I'll preface this with saying. I don't have a clue what I'm doing. I'm just a dude with too much free time. These are purely experimental merges where I take my favorite checkpoints and try to improve upon one specific aspect or another.
Description
Wasn't really going for anything specific with this one other than a successor to my 'Animated' merge. While at first glance it's not much different from the original, it can make exceptional anime style images in as little as 6 steps, even on DPM++2M SDE.
Multiple syles can be accomplished by adding, removing, or omitting 'realistic', 'photorealistic', 'anime', 'flat color' tags etc (see example photos).
Keep CFG between 1-2.5 (I prefer 1.2)
DPM++2M SDE (or SDE Heun) -- SGM Uniform (does not turn out well with Karras)
Euler A, Karras
LCM, Karras or Exponential.
I really can't decide between Euler Karras or LCM Exponential being my favorite settings.
FAQ
Comments (3)
Semi-Real3 is the ONE! I have been waiting for an Illust. model that has a dark edge to it for so long while also getting that not-quite-photoreal-but-not-anime look to it! The last model that got me excited was the OLLLDDDD SD1.5 'DarkSun' model.
THANK YOU!
Excellent! Glad you like it! Not-quite-photoreal-but-not-anime, is exactly what I was going for. I've also seen the comments about the high saturation, I'll likely post a toned down version. I just personally really like the color-pop to it but I get that it's not for everyone.
EditL Just now saw your buzz tip. THANK YOU!
@achlucious1 Just saw the de-saturated version. Will start playing with it! In the meantime, uploading some of my images using your model