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SteinCustom

SteinCustom nails sleek, high-contrast anime character art. Expect crisp linework, expressive eyes, and shiny materials, great for dynamic poses, weapons, and clean cutouts with a soft drop shadow. Perfect for posters, avatars, OC or fan-hero illustrations, plus kemonomimi and furry variants.

$0.003

per image in the cloud

$0

on your own GPU

Run it free Use it in Claude or the API

Vibe

Sleek anime illustration that leans semi-realistic: crisp lines, smooth shading, and saturated yet balanced color.
Strong specular highlights, polished metal, glossy suits, and gleaming armor pop under studio lighting.
Expressive faces and hair detail; backgrounds often clean or minimal, with tidy drop shadows for a poster/key-art feel.
Comfortable with fantasy traits (ears, wings) and stylized creature designs.

Best for

Character posters and key art
Full-body or half-body hero shots with swords, shields, or sci-fi gear
Dynamic action poses and turnarounds
Clean cutouts for thumbnails, stickers, or merch mockups
OCs, VTuber/stream art, and stylish fan tributes across fantasy and sci-fi

Prompting tips

Subject framing: "1girl" or "1boy", "portrait" or "full body", "dynamic pose", "looking at viewer".
Background and presentation: "simple background", "white background", "drop shadow", "clean cutout".
Lighting and mood: "studio lighting", "rim light", "backlight", "soft bloom", "cool shadows, warm highlights".
Themes and details: "sword", "shield", "ornate armor", "glossy suit", "mecha hangar", "industrial wall".
Character flavor: "elf", "cat ears", "angel wings", "scar", "freckles", "braid", "vivid eyes".
Color cues: "crimson suit", "emerald cape", "silver metal", "teal, orange contrast".

Use it

Three ways to run SteinCustom

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

Get the app

Make an image with SteinCustom ("steincustom"): 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": "steincustom",
       "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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