⚡ Illustrious Workflow as of version 18g
🛠️ Purpose & Design Philosophy
This workflow is a high-fidelity environment built for Illustrious XL. It prioritizes stability and professional texture over generation speed. It follows an "all-in-one" philosophy: configure your prompts, hit queue, and let the workflow handle the multi-stage refinement from start to finish.
Not for Speed: This is a heavy-duty refinement tool. If you want 2-second previews, use a basic SDXL workflow.
Personal Use: Built for my specific production needs. It is shared as-is for those who want a "set-and-forget" pipeline for Illustrious. Adjust the settings and models to fit your needs.
All-in-One Logic: The workflow handles generation, detailing, and upscaling in one continuous pass.
If you're needing all the bells and whistles: Try checking out ComfyUI Image Workflows by Legendaer here on CivitAI.
🚀 Key Features & 2026 Logic
Global Model Patching (RescaleCFG): Includes a pre-configured RescaleCFG patch (Multiplier: 0.7) applied globally. This acts as "HDR Insurance," preventing the "deep-fried" or over-saturated look common in high-CFG Illustrious runs.
Detail Daemon Sampler: Integrated to enhance structural depth. In this version, it is tuned to start at 0.4 to preserve the core Illustrious character proportions while sharpening hair and eye details.
Hybrid Upscale Strategy: * Group Bypass Switch: Easily toggle between a RTX VSR path for flat anime styles and an Upscale-Model path for 2.5D/highly detailed renders.
Ultimate SD Upscale: Re-draws the upscaled canvas at a 0.2 to 0.35 denoise to lock in fine textures.
Power LoRA Loader: Manage multiple Illustrious-specific LoRAs without messy wiring.
Triple Detailer Groups: 3-stage targeted refinement for faces, hands, and clothing using standard detection models.
CivitAI Meta-Sync: Images are saved with full metadata (Model, LoRAs, Sampler info) for automatic site parsing.
⚠️ Disclaimer & Compatibility
Install at Your Own Risk: Custom nodes can break your environment. I am not responsible for troubleshooting your specific installation.
ComfyUI Portable: Built and tested on the Portable version. Desktop app users may face additional hurdles.
The "Your Version" Factor: Your node versions and environment are 99.9% likely to differ from mine.
Nodes 2.0: I do not recommend using Nodes 2.0. It creates unpredictable UI behavior; I will not provide support for issues involving this feature.
🤝 Support & Boundaries
No DMs: DMs are disabled due to repeat spam. Please check the Discussions tab below; most questions have already been answered.
Modifications: You are free to hack this workflow apart. However, you are responsible for fixing it if it breaks.
Custom Requests: I do not make private workflows. If you need a custom solution, post a Bounty on CivitAI. There are many talented creators ready to help you for a fee.
🛠️ Other Related Info
ComfyUI version: v0.19.3
ComfyUI frontend: v.1.43.1
Custom node links for manual install:
Description
What happens when you're bored and working nights? Tweaking the workflow! At least that's what I have been doing all week.
What's new?
Adjusted the default settings based on what ChatGPT said will give the best results for semi-realistic anime images using Illustrious based models.
Removed the node controlling all of the CFG settings across the workflow. This means CFG will have to be set manually on each node that has a CFG setting
Changed the last USDU group to upscale to 3x. This gave me the best results when using the suggested settings. 2x kept giving me funky textures on the lower tiles.
All of the detailer nodes are set to 1 cycle per the recommendations by ChatGPT
Added a Boolean switch to swap tile_width and tile_height
Toggling to "true" will do the funky reversed setting
Toggling to "false" will use the normal setting
Feel free to tweak the settings to your preferred flavor.