Alpha Toon aims to create 2D characters in a western cartoon style with cuteish anime-like proportions.
This merge was created to somehow recreate some of the aesthetics that I have come to appreciate in some of the more substantial animated-oriented SDXL models, Pony models in particular, in an SD 1.5 format.
This was supposed to be uploaded months ago, but I held it off due to the popularity of Pony models, thinking what was the point of trying to improve my merges when SDXL models plainly generate better results overall compared to most SD 1.5 models. However, most can agree that the speed of SD 1.5 models in terms of image generation in devices with less powerful hardware is unparalleled.
I highly recommend inpainting for best results and to unlock the full potential of the merge. Separate inpainting model not required.
To help with inpainting human features, the !After Detailer extension is used, which automatically detects and "fixes" the portion of the image being generated via txt2img depending on the "ADetailer" model used, notably the models for the hands and face which I use most often.
V1 Recipe:
Recommended Settings:
Sampling Method: DPM++ 2M Karras, Euler A (Inpainting)
Sampling Steps: 20-30
CFG = 7-8
Denoising Strength = 0.4-0.5 (general), 0.2-0.3 (inpainting hands)