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Changelog
..BAKED-VAE v0.3.4.1: experimental version.
i have been enjoying it, so just thought i would push and let everyone try it as well. i still think, overall, version 0.2 is better. but for strong, dramatic lighting, give this one a try!
better backgrounds. in general i have noticed the backgrounds having a bit more detail.
lighting behaves a little different. more dramatic, without the aid of extra networks.
negative things
Background details can sometimes work against you if your environment is meant to be simple. Prompting specific background elements can help, but as always, avoid overdoing it. If you want a simple background, make sure to explicitly say so in your prompt—don’t leave it up to chance.
..BAKED-VAE v0.2: this version has a slight different style. however, the core focus is still lighting. overall, i have noticed an increase in vibrance in generations, as well as improved lighting.
..BAKED-VAE v0.1: i baked a VAE in to make it better for onsite generation, and local gen as well (for those who dont load a VAE separately). in general, lighting and colors are noticeably better! Because of the baked VAE, this is the ideal version for onsite use.
illustrious-XL v0.1: First illustrious version. i tried to keep the style similar to the pony version, but ultimately wanted better lighting, and more flexible style overall. Will probably keep updating until im happy, but ive switched focus lately to Loras over checkpoints and photos in general. ill get to it eventually.
v0.8.1: the better version. this version was supposed to be 0.8 (i have no idea how i uploaded the wrong version. sleepy brain? oops). better results without style loras, but still compliments them very well. still looking for feedback.
v0.8: my first (public) pony merge. looking feedback to improve the newer version that’s in the works.
Concat Positive Prompt:
HDR, 8K, volumetric lighting, dramatic shadows, cinematic lighting, raytraced, Mysterious Shadows, mist, bloom, realistic shading, bloom,Prompt:
Prompt lolNeg
worst quality, low quality,Settings i Use (feel free to experiment):
sampler: euler_ancestral_cfg_pp
steps: 20
size: just use your preferred XL size
batch count: 4-20 (or 1 if I'm extra impatient)
cfg scale: 4
Have feedback or requests? let me know!
Looking forward to your reviews!
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How exactly did you merge Pony with Illu/NoobAI?
Here's what I tried so far without any luck:
1. Merged a Pony checkpoint with a NoobAI/Illustrious checkpoint using all the methods available and all the possible existing mergers (Supermerger, Untitled Merger, Model Mixer, MBW, Merge Board) = fail
2. Extracted the LoRA from a Pony checkpoint and used it with NoobAI/Illustrious model = fail
3. Extracted the LoRA from a Pony checkpoint and injected/merged it into NoobAI/Illustrious model with different weights = fail.
thank you for your comment because i was gonna try some of these eventually. nah i merged other checkpoints to get as close as i could to my pony checkpoint. IF i actually can figure out how to do so with merging between the two, that’ll probably be the next version of this.
@killedmyself , np, I can say I tried literally everything to merge pony with illu/noobxl and nothing worked so far. The "best" result (attempt) was with DARE merge from Untitled Merger at 50/50, but still the quality is so bad, let alone all the images look washed out even with VAEs.
@TekeshiX it can never be easy eh lol i do like your idea with extracting the lora tho. lots of pony lora still work with illu/noobai checkpoints, so maybe i’ll just make my other pony merge a a lora and call it at that lol
@killedmyself So it isn´t actually a merge with pony, but an Illustrious model that is merged to be as close to pony as you could manage if I get this right? Damn fine work by the way. It does some really awesome generation and is so far one of the easier to figure out models I have tried from what little experimenting I have done so far.
@Reep1611 yes, i hope the title isn’t too confusing lol glad you’re enjoying the checkpoint though!
Very nice iteration of Illustrious, nice job!
thank you !
I really like this Checkpoint. It does some awesome generation on your provided basic settings and so far, from what little experimentation I have done, looks to be relatively easy to promt. I especially like how well it manages lighting. It does some awesome stuff there.
This is my ALL time Favorite Model for illustrious! The results are amazing!
i’m really glad you enjoy it (:
Its reappearance of lora is amazing, a great creation
i get a grey filter as the gem finishes... help..
how do i fix?
sounds like you need a vae. you can find plenty here on civit, i use SDXL vae. just place it in your vae folder and then restart your gui. if you use a1111, you have to go to settings and select it. if comfy, just reload then select from your vae node. idk about other ones. hope this helps!
Easily my favorite checkpoint so far. Always produces incredible results.
thank you (: glad you’re enjoying
Invoke have troubles with this models or vae s, even with oversaturated vaes it outputs grey and blurry images, but on fp16 vaes (there is fp16 sdxl vae yeah) it works just fine. edit: i could avoid troubles if i just read properly yeah
Its a great model, compatible so far with my usual pony based loras, results are great, and is easy to prompt
glad you're enjoying
ty ty ty... for the love
love the results i get with your model
tried about ten so far and this one is my fav
i know i am not doing illus prompts but your model is forgiving
glad you enjoy. great images so far! hope to see more (:
Thanks to this checkpoint + NTR.. I no longer wish to play with Pony - 10/10
is therre a reason its not available in the civit online generator?
according to support, sadly its not up to me. maybe one day, but as of right now, they said they cant accept every checkpoint for storage reasons
@killedmyself so sad this isnt on civit when it looks so good
how to have the face not be so flat, the body has beautiful lighting and rendering but the face looks like a drawing,i'd still like to maintain anime shape though, and hopefully more detail in the face, thanks in advance. lovely model btw.
flat in terms of lighting, color, or physically?
i could suggest using lighting tags if you mean lighting. i always use tags like "partially illuminated, (backlighting), Intricately designed, Mysterious Shadows," as well as other tags to get stronger shadows and create contrast. i could suggest adding "flat color" and other similar tags to negative, that could help. you can have a look at any of my prompts to see what all tags i use for lighting.
i hope this helps a bit
@killedmyself flat as in not 3D/2.5 like the body so physically? i used your lighting prompts earlier, using ForgeUI, its just the body will look semi-real like your images but the face doesn't have that kind of depth and even a bit of lineart under the chin, still new to this, thanks.
@jbsbiome this isnt something ive noticed before, but my best suggestion would be to add things you are trying to negate to negative, like "lineart," and focus on lighting, as lighting and shading is the main difference between flat 2d and 2.5d/3d you know? if you need help with recognized tags to help with this, i always use https://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/tag_groups
if you checked out my prompts i can also suggest adding detail tags to you prompt like "photorealistic, beautiful detailed eyes, detailed skin,"
im not sure what else it could be beyond these things ive suggested
hope this helps, sorry i cant help more
@killedmyself thank you i will try all of your suggestions,my machine is slow, i really appreciate it, love the images i've gotten so far and the prompt adherence is wonderful!
@jbsbiome thank you, glad you enjoy it! good luck soldier
@killedmyself just wanted to say been getting better results by switching to close-ups, the new problem i'm having it it seems impossible to have front lighting, is there a prompt that works for that?
@jbsbiome glad you're getting better results!
for lighting, you can try:
minimize any tags having to do with shadows, especially if youre doing close ups now. for shadows to fall on the face, indirect lighting must be used, so you wont get front facing lighting.
try having a look at lighting tags here, you may find some usable tags: https://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/tag_group%3Alighting
my suggestion would be: if youre still using a lot of tags from my prompts, get rid of "partially illuminated, (backlighting)," and "dramatic shadows," and (most) other lighting tags. just remove a couple at a time, and see if you get closer to the desired result!
@killedmyself thank you again, i will try that!
@jbsbiome I’ve been using her AI for awhile, I loved the previous version! When I got this I was faced with the same problem, all I did was add detail qualities into the face detailing prompt.
I looked at her prompts and decided to add ultra-detailed and photorealistic and that instantly fixed the issue I was facing with the face.
@Myeong_ thank you i'll try that, strangely the new issue i'm having is everything is looking realistic except for the hair, lol. love this model though.
@jbsbiome can you show me your prompt?
@Myeong_ it's a bit messy:
HDR, 8K, ultra-detailed, photorealistic, depth of field, outdoors, high above in the clouds, walking on clouds, leaning against roman column,BREAK, 1girl, blue skin, short hair, rainbow hair, wearing ancient greek clothes, white toga, thin rope around waist, cute face, smile, beautiful detailed eyes, detailed skin, (detailed hair), detailed face, lush full long eyelashes, looking at viewer, sexy pose, blue eyes,(finely detailed face),
<lora:Semi-realistic_IL_v2:1>
neg: outline, lineart, glowing eyes, long body, lowres, bad anatomy, bad hands, missing fingers, extra digit, fewer digits, worst quality, bad quality, bad anatomy, jpeg artifacts,((signature, watermark, username)), lipstick, ((selfie:1.5)), shiny skin,
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i get some better hair results if i use <lora:Dreaming_Death_Horror_Scifi_Illu:0.7> dre4mingde4th
but it changes other things too much so i've stopped using it, i'm sure there's a lora out there that can make the hair more realistic, i've just not found it yet.
@jbsbiome try this instead; I use this from the creator:
HDR, 8K, high contrast, masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, high resolution, ultra-detailed, absurdres, newest, scenery, photorealistic, depth of field, 1girl, detailed, solo, detailed hands, 1girl, skinny, solo, blue skin, short rainbow hair, short hair, detailed face, (finely detailed face), slim face, blue eyes, detailed eyes, detailed skin, (detailed hair), long eyelashes, wearing wearing ancient greek clothes, white toga, thin rope around waist, smiling, sexy pose, outdoors, blue sky, clouds, walking on clouds
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Its not the best, but doing things this way gives me way better results.
@Myeong_ very little difference for me, in some ways worse and now the background is wrong which is why i put it at the start, hair is the same. thanks though.
@jbsbiome hmmm, I'm sorry it didn't work. Maybe you could try with some vaes and such? might help, even finding loras to help strengthen a few of the aspects you have.
@jbsbiome I also HIGHLY suggest looking at getting a face detailer, I can send the workflow I use if you would like?
@Myeong_ i use a face detailer, thanks, i've tried the exact prompt on another checkpoint and the hair turned out more real so it's just an aspect of this one, i will try to adjust what i'm doing cause i really love this one
I’ve been a long time user of your stuff, this is top tier 🩷 keep up the good work! The only issue I’ve faced is any water prompts, was trying but either way I’ve been having a lot of fun.
Thank you 🌸🩷
glad you enjoy! thanks for using (:
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