Pacific Northwest Art
Pacific Northwest Art
- TypeLORA
- ModelSDXL 1.0
- Trained Wordstraditional Haida print,contemporary Salish box,pop Tlingit totem pole,Haida cedar panel
- TagLORAart canada first nations lithography masks sculpure style woodworking
Overview
This is a collaboration with insertusername to capture the artistic style of the Pacific Northwest. First Nations of Canada have a tradition spanning hundreds of years for carving totem poles and masks, and creating intricate formline designs on chests, boxes, or houses.
How to use
You can trigger a style by stating the era (traditional/contemporary/pop) and the nation of interest (Haida/Salish/Tlingit/Nuu-chah-nulth) — see the sample images.
Examples of style-oriented prompts:
contemporary Salish lithography print of wolf and bear
postcard of Paris in the style of a contemporary Haida print
colorful pop print of Stormtrooper at a barbecue with Darth Vader, helmets painted in Haida style, capes and armors covered in vibrant Salish salmon prints
Alternatively, you can trigger specific elements, including: totem pole, blown-glass sculptures, box, lithography/print/silkscreen, woven basket, painted cedar masks.
Examples of content-oriented prompts:
photo of a forest, each tree trunk is a totem pole of different animals stacked
daylight, sculptures of playful orca jumping out of the water, large Haida sun
Hillary Clinton amused with face painted in pop Tlingit style, wearing traditional Salish clothes, carrying a Tlingit painted woven basket
Tips
The artistic style tends to produce symmetric objects, particularly on prints. If you do not want symmetry, include the word “symmetry” as a negative. It can work on prints (because there exist non-symmetric prints), but it may not work on wood panels (as all those in the training data are symmetric).
Suggested base models
The LORA was successfully tested on FluentlyXL and on Boltning. You can use either as a base model if you’re not sure where to start.
Disclaimer
This LORA seeks to promote the appreciation of an artistic style, which is the product of a long cultural heritage. If you wish to know more, you can check out the Wikipedia pages for some of the nations whose work is represented (Haida, Coast Salish, Tlingit, Nuu-chah-nulth). If you wish to support them, you can buy their art from various galleries, where the affiliation of an artist is clearly stated. Selling art is an important economic activity for first nations, which is why this LORA does not allow for sales. While cultural objects have a deep meaning, you are welcome to express your interest for this style by integrating it in your own work as you see fit.
Books to learn more
For a complete source, consider:
“Transforming Image, 2nd Ed.: Painted Arts of Northwest Coast First Nations”
For more thematic overviews, see:
“S’abadeb / The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists”
Knowledge Within: Treasures of the Northwest Coast”
For collections, see:
“Transformations: The George and Colleen Hoyt Collection of Northwest Coast Art”