Krea 2 in ComfyUI Desktop: Windows setup and LoRA fix

This tutorial walks through Krea 2 image generation in ComfyUI Desktop on Windows. The speaker starts with an updated Desktop installation and creates a fresh instance, though he says a separate instance is optional. He describes ComfyUI Desktop as available for Windows and Mac; the demonstrated file placement uses Windows paths.

The setup uses the Krea 2 text-to-image template under All Templates. The speaker explains how to distinguish it from API templates, which connect to a paid service. The local workflow first needs its model files, including a diffusion model, text encoder and LoRA. He estimates the total download at roughly 16 to 18 GB.

The main troubleshooting step addresses a failed download for krea2_warmpastel.safetensors. In this walkthrough, the template's link returns a missing page. The speaker finds the file on Hugging Face, downloads it manually and copies it into C:\Users\USERNAME\ComfyUI-Shared\models\loras. He uses the shared folder so other instances can access the file, then runs the workflow even though the interface still displays errors.

The final section covers prompt entry, aspect ratio and megapixel controls. The speaker reports roughly 15 seconds per image on his Nvidia 4090 without simultaneous recording. Recording causes severe slowdown during his demonstration, so that timing is a report from his setup rather than a general performance guarantee.