V67 Simon Stålenhag's digital palette for Z Image Turbo.

Nordic Dystopia, Abandoned Machines, Silent Landscapes
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Overview

Step into the haunting, melancholic universe of Simon Stålenhag – a Swedish artist who masterfully blends nostalgic Nordic landscapes with abandoned retro-futuristic technology. This LoRA captures his signature digital palette: muted teals, dusty ochres, pale greys, and the eerie silence of overgrown machinery resting in fields, forests, and coastlines. Expect giant walkers on their sides, rusted drones half-sunk in snow, and lonely figures in raincoats crossing empty roads.

Base Model Compatibility: Flux (Schnell / Dev / Pro), Z Image Turbo, HiDream O1, Ernie
Trigger Word: simon stalenhag style
Alternative Triggers: stalenhag palette, nordic retro futuristic, abandoned scandinavian machinery

Why Flux + Stålenhag?

Flux excels at rendering the subdued, atmospheric lighting and material decay essential to Stålenhag’s world – the patina of old metal, the wet asphalt, the low grey sky, the distant forest fading into mist.

CapabilityWhy Flux ExcelsMaterial DecayRust, moss, peeling paint, and corrosion are rendered with natural imperfectionAtmospheric LightOvercast diffusion, pale sunsets, and cold morning fog – Flux handles subtletyMelancholic MoodThe model understands stillness, loneliness, and the passage of timeLandscape CoherenceSwedish archipelagos, pine forests, gravel roads – geographically consistentRetro Tech IntegrationAbandoned robots, walkers, drones sit in the landscape, not on top of it

Signature Style Elements

1. Nordic Landscapes as Main Characters
   Vast open fields, birch forests, snowy clearings, rocky shorelines – nature reclaiming technology.

2. Abandoned Retro‑Futuristic Machinery
   Giant walkers, spherical drones, military vehicles, cooling towers – 80s/90s sci‑fi left to rust.

3. Muted, Faded Color Palette
   Teals, dusty yellows, grey‑greens, pale blues – no vibrant saturation, no warm sunsets.

4. Lonely Human Figures
   Small figures in yellow raincoats, a child on a bike, a teenager with a sketchbook – they emphasize scale and solitude.

5. Overcast Sky & Soft Shadows
   No harsh direct sunlight, no blue sky – diffuse light, often with mist or light snow.

6. Wet, Reflective Surfaces
   Asphalt roads, puddles, lakes – reflecting the pale sky and the dark shapes of machines.

Trigger Words & Usage

TriggerBest Use Casesimon stalenhag stylePrimary trigger – place at end of promptstalenhag paletteEmphasizes the muted, faded color schemenordic retro futuristicHighlights the Scandinavian setting + abandoned techabandoned scandinavian machineryFocuses on the mechanical elements in landscape

Recommendation: Use simon stalenhag style at the end of your prompt, before quality tags. For heavy atmosphere, add overcast, muted colors, melancholy.

Optimized Settings for Z Image Turbo & Flux

ParameterZ Image TurboFlux SchnellFlux Dev / ProLoRA Weight0.60 – 0.750.55 – 0.700.65 – 0.80CFG Scale2.5 – 3.52.0 – 3.03.0 – 4.0Steps4 – 64 – 620 – 30SamplerEuler / DPM++EulerEuler, DPM++ 2M KarrasGuidance2.0 – 3.02.5 – 3.53.5 – 4.5

Starting Point Recommendations (Z Image Turbo)

GoalLoRA WeightCFGNotesSubtle Stålenhag atmosphere0.602.8Palette influence, light moodBalanced integration0.683.0Sweet spot for most promptsStrong aesthetic dominance0.753.2Rich decay and melancholy, less flexible

Sample Media Prompts (Optimized for Z Image Turbo)

These three prompts are calibrated for the LoRA and represent different aspects of Stålenhag's work:

Prompt 1: Landscape & Machine

a giant four-legged walker lying on its side in a shallow Swedish fjord, barnacles covering its legs, moss on the hull, a small rowboat with a lone fisherman nearby, dark water reflecting a pale grey sky, pine trees on the distant shore, simon stalenhag style

Prompt 2: Human & Technology

a teenage girl in a yellow raincoat standing on a gravel road looking at a half-buried spherical drone with a dim orange eye, fog creeping between birch trees, wet pavement, late autumn, simon stalenhag style

Prompt 3: Urban Decay (Rare – suburban)

an abandoned parking lot with three derelict autonomous cars, weeds growing through cracked asphalt, a rusted surveillance tower behind, a child walking a bicycle, overcast afternoon, muted teals and ochres, simon stalenhag style

Negative Prompt (Z Image Turbo / Flux Compatible)

Keep it concise. Stålenhag’s aesthetic is destroyed by saturation, clear skies, and happy crowds.

nsfw, low quality, worst quality, ugly, blurry, photograph, photorealistic, vibrant, saturated, sunny, blue sky, warm golden hour, happy, smiling, crowded, clean, modern, sleek, plastic, neon, cgi, render, 3d, cartoon, anime, text, watermark, signature

Key exclusions: vibrant, saturated, sunny, blue sky, warm golden hour, happy – these kill the melancholy mood.

Example Generations (Tested on Z Image Turbo)

The Broken Harvester

a giant autonomous combine harvester with one broken leg, resting in a wheat field, birds nesting on the cabin, a farmer on a vintage bicycle riding past, pale afternoon light, long shadows, simon stalenhag style

Cooling Tower Forest

two old nuclear cooling towers surrounded by dense spruce forest, vines climbing the concrete, a small campsite with a tent at the base, morning mist, grey sky, simon stalenhag style

Night Crossing

a railway crossing at midnight, an abandoned automated locomotive with a single glowing blue eye, cargo containers open and empty, a deer staring from the roadside, dark pine forest, starless sky, simon stalenhag style

Submerged Drone

a large quadcopter drone half-submerged in a black lake, its propellers broken, a wooden jetty reaching toward it, birch trees with yellow leaves, overcast reflection, simon stalenhag style

What This LoRA Excels At (With Z Image Turbo & Flux)

✅ Landscapes – Swedish forests, fjords, farmlands, suburban edges, snowy clearings
✅ Abandoned machines – Walkers, drones, rovers, military vehicles, cooling towers, radar dishes
✅ Human figures – Lonely children, teenagers, elderly – often in yellow raincoats or grey coats
✅ Atmospheres – Overcast, fog, light snow, pale sunset, misty mornings
✅ Material decay – Rust, moss, barnacles, peeling paint, cracked glass
✅ Compositional scale – Tiny figure next to colossal machine – always well balanced
✅ Roads & infrastructure – Gravel roads, wet asphalt, railway tracks, tunnels, viaducts

Limitations (Z Image Turbo Specific Notes)

⚠️ Avoid bright, sunny conditions – The model will fight you. Use negative prompts.
⚠️ No action scenes – Stålenhag is static, silent, contemplative. Fast motion or explosions break immersion.
⚠️ Limit multi‑figure crowds – 1–3 figures maximum. Solitude is key.
⚠️ No futuristic sleekness – Technology must look 80s/90s inspired, worn, and analog.
⚠️ Color palette may become too grey – If too desaturated, add a color hint like pale ochres, muted teals to guide.

Prompting Tips for Best Results (Z Image Turbo & Flux)

Do This:

[abandoned machine] in [Nordic landscape], [weather/light], [small figure doing nothing dramatic], [muted color hint], simon stalenhag style

Example Good Prompt:
a rusted spherical drone half buried in snow, two 22 year old twin sisters in grey coats sitting on it, pine forest edge, overcast winter afternoon, pale blues and browns, simon stalenhag style

Keywords That Strengthen the Style:

• Landscapes: fjord, forest clearing, gravel road, birch trees, frozen lake, archipelago, suburban edge

• Machines: walker, drone, rover, satellite dish, cooling tower, harvester, locomotive

• Atmosphere: overcast, fog, mist, light snow, pale light, long shadows, silence

• Colors: muted teals, dusty ochres, grey-greens, faded yellows

• Figures: yellow raincoat, girl on a bike, lone fisherman, teenager with sketchbook

Avoid:

• vibrant, saturated, sunny, blue sky, warm sunset, golden hour

• happy, smiling, crowded, action, explosion, fight

• sleek, modern, plastic, neon, hologram, space age

• Overly complex prompts with contradictory moods

Comparison: Stålenhag Palette Across Different Bases

AspectSD 1.5 / SDXLZ Image TurboFlux (This Model)Landscape coherenceModerateGoodExcellentAtmospheric fog/lightGoodVery GoodOutstandingMaterial decay (rust, moss)ModerateGoodExcellentHuman figure scaleGoodVery GoodOutstandingColor palette fidelityModerateGoodExcellentLoRA Weight Range0.7-0.90.6-0.750.65-0.8

The Philosophy Behind Stålenhag’s Digital Palette

Simon Stålenhag’s work is not dystopian in the aggressive, cyberpunk sense. It is quiet melancholy – the feeling of driving past an abandoned factory, of seeing a childhood landmark now overgrown, of technology that was once miraculous now forgotten.

“My paintings are about growing up in the Swedish countryside in the 90s, where you could find rusty military leftovers next to a playground. The robots are not enemies. They are just old.”

This aesthetic resonates with those who appreciate:

• The beauty of decay and silence

• Nostalgia for an alternate past that never happened

• Loneliness as a contemplative, not negative, state

• The scale of nature against human (or post-human) artifacts

Training Details (For Reference)

• Dataset: 45 high-quality images from Simon Stålenhag’s published works (The Electric State, Tales from the Loop, Things from the Flood) and original synthetic studies

• Trigger Integration: simon stalenhag style embedded in all captions

• Training Resolution: 1024x1024 (Flux native)

• Recommended Inference Resolution: 1024x1024 or 1536x1024 (landscape/panoramic preferred)

• Content Coverage: Landscapes (35%), Machines (30%), Human + Machine (25%), Details/Close-ups (10%)

Quick Start Guide (Z Image Turbo)

1. Load Z Image Turbo (or Flux Schnell/Dev)

2. Load this LoRA at weight 0.65 – 0.70

3. Set CFG to 2.8 – 3.2

4. Write your prompt with landscape, machine, figure, atmosphere, muted colors

5. Add simon stalenhag style at the end

6. Generate and step into the silent Nordic future-past

Example Workflow (Z Image Turbo)

Model: Z Image Turbo
LoRA: V67 Simon Stalenhag's digital palette (weight 0.68)
CFG: 3.0
Steps: 5
Sampler: Euler

Prompt:
a giant radar dish half sunk into a mossy forest clearing, a boy in a blue jacket sitting on the edge, grey overcast sky, faint orange lights on the dish, muted teals and ochres, simon stalenhag style

Negative:
nsfw, low quality, vibrant, saturated, sunny, blue sky, happy, crowded, sleek, neon, photograph, text

Curated Prompt Ideas by Category

Landscapes

a gravel road curving around a frozen lake, a single transmission tower emitting faint particle rings, no cars, winter silence, pale blue light, simon stalenhag style

Machines

a four-legged walker with a broken leg, resting in a wheat field, birds on its hull, afternoon overcast, long shadows, simon stalenhag style

Human + Machine

two 22 year old twin sisters in grey coats standing in front of a half-buried drone statue, snow falling, pine forest behind, melancholy, simon stalenhag style

Suburban / Edge

an abandoned hover-car on a suburban lawn, weeds growing through its chassis, a child peeking inside, pale evening light, simon stalenhag style

Night / Low Light

a railway crossing at midnight, an abandoned locomotive with a single blue glowing eye, a deer staring, dark pines, starless sky, simon stalenhag style

Troubleshooting Common Issues

IssueSolutionColors too bright / saturatedLower LoRA weight slightly (0.55-0.6) or add muted, faded to prompt. Strengthen negative with vibrant, saturated.Sky is blue / sunnyAdd overcast, grey sky, no sun to prompt. Remove blue sky from any positive.Machines look too new / sleekAdd rusty, corroded, moss covered, worn. Increase LoRA weight to 0.75.Figures are too large or too happyAdd lonely, static, no expression, small figure. Lower CFG slightly.Landscape doesn't look ScandinavianSpecify Swedish forest, birch trees, Nordic farmland, fjord, archipelagos.Missing the melancholic moodAdd melancholy, silence, abandoned, overgrown, forgotten. Reduce CFG and increase LoRA weight.

Credits & Notes

The V67 Simon Stålenhag's digital palette LoRA is a tribute to the visionary Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag – whose work (The Electric State, Tales from the Loop, Things from the Flood) redefined retro‑futurism and inspired a generation of artists, game designers, and storytellers.

From the silence of a rusty walker in a field to the loneliness of a child facing a drone – this model aims to honor that unique emotional landscape.

“The future is not always bright. Sometimes it’s just an old robot in the rain.”
— Inspired by Stålenhag

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