Summary
Veteran AI covers the release of Krea 2 Identity Edit v1.2, an open-source community LoRA built on top of the Krea 2 image model in ComfyUI that enables natural-language-driven character editing — now significantly expanded beyond its previous face-swap-only capability.
The v1.2 update introduces three distinct replacement modes: face-only swap (preserving hairstyle, clothing, and background), full head replacement (transferring facial features and hair while keeping everything below the neck), and complete person replacement. The video details the ComfyUI workflow setup using the FP8 Krea 2 Turbo model with Qwen3-VL as the vision-language text encoder and explains two essential nodes — Krea2EditModelPatch and Krea2EditGroundedEncode. Key parameters are tested systematically with a fixed seed: ref_boost values of 1, 4, and 12 (with 4 recommended as the practical default); reference image modes fit vs. crop; and the new ref_boost_mask, which controls attention strength rather than acting as a traditional inpainting mask.
New in this version is support for 2×2 character sheets, enabling multi-reference workflows for character consistency across scenes. The reviewer also covers the RunningHub online ComfyUI platform as an accessible way to run the workflow without local GPU setup. A practical, honest evaluation — the reviewer notes that some features require multiple rerolls before yielding optimal results — suitable for ComfyUI practitioners working on character-consistent image generation.
📺 Source: Veteran AI · Published July 27, 2026
🏷️ Format: Tutorial Demo
