anima_pencil-XL_clear

• Guide v2 (External site): English | Japanese

• Guide v1 (External site): English | Japanese

• Hugging Face

• SDXL_anime_clear_vae

v2 (latest)

anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2 | anima_pencil-XL_clear_v1

v2 has been tuned to work well with the standard Euler sampler and low CFG scale. This significantly reduces the color burning that commonly occurs at high CFG values, resulting in more natural color expression.

Compared to v1 on the right, the output from anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2 on the left has more vibrant and lively colors.

On the other hand, to create a cleaner look, the background detail has been intentionally reduced, so background complexity is simpler compared to v1.

Recommended Settings (v2)

• CFG scale: 2-4

• Sampler: euler

• scheduler: beta

• Steps: 12-20 (around 15)

Quality Tags and Negative Prompts are not always necessary.

Merge Recipe

• UNET: anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0

• VAE: SDXL_anime_clear_vae

• Model Scale SDXL node: ComfyUI-easygoing-nodes

v1

Compare to anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0 (Original)

anima_pencil-XL_clear_v1 | anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0 (Original)

A fine-tuned version of anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0 model, designed to produce clearer and more vibrant outputs.

Compared to the original, this model generates illustrations with higher contrast, richer colors, and more refined details.

Recommended Settings (v1)

• CFG scale: 2-4

• Sampler: DPM++ 2M SDE

• scheduler: beta

• Steps: 15-25 (around 20)

Quality Tags and Negative Prompts are not always necessary.

Merge Recipe

• UNET: Suppression of overly reactive layers (e.g., time_embed., label_embed.)

• VAE: Replacement with an anime-specific VAE (SDXL Anime VAE Dec-only B3)

Upscaler

your choice, examples:

• RealESRGAN_x4Plus Anime 6B (Commercial use)

• IllustrationJaNai_V1_ESRGAN (No-Commercial use)

Detailer

works well.

Tips (External site)

• Steps and Scheduler: English | Japanese

• Upscalers: English | Japanese

• CFG and Negative Prompt: English | Japanese

• Improving Prompt Encoding in SDXL: English | Japanese

License

• Fair AI Public License 1.0-SD