patreon.com/c/textureloralab/membership?utm_source=civitai&utm_medium=product&utm_campaign=sleeper-shifuku&utm_content=goldleaf-cta).
Built on one question: how do we deliver the feel of physical materials across boundaries — geographic, physical, and digital?
A LoRA that preserves the luminous, tactile quality of traditional Japanese gold leaf (kinpaku) in AI-generated imagery.
Unlike general oil painting or impasto LoRAs that apply a surface style filter, this model learns the physical materiality (matière) of traditional painting materials — the texture of gold leaf, the granularity of mineral pigments, and the depth of layered Japanese art surfaces. Suitable for fine art reproduction, textile design, packaging, and any project requiring museum-quality material textures. Free for commercial use.
Developed by TextureLoRALab — a fine arts graduate and AI engineer specializing in traditional Japanese texture reproduction.
Before / After Comparison
See the difference this LoRA makes — not just a surface filter, but learned material physicality (matière). Check the sample images above for side-by-side comparisons showing the thick paint texture and brush stroke quality this LoRA adds.
Recommended base model: DreamShaperXL alpha2
Recommended weight for comparisons: 0.8 - 1.0
Recommended weight for general use: 0.7 - 1.0
How It Differs from Oil Painting / Impasto LoRAs
Most oil painting style LoRAs (such as general impasto or brush stroke models) learn to replicate the visual appearance of painted surfaces. SHIFUKU takes a fundamentally different approach: it learns the physical material characteristics of real traditional Japanese art materials — gold leaf (kinpaku), canvas texture, and the interplay of matte and reflective surfaces found in nihonga (Japanese painting).
This means the output doesn't just "look painted" — it carries the material weight, optical properties, and tactile quality of actual art materials. This is what we call Texture Transplant: transferring real-world matière into AI-generated imagery.
What This Model Does
This LoRA encodes the unique surface characteristics of real gold leaf:
- Light-catching micro-wrinkles and creases
- Subtle color variations from burnished gold to warm amber
- The interplay between matte and reflective surfaces
- Edge transitions where gold meets the underlying surface
All training data sourced from CC0-licensed museum collections (Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian).
Training Methodology — 3-Distance Method
This LoRA was trained with Kohya_ss SD-SCRIPTS, using our proprietary 3-Distance Method (3距離メソッド) for dataset preparation and tagging:
Real gold leaf samples were macro-photographed at three distinct distances — ultra close-up, mid-range, and full-frame — with distance-specific tags assigned to each set. The multi-scale dataset was then fed into Kohya_ss's LoRA training pipeline with carefully tuned hyperparameters to capture texture at any zoom level, from fine surface grain to broad luminous sheen.
No AI-generated images were used in training. All source material is physical, photographed from real objects.
Recommended Usage
- Weight: 0.7 - 1.0
- Trigger word: SHIFUKU_GOLDLEAF
- For enhanced results, also include in your prompt: gold leaf texture, kinpaku
- Sampler: DPM++ 2M Karras
- Steps: 25-35
- Compatible with: SDXL 1.0 based models
Want All 3 Japanese Textures?
This is one of three LoRAs in the SHIFUKU Series:
| Texture | What it captures |
|---------|-----------------|
| Gold Leaf (Kinpaku) | Luminous micro-wrinkles, light scatter — this model |
| Mother-of-Pearl (Raden) | Angle-dependent iridescent structural color |
| Mineral Pigment (Iwa-enogu) | Tactile matte surface, particle-level texture |
Get all 3 LoRAs + 100 optimized prompts + usage guide:
→ https://shifuku.gumroad.com/l/shifuku-texture-pack
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More Textures Coming
This is the first in the SHIFUKU Series — physical texture LoRAs for traditional Japanese materials:
| Texture | What it captures | Status |
|---------|-----------------|--------|
| Gold Leaf (金箔) | Luminous micro-wrinkles, light scatter | this model |
| Kintsugi (金継ぎ) | Sharp gold repair lines on matte ceramic — the beauty of imperfection | coming soon |
| Washi (和紙) | Plant fiber grain, translucent layering, hand-crumpled texture | coming soon |
| Urushi Lacquer (漆) | Mirror-black depth, the "wet" gloss of aged lacquerware | planned |
| Mother-of-Pearl (螺鈿) | Angle-dependent iridescent structural color | planned |
In the lab (not yet announced): Nishijin Silk, Botanical Dye, Hamon Steel, Soot Ink — and more.
Follow TextureLoRALab on CivitAI to get notified.
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"Style LoRAs teach AI how things look. Matière LoRAs teach AI how things feel."
About the Creator
TextureLoRALab | Fine Arts Graduate x AI Engineer
Studied Nihonga in high school, Art History at a public art university, Museum Studies (Merit) at a UK graduate school.
Links hub: https://texture-lora-lab.com/links
X: https://twitter.com/TextureLoRALab
HuggingFace: https://huggingface.co/TextureLoRALab/SHIFUKU-Gold-Leaf-SDXL-LoRA
Statement on artistic expression
I have no intention of infringing upon the expression of artists and craftspeople working outside the digital realm.
What I do — transplanting texture into AI — is an experiment. The generated images are countless sketches, not finished works.
This does not replace the hand of the craftsman who beats gold leaf, nor does it shortcut the layering of urushi lacquer. I do not pretend to reproduce the hamon a swordsmith forges into steel.
Texture Transplant is merely one means of recording the beauty held within physical materials and experimenting with it in digital space. The beauty of material itself exists only within the material.
At the same time, digital transplantation opens a door: people who cannot physically access these materials — due to geography, mobility, or circumstance — can now encounter their texture. That possibility drives this research.
#SubtractiveAI #TextureTransplant
This isn't another anime/character LoRA. Trained by a fine arts graduate (Japanese painting → Museum Studies MA), this model captures real canvas texture — the weight of impasto, the grain of oil on linen, the breath of watercolor on washi.
SHIFUKU Members — Get every new texture LoRA the moment it drops, plus commercial license and full parameter guides.
One LoRA is free. The full lab is for members.
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Description
Initial release. SDXL 1.0 compatible. Optimized for preserving the luminous, tactile quality of real gold leaf surfaces. Trained on CC0-licensed museum collection images.