Velaris — Soft Painterly Anime Aesthetic

Velaris is a versatile anime checkpoint focused on soft, painterly rendering with warm lighting and natural color harmony. It blends delicate linework with subtle shading to create a clean yet expressive style, ideal for both character-focused illustrations and atmospheric scenes.

Credit to FlashfiringAi for the markeranime LoRA which went into the merge as well as my own LoRAs.

This model excels at:

soft lighting and gentle highlights
cozy, slice-of-life compositions
natural outdoor environments (fields, coastlines, summer settings)
relaxed poses and expressive, lifelike characters
clean anatomy with a slightly stylized, illustration-forward finish

Velaris produces a balanced look between sketch-like charm and refined rendering, avoiding over-sharpened or overly glossy outputs. It maintains consistency across different subjects, from casual portraits to full-scene compositions, while preserving a warm, inviting tone.

Works well for:

everyday anime scenes
summer / outdoor visuals
casual fashion and lifestyle art
soft aesthetic portraits
light fantasy environments

Recommended prompting:

use 'traditional media' in the prompt for the full effect.

Recommended settings:

Euler A / normal
25 steps
CFG: 4
Size: 1MP res (the sdxl 1024x1024 etc res)

Velaris - Anima2 V1