This is a finetuned Illustrious-XL 2.0 checkpoint. It’s designed to be a reliable starting point for those interested in model merging or finetuning. The base style is a neutral anime look with no strong artistic bias.

The finetune improves the anatomy and overall stability of the model compared to the original model.

This model itself can already make quite good looking pictures, but it is primerly intended to be used as a base for merges or lora testing.

Update

Version 2.0
For this release, I applied a different finetuning to the model and works in my opinion better then V1. But that does not mean it is better in every way. Please check out for yourself which model version suits better for your tastes.

Settings:

You can use the usual settings like DPM2M++ SDE with Karras, CFG 4-5 or Euler A with SGM Uniform.