Trained on nineteen paintings by the French artist <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Laurencin">Marie Laurencin</a>. You can see her work at<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/marie-laurencin">https://www.wikiart.org/en/marie-laurencin</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://www.artnet.com/artists/marie-laurencin/">https://www.artnet.com/artists/marie-laurencin/</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/marielaurencin">https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/marielaurencin</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ihsun/22705686570/in/photostream/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/ihsun/22705686570/in/photostream/</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://www.artic.edu/collection?artist_ids=Marie+Laurencin">https://www.artic.edu/collection?artist_ids=Marie+Laurencin</a></li></ul>Even though Laurencin became an important figure in the Parisian <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde#:~:text=The_avant-garde_(/ˌ,art,_culture,_or_society.">avant-garde</a> as a member of the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism">Cubists</a> associated with the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_d%27Or">Section d'Or</a>, I cannot find enough of her cubism works. So I had to train on her softer, non-cubist paintings (thus the name of the LoRA is a bit of a stretch).This LoRa produces images with a soft, dreamlike textures and colours. It does have a big flaw: it does not like to generate men. That's what happens when the entire training dataset consists of portraits of women. Maybe I'll try to put in a few male portraits in a future version.According to ChatGPT:<h3 id="marie-laurencin-(1883-1956)-french-painter-and-illustrator-sdrq2tdgp">Marie Laurencin (1883–1956) – French Painter &amp; Illustrator</h3>Overview<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Laurencin">Marie Laurencin</a> was a French painter, illustrator, and printmaker, known for her soft, dreamlike portraits of women. She was associated with Cubism and the Parisian avant-garde, yet developed a distinctive, lyrical style that blended pastel colors, fluid lines, and delicate femininity.<hr /><h3 id="1.-early-life-and-education-xsd1hzz47">1. Early Life &amp; Education</h3><ul><li>Born in Paris, France, in 1883.</li><li>Studied porcelain painting before shifting to fine art at the Académie Humbert, where she met influential artists.</li><li>Became part of Pablo Picasso’s circle, connecting with artists like Georges Braque and Guillaume Apollinaire.</li></ul><hr /><h3 id="2.-artistic-style-and-themes-dwapmytx5">2. Artistic Style &amp; Themes</h3><ul><li>Initially influenced by Cubism, but soon moved away from its rigid geometry.</li><li>Developed a soft, ethereal style, often using pastel pinks, blues, and grays.</li><li>Focused on portraits of women, nudes, and intimate group scenes, creating a sense of mystery and nostalgia.</li><li>Recurring motifs: elegant women, dreamy expressions, delicate floral elements.</li><li>Also illustrated poetry books, including works by André Gide and Paul Verlaine.</li></ul><hr /><h3 id="3.-notable-works-n4hkqmyr7">3. Notable Works</h3>🎨 "Apollinaire and His Friends" (1909) – A Cubist-style group portrait featuring Guillaume Apollinaire, Picasso, and Laurencin herself. 🎨 "Group of Young Girls" (1920s) – An example of her signature soft, pastel-toned female figures. 🎨 "Portrait of Coco Chanel" (1923) – A delicate rendering of the fashion icon. 🎨 "The Fan" (1919) – Showcases her graceful, poetic aesthetic.<hr /><h3 id="4.-personal-life-and-influence-0tfkj3umj">4. Personal Life &amp; Influence</h3><ul><li>Had a romantic relationship with Guillaume Apollinaire, one of the key poets of Cubism.</li><li>Exiled to Spain and Germany during WWI due to her German husband's background.</li><li>Returned to Paris in the 1920s, where she became a sought-after portrait artist among the fashion and literary elite.</li></ul><hr /><h3 id="5.-legacy-zfmafucgn">5. Legacy</h3><ul><li>One of the few prominent female artists in the Cubist movement.</li><li>Pioneered a distinctly feminine, poetic interpretation of modernism, influencing later artists and illustrators.</li><li>Her works remain in major collections, including the Centre Pompidou (Paris) and The Met (New York).</li></ul><hr /><h3 id="final-thoughts-g22lzxwk0">Final Thoughts</h3>Marie Laurencin carved out a unique space in 20th-century art, balancing avant-garde innovation with graceful, intimate storytelling. Her dreamlike portraits continue to enchant art lovers today. 💕🎨

Soft Cubism: Marie Laurencin Portrait Style

This is epoch 12, the rest are at tensor.art/models/825060408923609876/Marie-Laurencin-1-CapD6A3C5-2025-01-31-22:59:04-Ep-12FLUX.1 - dev-fp8Trigger: malau1 paintingRepeat: 20 Epoch 12 (Trained on 19 512x512 image for total of 4560 steps)Unet LR: 0.0005 Scheduler" cosine Optimizer" AdamWNetwork Dim" 6 Alpha" 3<ul><li>Epoch Loss</li><li>1 0.403</li><li>..	 </li><li>3 0.412&lt;</li><li>4 0.393</li><li>5 0.378</li><li>6 0.367</li><li>7 0.348</li><li>8 0.343</li><li>9 0.326</li><li>10 0.319</li><li>11 0.310</li><li>12 0.308 &lt;- lowest</li></ul>

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