It's a workflow to upscale image several times, gradually changing scale and parameters.

Versions

Short version uses a special node from Impact pack.

Older versions are not better or worse, but they are long and expanded. They provide more control, allowing to tune intermediate steps. They requre WAS Node Suite.

Installation and dependencies

1. Install Impact pack custom nodes (should be a newest possible version, as for 12.02.2024);

2. (optional) Install SD Prompt Reader custom node;

3. Download and open this workflow;

Recommended resources

Complete list of all resources chosen in nodes across versions:

VAE: vae-ft-mse-840000-ema-pruned. Standard, recommended for more details.

Realistic:

SD models: epiCRealism. How to substitute: with any realistic model.

Analog Madness. How to substitute: with any photorealistic model.

Upscaler model: 4xNMKD Superscale. How to substitute: download 4xESRGAN (or take it from Automatic1111).

Textual Inversions: bad_prompt_version2. Lower the weight for unusual compositions.

Deep Negative. Use 16T for base generation, and 2T for upscale.

bad-Hands-5. Use with 0.8 weight.

How to substitute Textual Inversions: just skip.

Anime:

SD models: CamelliaMix. How to substitute: with any anime model.

OnlyAnime. How to substitute: with any anime model.

Upscale Model: 4xNMKD YandereNeo XL. How to substitute: download 4xUltraSharp.

Textual Inversions: EasyNegative. Recommended.

badhandv4. Only use if hands are not important. Otherwise use bad-Hands-5 (but it might change the whole picture).

How to substitute Textual Inversions: just skip.

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