<h2 id="dawntreader-mix-(illustriousxl)">Dawntreader Mix (IllustriousXL)</h2><h3 id="shop-for-badges-here!"><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://civarchive.com/shop">SHOP FOR BADGES HERE!</a></h3><hr />Designed by Ktiseos Nyx.We've been at this since January of 2023! If you're interested in supporting us in our long standing AI journey please scroll down for ways to connect &amp; sponsor us! Currently if you're interested in having it on the generator please feel free to donate towards auction costs!Welcome to Dawntreader Mix! This IllustriousXL model is a vibrant creation inspired by the wonder of C.S. Lewis's tales and the adventurous spirit of Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail expansion. It's designed to bring your visions to life with a distinct animation, comic art, and illustration-inspired style.<h3 id="model-style-and-inspiration">🎨 Model Style &amp; Inspiration</h3>Dawntreader Mix aims to capture the charm of animation, the dynamism of comic art, and the expressive qualities of illustration. Whether you're crafting whimsical characters or vibrant scenes, this model is ready to explore with you!<h3 id="recommended-settings">✨ Recommended Settings</h3>To get the best out of ANY of our models, try these settings:<ul><li>Samplers: Euler or Euler Ancestral</li><li>Scheduler: Karras</li><li>Negative Prompt: Generally not needed! The model is designed to perform well without one, but feel free to experiment based on your preferences.</li><li>HiRes Fix:<ul><li>Steps: 15</li><li>Denoise: 0.3</li><li>Upscale: 2x</li></ul></li><li>Upscalers: Rex, 4x_Remacri, Lollypop or your personal favorite.</li><li>ADetailer: Use sparingly. Due to potential VAE differences, it might occasionally produce grey squares.</li><li>Embeddings: We've used some of our own custom embeddings to showcase character types in our examples, but no stylistic embeddings were necessary to achieve the core look.</li><li>Checkpoint Compatibility: Depends, not everything will behave.</li></ul><h3 id="training-details">🛠️ Training Details</h3>If you're curious about what's the training details in full make sure to use this tool: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://xypher7.github.io/lora-metadata-viewer/">https://xypher7.github.io/lora-metadata-viewer/</a><h3 id="acknowledgements">🙏 Acknowledgements</h3>A huge thank you to the incredible community members whose work and inspiration contribute so much. Special mentions to: Arthemy, Wai, Holostrawberry, FallenIncursio, RichyRich, JustTNP, Hoseki, CitronLegacy, Samael1976, Kairen92, ShadowxArt, Flyx3, YeiYeiart, LazyVisionary, and so many more! We try to train as much as we can ourselves, but the community's creativity is a constant source of inspiration.<h3 id="about-ktiseos-nyx-and-connect-with-us!">🌟 About Ktiseos Nyx &amp; Connect With Us!</h3>Ktiseos Nyx is available for commissions! Find us and more of our creations here:<ul><li>Discord: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://discord.gg/HhBSvM9gBY">https://discord.gg/HhBSvM9gBY</a></li><li>Our Other Socials: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://beacons.ai/duskfallcrew">https://beacons.ai/duskfallcrew</a></li><li>Bluesky: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://bsky.app/profile/duskfallcrew.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/duskfallcrew.bsky.social</a></li><li>Sponsor Models &amp; Commissions: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://ko-fi.com/duskfallcrew/commissions">https://ko-fi.com/duskfallcrew/commissions</a></li><li>TensorArt Space: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://tensor.art/u/611011406535381539">https://tensor.art/u/611011406535381539</a></li><li>Dataset Tools: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://github.com/Ktiseos-Nyx/Dataset-Tools">https://github.com/Ktiseos-Nyx/Dataset-Tools</a></li></ul><h3 id="training-costs-money!">💵 Training Costs Money!</h3><ul><li>While Civitai style trains usually cost buzz, testing and infrastructure to create better quality content to service our customers long term does cost money.</li><li>We're not looking to be the next Civitai at all, but AI has been a format of income outside of the inability to find regular work.</li><li>Donations, Commissions and Sponsorships are the backbone of our work!</li><li>Buzz donations work to keep our models on the generator that YOU the user choose! (This was originally a rarity, buy recently you've all chosen and we're all proud!)</li><li>Lora training can take time and effort, and while we do have cost layouts - if you're wanting a simple character lora you can use the<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://beacons.ai/duskfallcrew"> Ko-Fi link</a> shown in our link In Bio Above!</li></ul><h3 id="commission-details">✨ Commission Details</h3>If you're wondering why you're seeing a style lora or other loras ahead of your queue'd training or commission please see these FAQ lines:<ul><li>Style Loras are usually developed independent of our normal training queues at the moment, as we use Civitai's platform to train them for use with our normal model making schedule during the month.</li><li>Character loras normally are trained as they come in, these semi depend on our own training service we've developed. Right now the NextJS system is almost complete for testing, and we will be resuming PAID and Free queues ASAP.</li><li>Concepts that are CLOSE to "STYLES" are again created using Civitai, at least on the short term. Once our main service has been completed we will amp up our schedule.</li></ul><hr />(Text in model cards Copyright 2025, 0FTH3N1GHT Productions, Earth &amp; Dusk Media &amp; Ktiseos Nyx)

Dawntreader Mix

dawntreaderMix_v10.safetensors

v1.0

v1.5

<h2 id="dawntreader-mix-(illustriousxl)-0mrvtvjp2">Dawntreader Mix (IllustriousXL)</h2>Welcome to Dawntreader Mix! This IllustriousXL model is a vibrant creation inspired by the wonder of C.S. Lewis's tales and the adventurous spirit of Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail expansion. It's designed to bring your visions to life with a distinct animation, comic art, and illustration-inspired style.<h3 id="model-style-and-inspiration-gh2apeb3f">🎨 Model Style &amp; Inspiration</h3>Dawntreader Mix aims to capture the charm of animation, the dynamism of comic art, and the expressive qualities of illustration. Whether you're crafting whimsical characters or vibrant scenes, this model is ready to explore with you!<h3 id="merge-and-training-details-23156bpq1">🛠️ Merge &amp; Training Details</h3>The backbone of Dawntreader Mix is built upon numerous LoRAs, many of which were trained in-house by Ktiseos Nyx. We're always experimenting and creating! Due to the wonderfully rapid pace of Ktiseos Nyx's LoRA development, we confess that sometimes the exact lineage of merged checkpoints becomes a delightful mystery. We believe in training as much as we can ourselves, but the spirit of community and shared creation is vital!<h3 id="recommended-settings-u0cuq3iwd">✨ Recommended Settings</h3>To get the best out of Dawntreader Mix, try these settings:<ul><li>Samplers: Euler or Euler Ancestral</li><li>Scheduler: Karras</li><li>Negative Prompt: Generally not needed! The model is designed to perform well without one, but feel free to experiment based on your preferences.</li><li>HiRes Fix:<ul><li>Steps: 15</li><li>Denoise: 0.3</li><li>Upscale: 2x</li></ul></li><li>Upscalers: Rex, 4x_Remacri, or your personal favorite.</li><li>ADetailer: Use sparingly. Due to potential VAE differences, it might occasionally produce grey squares.</li><li>Embeddings: We've used some of our own custom embeddings to showcase character types in our examples, but no stylistic embeddings were necessary to achieve the core look.</li><li>LoRA Compatibility: Chances are good that most LoRAs will work with Dawntreader Mix. However, be aware that while they will function, the result might not perfectly align with your expectations if the LoRA heavily influences style. It's a "What You See Is What You Get" situation with the base model's strong aesthetic – it'll likely produce a good image, just perhaps not the one you had in mind with a very specific LoRA.</li></ul><h3 id="acknowledgements-sz7gi372n">🙏 Acknowledgements</h3>A huge thank you to the incredible community members whose work and inspiration contribute so much. Special mentions to: Arthemy, Wai, Holostrawberry, FallenIncursio, RichyRich, JustTNP, Hoseki, CitronLegacy, Samael1976, Kairen92, ShadowxArt, Flyx3, YeiYeiart, LazyVisionary, and so many more! We try to train as much as we can ourselves, but the community's creativity is a constant source of inspiration.<h3 id="about-ktiseos-nyx-and-connect-with-us!-glehxc59n">🌟 About Ktiseos Nyx &amp; Connect With Us!</h3>Ktiseos Nyx is available for commissions! Find us and more of our creations here:<ul><li>Discord: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://discord.gg/HhBSvM9gBY">https://discord.gg/HhBSvM9gBY</a></li><li>Twitch: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://twitch.tv/duskfallcrew">https://twitch.tv/duskfallcrew</a></li><li>Bluesky: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://bsky.app/profile/duskfallcrew.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/duskfallcrew.bsky.social</a></li><li>Sponsor Models &amp; Commissions: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://ko-fi.com/duskfallcrew/commissions">https://ko-fi.com/duskfallcrew/commissions</a></li><li>Model Backups: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://huggingface.co/EarthnDusk/">https://huggingface.co/EarthnDusk/</a></li><li>TensorArt Space: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://tensor.art/u/611011406535381539">https://tensor.art/u/611011406535381539</a></li></ul><hr />(Text in model cards Copyright 2025, 0FTH3N1GHT Productions, Earth &amp; Dusk Media &amp; Ktiseos Nyx)

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