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    Illustrious-XL ControlNet Openpose - v1.0
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    Illustrious-XL ControlNet Openpose

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    Match the preprocessor type and this ControlNet model.

    Not sure why the download filename is different from my upload name which is "IllustriousXL_openpose". I recommend renaming the file after downloading to avoid confusion.

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    ashin5Mar 15, 2025
    CivitAI

    Very useful!

    mytailsMar 15, 2025
    CivitAI

    THX! You do the best!

    aiclockworkMar 17, 2025
    CivitAI

    Incredible... thank you so much!

    radieschen123179Mar 20, 2025
    CivitAI

    good

    BeiBaoHK6May 4, 2025
    CivitAI

    为什么我的无法使用,no!

    Alexzhang345May 31, 2025

    可能是权重要提高点,我的是到1.3,1.4这个程度才生效

    renega51May 26, 2025· 5 reactions
    CivitAI

    how it work? it is .safetensors file

    slaad0
    Author
    May 26, 2025

    yes

    nutrsuMay 27, 2025· 1 reaction

    It works like .pth, but it's better because it's more secure and smaller in size.

    save it to stable-diffusion-webui/extensions/sd-webui-controlnet/models

    Use controlnet as usual

    - Select openpose

    - In Preprocessor, select openpose

    - In Model, select illustriousXL_v10 (If it is not available, press the blue button next to it to refresh)

    error40356May 28, 2025

    @nutrsu Hi, i downloaded it and put i in the right folder, but in a1111 in extensions its not there i cant activate it, can u help me?

    slaad0
    Author
    May 29, 2025

    @nutrsu I also recommend renaming with OpenPose in the name, that way it will be automatically detected. I did originally name it that, but CivitAI renamed it.

    nutrsuMay 29, 2025

    @error40356 Have you already used controlnet in a1111?

    If you have already used it, you don't need to activate anything.

    Just use it as normal, just select the model as illustriousXL_v10.

    duominuoaier848Jun 27, 2025· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    I can't use it. I correctly connected the nodes to the OpenPose images, but the image generation is still random.

    EuphloryJul 3, 2025· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    Very accurate, but generation takes a lot of time... What is an average time for generating with this Controlnet?

    slaad0
    Author
    Jul 4, 2025· 1 reaction

    It depends a lot on your PC, but using a controlnet always takes longer than without due to the additional steps.

    flagezooke657Jul 8, 2025· 5 reactions
    CivitAI

    I'm trying to use it with Forge, but it's not recognizing the file. It's in the same directory as all my other ControlNet models, I've restarted and refreshed the list multiple times, but no luck.

    SesotIVJul 9, 2025

    I’d recommend checking online for some XL models made for ControlNet—there are a few good ones out there.
    https://huggingface.co/lllyasviel/sd_control_collection/tree/d1b278d0d1103a3a7c4f7c2c327d236b082a75b1
    I’ve personally used the (diffusers_xl_canny_full and diffusers_xl_depth_full) models, and they’ve worked well for me.
    I’m also running everything through Forge Web-UI.

    Also, if you haven’t already, make sure to update both your Web-UI and the ControlNet extension.
    That can fix a lot of issues mostly.

    Espadaz_ZTXSep 15, 2025· 3 reactions

    You need to rename the file to "IllustriousXL_openpose"

    HoneyphoriaOct 27, 2025

    @SesotIV don't you have the issue when pictures generated with illustrious and any controlnet model have noticeable overall worst quality?

    TheBlueStuffOct 6, 2025· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    Not working for me neither

    slaad0
    Author
    Oct 6, 2025· 1 reaction

    Maybe skill issue?

    Gooner1154Oct 28, 2025· 3 reactions
    CivitAI

    I assumed by 'Match the preprocessor type and this ControlNet model.' you meant use 'OpenPose Preprocessor' with this which I have done. Unfortunately i've gotten so pretty bad prompt adherence with that method, Not sure if I've done something wrong.

    slaad0
    Author
    Oct 29, 2025· 4 reactions

    You only need the preprocessor if you are converting from a character image to an open pose.

    You likely need to adjust the strength or other settings on your controlnet node.

    Not to mention every model is different, some illustrious models are mixed with pony which can negatively impact how it uses controlnet.

    Anytime you put outside influence on a model, it will often react in an unexpected way. Your issue might not be the controlnet, but the model itself.

    brony069424Oct 29, 2025· 6 reactions
    CivitAI

    can you do an animal open pose model please?

    MacumBX13Dec 11, 2025· 3 reactions
    CivitAI

    It works very well, but I can't find option for Canny Depth map, only skeleton

    jamie0521Dec 14, 2025· 3 reactions
    CivitAI

    dunno how to use it, i load this controlnet model, and paint a pic that is black background and white line, painted by myself. i loaded the pic and "apply controlnet model" strength is 0.9, but it just didn't work, if i set to a higher strength like 7 or 8 or 9, the pic turned out weird, totally not what i want it to be

    does the problem is the pic i painted? if it does, then how am i supposed to do?

    ambersaiJan 27, 2026
    CivitAI

    I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I have this set as the controlnet model, and the openposepreprocessor, and it won't show the openpose preview image, only just a black image.

    Is there anyone who can help? I'm using comfyUI locally. Latest stable version. Trying to do this with waiNSSFWIllustrious_v150.

    AwecrafterMar 20, 2026
    CivitAI

    Images made with this are coming out terrible for some reason; pixelated, terrible coloring. How do I solve this?