u/Free-Program5766

I’m trying to build a high-quality realistic human LoRA workflow and I’m looking for advice from people who already get great results.
Most tutorials I find end up with that “plastic AI skin” look, over-smoothed faces, weird pores, or unnatural lighting. I want something that can produce genuinely photorealistic humans.
What I’m looking for:
A workflow/tutorial that actually works in 2026
Good settings for training realistic human LoRAs
Dataset preparation tips
Recommended base models/checkpoints
Captioning methods
Best training tools (Flux, SDXL, Kohya, OneTrainer, etc.)
Tips for avoiding the fake/plastic look
Any YouTube videos, Reddit threads, GitHub repos, courses, or even Facebook posts/groups that helped you
Goal:
Create realistic people that look like actual DSLR / smartphone photos, not “AI-generated glossy humans”.