I'm excited (and nervous) to share my very first published LoRA with you all. It's also my first dive into the world of SDXL LoRAs. I'm all ears for your thoughts and suggestions – your feedback is like gold to me, so don't hold back!

So, what's this LoRA all about? Picture this: a 'fresh' tarmac texture with a touch of still-drying tar. It's all about playing with contrasts – gritty meets smooth and shiny.

It should work with the trigger 'ais-tarmac'. You might find that phrases like 'made of ais-tarmac' or 'made from ais-tarmac' work even better. Experiment and see what works for you.

Different colours should work too... Most of my training captions included 'black ais-tarmac', but I'm curious to see how other colours play out.

I've found that a strength of 1 works alright, but hey, art has no rules! Feel free to dial it up or down and share your discoveries.

The nitty-gritty: I trained this LoRA with 150 high-quality 1024 x 1024 images, each carefully captioned. While the focus was on a specific subject against simple or gradient backgrounds, there are a few with more intricate backdrops. Want something more visually captivating? Try adding 'simple background' or 'gradient background' to your negative prompts.

I'd be over the moon if you could download this LoRA and give it a go. Seeing your creations would make my day!

Lastly, I'm here to learn and grow. Any tips on how to make this LoRA more useful and enjoyable for you (and me!) would be awesome.

Looking forward to your creations and feedback!