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CyberIllustrious blends the artistic flair of Illustrious-XL with a big dose of CyberRealisticās style. You still get all those cinematic, dreamy strokes, but now they come through with crisp, realistic detail.
If you want that painterly, elegant look but still want your images to feel sharp and lifelike, this is your model. Itās great for editorial vibes, soft glam, or even fantasy art that looks like a real photo. Basically, it just nails it.
Itās powerful, easy to use, and honestly? Prompting it is seriously fun.
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āļø Recommended Settings
Sampling method: DPM++ SDE Karras / DPM++ 2M Karras - SGM Uniform / Euler a
VAE: is already Baked In
Sampling steps: 30+ Steps
Resolution: 896x1152 / 832x1216
CFG: 4-5About (DMD2)
The special DMD2 edition of CyberIllustrious is created for faster, cleaner generations while requiring fewer steps.
DMD2 takes the balanced improvements of the standard release and optimizes them for speed, precision, and responsiveness, making it ideal for both SFW and NSFW workflows.
Expect tighter results, smoother control, and a model that reacts beautifully to the classic Illustrious prompting style.
Recommended Settings
Sampler: LCM
Schedule Type: Exponential
Sampling Steps: 8 (12 for extra fine detail)
CFG Scale: 1.5
ā” These settings are optimized for DMD2 and are different from my standard Illustrious workflow!
š§ Prompting Made Easy
Positive Prompt:
masterpiece, best quality, high quality, ultra-detailed, realistic, ... rest of promptNegative Prompt examples (optional):
cartoon, illustration, anime, painting, CGI, 3D render, low quality, watermark, logo, labeldeformed, deformed face, low quality, bad quality, worst quality, (drawn, furry, illustration, cartoon, anime, comic:1.5), 3d, cgi, extra fingers, deformed teeth, watermark, logoš©ŗ Optional ADetailer Settings
Adetailer model: face_yolov9c.pt
If you only want the main face being refined set 'Mask only the top k largest' to 1.š Resources
Backup location: HuggingFace
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This model can spit out some mature stuff. Use it wisely, and please, no cursed creationsāweāve really seen enough of those.
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Description
CyberIllustrious V8.0 Redux is a complete rebuild of the Illustrious line - a realistic Danbooru-compatible version that understands prompts with exceptional precision. Built using the same refined method as the Semi-Real and Anime editions, it delivers clearer tag comprehension, steadier faces, improved skin and detail handling, and consistently high-quality realistic renders - especially when used with the Danbooru Prompt Crafter GPT.
FAQ
Comments (12)
The new 8.0 is awesome. I like the charm of it.
Though it's very difficult to create exclusive male characters. You have to force it somehow, otherwise you'll get a female character. When I did (man:2) in the prompts i'll get about 70% male characters. Do you have any hints to get that done easier? Or is it just built for females?
No, It can create male or combination of male and female or male/male without any problem. Can you give me your prompt?
Examples:
"masterpiece, best quality, ultra-detailed, cinematic lighting
2boys
male, beard, suit, brown_hair
older_male, grey_hair"
or
"male, beard"
Danbooru format is important in Illustrious, maybe that's the problem?
Ah danbooru, that explains a lot. I've used LLM Style text prompts. I'll try. Ty for reply!
@CyberdeliaĀ what if I want to generate a twink? or a young slim/slender male with NO BEARD and elf-style features yet male, not a femboy or futa?
@NikPureSilverĀ try this prompt and go from there :)
"male, slender_male, narrow_shoulders, flat_chest, soft_facial_features, pointy_ears, sharp_eyes, long_eyelashes, fair_skin, youthful_appearance, androgynous, bishounen, standing, arms_at_sides, cinematic_lighting"
@NikPureSilverĀ https://civitai.com/posts/24496287
@CyberdeliaĀ Thanx a lot!
@CyberdeliaĀ Sorry for bothering you again. But... Do you mean tags should come with "_" instead of "space"? Could you explain it, many please. Or the benefit goes with using less tokens as far as two tokens with "_" go as one. Sorry for taking your time!
@NikPureSilverĀ Underscores donāt really save tokens - most modern models split long_hair and long hair into a similar number of tokens. The real reason people use underscores is because Danbooru-style tags are written that way. Models trained on Danbooru learn the tags exactly as long_hair, blue_eyes, etc., so using underscores makes the tag match the training data. With spaces, the model treats it as two normal English words instead of one specific tag.
So the benefit isnāt token count - itās accuracy and clarity. Underscores tell the model (and other users) āthis is an actual Danbooru tag,ā which tends to give more consistent results in anime-style models.
@CyberdeliaĀ I see, makes much sense now. Thanx a lot again!
Please place Danbooru Prompt Crafter on an uncensored platform. Nobody wants to pay for a chatgbt subscription to switch to version 4. Or find another solution to use Crafter locally on the PC. That would be very helpful for all users and friends of your models. On chatgbt, Crafter is useless!
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