This Illustrious model was made with a combination of my favorite NoobAI checkpoint REED_FURRY_MiX_SDXL and the ever popular Wai Illustrious checkpoint. Since I already made and posted checkpoints for Pony and SDXL, I figured that I mind as well do an Illustrious one as well. Having seen examples of checkpoints made with NoobAI, I thought I try making one that way as well. I tried various combinations till I came across one I find to be well made.
The model has good vibrant colors, and makes characters rather well. And it works well with loras.
For the name I thought a while over that and concluded with a word I made up years ago by accident. When writing down names for fantasy cities ending with the word theum, to sound more Greek, I typed tehum instead. Since the word sounded fantasy like I decided to use that for the name of cities in the fantasy setting I was creating. Since it is not a real word it makes for a good and original name for a checkpoint.
Sampling Steps of 15 to 35 works well with most models, as does a CFG Scale of 3.5 to 7.5.
Version 2.5 has a VAE baked into the checkpoint.
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V 2.5 adds some weird sharpening when doing a hires fix. V 2.0 had a nice elegant softness to the hires image. Would be cool if you could look into that.
The previous 2.0 version had no Vae baked in while 2.5 does. Previous people had wrote to me insisting that the 2.0 version and 1.0 version lacked color and was too soft due to a grey like filter, which is due to no Vae baked in. I never really use any sort of hires fix to know about any sharpening problems. If you had better enjoyment with the previous versions in regards to the hires fix, then simply use the previous versions. I only make enough buzz to put two to three checkpoints on for auction, and I prefer to have my three different checkpoints to be on as opposed to two or more versions of the same model.
@adondlin255 Thanks for the reply. Maybe just something to consider for future revisions, because the softer less contrasty colors actually worked better for manual post in photoshop. The new one comes out oversharp and contrasty on my end for some reason. Previously it was the best checkpoint for lineart because of the nice soft lines, now theyre too crisp.
Still thanks a lot for the effort you put into making these.
@Tendrogoblin Perhaps in the future when I manage to start earning enough buzz I will have both 2.5 and 2.0 checkpoints able to create on this site.