Update

Version 4.0
For this release, I took Royal Blend V2 as the base and added Hotaru Blend V2 and some styling loras to the merge. The style I now far more detailed and less "cutesy" then V3 was.

I recommend using a Highres Fix for this release, as it improves the finer details drastically.

The following settings were used for the Sample pictures using Forge:
Sampler / Scheduler: DPM++ 2M with Karras or Euler A+SGM Uniform
CFG: 4-5 / 25 steps
Highres fix: 1.5 scale, 15 highres steps, 0.5 denoise, Upscaler: Latent (nearest-exact)

Version 3.0

This new version is a Rouwei/Illustrious based merge.

It features

• a more colorful and cleaner look

• better poses and anatomy

• improved facial details

• improved background details

New recommended settings

Sampler: Euler A / Scheduler: SGM Uniform

Steps: 25-30

CFG: 3-5

Resolutions: SDXL recommended resolutions (832x1216, 896x1152...)

Resolutions based on 768x768 work also well, recommended for slower machines

Quality tags:

Positive:

masterpiece,best quality,amazing quality

Negative:

low quality, worst quality, watermark, signature, censored, mosaic censoring, bar censor

Version 2.0:

This Version is a completly new merge with the style now shifted to a bit more mature and sexy look of the characters. But it still kept a bit of the cute style.

• more mature look of the characters

• more detailed backgrounds

• colors are more saturated

• increased skin details

Version 1.0

This IL/Noob-based checkpoint is a personal merge from me. It combines serveral models that I like and is intended to produce a cute, kawaii style, increased skin details and detailed backgrounds.

The model is EPS based.

VAE is included

Recommended settings:

Sampler: Euler A / Scheduler: SGM Uniform

Steps: 25-40

CFG: 3-7

Resolutions: SDXL recommended resolutions (832x1216, 896x1152...)

optional: High-res fix and adetailer depending on use case

Quality tags: Smooth Pos. Illustrious+ for positive prompt

Smooth Neg. Illustrious for negative prompt

List of merged models:

RedFuku 2025.1.1

IllusionBreed "Slender" V3.0

coco-Illustrious-XL V6

FenrisXL VAE

merged with Reforge Checkpoint merger

Receipe:

1st step: RedFuku 2025.1.1 + IllusionBreed "Slender" V3.0 with 50% ratio

2ns step: result of step 1 + coco-Illustrious-XL V6 with 50% ratio

Permission: no commercial use, no selling, use only on Civitai (please also check the sources for their respective permissions)