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Kraken NOIR

Kraken NOIR blends anime illustration with western comic ink. Expect thin, confident outlines, flat color blocks, and punchy noir shadows that read great at poster size. It shines on character portraits, pin‑ups, and sci‑fi looks with bright palettes against clean or starry backgrounds.

$0.005

per image in the cloud

$0

on your own GPU

Run it free Use it in Claude or the API

Vibe

Smooth, thin outlines with a marker/ink feel.
Flat color fills and big, solid black shadows for strong contrast.
Clean cel‑shaded faces with expressive eyes; glossy highlights on outfits.
Palettes seen in the samples: spring‑green skies with yellow petals; deep midnight blues with neon hair accents; bold red hair and cobalt wardrobe on white with ink specks.
Overall: crisp anime x graphic‑novel energy, poster‑ready and punchy.

Best for

Character portraits and pin‑ups that pop on simple backgrounds.
Cover art, splash pages, thumbnails, stickers, and merch.
Sci‑fi suits, school uniforms, fashion looks, and bold silhouettes.
Scenes that benefit from flat tones and dramatic shadow shapes rather than realism.

Prompting tips

Use aesthetic cues like:

"marker ink", "thin outlines", "flat colors", "cel shading"
"noir shadows", "bold black fills", "dramatic silhouette"
"rim light", "backlit", "strong contrast", "graphic poster"
Backgrounds: "clean white with ink splatter", "starry night sky", "spring green gradient", "flower field with falling petals"
Moods/subjects: "retro pin‑up", "sci‑fi heroine", "windblown hair", "bandaged arm detail", "neon accents", "glossy suit"

Keep prompts character‑focused and descriptive of pose, outfit, and lighting to get that tight, inked‑comic finish.

Use it

Three ways to run Kraken NOIR

Download Imference Desktop and open it.
In Local models, pick Kraken NOIR. It downloads once.
Write a prompt and press Generate. Free, on your GPU.

Get the app

Make an image with Kraken NOIR ("kraken-noir"): a lighthouse on a cliff at dusk, cinematic light

curl https://imference.com/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $IMFERENCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "kraken-noir",
       "format_code": "square",
       "prompt": "a lighthouse on a cliff at dusk, cinematic light"}'

Claude needs the MCP server. API details in the reference.

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