Anime Samurai Portrait
Stable DiffusionAnime Samurai Portrait is a tested Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0 prompt for character design work. It runs at Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0 · Aspect ratio 2:3 · Steps 30 · CFG scale 7 · Sampler DPM++ 2M Karras, and ships below with the exact prompt text, usage notes, and 2 pasteable variations.
Last tested: July 2026 with Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0
Part of the Stable Diffusion prompt library · see more anime prompts .
Prompt
anime portrait of a weathered samurai in lamellar armor, cherry blossom petals on the wind, dramatic side lighting, detailed ink-and-watercolor shading, modern seinen manga style, muted earth tones with deep red accent
Negative prompt
photorealistic, 3d render, western cartoon, chibi, extra fingers, deformed hands, blurry, text, watermark, oversaturated
Settings
- Model
- Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0
- Aspect ratio
- 2:3
- Steps
- 30
- CFG scale
- 7
- Sampler
- DPM++ 2M Karras
How to use this prompt
"Modern seinen manga style" is the era anchor — it pulls mature, detailed linework instead of the default big-eye look; "western cartoon" and "chibi" in the negatives guard the other flank. On base SDXL the armor detail can mush at 30 steps; going to 40 helps more than raising CFG. Anime-tuned community checkpoints will amplify this prompt considerably — note which checkpoint you used if you deviate from base.
Variations to try
- Female ronin version — "young ronin woman with a straw hat, rain instead of petals"
- Full-body version — switch to "full body shot, walking through a torii gate" at 9:16
What to do next
Adapt it →
Open this prompt in the Stable Diffusion builder, pre-filled, and change one layer at a time.
Explore more →
Browse the full Stable Diffusion prompt library — every entry tested with its settings.
For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Anime Samurai Portrait",
"prompt": "anime portrait of a weathered samurai in lamellar armor, cherry blossom petals on the wind, dramatic side lighting, detailed ink-and-watercolor shading, modern seinen manga style, muted earth tones with deep red accent",
"negative_prompt": "photorealistic, 3d render, western cartoon, chibi, extra fingers, deformed hands, blurry, text, watermark, oversaturated",
"model": "Stable Diffusion",
"model_version": "SDXL 1.0",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "2:3",
"steps": 30,
"cfg": 7,
"sampler": "DPM++ 2M Karras"
},
"style_tags": [
"anime"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"character-design"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/stable-diffusion/anime-samurai-portrait/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
