Dramatic Lighting Slider: strong shadows and glowing highlights on Pony and Illustrious
Topic: Models
By Captain
Published 2026-10-03
Example renders
Prompts and settings shared by the people who made these renders on Civitai. Pick a render to see how it was made.
Settings
Sampler
Euler
Steps
120
Guidance
7.2
Seed
88888888
Size
960x1280
Prompt
smooth_quality_illustrious-pos, (realistic:1.2), (very awa:1.2), (masterpiece:1.2), (best quality:1.2), (amazing quality:1.2), (very aesthetic:1.1), high resolution, absurdres, ultra-detailed, hdr, civchan, the cutest girl in the world, wearing a (maid costume:1.1), shoulder length pink hair, heart hands, glowing heart eyes, smiling, glimmer, sparkles, (lots of floating hearts:1.2), looking at viewer, cozy café, rim lighting, crepuscular rays, indoors, table, patrons in the background, food, curtains, circuit board sticking in a strawberry cake, cup of coffee with latte art, chalkboard with restaurant menu and hearts on the wall, little vase with flowers on the table, illuminated dust particles, "someone" asked me to add that i was definitely not forced with a knife to write "cutest girl in the world" about her, there, done, *sigh*, ovg, artist:moriimee, <lora:maid_cafe-illustrious-by_bolero537:1.0> <lora:civchan-illustrious-by_civchan:1.0> <lora:style-moriimee_gothic_niji-illustrious-by_tentacles_riders:0.6> <lora:dramatic_lighting_slider-illustrious-by_klaabu:3.0>
Negative prompt
smooth_quality_illustrious-neg, (deformed:1.1), (crippled:1.1), (worst quality:1.1), (bad quality:1.1), (low quality:1.1), (2d:1.1), (flat:1.1), (simple:1.1), (ugly:1.1), unsharp, smudged, bad anatomy, bad hands, watermark, distorted, deformed, signature
Settings
Sampler
DPM++ 2M Karras
Steps
30
Guidance
7
Seed
947916930
Size
832x1216
Clip skip
2
Weight used
3
Prompt
score_9_up, score_9, score_8_up, score_8, score_7_up, score_7, cinematic lighting, raw, high quality, 4k resolution, absurdres, masterpiece, dynamic lighting, high contrast,
1girl, solo, cute, blonde hair, (long hairs:1.2), ponytail hairstyle, (loose hairs:1.4), (freckles:1.4), black makeup, black lipstick, (big breasts:0.8), white top, (leather jacket:1.1), (ruined makeup:0.8), devils horns,
(close view:1.4), closed eyes, smiling,
(dark blue background:1.2), (bubbles:1.3)
Negative prompt
score_4, score_5, score_6, (shaved head:1.5), (curly hair:1.5), (curly hairstyle:1.5), (cleavage:1.5), (exposed breasts:1.5), (long neck:1.5),
futanari, extra fingers, distorted hands, distorted fingers, deformed face, deformed hands, deformed fingers, poorly drawn face, poorly drawn hands, poorly drawn feet, bad anatomy, exaggerated anatomy, exaggerated limbs, exaggerated pose, long neck, twisted, symmetrical, mixed characters, low quality, lowres, low-resolution, worst quality, blurry, blur, distorted, distortion, bad, messy, old, sketch, draft, beginner, fake, hyper, glossy, aliasing, moir pattern, compression artifacts, jpeg artifacts, downsampling, pixelated, glitch, grainy, kitsch, black and white, lineless, censored, text, signature, watermark, logo, easynegative, SimpleNegativeV3, zPDXLxxx
Settings
Sampler
Euler a
Steps
30
Guidance
6
Seed
1178862730
Size
832x1216
Prompt
masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, detailed eyes, perfect eyes, realistic eyes, depth of field,
facing viewer, full body, dramatic, (fighting stance:0.7),
1girl, cyborg, sword, unsheathing, katana, white kimono, black hair, (mechanical legs:1.2),
cyberpunk city, night, starry sky, aurora,
cinematic, epic, bloom,
volumetric lighting, (dark background:1.4), vibrant colours, high contrast,
<lora:Dramatic Lighting Slider:3>, <lora:GBF_Illustrious:0.6>, gbf_style
Negative prompt
loli, young, multiple, bad quality, worst quality, worst detail, sketch, closed eyes,
Settings
Sampler
Euler a
Steps
25
Guidance
3.5
Seed
860415659
Size
832x1216
Clip skip
2
Weight used
3.25
Prompt
score_9, score_8_up,
score_7_up, score_6_up
score_5_up, score_4_up, sexy, source pony, unicorn, solo, indoors, Lyra Heartstrings, halfbody, lying down, close eyes, peaceful face , floppy ears, fur, fluff, cute, ear fluff, chest fluff. Bedroom, lie on bed, covered with a blanket, night, darkness, window, nightstand. One light source, volumetrik lightning, bright colors, cold light, cold tones. High detailed, scenery porn, high res, high quality, high detailed backround.
Negative prompt
Ugly, messy backround, bad anatomy, bad proportions, human
Settings
Sampler
Euler a
Steps
30
Guidance
5
Seed
1433240790
Size
832x1216
Clip skip
2
Weight used
2.2
Prompt
score_9_up, score_9, score_8_up, score_8, score_7_up, score_7, cinematic lighting, raw, high quality, 4k resolution, absurdres, masterpiece, dynamic lighting, high contrast, morimee_style, detailed face,
1girl, solo, cute, [mature], (white horns:1.3), pale skin, (black eyes), (black sclera), black makeup, black lipstick, ((white hair)), (white robe:1.2), mouth closed, (circlet:1.1),
(disgust:0.8), looking at viewer,
throne, ruins, castle, dark,
(black background:1.2)
Negative prompt
score_4, score_5, score_6, (shaved head:1.5),
futanari,extra fingers,distorted hands,distorted fingers, low quality, lowres, bad anatomy,worst quality, simple background, censored,text,signature, lineless,watermark,signature, logo, easynegative, low-quality, moir pattern, downsampling, aliasing, distorted, blurry, glossy, blur, jpeg artifacts, compression artifacts, poorly drawn, low-resolution, bad, distortion, twisted, excessive, exaggerated pose, exaggerated limbs, mixed characters, grainy, symmetrical, duplicate, error, pattern, beginner, pixelated, fake, hyper, glitch, overexposed, bad-contrast, messy, Deformed, Deformed face, Deformed fingers, Deformed hands, Out of frame, Poorly drawn face, Poorly drawn feet, Poorly drawn hands, Draft, Grainy, Kitsch, Low-res, old, sketch, black and white, exaggerated anatomy, long neck, SimpleNegativeV3, zPDXLxxx, (((curly hair))), ((curly hairstyle)), 3D
Settings
Sampler
DPM++ 3M SDE Karras
Steps
40
Guidance
4.5
Seed
201468344113642
Size
832x1216
Clip skip
2
Weight used
2.4
Prompt
,lazypos,Sinozick_illu,gradient,spot color,((masterpiece,best quality,high quality)), ,
((greyscale with red)), high details, spot color, masterpiece, ultra-high quality, 16K, photorealism, hyper_realism, epic movie scene, honorable white warrior_priestess standing on top of a cliff, powerful swordstrike towards viewer, dynamic pose, solo, detailed eyes, full body tattoo, muscular, veiny, small breasts, absurdly long red hair, braided hair, tattered archaic armor, linen embroidered tabard, barefoot, large feet, BREAK, intimidating expression, lush vegetation in the background, clear blue sky, showing the whole sword,
Negative prompt
lazyneg, lazyhand, lazyloli, shiny skin, shiny clothes,
Settings
Sampler
DPM++ 2M Karras
Steps
30
Guidance
7.5
Seed
1649358660
Size
832x1216
Clip skip
2
Weight used
2
Prompt
score_9_up, score_9, score_8_up, score_8, score_7_up, score_7, cinematic lighting, raw, high quality, 4k resolution, absurdres, masterpiece, dynamic lighting, high contrast, morimee_style, detailed face, dramatic lighting, sfw,
1girl, cute, mature, (((((pale skin))))), ((white hair)), ((long hair)), closed eyes, black makeup, black lipstick, red flowers, flower in hair, (big:1.3 deer horns), silver jewelry, ((white wreath)), looking at viewer,
(close view), [[side view]],
((garden background, red flowers, night)), blurred foreground, blurred background, depth of field
Negative prompt
score_4, score_5, score_6, shaved head, paws, cat paws, marks on face,
3d, aliasing, bad, bad anatomy, bad-contrast, beginner, black and white, blurry, censored, compression artifacts, curly hair, curly hairstyle, deformed, deformed face, deformed fingers, deformed hands, distortion, distorted, distorted fingers, distorted hands, draft, duplicate, easynegative, error, exaggerated anatomy, exaggerated limbs, exaggerated pose, excessive, extra fingers, fake, futanari, glitch, glossy, grainy, hyper, jpeg artifacts, kitsch, lineless, logo, low quality, low-resolution, low-quality, lowres, messy, mixed characters, moir pattern, old, out of frame, pattern, poorly drawn, poorly drawn face, poorly drawn feet, poorly drawn hands, pixelated, simple background, simplenegativev3, sketch, signature, text, twisted, watermark, worst quality
Settings
Sampler
Euler a
Steps
25
Guidance
4
Seed
502222958
Size
1024x1024
Clip skip
2
Weight used
3.5
Prompt
score_9, score_8_up, score_7_up, score_6_up, score_5_up, score_4_up,
Hyper detailed. Masterpiece. Cinematic. dynamic pose.
1girl.
DC_Comics_Batgirl. Mask.
Profile. Dark. Night. On roof top. Epic lighting. Raining. Cinematic. Low camera angle. Girl looking up to sky. Girl Holding blue buzz. Determined. Stoic. Ready to leap into action. Blue buzz focused.
Expressiveh.
(((Girl Looking at viewer))).
Yellow gloves.
klaabu's Dramatic Lighting Slider changes only the lighting, not the subject. Learn its weight ranges for anime and realistic checkpoints, the lighting words that pair with it and creative uses.
Overview
The
Dramatic Lighting Slider
is a
LoRA
for
Pony
, Illustrious and other
SDXL
anime or realistic checkpoints. It intensifies lighting: deeper shadows, glowing highlights, atmospheric environments, while leaving the subject's appearance alone. There is no trigger word; the weight is the dial.
The author recommends increments of 0.1, up to about 5.0 on anime models and up to 3.0 on realistic Pony models before the style starts to shift.
Reference
Name | Type | What it is |
|---|---|---|
LoRA weight | 0.5-5.0 | Anime: up to 5.0. Realistic: up to 3.0. Start at 1.5. |
Trigger | none | Optional lighting words amplify it. |
Base | Pony / Illustrious | |
Prompt helpers | text | cinematic lighting, rim light, volumetric light, neon, candlelight |
CFG | checkpoint default | No change needed. |
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Step by step
- Generate your scene and note the seed.
- Add the slider at 1.5 and rerun the same seed.
- Add one lighting phrase that names the source (a single lantern, neon sign to the left).
- Raise in 0.5 steps until the shadows and highlights feel right.
- Back off if colors clip to pure black or white.
Examples
Anime night scene
masterpiece, best quality, 1girl, solo, umbrella, rainy alley, neon signs, reflections, cinematic lighting
Dramatic Lighting Slider 3.0
Realistic Pony
score_9, score_8_up, score_7_up, rating_safe, photo of a blacksmith at the forge, single orange light source, smoke, high contrast
Dramatic Lighting Slider 2.0
Creative idea: flat versus dramatic pair
A chess player at a cafe table, window light. Render at -1.0 and +3.0 on the same seed for a before-and-after.
Tips
- It is strongest in night scenes and interiors with one light source.
- Combine with a detail LoRA at low weight; both leave the subject alone.
- Negative weights flatten lighting for a soft, overcast look.
- On realistic models stop at 3.0; beyond that the slider starts to change faces.
Troubleshooting
Blown highlights
Why it happens
Weight too high for the checkpoint.
How to fix it
Reduce by 0.5 and add soft or diffused to the lighting words.
Subject's face changed
Why it happens
Over 3.0 on a realistic model.
How to fix it
Stay within the recommended range.
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Questions
Does it need a trigger word?
No. Optional lighting words help.
Does it work on SDXL base?
Yes, on most SDXL checkpoints; ranges may differ.
Links and sources
Models in this guide
Written by
Captain
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