Version 3.0 of the Realism Engine
In this version we improved the skin realism, the eyes. We also improved the Male anatomy.
Keep in mind that this is not a NSFW model. For that I recommend SDXXXL.
Introducing Version 2.0 of the Realism Engine
We are excited to announce that Version 2.0 of the Realism Engine is now available, featuring significant enhancements.
This updated model exhibits superior prompt responsiveness and offers markedly improved overall coherence, including more facial expressions, a greater variety of faces, more poses, and improved hands.
Additionally, we have addressed several quirks from the previous version, such as the challenges in generating nighttime scenes and the issue where increasing the CFG Scale enhanced color vividness without proportionally adjusting contrast. While being capable of producing NSFW content it is less likely to produce it without asking.
This version include the VAE to help newcomers with their setup.
Happy Prompting
Good news for the fans of the original Realism Engine
Realism Engine SDXL is here
Version 1.0 is officially out.
Here's the recommended setting for Auto1111
Sampler: DPM++ 2S a,
CFG scale range: 5-9,
Hires sampler: DPM++ SDE Karras,
Hires upscaler: ESRGAN_4x,
Refiner switch at: 0.9 (ON THE FIRST PASS ONLY)

Look for this in Setting -> Stable Diffusion
You can also add hires_fix_refiner_pass to you quick list setting to have it on top of you Ui
While this model hit some of the key goals I was reaching for, it will continue to be trained to fix the weaknesses.
I appreciate all the good feedback from the community.
Description
Better listening to the prompt
Way easier to produce night time
Better posing, hands and overall coherency
FAQ
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Okay, how well it performs porns?
Can we train our own images on it with kohya, since this is with VAE?
Is this to be used as a refiner or base model? Thanks!
Trying to inpaint gives: "A tensor with all NaNs was produced in Unet" and I have to switch to another model
the best
how to change hires fix sampler? i dont see that option
I need the refiner for a v2 model?
Would it be possible to add this model to my existing collab notebook that i'm using to run SDXL? My research shows that no one has tried it so one of you dev guys please help...
Why does it keep saying "A tensor with all NaNs was produced in VAE" almost every time?
Olivio Sarikas reviewed the model.
Realism Engine SDXL - the new KING of AI Protraits?
Does anyone have tips for Embeddings with this?
What does it mean "Refiner switch at: 0.9 (ON THE FIRST PASS ONLY)".
How do I do that on A111?
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