spiritform/bbs-zturbo-lora

BBS ASCII Art LoRA for Z-Image-Turbo

A LoRA fine-tune for Z-Image-Turbo trained on BBS ASCII art — the text-based artwork and visual formatting from Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) popular in the 1980s and 1990s.

This LoRA captures the distinctive aesthetic of ANSI/ASCII art: blocky character compositions, vibrant terminal color palettes, dark backgrounds, and the unmistakable retro-digital look of the BBS era.

Samples

Usage

Base model: Tongyi-MAI/Z-Image-Turbo (6B parameters)

Recommended Settings

Parameter	Value
Steps	8–9
CFG Scale	1.0
Resolution	1024x1024

ComfyUI

Load bbs-zturbo-lora.safetensors as a LoRA node connected to the Z-Image-Turbo model.

About BBS Art

BBS ASCII art is a form of digital art created using text characters, originating from the Bulletin Board System communities of the 1980s–90s. Artists used ANSI escape codes and extended ASCII characters to create elaborate illustrations rendered in terminal-style color palettes — typically bright, saturated colors against black backgrounds. The style is characterized by blocky, pixelated compositions that transform simple text characters into striking visual art.